History of Circumcision

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*... from the preface:* No. 11 IN THE PHYSICIANS' AND STUDENTS' READY REFERENCE SERIES HISTORY OF CIRCUMCISION FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE PRESENT. MORAL AND PHYSICAL REASONS FOR ITS PERFORMANCE, WITH A HISTORY OF EUNUCHISM, HERMAPHRODISM, ETC., AND OF THE DIFFERENT OPERATIONS PRACTICED UPON THE PREPUCE. BY P. C. REMONDINO, M.D. (JEFFERSON), Member of the American Medical Association, of the American Public Health Association, of the San Diego County Medical Society, of the State Board of Health of California, and of the Board of Health of the City of San Diego; Vice-President of California State Medical Society and of Southern California Medical Society, etc 1891

subjects: circumcision,  eunuchism,  hermaphorodism,  prepuce,  surgery,  castration,  emasculation