The Nevada journal., 1859-03-04
A Practical Treatise on VENEREAL.

Dr. U. IL.
There are no maladies which the human family is
liable of Deeper Importance either in medical o.
moral point of view than those arising from impure
sexual intercourse.
As medical men, is business to look at diseases
merely asst affects e and Heath and efforts
directed not to the reformation of mans vici
pensities the mtg alton ofhis BODILY SUFFERING
1t this abstract that write of Venerea Af
fctions And is in this sense that the Doctor should
himself their study If his feelings allowed
to influence his professional pursuits qualifications
will necessarily be limited to those subjects that
most agreeable his tastes. To become enlightened
Practitioner, it is essential that he should he liberal
one and affections in their nature repusve
TO deca sen-blities must be regarded in NO other
light than morbid phenomena of the Living Body.
The whole business of the Medical art when take
low view of it and regard it only labor is disagree
able In any FORM disease is unpleasant to look
upon. The sick chamber affords no pleasant sights
The physa is made the witness both fPhysica pain
and moral iniirmity. Struck by disease the attrac
tive part of mans nature are clouded over ms pride
is humbled: his intellect is disturbed his wheln
character, in word is transformed 100 often alas,
is sickness the consequence of his own folly sefin
dulgence, the gratfc ofappetites the exhaust
ing toll of avarice the eversh labors for human ap
plause produce their bancul effects the Con
suti0n. Brit to the medical attendant, the moral as
pect OF these facts not to have any influence upon
| his skill or his
At the best human nature is bui weak. This is the
first truth for medical man to learn and in what
phic heart will feel that it is pleasure as well
| however they appear This the higher and noblcr
view of medical science 1t devOtcs itself to the mti
CATION pain, the abatement Of disease the restora
|
spectator of much that is disasrecahle But he is
by the lofty satisfaction of feeling that although
personal comfort is sacrificed and sympathy is often
painfully excited, yet is through such road that
| Benevolence has the widest scope, and meets with
| the richest return for its abors.
In this view. all diseases alike to the faithful
physician. He makes distinction between the causes
that have developed them. He sees man suffering
all his facilities employed to give him health
Disease he regards misfortune and not as pun
| ishmcnt.
Ofall the affections that afct man, there no one
terrible in is consequences than SYPHILIS
Dreadful it is to the person who first contracts it.
frehtfnl as frequently are its ravaes his constitu
ton ending occasionally in destruction yet is dis
OF deeper interest and more to be amented when
it is transmitted offspring Children often into
the world with the disease hidcously to the eye
vercd with botohes and sores with wrinkcd faces.
having the appearance of old and tits probable
that every particle ofhe living organism is equally
tainted with the poison When such a condition ex-
lists, it cannot be doultcd that life will too frequently
| sCORFULA CONSUMPTION, and other diseases
that sometimes hereditary are in many cases, its
fruit; and to stay the devastating march of
those fearuy fatal a.icctons Is aS ir As practicable
| to ERADICATE SYPHILIS FROM THE WORLD.
| Would it that disease prevalent and
direfU ought t. excite the deepest interest among
the nedica! men, both respects its true pathology
and its treatment What can he offer for his
deficiency who calls himself surgeon and yet docs
not even recognize the disease when he IT, and is
ignorant ofthe best means of checking 1t and
ing any future evil consequences? Is it enough for
him say thatto the ina snaton the disease is loath
some one /: that is disreputahle one 10 have and
disgusting to treat! Such an excuse may, pro-
fl science nor philanthropy
| Whoever undertakes the medical profession with
true spirit, will rest contentcd with knowing
only limited part Of it. There is no object that he
thinks unworthy of investigation and study. He
not be satisfied with smattering knowledge OF what
he is bound to understand well. He feels resting
upon him double obi gation--one, the dnty he
to the public. to whom he announces that he quail
fed member of noble profession the other, the
duty lie to himself. to make and maintain
putatiou for attanments and skill. There
prac itonrrs indeed there many, rho ignorant
ofscrerai dcase because they fancy il is not respect
able them. OF all such persons it may be
serted beyond dispute that their Ignorance is not
confined TO these diseases alone they will be found de-
fcien in all other points and not properly quail
fed the responsibilities they have assumed Who
| ever just apprecat !hmee o.o dical art will
know any dierance in the respec:abty Of diseases
All maladics alike TT sul jccts for his and
Election; and the only distinction which he acknow
lodges, is thatw cIVharse from their greater less
gravity. Circumstance may, indeed, direct his
tice in particular channel that his business viii
be inclined class of III ctions rather than
ther but this is not because he ards be-
| meath or unworthy of his notice.
Quackery has profted by the neglect that venereal
diseases have experienced and it is notorious that
pretenders have seCnred large share oi such prac
tice. 1t time for the profession free itself from
this reproach The welfare of societyis deeply
cerned inthis it possibly be with any other dis
| ease that aficts the human family
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