Daily national Democrat., 1859-04-28
A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON vENEREAL,
DIR. G. III. TOZER. Sacramento.


There no naladies to which the human family Il
! liable Of Deeper importance, either in medical o
moral point Of view, than those arising from mpur,
] sexual intercourse.
as IN, dcal men, il is our business to look at dis
merely it affects life and heath and our eff
forts directed, not to the reformation of mans vi
cious propensites, but to the mitigation of his bodily
sl1erngs 1t Is in this abstract sense we write o
PeHereW A6ectiOHS. And it is IN this that the
Doctor should address himself TO their stady II his
feelings allowed to influence his professional pur-
suits, his qualifications will necessarily be mi Ell to
those subjects that most agreeable to his tastes
To become enlighted practitioner, it is MS essential
that he should be liberal and ardent one; and alice
tons, in "~nature repusive to delicate sen Utilities
be regarded in no other light than as morbid phenn-
mena af the LIVING BODY.
The whole business of the medical art, when we
take allow view of it and regard it only as labor is
disagreesble 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 infrmty, struck NY dis
ease the attractive parts Of mans natre couded
over; his pride is humbled; his intellect lie disturbed
his whole character in a word, is transformed. Too
often alas, is sickness the consequence of his fol
ly; seltmdugence the gratfca tion of appettes The
eNhaustng toll of avarice the feversh lgbors for hu-
man applause, all produce their baneful effects upon
tie Constitution. But to the medical attendant, the
moral aspects not to have any influence upon his
skill or his cares.
At the best, human nature Is but weak This is the
hrst truth for medical man to learn and In what
ever way this weakness is exhibited, the phanthr0pc
=
to relieve bodily intrmitieS whenever and however
tl.ev appear This is the higher and nobler view of
medical science 1t deyotes itself Ia the mitigation of
paiu, the abatement of disease, the restoration to
heal.h In doing this, its minister must be the spec
tator of much that is disagreeable But he reward
ed by the lofty satisfacto of feeling that althor gh
personal comfort is sacrificed and sympathy is often
painfully excited yet it is through such road that
Benevolrnce has the widest scope and meets with he
richest return for its labors.
or all the affections that anlct man, there is no
Is4 in
Dreadful as il is to the person who st contracts il,
frightful frequently It's ravages in his consttu-
ton, 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 eye covered with blotches and sores /: with
wrinkied faces having the appearance Of old aga /;
and it is probable that every particle of the living
ganism is equally tainted with the poison. When such
condition exists it cannot be doubted that life will
too frequently be short and full of pain
SCRoFuLt CONSUMPTION, and other diseases that are
sometimes hereditary, are in many cases its fruit !;
and one way to stay the devastating march Of those
fearful fatal affections, is as far practicable, to
Efddtcdte SHOhiLtS from the World Would it not
seem that disease prevalent and so dreful, ought
to excite the ;eepest interest among the medical men,
both as respects its true pathology and its treatme
What excuse he offer for his deficiency who calls
hi hself surgeon, and yet does not recognize
the disease when he it, and ignorant of the best
means checking it and preventing any future evil
consequences Is il enough for him to saw 10 the Inn
iisreputable one to have, and disgusting one to
reat? Such an excuse may, probably, satisfy him
who has no better, but it will not satisfy sce, ce nor
Whoever undertakes the medic Il profession with
rue spirit will never rest contented with knowing
My limited part of it. There is subject that he
Kinks unworthy of investigation and study. He can
OF be satisfied with scattering knowledge of what
is bound to understand we'll He feels resting upo7
i'm double obllgition-one, the duty he owes To the |
ubHc, to whom he announces that he is qralifed |
lember Of noble profession the other the duty he
ives to himself, to make and maintain reputation |
1r httainmens and skill. There are some practon.
RS indeed there are many, tClo are ignorant ofgeu
TedS dtsedSes because they fancy 1t is not respecta
lie TO treat lem.-Of all such persons it may be as
etted as beyond dispute, that their ignorance is not
confined to these diseases alone; they will he found
iehcient in all other points, and are not properly
luAlifei for the responsibilities they have assumed
Whoever has Just appreciation OF the medical art.
gi not know any difference in the respectaJtI1V of
diseases. All maladies alike fit subjects for his
ARE and reflection; and the only distinction that he
Is that which arises from their greater
IF less gravity. Circumstances may, indeed, direct
lis practice In particular channel, so that his bus-
ess will be inclined to class of alictions rather
han another but this is not because he regards some
IS beneath OF orunworthy his notice.
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