Daily national Democrat., 1859-03-21
4 PRACTICAL TREATISE on vENEnEAL,
mr. q H. TOZER, Sncrnrnento.

There are no maladies to which She human family is
liable Of deeper @npOrtdnce, 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 and health; and our e-
forts are directed not to the reformation Of mans VI
cious propensities, but to the mitigation of his bodily
suGerings 1t is in this abstract we write Of
Veuered AfectiOnS And it is in this that the
Doctor should address himself to their study II his
feelings ara allowed to influence his professional pur
suits, his qualifications will necessarily be limited to
those subjects that are most agreeable to his
To become enlghtcd practitioner, u IS as essential
that he should be liberal and ardent one; and aiec
tions in - nature repusiye to delicate sensibities,
be regarded in no other light than as morbid pheno-
mcna af the LIVING BODY
The whole business Of the medical art, when we
take low vieN oft and regard it only as labor, is
dsagreeable 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 inhrmity, struck ny DIS
ease the attractive parts OF mans nat1re are couded
over his pride is humbled his intellect 10 disturbed
his whole character, in word, is transformed Too
often alas is sickness the consequence OF his own fol
ly self indulgence the qualification of appettes, Tho
exhaustng toll of avarice the feverish lebors for hu
man applause, all produce their banefui effects upon
the Constitution. But to the medical attendant, the
moral aspects 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 man to learn; and in what
ever way this weakness is exhibited, the philanthropc
heart will feel that it is pleasure rs well as duty
they appear This is the higher and nobler view OF
medical science. 1t deYotcs itselfto 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 dsagreeabe But he is rePard
ed by the lofty satisfaction OF feeling that althor -
personal comfort is sacrificed and sympathy often
painfully excited, yet il is through such road that
Benevoence has the widest scope, and meets with she
richest return for its lsbors.
fall the affections that afIct man, there is no
one more terrible in it's consequences than SYPHILIS.
mi / il A he contracts IN,
frghtful frequently are its ravages in his consttu-
ton ending occasionally in destruction yet it is a
disease OF deeper interest and more to be lamented
when transmitted to offspring Children often come
into the world with the disease hideousy manifested
to the eye covered with botches and sores with
wrnkled faces, having the appearance OF old aga
and it 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
SCROFULA, CONSUMPTION and other diseases that are
sometimes hereditary, in many cases, its fruit
and one way to stay the devastating march of those
fearful fatal affections, is, as far as practicable, to
Eradicate SyphIiS from the World Would it not
that n disease prevalent and so direfu ought
to excite the ieepest interest among the medical men,
both respects its true pathology and its Treatment
What excuse can he offer his deficiency who calls
himself a 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
aginaton the disease is loathsom one that it is a
disreputable one to have, and disgusting one to
treat? Such an excuse may, probably, satisfy him
who has BETTER but II will hot satisfy sce ce nor
philanthropy.
Whoever undertakes the medic Il profession with a
true spirit will never rest contented with knowing
only limited part Of It, There is no subject that he
thinks unworthy ofinvestigaton and study. He can
not be satisfied with n smattering knowledge OF what
he is bound to understand well. He feels resting upo1
him double oblgation-one the duty he owes to the
public, to whom he announces that he Is qualified
member Of a noble profession; the oher the duty he
owes to himself, to make and maintain q reputation
for attachments and skill. There practiton
ers, indeed there many, trho are ignorant ofUen
eredt diseases because they fancy it is not respecta-
bic to treat tlem.-Of all such persons it may be as
serted as beyond dispute, that their ignorance is not
confined to these diseases alone; 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 respectd6HHy Of
diseases All maladies are alike fit subjects for his
care and reflection and the only distinction that he
acknowledges is that which arises from their greater
OF less gravity. Circumstances may, indeed, direct
his practice In particular channel so that his busi-
ness will be inclined to class Of Affections, rather
than another but this is not because he regards
as beneath or unworthy his notice.
c II. T0ZER, NJ. D.