Daily national Democrat., 1859-03-20
A PRACTICAL TREATISE on vESEREAL,


There are no maladies 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.
AS medical men, it is our business to look at dis
ease merely it affects life dnd hedkt; and ef-
forts directed not to the reformation of mans vi
cious propenses but to the mitigation of his bodily
suferings 1t is in this abstract sense write of
VeneredJ affections. And it is in 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 enghted practitioner, 1t is as essential
that he should be liberal and ardent one; and alice
tions in ,a; repulsive to delicate sen.ibties,
be regarded in other light than as merbd pheno-
mena af the LIVING BODY.
| The whole business of the medical art, when we
take low view of it and regard it only as labor, is
dsagreeabe one. In any form, disease is unpleasant
to look upon The sick chamber affords no pleasant
sights. The physician is made the witness both OF
physical pain and moral infirmlty, struck ny uls-
ease the attractive parts of mans nature are 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 own fol-
y self-indulgence, the qualification Of appettes the
exhaustng toll of avarice the eyersh labors 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.
the best human nature Is but weak. This is the
first truth for medical man to learn; and in what
way this weakness is exhibited, the phlanhropc
heart will feel that it is pleasure as well as duty
to relieve bodily infirmtes, whenever and however
thev appear. This is the higher and nobler view of
medical science 1t devotes tselfto the mitigation Of
paiu, the abatement of disease, the restoration to
health. In doing this its minister must be the spec
taor of much that is dsagreeable But he is reward
ed bY the lofty satisfaction of feeling that althOT gh
personal comfort is sacrificed and sympathy is often
painfully excited yet is through such road that
Benevoence has the widest scope and meets with the
richest return for its labors.
or all the affections that afllict man, there is no
one more terrible in its consequences than SYPHILIS.
Dreadful it is to the person who first contracts it,
frightful frequently its rayages in his consttu
ton, ending occasionally in destruction yet it is a
disease of deeper interest, and more 80 be lamented
when transmitted to offspring. Children often come
into the world with the disease hdeously manifested
to the eye; covered with blOtches and sores with
wrnkled faces, having the appearance of Old aga
and il is probable that every particle Of the living or
ganism 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.
SCRoFULt, CONSUMPTION, and other diseases that are
sometimes hereditary, are in many cases, its fruit
and one way STAY the devastating march OF those
fearful fatal affections is, far practicable to
Eradicate SyphiLiS from the World Would it not
that disease prevalent and so direful, ought
to excite the deepest interest among the medical men,
both respects its true pathology and its treatment
What excuse he offer for his deficiency, who calls
himself surgeon, and 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
agnaton the disease is lOathsom one that it is n
disreputable one to have, ana disgusting one to
treat? Such may, probably, satisfy him
who has better, but it will not satisfy scie
philanthropy.
Whoever undertakes the medic Il profession with
true spirit, will rest contented with knowing
only limited part OF it, There is subject that he
thinks unworthy of investigation and study. lie can
not be satisfied with smattering knowledge Of what
he is bound to understand we'll He feels resting upoa
him a double obgation-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 attachments and skill There some practition-
ers indeed there many lchO are ignorant QfUeil-
eredI diseases because they fancy it is not reepecta-
bic to treat tn em.-Of all such persons it may be
serted beyond dispute, that their Ignorance is not
confined these diseases dI0ne they will be found
deficient in all other points, and are not properly
qualified for the responsibilities they have assumed
Whoever has just appreciation of the medical art
will not know any difference in the reSpectdbttHy o
diseases. All maadies alike fit subjects for his
care and reflection and the only distinction that ht
Acknowledges, is that which arises from their greater
or less gravity. Circumstances may, indeed, direct
his practice in particular channel so that his bust
ness will be inclined to one class of Affections rather
than another but this is not because he regards
as beneath or unworthy his notice.
9. IL. T0ZER, NJ. D.