A private treatise on venereal disease, in two parts : the first on gonorrhea--vulgarly called clap, the second on venereal, properly so called : adapted to the use of every one, but more especially designed for those who are delicately circumstanced and require a private as well as a speedy cure / by Joseph Ralph.

  • Ralph, Joseph (Joseph E.)
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[1840]
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Credit: A private treatise on venereal disease, in two parts : the first on gonorrhea--vulgarly called clap, the second on venereal, properly so called : adapted to the use of every one, but more especially designed for those who are delicately circumstanced and require a private as well as a speedy cure / by Joseph Ralph. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    much resemble the Venereal, but which have nothing at all to do with that complaint, being perfectly in- nocent in their nature, and which arise, sometimes spontaneously, and sometimes by communication between persons of the most virtuous character. Now it is a terrible thing for an individual in such a case to fall into the hands of an advertizing quack, for he would be sure to say immediately it was Venereal, and beside the injury inflicted on the constitution by uncalled-for remedies, he would also break the peace of mind, if not the heart of innocent parties. I solemnly avow that I never pass a single week in which I have not persons come to me from knaves of this description, who have been t medicines for many months, and even yeats. and all this time have suffered in their minds beyond expression, but whom, I am morally certain, never had the complaint at all. Is not the subject of this little volume therefore worthy the attention, if not of every person, cer- tain]}- of those who are in the least concerned, and especially being written, as it is, by one whose ex- perience and reputation, and the references he will presently allude to, so fully guarantee the truth and fulness of wrhat he states. For the purposes of plainness and convenience, it seems desirable to divide the subject into chap- ters, and merely mention in this place the chief points which each embraces, so that on running over these few remarks, any one may fix at once on whatever may appear most useful to himself. The first chapter, then, embraces, the nature, symptoms, progress and consequences of Gonor- rhoea—vulgarly called Clap. This should more especially be read by those who do not know that Gonorrhoea and Venereal are two distinct and dif- ferent diseases, requiring verv different modes of treatment. It will be also seen that Gonorrhoea is