Daily national Democrat., 1859-01-05
A PRACTICAL TREATISE on vENEREAL,
Dr. c. IN. 'rOXEGs. Sacramento.

There are no maadics to which the human family is
liable Of deeDer UapOrtdHce, either in medical or
moral point of view, than those arising from impure
seNual intercourse.
rs M, dcaI men, il is our business to lock at dis
ease merely it affects liz did hcdib; and our ef
forts are directed, to the reformation Of mans vi
cious propcnsiticS, but to the mitigation of his bodily
suilerrgs II is in this abstract sense we write of
IeHegodi ABectioRS. And it is in this sense 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 limie to
those subjects that are most agreeable TO his tastes
70 become enlightcd pract toner, IL is as essential
that he should be liberal and ardent oue and alcc-
tions in nature ropusive to delicate sen>bltcs,
be regarded in uo other light than as morbid pheno-
mcua 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
dsagrceabIe In amy form, disease is unpleasant
to look upon. The sick chamber affords no pleasant
sights. The physician is made the witness both Of
pin yscal pain and moral infrmty, Struck ny dis
the attractive parts of mans na-re are cloudcd
over; his pride is hunhed; his intellect ie disturbed ;
his whole character in word, is transformed. Too
often alas, is sickness the consequence Of his fol
y; selfmdugeucc, the qualification Of appetites, the
eNhausng toll of aVHice. the icNerSh lGbors Tor hu-
applause, all produce their haneiul effects Up0n
tie Constitution. But to the medical attendant, the
moral aspects are not 10 have any influence upon lis
skill or his cares.
At the best human nature is but weak. This is the
first truth for a medical man to learn; and in what
way this weakness is exhibited the phianthropc
heart Will feel that IL is pleasure aS well as duty,
to relieve bodily mGrmiticS, whenever and however
tLev appear. This is the higher and nobler view Of
medical science 1t devotes itself to the mitigation Of
paul. the abatement Of disease, the restoration to
he;ilh. In doing this, its minister must be the spec
tn of much that is disagrecahe. But he is reward
ed by the lofty satisfaction OF feeling hat althorgh
personal comfort is sacrificed and sympathy Is often
painfully excited, yet il is through such road that
Bcncvocnce has the widest scope, and meets with the
richest return for its labors.
OF all the affections that alllict man, there is no
one more terrible in its consequences than SYPHILIS.
Dreadful as it is to the person VINO 81 contracts ~
rghtfu frequently are its rayages IN his consttu-
ton, ending occasionally IN tndc$tFHct'0H yet IT Is u
disease Of deeper interest, and more to be lamented
when transmitted to offspring. Children often come
into the world with the disease hdeousy manifested
to the eye; covered with blOtches and sores : with
wrinklcd faces, having the appearance of old aga
and it probable that every particle OF the living or
ga nism is equally tainted with the poison. When such
"A condition exists it cannot be doubted that life will
too frequently be short and full OF pain.
ScRoFuLl, CONSUMPTION, and other diseases that are
sometimes hereditary are in many cases. its fruit
and way to stay the devastating march of those
fearful fatal affections, is as far as practicable to
Erddicate SYphilis from the World Would it not
that disease prevalent and so direful, ought
to excite the ioepcst interest among the medical men,
both as respects its pathology and its treatme
What can he offer orhis deficiency who calls
himself surgeon, and yet does not even recognize
the disease when he it, and IS ignorant of the best
means Of checking it and preventing any future evil
consequences Is il enough for him to say to the i'm
gnation the disease is loathsom that it is a
disreputable one to have, and disgusting to
treat? Such an excuse may, probably, satisfy him
philanthropy
Whoever undertakes the medic Il profession with a
true spirit, will rest c0ntented with knowing
only limited part of it, There is no subject that he
thinks unworthy of Investigation and study. He can
not be satisfied with smatterng knowledge of what
he is bound to understand we'll lie feels resting upoa
him double ObilgltiOn-one the duty he owes to the
public, to whom he announces that he is qualified
member Of a noble profession the Other the duty he
owes to himself, to make and maintain reputation
for attainments and skill. There some practon-
crs, indeed there many, 1ct0 are ignorant QfUen
eedL diseases, because they fancy it is not respecta
Bile to treat tlem-Of all such persons it may be
serted 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 lespectdbHHY Of
disedSes. All malades alike fit subjects for his
and reflection; and the only distinction that he
acknowledges, is that which arises from their greater
less gravity. Circumstances may, indeed, direct
his practice in particular channel, that his bust
will be inclined to class of affections. rather
than another but ths is not because he regards some
as beneath or unworthy his notice
Z II. TOZER, n. d.