Daily national Democrat., 1859-04-19
A PRACTICAL TREATISE on vENEREAL,
Dr g. H. TOxER, sacramento.

There are no maladies to which the human family IS
liable Of deeper importance, either IN a medlcal OF
moral point of view, than those arising from impure
sexual intercourse. =.
AS medical men, it is our business to look at dis
ease merely as it affects life and hedith; and our ef-
forts are directed not to the reformation OF mans VI
cious propensies but to the mitigation OF his bodily
SuTerings 1t is in this abstract sense we write OF
T9RereI directions. And it is in this sense that the
Doctor should address himself to their study. ii ms
feelings ara allowed to influence his professional pur-
sus his qualifications will necessarily be limited to
those subjects that most agreeable to his tastes
To become an enliged practitioner, it is as essential
that he should be liberal and ardent one; and alice
tons in ,ae- nature repulsve to delicate sensbties,
be regarded in other light than as morbid pheno-
mena af the LIVING BODY.
The whole business of the medical art, when we
take low view of it and regard It only as LABOR Is
dsagreeable one. 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 inhrnlty, struck uy dls-
ease the attractive parts of mans natgre clouded
over his pride is humbled; his intellect lie disturbed
his whole character, in word, is transformed Too
often alas, is sickness the consequence oil his own lot
ly; selfindulgence the qualification OF appettes' the
eXhaustng toll of avarice the eversh abors for hu
applause, all produce their banefu effects ~po"
the Constitution. But to the medical attendant, inc
moral aspects not to have any influence upon MS
skill or his cares.
Atthe best, human nature is but weak. This is the
first truth for "A medical man to learn; and IN what-
ever way this weakness is exhibited the phlanthroplc
heart will feel that It is pleasure as well as duty,
to relieve bodily ndrmites, whenever and however
thcv appear This is the higher and nobler view OF
medical science 1t deyotes itselto the mitigation oi
paiu the abatement of disease, the restoration to
health. 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 aIthorgh
nersonal comfort is sacrificed and sympathy is often
painfully excited, vet it is through such road mat
Benevocnce has the widest scope, ana meets VIII; se
richest return for its abors
one more terrible in its consequences than SYPHILIS
Dreadful it is to the person VINO hrst cohuacts IT,
frghtful frequently are IT'S favases III MS
ton ending occasionally IN deStfHct'0Rj yetl IS
disease of deepcr interest and more to be lamented
when transmitted to offspring. Chlidren oten come
into the world with the disease hideously manifested
TO the eve: covered with blotches ana sores with
wrinkled faces having the appearance of old ago I;
and it probable that every particle of the living or
ganism is equally tainted with the poison. When such
n condition exists IL cannot be doubted that lie VIII
too frequently be short and full OF pam.
ScRoFuLA CONSUMPTION, and other diseases that are
sometimes hereditary, are In many cases It's irnit
and one way to stay the devastating march OF those
fearful fatal affections, is as far as pracuca0e, TO
ErQ9icate SgDhHiS from tie World Would it not
seem that disease prevalent and so direfu ought
to excite the deepest interest among the medical men,
both as respects its true pathology and its treatment?
What excuse can he offer his deficiency, who caus
himself surgeon and vet does not even 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 TO the inn
aginaton the disease is loathsOm one that it is
disreputabe one to have, and disgusting to
treat? Such an excuse may, probably, satisfy him
who has no better, but it will not satisfy scetce nor
Whoever undertakes the medic II profession with
true spirit, will never rest contened with knowing
only limited part of it, There is no subject that he
thinks unworthy ofinvestigation and study. He can
not be satisfied with smattering knowledge of what
he is bound to understand we'll He feels resting upon
him a double obllgaton-one the duty he owes to the
public, to whom he announces that he is qualified
member Of a noble profession the other, the duty he
owes to himself, to make and maintain reputation
for atainments and skill. There are some practtion-
ars, indeed there many 1chO are ignorant QfUen
sredI Diseases because they fancy it is not respecta
bic to treat tn em-0f all such persons it may be as
serted beyond dispute that their ignorance is not
confined to these diseases alone; they will be found
deficient in all other points, and are not properly
qualified for the responsibilities they have assumed.
Whoever has a just appreciation of the medical art,
will not know any difference in the reSpectdbIuy Of
diseases All maadies are 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-
ness will be inclined to class of Affections rather
than another but this not because he regards some
as beneath or unworthy his notice.
G. H. T0ZER, NJ D.