Daily national Democrat., 1859-01-04
4 PRACTICAL TREATISE on yENEREAL,
DR.. c. III. TOzEas, sacramento.

There are no muladies to which the human family is
liable Of dceDcr imp0ttdHce either i'm medical or
moral point Of view, than those arising from impure
sexual intercourse.
rs m, dical men, it is our business to look at dis
ease merely it affects iite d3td hcd; and our eff
forts directed not to the reformation of mans Vi
cous propensities but to the mitigation of his bodily
,ullerirEs. 1t is in this abstract scse we write of
IeHeieH 1tcctiOBS. And it is in this that the
Doctor should address himself to their study. II his
feelings ara allowed to influence his professional pur-
suits his qualifications will necessarily De limited to
those subjects that most agreeable TO his tastes.
To become cnhghted practitioners it is as essential
that he should be liberal and ardent one; and aec-
tions, in Rj" nature repulsNe to delicate sens abilities,
be regarded in no other light than morbid phtuU-
mcna af the LIVING BODY.
The whole business of the medical art, when we
take low view Of it and regard 1t only labor is a
disagreeabe one. In any form, disease is unpleasant
to look upon. The sick chamber affords no pleasant
sights. The physician is made the witness both Of
physical pain and moral inirmity, Struck ny dis
ease, the attractive parts of mans natre are cioudcd
over his pride is humbcd; his intellect ie disturbed
his whole character, in word, is transformed. Too
often alas, is sickness the consequence of his fol-
ly; selndulgence, the qualification Of appettes, The
eNhaustng toll of ayarice. the !uVcrsh 1burs for hu-
man applause, all produce their hanelul effects upon
tile Constitution. But To the medical attendant, the
moral aspects are not to have any influence upon his
skill or his cares.
At the best human nature is but weak. This is the
first truth for medical man to learni and in what
ever way this weakness is exhibited the phanthropic
heart Will feel that it is pleasure as well as duty,
to relieve bodily ntrmties, whenever and however
they appear. This is the higher ana nober view OIL
medical science 1t dcvotcs itself to the mitigation u
paiu, the abatement OF dlsease the restoration to
he,h. In doing this, its minister must be the spec
tator Of much that is disagreeable. But he is reward
ed by the lofty satisfaction of feeling that althOt g
personal comfort is sacrificed and sympathy is often
painfully excited, yet il is through such road that
BencyultuCc has the widest scope and meets with the
! richest return for its lGburs.
! Ofa the affections that aflct man, there is no
| one more terrible in IT'S consequences than SYPHILIS
Dreadful as it is to the person who ii ST contracts IL
fghtful rs frequently are its ravages in his conSttu-
ton, ending occasionally IN destruction yet it is "A
disease Of deeper interest and more to be lamcnted
when transmitted to offspring. Children often come
into the world with the disease hideously manifested
to the eye; covered with blOtches and sores with
wrinked faces, having the appearance of old ago
and it is probable that every particle Of the living or
ganism is equally tainted with the poison When such
u condition exists it cannot be doubted that life will
too frequently be short and full OF pain.
SCROFULA, CONSUMPTION, and other diseases that arc
sometimes hereditary, are in many cases, its fruit
and way to stay the devastating march Of those
fearful fatal affections is as far aS practicable, &c
Ertdicdte SyphHis from the WoyRd Would it moi
seem that disease prevalent and direful, ought
1 excite the deepest interest among the medical men
both respects its true pathology and its treatment
What excuse can he offer for his deficiency, who call
himself surgeon, and yet does not recogniz,
the disease when he it, and ignorant Of the bes
means OF checking it and preventing any future evil
consequences Is it enough for him to say to the i'm.
agination the disease is loathsom one that it is
dsreputable one to have, and disgusting one to
treaty. Such AN excuse may, probably, satisfy him
who has no better, but it will not satisfy scie,ce nor
philanthropy
Whoever undertakes the medic Il profession with a
true spirit, will never rest contented with knowing
only limited part Of it. There is subject that he
thinks unworthy Of investigation and study. lie can
not be satisfied with Il smattering knowledge of what
he is bound to understand we'll He feels resting upon
him double obigation-One, the duty he to the
public, to whom he announces that he is a qualified
member of noble profession the other, the duty he
owes TO himself, 20 make and maintain reputation
for atainments and skill. There practtion-
ers indeed there many, 9chO are ig,OrdRt QfceH-
ercd discusses, because they fancy Is not respecta
bic to treat themOf all such persons il may be
serted as beyond dispute that their ignorance is not
confined to these diseases atone; they will be found
deficient in all other points, and are not properly
qualified for the responsibilities they have assumed.
Whoever has just appreciation of the medical art,
will not know any difference in the TeSpectdbHHy Of
diseases. All maladics are alike fit subjects for his
care and reHecun and the only distinction that he
acknowledges is that which arises from their greater
or less gravity Circumstances may, indeed, direct
his practice in particular channel, that his bus
will be inclined to class Of Affections, rather
than another; but this is not because he regards some
as beneath or unworthy his notice.
Z. II. TOZER, N. D.