" Beale gives
the history of a case of a child born with its left eye blackened
as by a blow, whose mother was struck in a corresponding portion
of the face eight hours before confinement. There is on record an
account of a young man of twenty-one suffering from congenital
deformities attributed to the fact that his mother was frightened
by a guinea-pig having been thrust into her face during
pregnancy. He also had congenital deformity of the right auricle.
At the autopsy, all the skin, tissues, muscles, and bones were
found involved. Owen speaks of a woman who was greatly excited
ten months previously by a prurient curiosity to see what
appearance the genitals of her brother presented after he had
submitted to amputation of the penis on account of carcinoma. The
whole penis had been removed. The woman stated that from the time
she had thus satisfied herself, her mind was unceasingly engaged
in reflecting and sympathizing on the forlorn condition of her
brother. While in this mental state she gave birth to a son whose
penis was entirely absent, but who was otherwise well and likely
to live. The other portions of the genitals were perfect and well
developed. The appearance of the nephew and the uncle was
identical.
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