THE VIBRATOR

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The most spectacular variation on the dildo theme is the vibrator, used by homosexuals and heterosexuals alike, and by no means only for solitary masturbation. Many couples use vibrators in addition to other stimulation methods.

Vibrators come in very many forms, all more or less based on the penis. In use, the shape is of little importance; it is merely residual phallic fetishism that requires the penis shape. Experience shows that in fact women rarely insert them into their vaginas or anuses, but almost always use them to touch lightly on external areas.

The vibrator has a motor inside which produces fast vibrations, mainly concentrated in the tip. In contact with the skin this vibration stimulates muscles and nerve endings alike, and also draws a flow of blood to the area stimulated.

Vibrators can be used to stimulate all the erogenous zones: the breasts, between the buttocks, the inner and outer labia, the vaginal opening and, above all, the clitoris. In fact the vibration stimulates too intensely to be used on the “button”; it is best to run the tip of the vibrator up and down the shaft of the clitoris, using only light pressure.

There are special two-headed models for simultaneous stimulation of clitoris and vagina or vagina and anus. Others have interchangeable heads designed for the different erogenous zones.

There is no need to list the possible applications of the vibrator in these pages – the reader will easily find the uses that best match his or her tastes.

Couples make relatively little use of the vibrator. There is a certain prejudice against it, which is perhaps justified: who needs a machine when nature has endowed us with all kinds of moving parts for the purpose – hands, fingers, lips, tongue and penis?

It is only reasonable, then, that couples should use the vibrator just for an occasional thrill. But it can be very useful in solitary masturbation, or for women who rarely reach a climax with other stimulation methods. In fact sex therapists consider the vibrator a major invention, and recommend its use in treating serious orgasm problems for which no other kind of treatment exists.

On the other hand most of the welter of weird gadgets to be found in the shops serve no very useful purpose and are in doubtful taste.

Sex shops are not the only place one can find sex aids, of course. People on their own and couples in search of variety find uses for all sorts of everyday objects from paint brushes, spoons, brush handles, bottles and candles to carrots, cucumbers, leeks and bananas. And those who enjoy sado-masochistic games can replace the panoply of sex shop gadgets with slippers, table tennis bats, rulers, belts, rope etc.

Men use few aids for themselves. They get little sensation from a vibrator, for example, except in and around the anus. There are small vibrators designed for anal stimulation, and strings of beads about a centimetre across, which are inserted into the anus; at the moment of orgasm, the man or his partner gently pulls the beads out one by one.

Many men insert objects of various kinds into their anuses. Sometimes they are unable to get them out again, as hospital casualty wards well know – so much so that a special type of surgical forceps has had to be designed to remove such objects!

Another sex aid used by men is the inflatable doll, though this is little more than a masturbation aid.

Men also sometimes use a penis ring. This is a large rubber ring which which can be slid down the penis to the base. The effect is to halt the flow of blood out of the glans and penis; the resulting congestion helps produce an erection, or at least helps to keep it up longer. If the ring is too tight, the glans can swell up and turn purple. Some such rings are provided with a knob or projection designed to touch the clitoris when the penis is deep in the vagina.

One kind of variation on the penis ring is the ampallang, especially used by Africans. The ampallang is a ring fixed around the penis at the base of the glans, with feathers, small pieces of animal fur or suitable ticklers of vegetable origin, designed to stimulate the vagina walls more actively than the penis on its own.

There are other attachments of various sorts and sizes that men can slip onto their penises. They are really only variations on the dildo theme, though some also have a projection at the base to stimulate the clitoris during intercourse.

Another aid, not in very common use, is the “Geisha ball”, a kind of small ping-pong ball which women can place between their labia. Inside is a smaller ball which rolls about as she moves, setting up delicious vibrations through the whole genital area.

And for a very different type of accessory, there is the “Victorian table”, so called because of its popularity in Victorian England. This was a low table with holes in the top, designed to let through a woman’s breasts or a man’s penis, providing for all sorts of erotic or sado-masochistic fantasies. When the table was not in use, the owner would hide the holes under ornaments or potted plants!

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