Daily national Democrat., 1859-01-06
A PRACTICAL TREATISE on vENEREAL,
DR.. G. FL. 'EOZER. Sacramento.

There are no malades to which the human family is
liable of deepcr Importance, either in medical
moral point of view than those arising from impure
sexual Intercourse.
AS medical men, it is our business 10 look at dis
merely it affects ite and hedith and our ef
are directed, to the reformation OF mans vi
cious propensties, but to the mitigation Of his bodily
suterrgs. 1t is in this abstract sense we write of
TeRercW affections. 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 be limited to
those subjects that are most agreeable TO his tastes
70 become an eughted practitioners it is essential
that he should be liberal and ardent one and altc
tions in FL nature repulsve to delicate sensibitieS,
be regarded in other light than as morbid pheno
mena af the LIVING BODY.
The whole business Of the medical art when we
take alow view of it and regard it only labor, is
dsagrccGbe one In any form, disease is unpleasant
to look upon. The sick chamber affords no pleasant
sights. Tile physician is made the witness both Of
physical pain and moral nGrmity, Struck ny dis
ease, the attractive parts of mans nat1re couded
over; his prde is humbed; his intellect ie disturbed
his whole character, i'll a word, is transformed. Too
often alas, is sickness the consequence Of his fol-
ly ysellindulgence the qualification Of appetites, the
eNhausng toll Of avarce the feverish ghors for hu
man applause, all produce their Ianefu effects upon
the 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
first truth for medical to learn; and in what
way this weakness is exhibited, the phanthropic
heart will feel that it is pleasure well duty,
to relieve bodily mfrmities, whenever and however
thew appear. This is the higher and nober view Of
medical science. 1t dcvoes itself to the mitigation Of
paiu the abatement of disease, the restoration to
healh In doing this its minister must be the spec
tator of much that is dsagreeable But he is reward
ed by the lofty satisfaction of feeling that atho gh
personal comfort is sacrificed and sympathy is often
painfully excited yet it is through such road that
Benevocrce has the widest scope, and meets with the
richest return for its l8burs.
OF all the affections that allict man, there is no
one terrible in its consequences than SYPHILIS.
Dreadful it is TO the person who first contracts it,
frigtul frequently are its ravages in his constu-
ton, ending occasionally in destruction; yet it is a
disease of deeper interest and more to be lamented
when transmitted to offspring. Children often come
into the world with the disease hdeousy manifested
to the eye covered with blOtches and sores with
wrinked faces, having the appearance of old aga
and is probable that every particle of the living
gansm equally tainted with the poison. When such
"A condition exists it cannot be doubted that life will
too frequently be short and full ofpain.
SCR0FULA, 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 as practicable, to
| Erddicdte Sy)hHis from the WOrId Would it not
seem that disease prevalent and so direiul ought
TO excite the deepest interest among the medical
What excuse can he offer for his deficiency who calls
! himself surgeon, and yet does not recognize
the disease when he it, and ignorant of the best
means OF checking it and preventing any future evil
consequences Is it enough for him to say the inn
aginaton the disease is loatlsom one that it is
dlsrepuable one TO nave, and a disgusting one TO
treat? Such an excuse may, probably, satisfy him
who has BETTER but will not satisfy scielc ce nor
philanthropy.
Whoever undertakes the medic Il profession with a
true spirit, will never rest contented with knowing
only a limited part of it. There is no subject that he
thinks unworthy of investigation and study. lie can
not be satisfied with a smattering knowledge of what
he is bound to understand we'll He feels resting upon
him double obllgation-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 "a reputation
for aainments and skill. There are some practton-
ers, indeed there many, lCO ignorant GREEN
eFedt discusses because they fancy it is respecta
bic to treat taem-Of all such persons it may be as
serted as beyond dispute that their ignorance is not
confined to these diseases alone; they will be 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 FeSpectd6Huy Of
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, direct
his practice in particular channel that his busi-
will he inclined to class Of aflctions rather
than another but this is not because he regards some
as beneath or unworthy his notice.
c. II. TOZER, VI. D.