Daily national Democrat., 1859-03-18
PRACTICAL TREATISE ON vRNEREAL,
DIR. C. H. TOZER, Sacramento.

There are no maadies TO which the human family is
liable of deeper Importance either in medical OF
moral point of view, than those arising from impure
sexual intercourse.
medical men, it is our business to look at dis
merely it affects lie and health and ef.
forts directed, to the reformation of mans vi
cous propensties, but to the mitigation Of his bodily
suileriECs. 1t is in this abstract write OF
FeRereH A6ectiOnS 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 most agreeable to his tastes
To become enlighted practitioner, IL is as essential
that he should be liberal and ardent one and affec-
tions in repusive to delicate sensibilities,
be regarded in no other light than as morbid pheno-
mena af the LIVING BODY.
The whole business Of the medical art, when we
take low view Of it and regard it only labor, is
disagreeabe 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 infrmity, Struck NY dis
ease, the attractive parts Of mans nat:re 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
ly selfndugence, the qualification of appetites, the
eXhaustng toll of avaricc the everish cbors Tor hu-
man applause, all produce their baneiui ehects upon
the Constitution But TO the medical attendant, the
moral aspects not to have any influence upon his
skill or his cares.
1.-THE best human nature is but weak This is the
first truth for n medical man to earn and in what
way this weakness is exhibited the phanthropc
heart will feel that it is pleasure as well as duty,
to relieve bodily infrmtes, whenever and however
thew appear. This is the higher and nobler view OF
medical science 1t devoes tselfto the mitigation of
pau, the abatement of disease, the restoration to
healyh. In doing this its minister must be the spec
tator Of much that is dsagreeable But he is reward
ed by the lofty satisfaction Of feeling that althor gh
personal comfort is sacrificed and sympathy is often
painfully excited yet it through such road that
Benevoence has the widest scope and meets with .he
richest return for its lGbOrs
OF all the affections that allict man, there is no
one more terrible in its consequences than SYPHILIS
Dreadful it is to the person who fist contracts it,
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 amened
when transmitted to offspring. Children often come
into the world with the disease hideously manifested
to the eve; ; covered with blotches and sores with
wrnkled faces, having the appearance OF old aga
and 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, are in many cases. its fruit
and one way to stay the devastating march of those
fearful fatal affections, is far as practicable, to
Eradicate SgphiJis from the World Would 1t not
seem that disease prevalent and so direfu ought
to excite the deepest interest among the medical men,
both respects its true pathology and its treatmet?
What excuse can he offer for his deficiency, who calls
himself surgeon, and yet does not 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 inn
agination the disease is oathsom one that 1t is
treat? Such an excuse may, probably, satisfy him
who has no better, but it will not satisfy scie ce
philanthropy.
Whoever undertakes the medic Il profession with
true spirit, will never rest contented with knowing
only limited part Of 1t. There is subject that he
thinks unworthy of investigation and study. lie can
not be satisfied with a smatterng knowledge of what
he is bound TO understand WELL He feels resting upOl
him double obllgaton-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 q reputation
for attainments and skill. There some practition
ers indeed there many, 1ChO are ignorant ofUen-
eredL diseases because they fancy is not repecta
bic to treat them.-of all such persons it may be
serted beyond dispute, that their Ignorance is not
confined to these diseases done 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 respectdbitHy Of
diseases All malades alike fit subjects for his
and reflection and the only distinction that he
acknowledges is that which arises from their greater
or less gravity. Circumstances may, indeed, direct
his practice in particular channel, that his busi-
will be inclined to class Of Affections, rather
than another but this is not because he regards
as beneath or unworthy his notice.
G. ii. T0ZER, NJ. D.