Daily national Democrat., 1859-01-27
PRACTICAL TREATISE ON vESEREAL,
DR.. g.. III. TOzETs. Sacramento,


There are no malades to which the human family is
liable Of deeper importance, either in medical or
moral point of view than those arising from impure
sexual intercourse.
merely it affects life and heditb; and ef
forts directed, not to the reformation Of mans vi
cOus propensites, but to the mitigation Of his bodily
suiferngs. 1t is in this abstract write of
VenereI A6ecti0nS And it is III this sense that the
Doctor should address himself to their study. ii his
feelings allowed to influence his professional pur
suits, his qualifications will necessarily be limited to
those subjects that most agreeable to his tastes
To become enlghted practitioner, it is as essential
that he should be liberal and ardent one and aTec
tons in ei- nature repulsve to delicate Utilities,
be regarded in other light than 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 labor, is
disagreeable In any FORM disease is unpleasant
to look upon. The sick chamber affords pleasant
sights. The physician is made the witness both of
physical pain and moral intirmity, Struck ny dis
ease the attractive parts of mans natre clouded
over his pride is humbed; his intellect lie disturbed
his whole character, in word, is transformed. Too
often alas is sickness the consequence of his fol-
ly; ;selfndulgence the qualification of appetites the
eXhaustng toll of avarce the feversh lcbors for hu
man applause all produce their baneful effects upon
the Constitution. But TO the medical attendant the
moral aspects are 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 phanthropc
heart will feel that is pleasure as well as duty
to relieve bodily infrmities, whenever and however
they appear, This is the higher and nOber view of
medical science. 1t devotes itself to the mitigation of
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 athor gh
personal comfort is sacrificed and sympathy is often
painfully excited yet it is through such road that
Benevolence has the widest scope, and meets with She
richest return for its abors.
or all the affections that aillict man, there is no
one more terrible in its consequences than SYPHILIS
Dreadful it is to the person who first contracts it,
frghtu frequently are its rayages IN his constltu-
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 hdeousy manifested
to the eye covered with blotches and sores with
wrinkled faces, having the appearance Of old age
and it is probable that every particle of the living Or
gansm 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.
ScRoFULA, CONSUMPTION, and other diseases that are
sometimes hereditary, are in many cases, its fruit
and way to stay the devastating march of those
fearful fatal affections, is, far as practicable to
Eradicate Syphilis from the World Would it moi
seem that disease prevalent and so direful ought
to excite the deepest interest among the medical men
both respects its true pathology and It's
What excuse can he offer for his deficiency who calls
nnsen surgeon ana yet 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 i'm
agnation the disease is lOathsOm one that it is
treat? Such an excuse may, probably, satisfy him
who has BETTER but it will not satisfy sciet nor
philanthropy.
Whoever undertakes the medic Il profession with a
true spirit, will never rest contented with knowing
only limited part of 1t. There is no subject that he
thinks unworthy of Investigation and study. lie can
not be satisfied with snatterng 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 noble profession; the other the duty he
owes to himself, to make and maintain reputation
for attanments and skill There some practition-
ers, indeed there many, 9CO ignorant Qf0eR-
eredJ diseases because they fancy 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 dt0Re 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 reSpectdbiGy of
diseases. All maadies alike fit subjects for his
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 bus-
will be inclined to class of Affections, rather
than another but this is not because he regards
as beneath or unworthy his notice.
@. II. TOZER, NJ. D.