Daily national Democrat., 1859-05-03
A PRACTICAL TREATISE on vESEREAL,
DR.. G. HI. TOzER. sacramento.


There are no malades to which the human family is
liable Of deeper Importance, either in a medical or
moral point Of view, than those arising from impure
sexual intercourse.
ease merely rs it affects life and hedkt and ef-
forts directed, to the reformation of mans vi
cous propensities, but to the mitigation of his bodily
suiferngs. 1t is in this abstract write of
VeReredJ affections. 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 tases
To become enlighed practitioner, it is as essential
that he should be liberal and ardent one; and afec
tons, in 9- nature repuSive TO delicate sensibties,
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 as 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, sickness the consequence OF his own FOL
y; sefndulgence the qualification of appetites, the
eXhausng toll of avarice the feverish ebors for hu-
applause, all produce their banefu effects upon
the Constitution. But to the medical attendant, the
moral aspects not to have any influence upon his
skill or his cares.
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 phlanthropic
heart will feel that It Is pleasure well duty,
to relieve bodily inhrmities, whenever and however
thev appear. This is the higher and nobler view OF
medical science. 1t devotes itself to the mitigation of
pau, the abatement of disease, the restoration to
health In doing this, its minister must be the spec
tator Of much that is disagreeabe But he is reward
ed by the lofty satisfaction OF feeling mat althor gh
personal comfort is sacrificed and sympathy is often
painfully excited, vet it is through such road that
Benevolence has the widest scope, and meets with he
richest return for its labors.
OF all the affections that anlict man, there is no
one more terrible in its consequences than SYPHILIS.
Dreadful it is to the person who first contracts it,
frghtfu frequently are its ravages in his consttu-
tion ending occasionally an destruction yet it is
disease Of deeper interest, and to be amented
when transmitted to offspring. Children often come
into the world with the disease hideously manifested
to the eve; covered with blotches and sores with
wrinkled faces, having the appearance Of old ago
and II is probable that every particle of the living or
ganism is equally tainted with the poison When such
condition exists, 1t 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 way to stay the devastating march of those
fearful fatal affections is far practicable, tc
! Eradicate SYphiLiS from the World Would it not
seem that disease so prevalent and so direfu ought
to excite the deepest interest among the medical men
both respects its true pathology and its treatme ~
What excuse 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 il and preventing any future evil
consequences Is it enough for him to say to the inn
aginatlon the disease is oathsom one that it is a
disrepuable one to have, and disgusting one to
treatg Such excuse may, probably, satisfy him
who has better, but it will not satisfy scet
philanthropy.
Whoever undertakes the medic Il profession with a
true spirit will never rest contened with knowing
only limited part of it. There Is subject that he
thinks unworthy of investigation and study. He can
not be satisfied with suatiering knowledge of what
he is bound to understand well He feels resting upon
him double obgation-one, the duty he owes to the
public to whom he announces that he is a qualified
member Of noble profession the other, the duty he
owes to HIMSELF to make and maintain reputation
for atanments and skill. There practition-
ers, indeed there many 1ohO ignorant Of rem
eredI diseases, because they fancy is not repecta
Bile to treat them.-0f all such persons it may be
serted beyond dispute that their ignorance is not
confined to these diseases dJOne they will be found
deficient in all other points, and not properly
qualified for the responsibilities they have assumed
Whoever has just appreciation of the medical art
will not know any difference in the resDectd6iIHy Of
diseases. All maadies 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 bust
ness will be inclined to class of Affections rather
than another but this is not because he regards
as beneath or unworthy his notice.
c. II. TOZER, NJ. D.