Excerpt from A Dissertation on the Sclerocele of the Prostate Gland: With an Inquiry Into the Cause of This Disease, and Also, Why This Affection Occurs More Particularly in Old and Sedentary MenI have also endeavoured to point out why, and in what manner this disease does occur in old and sedentary men. I have done this the more readily, because many circumstances Oftheir lives have an agency in producing that condition, which I have ventured to assign as the cause Of the enlargement Of the Prostate Gland in advanced age, and more particularly in literary persons who'lead a life Of seclusion. This disease occurring Oftener in such persons than in others, should of itself be an incen tive to exertion on our part to find out some alleviation for those, who have toiled and earned their complaint, as we might say, in our service.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.