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ESOTERIC ANTHROPOLOGY.
change has not been well explained.
There is a rush
of blood to the part, where it seems to accumulate ;
but this is probably not the fact. I believe that it is a
peculiar nervous action ; and it is the same as is seen
in the lips, and particularly the nipples, under similar
excitement. It is true that a turgid and stiffened state
of the organ may be produced by putting a ring or liga
ture around it, but this is not a true erection.
OF THE FEMALE ORGANS OF GENERATION.
These are mostly within the pelvis, and consist, of the
ovaries, or germ-preparing organs ; the fallopian tubes,
leading from the ovaries to the uterus, or receptacle of
the germ, where it remains during the whole term of
gestation ; the vagina, or passage to the mouth of the
womb, which receives the penis during the sexual con
gress ; and the lesser and greater lips and clitoris, a
very sensitive organ, resembling the penis, and situated
above the entrance of the vagina. The mons veneris
Fig. 23.
TTTEEUS, PART OF TUE VAGINA, OVARIES, AND FALLOPIAN TUBES.
./'JVr"011 °'7ne',na- 6" Mouth of lhe «^rus. 17, 21. Ovaries.
12, 22 Fallopian tubes. 14, 20. Fimbriated extremities. 11, 11 Pas
sage from fallopian tubes into uterus, whicl is laid open.