Category: History - Other
To state that the object of this little work is to 'put down Circumcision' under the circumstances indicated, would, besides savouring of unpardonable arrogance, irresistibly suggest analogy to the example of a too famous alderman, who was determined to 'put down Suicide.'
To state that the object of this little work is to 'put down Circumcision' under the circumstances indicated, would, besides savouring of unpardonable arrogance, irresistibly su...
2. Part 2It is not warrantable, however, to speak of _contraction_ of the penile mucous membrane. No contraction takes place, except as a consequence of inflammatory attacks; and these,...
3. Part 3I have failed to find any statistics proving that the circumcised masturbate less frequently, or are more virtuous than others; and the exposure of the tender skin to friction o...
4. Part 4Certain precautions are, of course, necessary. The patient should be anæsthetised; the tissues involved are extremely sensitive, and the administration of ether (or of chlorofor...