A few hours ago, I posted to General about an "offer" made in 1857 by Ida Wood.  It occurred to me, too late, that it might be of interest to those who follow SD / SB on The Erotic Highway board, too.  Maybe current SBs can pick up some pointers from Ida Wood:  
http://www.theeroticreview.com/discussion-boards/ter-general-board-12/long-before-the-internet--976839?#976839

We tend to get the sugar coated view of history.  It's always interesting to see what was going on out of view.