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Baudelocque mentions a girl of eight who suckled her brother with her extraordinarily developed breasts。 In 1783 this child milked her breasts in the presence of the Royal Academy at Paris。 Belloc spoke of a similar case。 There is another of a young negress who was able to nourish an infant； and among the older writers we read accounts of young virgins who induced lactation by applying infants to their breasts。 Bartholinus； Benedictus； Hippocrates； Lentilius； Salmuth； and Schenck mention lactation in virgins。
De la Coide describes a case in which lactation was present； though menstruation had always been deficient。 Dix； at the Derby Infirmary； has observed two females in whom there was continued lactation； although they had never been pregnant。 The first was a chaste female of twenty…five； who for two years had abundant and spontaneous discharge of milk that wetted the linen； and the other was in a prostitute of twenty； who had never been pregnant； but who had； nevertheless； for several months an abundant secretion of healthy milk。 Zoologists know that a nonpregnant bitch may secrete milk in abundance。 Delafond and de Sinnety have cited instances。
Lactation in the aged has been frequently noticed。 Amatus Lusitanus and Schenck have observed lactation in old women； in recent years Dunglison has collected some instances。 Semple relates the history of an elderly woman who took charge of an infant the mother of which had died of puerperal infection。 As a means of soothing the child she allowed it to take the nipple； and； strange to say； in thirty…six hours milk appeared in her breasts； and soon she had a flow as copious as she had ever had in her early married life。 The child thrived on this production of a sympathetic and spontaneous lactation。 Sir Hans Sloane mentions a lady of sixty…eight who though not having borne a child for twenty years； nursed her grandchildren one after another。
Montegre describes a woman in the Department of Charente who bore two male children in 1810。 Not having enough milk for both； and being too poor to secure the assistance of a midwife； in her desperation she sought an old woman named Laverge； a widow of sixty…five； whose husband had been dead twenty…nine years。 This old woman gave the breast to one of the children； and in a few days an abundant flow of milk was present。 For twenty…two months she nursed the infant； and it thrived as well as its brother； who was nursed by their common motherin fact； it was even the stronger of the two。
Dargan tells of a case of remarkable rejuvenated lactation in a woman of sixty； who； in play； placed the child to her breast； and to her surprise after three weeks' nursing of this kind there appeared an abundant supply of milk； even exceeding in amount that of the young mother。
Blanchard mentions milk in the breasts of a woman of sixty； and Krane cites a similar instance。 In the Philosophical Transactions there is an instance of a woman of sixty…eight having abundant lactation。
Warren； Boring； Buzzi； Stack； Durston； Egan； Scalzi； Fitzpatrick； and Gillespie mention rejuvenation and renewed lactation in aged women。 Ford has collected several cases in which lactation was artificially induced by women who； though for some time not having been pregnant themselves； nursed for others。
Prolonged lactation and galactorrhea may extend through several pregnancies。 Green reports the case of a woman of forty…seven； the mother of four children； who after each weaning had so much milk constantly in her breasts that it had to be drawn until the next birth。 At the time of report the milk was still secreting in abundance。 A similar and oft…quoted case was that of Gomez Pamo； who described a woman in whom lactation seemed indefinitely prolonged； she married at sixteen； two years after the establishment of menstruation。 She became pregnant shortly after marriage； and after delivery had continued lactation for a year without any sign of returning menstruation。 Again becoming pregnant； she weaned her first child and nursed the other without delay or complication。 This occurrence took place fourteen times。 She nursed all 14 of her children up to the time that she found herself pregnant again； and during the pregnancies after the first the flow of milk never entirely ceased； always after the birth of an infant she was able to nurse it。 The milk was of good quality and always abundant； and during the period between her first pregnancy to seven years after the birth of her last child the menses had never reappeared。 She weaned her last child five years before the time of report； and since then the milk had still persisted in spite of all treatment。 It was sometimes so abundant as to necessitate drawing it from the breast to relieve painful tension。
Kennedy describes a woman of eighty…one who persistently menstruated through lactation； and for forty…seven years had uninterruptedly nursed many children； some of which were not her own。 Three years of this time she was a widow。 At the last reports she had a moderate but regular secretion of milk in her eighty…first year。
In regard to profuse lacteal flow； Remy is quoted as having seen a young woman in Japan from whom was taken 12 1/2 pints of milk each day； which is possibly one of the most extreme instance of continued galactorrhea on record。
Galen refers to gynecomastia or gynecomazia； Aristotle says he has seen men with mammae a which were as well developed as those of a woman； and Paulus aegineta recognized the fact in the ancient Greeks。 Subsequently Albucasis discusses it in his writings。 Bartholinus； Behr； Benedictus； Borellus； Bonet； the Ephemerides； Marcellus Donatus； Schenck； Vesalius； Schacher； Martineau； and Buffon all discuss the anomalous presence of milk in the male breast。 Puech says that this condition is found in one out of 13；000 conscripts。
To Bedor； a marine surgeon； we owe the first scientific exposition of this subject； and a little later Villeneuve published his article in the French dictionary。 Since then many observations have been made on this subject； and quite recently Laurent has published a most exhaustive treatise upon it。
Robert describes an old man who suckled a child； and Meyer discusses the case of a castrated man who was said to suckle children。 It is said that a Bishop of Cork； who gave one…half crown to an old Frenchman of seventy； was rewarded by an exhibition of his breasts； which were larger than the Bishop had ever seen in a woman。 Petrequin speaks of a male breast 18 inches long which he amputated； and Laurent gives the photograph of a man whose breasts measured 30 cm。 in circumference at the base； and hung like those of a nursing woman。
In some instances whole families with supernumerary breasts are seen。 Handyside gives two instances of quadruple breasts in brothers。 Blanchard speaks of a father who had a supernumerary nipple on each breast and his seven sons had the same deformities； it was not noticed in the daughters。 The youngest son transmitted this anomaly to his four sons。 Petrequin describes a man with three mammae； two on the left side； the third being beneath the others。 He had three sons with accessory mammae on the right side and two daughters with the sa