The Nevada journal., 1859-05-27
A Practical Treatise on VENEREAL.

There are no maladics to W hch the human familyis
liable of Deeper Importance either IN medical
moral point of view, than those arising from impure
sexualintercourse .t. F q
As medical men, 1t is our business to look at diseases
merely asit affects Life and Health; and our efforts
directed not to the reformation of mans vicious
pensities but to mgat ofhis BODILY SUFFERING
II in this abstract that write of Yenereal At
fections And il is in this that the Doctor should
address himself study If his feelings allowed
to nue nee his professional pursuits, his qualifications
willnecessarly be limited to those subjects that
most to tastes To become enljghte ned
Practitioner it is essential that he should liberal
and ardent one; affections their repuIsive
TO .ibties must be regarded in other
light than as morbid phenome ma of the Living BODY
The whole business of the Medical art hen take
low view of and regard II only as labor is disagree
able one any FORM disease is unpleasant to look
upon The sick chamber affords pleasant sights
The physician is made the witness both pain
and moral infrmity. Struck by disease the attrac
tive part of mans nature clouded over his pride
is humbled his intellect is disturbed his whon
character in a word is transo formed. Too cften alas
is sickness the consequence of his folly s.lfin
dulgence the graft fcatlon ofappettes. the exhaust
ing toll ofavarice, the everiss labors for human ap
pause all produce their banef full effects upon the CON
stution. Brit to the medical attendant the moral as
pect these facts not to have any influence upon
his skill or his
At the best, human nature is buf weak. This is the
first truth for medical nan to learn and in what
way this weak is exhibited, the philant
phic will feel that it is pie asure, well as
| duty, to relieve bodily infrmites, whenever and
however they appear. This is the higher and nobler
view of medical science 1t deyotes itself the mit-
CATION of PAIN the abatement Of disease the
tion health. In doing tAis its minister be the
spectator of much that is disagreeabe But he is re-
by the lefty that
personal comfort is sacrificed and sympathy is often
painfully excited yet it is through such road that
| Beaevolence has the widest scope, and meets with
! the richest return for its bors
In this view all diseases alike to the faithful
physician. lie makes distinction be tn
| that have developed them. He sees man suffering,
and all his facilities employed to give i'm heat
Disease he regards asa misfortune, and not pun
| ishment
OF all the affections that aict man. there is no one
| more terrible in is consequences than SYPHILIS
Dreadful it is to the person who first contracts
frightfu frequently its in his constitu
top, ending occasionally, in destruction yet dis
ease ofdeeper interest and more te be amented when
it is transmitted to offspring Children often
the world with the disease hidcously to the eye
vered with blotohes and sores with wrinked faces
having the appearance ofold ages and tits probable
that every particle ofthe living rgamsm is equa II,
| tainted with the poison. When such condition
lists i. he doubted that life will too frequently
be si'0-t and full of pain.
| SCOkFULA. CONSi' MPTION, and other disease.
that sometilnes hereditary in many cases, il.
fruit and one way to stay the devastating march o
those fearully fatal affections is far BILE
to ERADICATE SYPHILIS FROM THE WORLD
Would it not seem that disease prevalent and
drcul, ought to excite the deepest interest among
the medical men, 10th respects its true pathology
and its treatment What excusc he offer for his
deficiency, who calls himself surgeon and yet doe
no. even recognize the disease when he IT, and
ignorant ofhe best of checking it and prevent
ing any future evil consequences Is il enough fol
him H. that to the ina nation the disease is losh
some one that is disrrputabie one TO have, and
disgusting TO treat Such an excuse may, pro.
badly, satisfy him who has nobetter but will not sa
fy science nor philanthropy.
Whoever undertakes the medical profession with a
true spirit will rest contented with knowing
onlJ limited part of it. There is object that he
thinks unworthy of investigation and study Hecan
not he satisfied with Smatterng knowledge of what
he is bound to understand well. He feels resting
upon him double obiigation-one, the duty he owe
to the public to HON he announces that he i quail
fed membsr of noble profession the other the
duty he owes to himself make and maintain a re.
putation for attainments and skin. There are some
practitioners indeed there many, do ignoran
oserern dieascs because they fancy is
able to treat them. OF all such persons it may
serted as beyond dispute that their gnora not
confined TO these diseases alone they will be found
hclent in all other points and are not properly Quail
he'd for the responsibilities they have assumed WHO.
ever mas a just apprecat lhmee {. to ical art will
not know dierance in the reScctabity of diseases
All maladies alike subjects for his and re
hection and the only distinction which he acknow
ledges, is that cIqharsrs from greater or e
gravity Circumstance may, indeed, direct his pra c.
tice IN particular channel that his business will
be inclined oone class of Affections rather than ano
ther but this is not because he regards some as
meath or unworthy of his notice.
ouackery has profted by the neglect thatveperea
diseases have experienced and it is notorious tina
prefenders avesecnred large share oi snch DR. ac
tice It's time for the profession to free itself from
thisreproach The welfare ofsoeietyis deeply con
cerned nths as it can possibly be with any other dis
ease that afiictsthe human family