The Nevada journal., 1859-04-08
A Practical Treatise on VENEREAL.

There arc no maadies to which the human family is
liable of Deeper Importance either in medical o.
moral point of Slew than tnose arising from impure
sexualintercourse.
As medical men business to look at diseases
merely sit affe ife and Heah and efforts
directed not to reformat on of mans vici pro-
pen,es but the mitg ati"n ofhis 5oDff SUFFERING.
II is in this abstract that write of Nenereal Af
fecons And il is in this that the Doctor should
address himself their study If his feelings are allowed
10 nfuen his professional pursuits, qlaihcaons
will be limited those subjects that
most his To become an enlighte ned
Prac.it,oner essential that he should lc liberal
and ardent and affections in their nature repulsive
10 ate Utilities be regarded in other
lqht than as morbid phenomc ma of the Living Body
Tbe who'll business of the Medical art hen take
low view of it regard it only labor is disagree
able one In any form disease is unpleasant to look
upon The sick chamber affords no pleasant sights
Tho phys made the witness both ply scal pain
and moral iufrmity, Struck by disease. the attrac
tive part of clouded over his pride
is humhled his intellect Is disturbed ms WHOM
character in word, is transformed. Too often, alas,
is sickness the consequence of his own folly selfin
dugence the qualification ofappetites the exhaust
ing toll ofavarce the frv"rsh lah"rs for human ap
pause all produce their baneul effects upon the Con
titution Brit to the medical attendant, the moral
pect these facts not to have any influence upon
his kill or his oares
At the best human nature is but weak. This is the
first truth for medical n an to learn and In what
this weak esS is exhibited the philant hro
plc will feel that il is pleasure, as well
duty, 20 relieve bodily inf mites. whenever and
however they appear This is the higher and nohlcr
medical science 1t devotes itself to the mti
gatlon of pain the abatement Of dist the
health. In dol this, Its mlnlste must be the
spectator of much that is agreeable But he is
wardrd by the lofty satisfaction of feeling that although
personal comfort is sacrificed and sympathy is often
painfully excited, yet it is through such ROAD that
BeneN has the widest scope, and meets with
the richest return for its la bors.
In this view all diseases alike to the faithful
physician III makes distinction bet the
that have developed them. lie sees man suffering,
and all his facilities employed to give him health.
Disease he regards mis- fortune aud not as pun
shment
OF all the affections that afict man. there is
more terrible in i s consequences than SYPHILIS.
Dreadful it is to the person who first contracts it,
rightful frequently its in his constitu
ion, ending oceasionalN IN desfrnct'o" yet IS dis
of deeper interest and more t, he smented when
it is transmitted to offspring Children often come into
the world with the disease hdeously TO the eye
vered with blotohes and sores with wrnkled faces,
having the appearance of old age and it rol able
that every particle ofthe living organism i, rqual!
tainted with the poison When such condition
lists it he douitcd that life will too frequently
| be short and fun Of pain.
| SCORFULA CONSUMPTION, and other disease.
that sometimes hereditary. i'll many cases, its
fruit; and way stay the devastating march of
those fully fatal affections is far practicable
| to ERADI ATE SYPHILIS FROM THE WORLD.
Would it not seem that disease so prevalent and
dircful. ought excite the deepest interest among
the medical men. 10th respects its true pathology
and its trea tmcrt What excnsc he offer hi
deficiency. who calle himself mi VT does
recognize the disease hen h" i, and is
ignorant ofthe b st means of checking II and prevent
ing any future evil consequences! Ia it tnonsh or
him that to he lima nation the disease Is loath
some one that is di>rrpntahle one TO have, and
Disgusting one to treat Such an excuse may pro-
ably satisfy him who has better, but will salts
fy science p'ilaI thr py
Whoever undertakes the medical prof sion with
spirit, will rest contrntrd with know
onls limited pa Of it. There object thar h,
thinks unworthy of investigation and study. He
not he istied with smatterng knowledge OF what
he is bound to understand well He fee. resting
upon him double ohEgatior-one. the dat, he
to the public. TO whom he announces that he aguaii
fed membar of 4 noble proscssiun the otler. th,
duty he owes to himself make and mainaii.
putation for attainmcnts and skill. There
it'urcrS indeed there hrh0
dcases because. they fancy spsct
able them Of all such persons it may be as
serted rs beyond dispute that their ignorance is
confined 20 these diseases alone they will he found
hcient in all ether pei and not properly qali
fed for the responsh hiltes they have assumed WI
ever just aoprcrit thm"e -" di"al art will
not know difrrancc in the resp c'abiy Of dscosfs
All maladies alik" sui j. Ct for his nd re
Election: and the only distinction which he ackrOW
hedges, is that c!qha~:ss from their e
gravity Circumstance may, inderd, direct his
tIcr IN particular channe. tLat his business will
be inclined class of III ctons rather than
thcr Int this is not because he regards be
meath unworthy Of his notice
Quicker! has proftcd by the neglect that ycnrreal
diseases have experienced and it is notorious that
pretender> have seCnred large share such prac-
tee. It's time for the profession free itself from
this repr"ach. The welfare of society deeply
cci ned III this As Ii possibly he with other dis
ease that atfcts the human family