In the 1800s it was believed that masturbation and wet dreams were a symptom of a condition called “spermatorrhea” or “seminal weakness”.
The ring was placed at the base of the penis and fastened with a screw such that any engorgement of the organ would meet with the teeth of the ring and arrest the process.
If a man had ejaculations outside of marital intercourse, or released more semen than is typical, he was considered mentally ill.

Looks more like a medieval torture device
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They had bad thoughts that were unclean, thoughts like those are not allowed in certain religions so they came up with a way to break the cycle.
The first tool of the thought police.
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And we can thank Kellog (yeah, the cereal guy) for going all “chop chop” on the foreskin thing too.
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Fill me in, I don’t know what that means.
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http://mentalfloss.com/article/32042/corn-flakes-were-invented-part-anti-masturbation-crusade
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Oh dear GOD…😳😖😫
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The real thought police
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Makes me hurt & I don’t have one!
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lol
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