The Nevada journal., 1859-05-06
A Practical Treatise on VENEREAL

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There are no maladies to which the human family is
Liable of Deeper Importance either in medical o.
mo, al point of view than those arising from impure
As medical men our business to look at diseases
mereI, s affects Life and HEALTH and our efforts are
directed 10 the reformat on "f mans vici us pro-
pepsities but to mitig ofhs BODILY SUFFERING
1t in abstract that we write of Nenrreal AZ
ections And is in this sense that the Doctor houd
address himself study If his feelings allowed
to influence his professional pursuits, q"tcations
will necessarily be limited to those subjects at are
most agreeable to his tastes TO become az n1n, nen
iac.tIoner, il is essential thai he should he liberal
and ardent and affections in their nature repusive
to Utilities. mus be regarded in no other
light than morbidphenomt ma Of the Living Body
The hol. of the Meica art. when we take
low view and regard il only labor. Is disagree
ableope In any form. disease is unpleasant to look
upou. rhe sic chamber affords no pleasant sights
The phy is made the witness both fph! steal pain
andamoral ishrrity. Struck by disease. the attrac
tive part Of mani. nature coudrd his pride
is iumhled his intell'ct is disturbed ; his wholn
characccr a word trt tIrsormed Too often, alas
is sickness the consequence OF his owl folly selfn
diligence the graft ica ION otapprtites. the exhaust
ing toll ofavarice the lev rish Iabnrs for human ap
plause all produce their bancu effects upon the Cor
stituton Brit to the medical attendant, the moral
pcrt fact, not to have any influence upon
HIS kill or his oarcs
AT the best hurnan is hut weak. This is the
first truth for a medical to learn and in what
ever way tits sis exhibited the phiiant hro-
phic heart will feel that it j. P well
duty. TO relieve bodily inf Iliti">. whenever and
however they appear. This Is the higheI and noher
view of medical science. 1t dtvotcs i>e I" the miti
of the abatement III disease. the fCStcra-
tion 10 health. In dol this, its mste must be the
spectator of much that is disagreeale BGt he is
warded by the lofty of feeling that athong
personal omfort H. sacrificed and sympathy Is often
painful excited, it is through such road that
heneI oi, has the widest scope, and meets with
the richest return for its labors.
Ia this view. al diseases alike to the faithful
physician. max ndistinctio between the causes
that have developed them. He sees man suffering,
and all his facilities employ ed to give him health.
Disease he regards as misfortune and not as pun
ishnicnt
OF all the affections that affct there is one
more terrible in il consequences than SYPHILIS.
Dreadful il l. the person who first contracts
;righful frequently are its raNae~ in h;s eonstu
ton, ending occasionally, in dtstrcti0n Yet is dis
OF deeper interest and more u be lamened when
it is transmitted to offspring Children often into
the world with the disease hdeouS!y to the eye
vtred with blotohes and with wrmkled faces
hs, ing the appearance Of old ard :tis rohnbe
that every particle ufthc living -smsm is equally
tainted with the poison When such condition cN-
lists, it bc doubted that life will 200 frequently
be short and full Of pa
that sometimes here i:ary, in many cases, its
fruit; AID one to stay the devastating march OF
those fearfully fatal affections Is far practicable
10 isRADI ATE SYPHILIS from THE WORI ID,
Wuu'd it that disease prevalent and so
dircfi. ought t, excite the deepest interest among
the medical men, 10th respects its rur patholosy Y
and its treatment What e1cnse he offer for has
deficiency. who calls himself and yet docs
not even recognize the disease when he -
ignorant ofthe checking il pre-
ing future evil consequences? l. 1t enough
him f. say that to the ina the disease ath
on. that is di>rcputabe ore to have, and i
disgusting one treat Such excuse may pro-
!y satisfy him who has nobeter but Will not
il science nor philanthr py
Whoever undertakes the medical profession with q
true spirit, will rest coaten,ed with knowing
onls limited pa:t cf it. There that he
thinks unworthy of invest gation and study. He
not lie istied with smattrrug knowledge of VIII
he i. bound to understand well. He fees resting
upon him double Ohligatinr-one, the duty he :
tn the public " HON he announces that he quail
fed mcmb5r of n noble profession the oth'r. the
duty ne to himself. to make nd maintain
putatlon for attachments aud skim. There some
pre- itioncrs indeed there many, rl0 jgp0r9pf
OfsercrIi deaes because they fancy il is respect
able them OF all such persons it may be
serted as beyond dispute. that their ignorance is
confined 20 these diseases alone they i'll he f"und
fcient in all ether poi and not properly ali
fled for the responsibilities they have assumed WI
ever mas jnst apprccidt thmee G.to d iral art will
know diff in the res2ctaJlify of diseases
All maadies alik. L SUI jret> for his and
Act on; and the only nistinrion which he ackrow
ledy.s, is that cIVha~isrs from their or e
tice in particular channe,. at Us business vii.
h fuclned tonne class of n ctaus tlther than aho-
tner hut This is not hrcau>c he regards be
meath or Lnworthy OF his notice
Quackery has profted by the neglect thatvcncrcaI
diseases have experienced and it is uotorious that
Pretenders have seCnre} large share - such pIac
tlce It's time for the profession to itself from
thisreprnach. The wclfdr" of sccet ply con
cerncd inthis il possibly lac with any other dis
ease that affictsth human family