g., the experiments of Cecca and Zappi, summarized in
_British Medical Journal_, July 2, 1904.
IV.
The Aptitude for Detumescence--Is There an Erotic Temperament?--The
Available Standards of Comparison--Characteristics of the
Castrated--Characteristics of Puberty--Characteristics of the State of
Detumescence--Shortness of Stature--Development of the Secondary Sexual
Characters--Deep Voice--Bright Eyes--Glandular Activity--Everted
Lips--Pigmentation--Profuse Hair--Dubious Significance of Many of These
Characters.
What, if any, are the indications which the body generally may furnish as
to the individual's aptitude and vigor for the orgasm of detumescence? Is
there an erotic temperament outwardly and visibly displayed? That is a
question which has often occupied those who have sought to penetrate the
more intimate mysteries of human nature, and since we are here concerned
with human beings in their relationship to the process of detumescence, we
cannot altogether pass over this question, difficult as it is to discuss
it with precision.
The old physiognomists showed much confidence in dealing with the
matter. Possibly they had more opportunities for observation than
we have, since they often wrote in days when life was lived more
nakedly than among ourselves, but their descriptions, while
sometimes showing much insight, are inextricably mixed up with
false science and superstition.
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