DISEASES PECULIAR TO MEN 659 



system, and next makes its appearance in the deeper 

 tissues, particularly in the bones and cartilages of the 

 nose and skull. Not infrequently, the nose is greatly 

 disfigured, or even wholly destroyed. The liver, lungs, 

 kidneys, heart, and other internal organs are also 

 likely to be affected. No other disease makes such 

 fearful ravages in the human constitution as this, or 

 subjects its victims to such horrible sufferings and dis- 

 figurements. It is also one of the most certainly com- 

 municable by heredity, of all diseases; and it is not 

 possible for a physician to say to a person suffering 

 with this disease, at any time, no matter how long treat- 

 ment has been received, that he is cured, and may safely 

 marry. Let every man whose blood is yet pure con- 

 sider soberly whether he can afford to run the fearful 

 risk of contamination with such a malady. 



Among the essentials of treatment are absolute con- 

 tinence, abstemiousness, temperance, and regular habits 

 of life. A physician should be consulted. 



