The Nevada journal., 1858-12-24
A Practical Treatise on VENEREAL.

BY DR.. c. II. TOZER, sacI amcnts.
There are no maladies to which the human familyi
liable of Deeper Importance either i'll medical o"
moral point of view, than those arising from impure
sexual intercourse.
medical men, it is our business to look at diseases
merely ash affects Life and Health and efforts
directed the reformation of mans vici pro-
pen>ites but to the mitigation ofhis BODILY SUFFERING
IL is in this abstract that write of Yenereal AZ
fecons. And it is in this sense that the Doctor should
address himself their study. Ii his feelings allowed
10 influence his professional pursuits his qualifications
viii necessarily be limited those subjects that
most agreeable 10 his tastes To become enlightened
Practitioner, 1t IS essential that he should he liberal
and ardent and Affection in their repulsive
10 uehett seh,oties must &c REGARDED IN no other
light than morbid phenomena of the Living Body
The whole business of the Medical art when take
low view of it and regard it only labor, is disagree
able one. In any form. disease is unpleasant to look
upon. The sick chamber affords no pleasant sights
The ply ian is made the witness both steal pain
and moral infrmity. Struck by disease, the attrac
tive part of mans nature couded his pride
is humbled: : his intellect is disturbed his whon
character in word. is transformed. Too often, alas,
i sickness the consequence of his own folly selfin
dulgence the qualification ofappcttes, the exhaust
ing toll ofavarce the feverish labors for human ap
plause all produce their banefu effects upon the Con
stitlon. Brit to the medical attendant, the moral
pec oil these facts are not to have any Influence upon
his skill or his
At the best, human is bui weak. This is the
first truth for medical man to learn and in what
ever way this weak ess is exhibited the philanthro
phic will feel that it is pleasure, well
duty, TO relieve bodily infrmitics. whenever and
however they appear This Is the higher and noblcr
view of medical science 1t devotes itself to the mti
cation of pain, the abatement Of disease the rcsora
tion health. In doing this its minister must be the
warded BY the LOFTY satisfaction of feeling that although
personal comfort is sacrificed and sympathy is often
painfully excited, yet it is through such road that
Bcnevolcncc has the widest scope, and meets with
the richest return for its labors
In this view, all diseases alike to the faithful
phys II makes no distinction between the causes
that have developed them. He sees man suffering,
and all his facilities employed to give him health.
Disease he regards fortune, and not as pun
OF all the affections that afict man. there is
more terrible in lis consequences than SYPHILIS
Dreadful as it Is to the person who first contracts it.
frightul frequently its an his constitu
tion ending occasionally, in destruction yet Is dis
deeper interest and more to be l5mentcd when
it is transmitted offspring Children often into
the world with the disease hideousy to the eye
vered with blotohcs and sores with wrnkled faces
having the appearance of old age and 1t Is probable
that every particle ofthe living organism is equally
tainted with the poison When such condition ex-
sts it be doubted that life will too frequently
be short and full OF pain.
SCORFULA. CONSUMPTION and other diseases
that sometimes hereditary, are in many cases. It's
fruit and one way TO stay the devastating march of
oSt ltafGllA taal ahfcton5 Is q, .r a, tDle
to ERADICATE SYPHILIS FROM THE WORLD
Would il not seem that disease so prevalent and so
direfl, ought to excite tn. deepest interest among
the medical men, both respects its true pathology
deficiency who calls himself surgeon, and yet docs
not recognize the disease when he sees t. and is
ignorant nfthe best of checking 1t and prevent
Ing any future evil consequences! Is 1t enough for
him that the imagination the disease Is loath
that Is dSrCputabie one to have and
disgusting to treat /? Such an excuse may, pro-
badly satisfy him who has no better, but will not salts
fN science nor philanthropy.
Whoever undertakes the medical profession with
true spirit, Will never rest contented with knowing
only limited part of it, There is no object that lie
thinks unworthy of CATION and study lie can
not he sa isfed with smattering knowledge OF what
he i: bound to understand well. He feels resting
upon him double obligaton-one. the duty he owes
the public 20 whom he announces that he l. quail
fed memb5r of noble profession the other, the
duty he owes to himself to make and maintain a re
putation for attainments and skill. There are some
prac itiOneTs indeed there many, rho ignorant
ofserera ded'cs because they fancy Is not respect
able treat them. Of all such persons it may be as
serted beyond dispute that their ignorance is not
confined to these diseases alone they will be found de-
ccnt in all other points and not properly qdall
fed the responsibilities they have assumed Who
has just appreciation of the medical art, will
know any difference in the reSpectaby Of diseases
All ulaladcs alike fit subjects for his care and re
1ccton; and the only distinction which he acknow-
lodges is that which arises from their greater or less
gravity. Crcums tance may, indeed direct his prac-
tce in a particular channel that his business VIII
be inclined class of Affections, rather than ano-
ther but this is because he regards some as be-
meath or unworthy of his notice
Quackery has profted by the neglect that venercal
diseases have experienced and it is notorious that
pretenders have seCnred large share OF such prac-
tce 1t time the profession to free itself from
this reproach. The welfare of society deeply con-
cerncd in this possibly be with any other dis
ease that afiicts the human family.
c. H. TOZER MD.