1890.] Three Cases of Hypospadias. 1019 
mucous membrane, and ended in a cul de sac. At the root of a 
small penis, imperforate, the orifice of the urethra protruded. As 
I could not detect any testicles, and thought it might possibly 
be an imperforate vagina, I advised them to await developments 
before deciding the sex; but from the experience of the previous 
case it was concluded to consider it a male. Subsequently, after 
puberty, I made two examinations, and found two well-developed 
testicles situated in the lower part of the false labia. His 
sexuality was strong. He eventually married, but his wife ob- 
tained a divorce. The eldest, of whom I had no knowledge 
except by common report, was thought by his parents to be a 
female up to the time of puberty, and was given a feminine name, 
but was then changed toa masculine one, and male attire adopted, 
This case was presumably identical with the other. The parents 
were robust, healthy people, with no peculiar hereditary tenden- 
cies. The father was a powerful man, possessed of an uncom- 
monly strong will, strength, and energy, but of violent and 
ungovernable passions. The mother was the opposite,—mild and 
amiable, and markedly feminine in appearance. She was often 
the victim of his ungovernable temper. A brother of his had 
. eleven children, all females. The mother and the six children are 
yet living; the father is dead. . 
WM. H. Luce, M.D. 
