He was placed in an Asylum at Astino where, though closely watched, he took advantage of the first opportunity and cut off two-thirds of his penis, when the delirium subsided.

Camp describes a stout German of thirty-five who, while suffering from delirium tremens, fancied that his enemies were trying to steal his genitals, and seizing a sharp knife he amputated his penis close to the pubes.

He threw the severed organ violently at his imaginary pursuers.

The hemorrhage was profuse, but ceased spontaneously by the formation of coagulum over the mouth of the divided vessels.

The wound was quite healed in six weeks, and he was discharged from the hospital, rational and apparently content with his surgical feat.
Richards reports the case of a Brahman boy of sixteen who had contracted syphilis, and convinced, no doubt, that "nocit empta dolore voluptus," he had taken effective means of avoiding injury in the future by completely amputating his penis at the root.