The Nevada journal., 1859-04-22
A Practical Treatise on VENEREAL.
BY DIR. C. II. ToZER, SacI amcnto.

BY Dr. Z. Ii. 1OLEk Sdcl amcnt0
There are maadies to which the human family is
liable of Deeper Importance either in a medical
moral point of view than those arising from impure
sexual intercourse.
As medical men is business to look diseases
merely asst affects Life and Health and efforts
directed the reformation of mans vicil
penses but to the mitigation ofhis BODILY SUFFERING
1t is in this abstract that write of Nencrea A
ecous And it in this sense that the Doctor should
address himself their study If his feelings allowed
to influence his professional pursuits qualifications
will necessarily be limited to those subjects that are
agreeable to his tastes. To become enlightened
Practitioner essential that he should he liberal
one; and affections, in their nature rcpulsive
delic ate n:ibtes, must be regarded in other
light than $ morbid phenomena of the Living Body.
The whole business of the Medical art, hen take
low view of and regard it only labor is disagree
ableone. In any form. disease is unpleasant to look
upon. The sick chamber affords pleasant sights
The physician is made the witness both -fphysicalpan
and moral inirmity. Struck by disease, the attrac
tive pa rt mans clouded his pride
is humbled: his intellect is disturbed his wholn
character in A word is Transformed Too often alas
is sick ness the consequence of his folly selfin
diligence the qualification ofappctitcs the exhaust
ing toll ofavaricc, the feverisN abors for human ap
plause all produce their baneful effects upon The Con
stitUtioR Brit to the medical attendant, the moral
pect OF these not have Influence upon
his skill or his
At the best human nature is bui weak. This is the
first truth for a medical to learn and in what
ever way this weak is exhibited. the philantlro
phic heart will feel that 1t Is pleasure as well as
duty to relieve bodily, infmities, whenever and
however they appear. This Is the higher ard nobler
view of medical science 1t deyotcs itself to the mit
CATION pain, the abatement Of disease the restora
tion to health In doing this Ininste, be the
snectato of much that is dsagreeahc But he is
warded by the fly satisfaction that although
personal comfort is sacrificed and sympathy Is often
painfully excited yet it is through such ROAD that
Beneyolence has the widest scope, and meets with
the richest return for its labors
In this view, all diseases alike to the faithful
physician. makes distinction between the causes
that have developed them. He sees man suffering,
and all his facilities employed to give him health.
Disease he regards as misfortune, and not as pun
ishment.
OF all the affections that afict man, there is
more terrible in is consequences than SA PILLS.
Dreadful it is the person who first contracts it,
frightfu frequently its in his consttu
ton, ending occasionally, ia destr~cti0R yet is dis
ease fdeener interest and more to lamented when
it is transmitted to offspring Children often come into
the world with the disease hideously to the eye
vered with blotohes and with wrinkled faces,
having the appearance of old age and lti probable
that every particle OF the living ORGANISM Is equally
tainted with the poison When such a condition
lists it cannot he doubted that life will too frequently
| be short and full Of pain.
SCoRFULA CONSUMPTION and other diseases
that sometimes hereditary, arc in many cases. its
fruit; and way stay the devastating march of
those earfully fatal affections, is, as far practicable
| to ERADICATE SYPHILIS FROM THE WORLD.
Would ii seem that disease so prevalent and
direful, ought excite the deepest interest
the medical men, both As respects its true pathology
and its treatment What eX Xcusc he offer for his
deficiency who calls himself surgeon and vet docs
recognize the disease when he il, and is
ignorant the best means OF checking ii and pre- vent
ing my future evil con>cqunncess Is 1t enough for
him thatto the nas nation the disease is loath
some one that is di-reputahle one to have and
baby satisfy him who has mol better, but will it's
| f. science nor philanthropy.
Whoever undertakes the medical profession with
true spirit, will rest contcncd with knowing
only limited part Of it. There is no object that he
thinks unworthy of Investigation and study. He
be satisfied with Smatterng knowledge of what
| he i. bound to understand well lie feels resting
| upon him double ohligation-one, the duty he owes
to the public to who,a he announces that he quail
| fed member of a noble profession the other, the
duty he owes to himself. to make and maintain
| putntion for attainments and skill. There
practitioners indeed there many, 1cho ignorant
osererai dieases because they fancy is respect
able to them OF all such persons il may he
serted beyond dispute that their ignorance is
confined these diseases alone they will be found de-
icent in all other points. and net properly qdal
fed for the responsibilities they have assumed WEo
ever just appreciat Ghmee o.to ical art, will
not know did, in the rcSlc'ajdy O diseases
All maladics alike It subjects for his and
Election; and the only distinction which he acknow
lodges is that clVarises from their greater less
gravity Circumstance may, indeed, direct his Prac
tice in particular channei. that his business will
be inclined toone class of affections rather than
thcr but this is not because he regards as be-
meath or unworthy o. his notice
Quackery has proii,ed by the neglect thatvepeTeal
diseases have experienced and it is notorious that
prctenders have seCnrcd large share o such prac-
tce 1t is time for the profession free itself from
thisreproach. The welfare Of society," deeply
cerned inthis it possibly be with any other dis
ease that aihicts the human family