Daily national Democrat., 1859-03-03
A PRACTICAL TREATISE on vESEREAL,
DIR. q. III. TOZEs, sacramento.

There are no maladies to which the human family Is
liable of deeper Importance, either in medical OF
moral point Of view thtn those arising from I'Ap"
| sexual intercourse. a..
AS medical men, II is our business to look at dis
ease merely as it affects life dad hedtth and our ei
forts are directed, not to the reformation OF man "
cios propcusites, hut to the mitigation OF ms bodly
su1criucs. Il is in this abstract sense we Wrlte o
TeneredG AB6ctiOHS And it is in this sense that tle
Doctor should address himself to their study II ms
feelings ar3 allowed TO influence his professional pur-
sus his qualifications will necessarily be limited to
those subjects that most agreeable TO his tastes
To become an enghted practitioner, 1t is as essential
that he should be liberal ana ardent one ana 9uec
TONS in ei" nature repulsve to delicate sen lDllues'
he regarded in other light than as morbid pheno-
mena af the LIVING BopY
akeal view of it and regard 1t only as labor, Is
disapreeahle one In any form disease is unpleasant
to look upon The sick chamber affords no peasant
sights The physician is made the witness both OF
uhyslcal pain and moral nlrnttyi struck ny uIs-
aasp the attractive parts of mans nat-re are clouded
over; his pride is humbed his intellect le dsturoeu
his whole character, in "a word, is Transformed TOO
often alas sickness the consequence oil ms own lol-
y: selndulgence, the eratihcauoh %! appeules' me
eXhaustng toll of aVarice. the evcrsh ebols lor hu-
man applause, all produce their haneiul ehects "P2H
/ tie C0HStGttiOn But to the medical atehdahl, !ne
moral aspects are not to nave any lhHuehce upon HIS
Atthe best. human nature is but weak. This is the
first truth for medical man TO learns ana IN Whdl-
ever way this weakness is exhibited the phuaniropt
heart will feel that it is pleasure as well as duty,
| to relieve bodily uirmtes whenever and however
/ they appear This is the higher and nobler view OF
medical science 1t dcvotes isefto the mitigation OIL
pqiu the abatement of disease, the restoration to
healJh In doing this its minister must be the spec
tator of much that is dsagreeahe But he Is reward
ed by the lofty satisfaction OF Icelh5 ulat alulol E
personal comfort is sacrificed and sympathy is often
nafnfullv excited vet it is through such road that
Bencyoerce has the widest scope, and meets Wilf lt
| richest return for It's l&borS.
! Ofall the affections that a'lict man, there is no
one more terrible in its consequences than SYPHILIS
Dreadful as it is to the person who fist contracts IT,
rghtful frequently are It's rala@es IN MS cohsttu
ton, ending occasionally IN destruction yet it is
disease of deeper interest, and more TO be lamented
when transmitted to offspring. Children often come
! into the world with the disease hdeously manifested
/ to the eve; covered with blotches and sores with
wrinked faces, having the appearances Of OLD aga
and it is probable that every particle OF the living or
gansm is equally tainted with the poison When suCn
/ a condition exists it cannot be doubted thut He VIII
| 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 as iar as prachcaole 10
! Eradicate SYDhHtS from the U0if6 Would II not
seem that disease prevalent and so direu, ought
to excite the deepest interest among the medical men,
both as respects its true pathology and It's rcatme'
What excuse can he offer for his deficiency who caus
himself surgeon, and yet does not even recognize
the disease when he it, and ignorant OF the best
means of checking IL and preventing any iuture evil
consequences? Is il enough for him to say to the inn
agnation the disease is lOathsom one that 1t is
disreputable one to have, and disgusting one to
treat? Such an excuse may, probably, satisfy him
who has no better, but will not satisfy scetce 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 Of investigation and study. He can
not be satisfied with sratterng knowledge of what
he is bound to understand we'll lie feels resting upoa
him double oblgatiou-one, the duty he owes to the
public, to whom he announces that he is qualified
member of q noble profession the other, the duty he
owes to himself, to make and maintain reputation
for aainment and skill. There are some practition
ers indeed there are many, lctO are ignorant QfCe3
eredE diseases because they fancy it is not repecta
bic to treat them0f all such persons it may be as
serted as beyond dispute that their ignorance is not
confined to these diseases alone; they will he found
deficient in all other points and are not properly
qualified for the responsibilities they have assumed
Whoever has a just appreciation OF the medical art
will not know any difference in the feSpectdbt6y or
diseases All maladcs alike fit subjects for his
care 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 so that his bus-
ness will be inclined TO class of Affections rather
than another but this is not because he regards some
as beneath or unworthy his notice.
c. II. TOZER, NJ D.