Daily national Democrat., 1859-04-30
A PRACTICAL TREATISE on vESEREAL,
mr.. n.m rozEn. Sacramento.


There are no maladies to which the human family is
liable of deeper importance, either in medical or
moral point OF view than those arising from impure
sexual intercourse. -,
as m, dcal men IL Is our business to look at dis
ease merely as It affects life and hedtth and our eff
forts are directed not to the reformation OF mans VI
cous prouensities but to the mitigation OF his bodily
sufTerings 1t is in this abstract sense we write OF
VeneredE Affections And 1t is in this sense that the
Doctor should address himself to their study IL ms
feelings allowed to influence his proesslonal Pur
suits his qualifications will necessarily be lmi ell TO
those subjects that most agreeable TO MS tastes
TO become enlighed practitioner, 1t is as essenal
that he should be liberal and ardent one ahI anec
tons in nature repusve to delicate sen, ,lolltts'
be regarded in no other light than as merbid phen"-
mena af the LIVING BODY.
The whole business Of the medical art when we
take low view of it and regard 1t only as labor, IS
dsagreeable one In any form, disease is unpleasant
to look upon. The sick chamber affords no pleasant
sights. The physician is made the witness both oi
physical pain and moral infrmityi struck NY as
ease the attractive parts Of mans nat:re are couded
over; his pride is humbed; his intellect ie disturbed
his whole character, in a word, Is transformed. Too
often alas is sickness the consequence Of his own FOL
y; seIndugence, the qualification Of appetites, the
exhaustng toll of the feverish lebors for hu-
applause, all produce their baueful effects upon
the Constitution. But to the medical attendant, the
moral aspects not to have any influence upon his
skill or his cares.
Atthe best, human nature is but weak. This Is the
first truth for medical man to learn and IN what-
way this weakness Is exhibited the phanthTopic
heart will feel that it Is pleasure as well as duty,
to relieve bodily intrmties, whenever and however
thew appear. This is the higher and nober view oil
medical science 1t devOtes itself TO the mltlgaton OF
pAiu, the abatement of disease, the restoration to
health In doing this, its minister must be the spec
tator Of much that is dsagreeable But he is reward
ed by the lofty satisactio1 OF feeling that athor gh
personal comfort is sacrificed and sympathy is often
painfully excited yet is through such road that
Benevoence has the widest scope, and meets witf he
richest return for its labors.
OF all the affections that aillict man. there Is no
one more terrible in its consequences than SYPHILIS
Dreadful it is to the person who fist contracts 1t,
frghtfu as frequently are its rayages IN his consutu
tion ending occasionally in destruction yet it is
disease of deeper interest," and more to be lamented
when transmitted to offspring. Children often come
into the world with the disease hideousy manifested
to the eve covered with blotches and sores with
wrinkled faces, having the appearance OF old aga
and is probable that every particle of the living or
ganism is equally tainted with the poison. When such
a condition exists, 1t cannot be doubted that life VIII
too frequently be short and full OF pain.
ScROFuLl, CONSUMPTION and other diseases that are
sometimes hereditary, are In many cases, It's fruit
and one way stay the devastating march Of those
fearful fatal affections is, far practicable tc
Eradicate SyptiIis from the World Would it not
that disease prevalent and so direful, ought
to excite the deepest interest among the medical men
both respects its true pathology and its treatme ~
What excuse he offer for his deficiency, who calls
himself n surgeon, and yet does not recognize
the disease when he sees IT, and ignorant Of the best
means OF checking il and preventing any future evil
consequences Is ii enough for him to say to the i'm
aginaton the disease is lOathsom one that IL is
disreputable one to have, and disgusting one to
treat? Such an may, probably, satisfy him
who has no BETTER but it will not satisfy scie nor
philanthropy.
Whoever undertakes the medic Il profession with a
true spirit, will never rest contented with knowing
only limited part Of il. There is subject that he
thinks unworthy of investigation and study He can
not be satisfied with snattering knowledge OF what
he is bound to understand we'll He feels resting upon
him double obllgaton-one, the duty he owes to the
public, TO whom he announces that he Is qualified
member Of noble profession the other, the duty he
owes to himself, to make and maintain reputation
for atainments ami skill There are some practition-
ers indeed there many, aclO are ignorant oUerl
eredL diseases, because they fancy is not respecta
bic to 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 he found
deficient in all other points, and not properly
qualified for the responsibilities they have assumed.
Whoever has just appreciation of the medical art
will not know any difference in the respectdbtity o.
diseases All maadies alike fit subjects for his
care and reflection and the only distinction that he
acknowledges, is that which arises from their greater
or less gravity. Circumstances may indeed, direc
his practice in particular channel that his bus
ness will be inclined to class Of aiictons rather
than another but this is not because he regards som
as beneath or unworthy his notice.
@. II. TOZER, NJ. d.