Tag: 19th century
In the 19th century, tea drinking was regarded as reckless, uncontrollable and a waste of precious time for poor women in Great Britain and Ireland. The tea habit …
A castle on Central Park West was the country’s first Cancer hospital. The building’s fairytale-like appearance, it turns out, wasn’t unusual for hospitals of the time. Many were …
At the time of the great Beer Flood, giant porter vats were a tourist draw at London breweries. “It is thought that one of the most spectacular sights, certainly …
If you ever thought “Why am I torturing myself” on a treadmill, you aren’t far off. Treadmills or Treadwheels were invented in 1818 by an English engineer named Sir …
The technological inventiveness of the Industrial Revolution extended to mental health inventions intended to shock and startle the mad back to their senses. From revolving patients at 100 rotations …
An 1847 annual report for Aberdeen Lunatic Asylum shows various causes of insanity in the 19th century. These were split into two categories, which was fairly typical – physical …
