The Nevada journal., 1859-04-29
A Practical Treatise on VENEREAL.

Ill. Ii,
There are no maladies to which the human famiyi is
liable of Deeper Importance either in medical o.
moral point of view, than those arising from impure
sexualintercourse :.
As medical men it is our business to look at diseases
merely asit affects e and Health; and our efforts
directed not to the reformation of mans vicious pro-
nenstes hut to the mg alton ofhis BODILY SUFFERING
IL is this abstract sense that we write OF Venerea AT
fectons And is in this sense that the Doctor should
address himself study If his feelings allowed
confluence his professional pursuits, his qualifications
will necessarily be limited those subjects that are
most to his tastes To become enlightened
practitioner it is essential that he should he liberal
and ardent one; affections in their nature repulsive
to seu.ibities mustbe regarded IN no other
light than as morbid phenomena of the Living Body
The whole business of the Medical art when we take
low view of and regard it only as labor is disagree
ableone In any form disease is unpleasant to look
upon The sick chamber affords pleasant sights
The made the witness both -fphysca pain
and moral infrmty. Struck by disease, the attrac
is humbled: his intellect is disturbed his wholn
characcer in word, is ransformed- Too often, alas,
is sickness the consequence of his own folly selfin
diligence the qualification ofappetites, the exhaust
ing toll ofavarce the feversh labors for human ap
pause all produce their banetul effects upon the Con
stiton. Brit to the medical attendant, the moral as
pect these facts not to have an! influence upon
his skill or his cares
At the best human nature is but weak. This is the
first truth for a medical an to learn and in what
ever way this kess is exhibited the phfianthro
pbc heart will feel that it is pleasure, well
dutv TO relieve bodily infrmitics. whenever and
however they appear. This the higher and nobler
of medical science. 1t devotes ltse to the mti
tion health. In doing this its minister must be the
spectator much that is disagreeable But he is re-
warded by the lofty satisfaction offeeng 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, all diseases alike to the faithful
physician. lie makes distinction between the causes
that have developed them. He sees man suffering,
and all his facilities employ ed to give him health
Disease he regards misfortune and not as pun
ishment
NJ al tre Aac+ions that afict man there is no one
more terrible in is consequences than SYPHILIS.
Dreadful is to the who first contracts it,
rightful frequently its in his constitu
tion, ending occasonay IN destruction yet is dis
ofdeeper interest and more to he lamented when
it is transmitted to offspring Children often come into
the world with the disease hdeously to the eye
vered with blotohes and sores with wrlnkled faces
having the appearance of old age and tits robable
that every particle Of the living organism IS equally
tainted with the poiso When such condition
lists be doubted that life will too frequently
| be short and full of pain.
that sometimes hereditary are in many cases, its
fruit and one way to stay the devastating march of
fearully affections is, far practicable
| to ERADICATE SYPHILIS FROM THE WORLD.
Would it not that disease prevalent and so
direul, ought excite the deepest interest among
the Medical men, both as respects Its true pathology
and its What eXcuse he offer for his
deficiency who calls himself surgeon, and yet does
recognize the disease when he sees it, and is
ignorant ofhe best of checking it and prevent
ing any future evil consequences! Is it enough for
him say that to the ina nation the disease is ioGth
some one that is disreputable one TO have, and a
dis gusting one to treat Such excuse may, pro-
baby satisfy him who has BETTER but will not salts
| fy science nor philanthropy
Whoever undertakes the medical profession with
true spirit will rest contented with knowing
only limited part of it. There is no object that he
thinks unworthy Of investi CATION and study. H
not he satisfied with smattcring knowledge of what
he is bound to understand well. He feels resting
upon him double obigation--one, the duty he owes
to the public to whom he announces that he j. li
| fed member of noble profession the other, the
duty he to himself to make and maintain re-
putation for attainments and skill. There some
ractioners indeed there many, nao ignorant
ofcperat dienscs because they fancy II is not
able treat them Of all such persons it may be
serted beyond dispute that their ignorance is
confined to these diseases alone they Will be found
cent in all other points. and are not properly quail
fed for the responsibilities they have assumed Who
ever just apprecatI Ihmee o.to ical art. will
know any derance in the resPecabity Of diseases
All malades alike st subjects for his and
fecton; and the only distinction which he acknow
cdges is thaw c!Vhavses from their greater less
gravity. Circumstance may, indeed, direct his rrac-
tce in particular channe that his business will
be inclined to class of ahictions rather than
ther but this is not because he regards be-
meath or unworthy of his notice.
Quackery has rrofted by the neglect thatvenerea al
diseases have experienced and it is notorious that
prctenders have seCnred large share oi such prac-
tce 1t is time for the profession free itself from
thsreproach. The welfare of societyis deeply
cerned in this as it possibly be with any other dis
| case that Attic IS the human family