The Nevada journal., 1858-11-19
A Practical Treatise ON VENEREAL

BY Dr. Z. ii. TOZER, Sacl ancnto
There maladies to which the human family is
liable of Deeper Importance either in NJ, dca o.
moral point of view, than those arising from impure
exual intercourse.
As medical men, it is our business look diseases
merely asst affects Life and Health; and efforts
directed not TO the reformat on of mans vici US pro-
pen tiles but the mg alton ofhis BODILY SUFFERING
1t is in this -s.i act sense that write of Venerea A
bar h TINS sense s that tine are
influence his professional pursuits qualifications
viii necessarily be limited to those subjects that are
agreeable his tastes To become enlightened
Practitioner, it is essential that he should liberal
and ardent one; and affections in their repusve
to delicate sen: Utilities. must be regarded in other
light than morbid phenomena of the Living Body.
The whole business of the Medical art. when take
able one In any FORM disease is unpleasant to look
upon. The sick chamber affords pleasant sights
The physician is made the witness both pain
and moral luhrmlty. Struck by disease, the attrac-
tive part of mans nature clouded his pride
is humbled: his intellect is disturbed his wholn
character in word is transformed Too often alas,
is sickness the consequence of his folly sef-in
diligence, the qualification of appctites the exhaust
ing toll of ayarice the feyerisp anrs for human ap-
pause, all produce their bancful effects upon the Con
s'itutiOR. Brit 10 the medical attendant the moral
pect these facts not have any influence upon
his kill or his
At the best, human nature is but weak. This is the
first truth for medical man to learn and in what
way this weak is exhibited, the philanthro
pho heart Will feel that it is pl. asure, as well as
duty, to relieve bodily inf mites. whenever and
however they appear This ls the higher and nobler
view of medical science 1t devoes itself to the mit
CATION of pan the abatement of disease, the
tion health. In doing this its minste. be the
spectator of much that is disagreeabe But he is re
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
Benevolence has the widest scope, and meets with
the richest return for its labors.
In this view. all diseases alike to the faithful
that have developed them. He sees man suffering,
and all his facilities employed to give him health
Disease he regards as misfortune, and not as pun
ishment.
OF all the affections that afict man, there is
more terrible in is consequences than SYPHILIS.
Dreadful it is the person who first contracts it,
fri ghtfu frequently its in his constiu
toD, ending occasionally, in destruction yet is dis
ease OF deeper interest and more to be lamened when
it transmitted to offspring Children often come into
the world with the disease hdeously TO the eye Co
vered with blotohes and with wrinkled faces,
having the appearance of old and 1t Is probable
that every particle ofthe living organism is equally
tainted with the poison When such condition ex-
lists it cannot be doubted that life will too frequently
SCORFULA. CONSUMPTION, and other diseases
that are sometimes hereditary are in many cases, its
those fearly fatal affections far practicable
to ERADICATE SYPHILIS FROM THE WORLD.
Would 1t not seem that disease so prevalent and SO
direful, ought t. excite the deepest interest among
the medical men, both respects its true pathology
and its treatment What he offer for his
deficiency, who calls himself surgeon, and yet does
recognize the disease when he sees it, and is
ignorant of the best of checking it and prevent
ing any future evil consequences? Is it enough for
him thatto the the disease is loath
some one that is disreputable one to have, and
disgusting one to treat Such an excuse may, pro-
baby satisfy him who has better, but viii not salts
t! science nor philanthr py.
Whoever undertakes the medical profession with
true spirit, will never rest coatented with knowing
only limited part of it, There is object that he
thinks unworthy of investigation and study. He can
not he isfed with altering knowledge of what
he is bound to understand well. He feels resting
upon him double obi lgaton-one, the duty he owes
to the public to whom he announces that he aqualI
fed member of noble profession the other, the
duty he to himself to make and maintain a re-
putaton for attanments and skill. There are some
prac itoners indeed there many, rho ignorant
oerer1t deIses because they fancy Is not respect
able treat them OF all such persons it may be As
serted as beyond dispute that their ignorance not
confined 70 these diseases alone they will be found de-
d for the responsibilities they have assumed Who
ever has Just appreciation of the medical art, VIII
not know rrtuce in the respectdby Of diseases
All maladies alike fit subjects for hi- nd re
fection and the only distinction which he acknow-
lodges is that which arises from their greater or less
gravity Circumstance may, indeed direct his Prac
tice in 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
Qulckery has profted by the neglect that veDereai
diseases have experienced and it is notorious that
pretenders have secnred large share oil such prac-
tice 1t is time for the profession to free itself from
this reproach The welfare of society is deeply con-
cerned this it possibly be with any other dis
ease that afiicts the human family.
c. H TOZER MD.