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always the most seriously attacked. The penis during 

 health ought to be moist and of a delicate flesh color ; it 

 should not be wet, neither should it be in any degree red. 

 The appearance ought to suggest the secluded situation 

 to which the part is by nature assigned, and the sensi- 

 tiveness with which it is endued. It should not denote 

 uncleanliness or anger ; but convey an idea of delicacy, 

 and even beauty, to those who have good sense enough 

 to appreciate nature's provisions. 



When the want of early attention has allowed the 

 structures to be seriously implicated, ulcers appear, which 

 enlarge, and ultimately by uniting form a mass of sores. 

 There is then often resistance exhibited when the part 

 is touched, and cries declare the pain which pulling back 

 the sheath occasions. The prepuce sometimes is- not to 

 be withdrawn, and the struggles of the animal are exces- 

 sive when its retraction is attempted. There are then 

 fungoid growths within, and the heat and tenderness de- 

 note the condition of the surface, which cannot without 

 much violence be beheld. 



All this suffering is to be traced to the misplaced kind- 

 ness of the owner. Over-feeding is the cause ; and, so 

 far as I know, the single cause which gives rise to the 

 serious aspect of this form of disease. Should it accom- 

 pany debility, it is mild in its character, and as the 

 strength returns it will disappear. Even in this last case, 

 however, it would be more certainly, and with more 

 speed removed, by a few simple measures which necessi- 

 tate no vast trouble. 



