The Nevada journal., 1859-05-20
A Practical Treatise on VENEREAL

By Dr. G. H. TOZER, SacI amcnto.
There are no maadies to which the human family is
liable Of Deeper Importance either in medical o.
point of view than those arising from impure
As medical men 1t our business to look at diseases
merely as affects Life and Health; and efforts
directed not the reformation of mans vicious pro-
hut to the mitig ofs BODILY SUFFERING
1t in this abstract that write of Venereal AT
fecions And is this that the Doctor should
address himself to their study If his feelings allowed
toinfuence his professional pursuits his qualifications
will necessarily be limited to those subjects that
most agreeablet to his tastes 10 become an
and ardent one and affections in their nature repulsve
deic sen.bilities, musbe regarded in other
light than as morbid phenomena of the Living Body.
The whole of the Medical art when take
low of it and regard it only labor is disagree
able one. In any form. disease is unpleasant to look
upon The sick chamber affords pleasant sights
The made the witness both efphysical pain
and moral infrmity. Struck by disease, the attrac
tive part of mans nature couded his pride
is humbled his intellect is disturbed his wholn
character in a word is Transformed Too often alas
is sickness the consequence of his folly selfin
diligence the qualification ofappetites, the exhaust
ing toll favarice, the feverise labors for human
pause all produce their banefu effects upon the Con
stituton. Brit to the medical attendant, the moral
pect these facts not to have influence upon
his skill or his cares.
At the best hum nature is buf weak. This is the
first truth for a medical to learn and In what
ever way this is exhibited the philant hro-
phc heart will feel that it is pleasure, well
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 miti
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ton to health. In doing this its minister be the
spectator of much that is disagreeable But he is
warded by the lofty satisfaction that although
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
the richest return for its labors.
In this view, al diseases alike to the faithful
physician. makes distinction between the
| that have developed them. He sees man suffering,
and all his facilities employed to give lin health
Disease he regards as misfortune and not as pun
ishment
nf Al. <6a
more terrible in lis consequences than SYPHILIS
Dreadful it is to the person who first contracts it.
frighfu frequently are its ravaes in his constu
ton, ending occasionally, in destruction yet is dis
ofdeeper interest and te be lamented when
is transmitted to offspring Children often
the world with the disease hdeously to the CO.
vered with blotohes and with wrinkled faces
having the appearance of old age and It'll probable
that every particle ofthe living organism is equally
tainted with the poison When such condition ex-
lists, it cannot be doubted that life will too frequently
be short and full of pain.
that sometimes hereditary in many cases, its
fruit and way to stay the devastating march of
| to ERADICATE SYPHILIS FROM THE WORLD.
Would il not seem that disease prevalent and
direfu ought to excite the deepest interest among
the medical men, both as respects its true pathology
and its treatment What excnse he offer for his
deficiency, who calls himself a surgeon and yet does
not recognize the disease when he it. and is
ignorant othe best of checking it and pre-
ing any future evil consequences? Is it enough for
him to say that the nation the disease oab
some one that is disreputable to have, and
disgusting to treat ? Such an excuse may, pro-
badly, satisfy him who has better, but will salts
fy science nor philanthropy.
Whoever undertakes the medical profession with
true spirit, will rest coutented with knowing
only limited part of it, There is no object that he
thinks unworthy of investigation and study He can
not be satisfied with smattering knowledge ofwhat
he is bound to understand well. He feels resting
upon him double obi bligation-one the duty he owes
to the public. to whom he announces that he Quail
fed member of noble profession the other the
duty he owes to himself to make and maintain a re-
putation for attanments and SKILL. There some
practitioners, indeed there many uho a-e qno7un
ofseuerd diedses because they fancy is
able to treat them. Of all such may
serted beyond dispute that their ignorance is not
confined TO these diseases alone they will be found
cient in all other points and not properly quali
fed for the responsibilities they have assumed Who
ever mas just appreciat Ihmee {. to cal art will
not know diferance in the respeca5y diseases
All maladies alike fit subjects for his care and re
fection; and the only distinction which he acknow
edges is that cIqharses their greater or less
gravity. Circumstance may, indeed direct his prac-
tice in particular channel that his business will
be inclined oone class of Affections rather than
ther but thisis not because he regards as be-
meath or unworthy of his notice.
ouackery has profted by the neglect thatvepereal
diseases have experienced and it is notorious that
pretenders havesecnred large share OF such prac-
tce Hlstlme for the profession free itself from
thlsreproach The welfare of societyis deeply
cerned this as it possibly with any other dis
ease that affiicts the human family