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Just published, the Seventh• Edition, price 3s. ; and sent free,
on receipt of a Post-office Order, for 3s. 6d.,
MANHOOD: the CAUSES of its PRE-
MATURE DECLINE, with Plain Directions for
ITS PERFECT RESTORATION; addressed to those suf-
fering from the destructive effects of Excessive Indulgence,
Solitary Habits, or Infection ; followed by Obiervatiens on the
TREATMENT of SYPHILIS, GONORRHCEA; GLEET,
&c. Illustrated with Cases, &c.

By J. L. CURTIS and COMPANY,
Consulting Surgeons, London.
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Published by the Authors, and sold lsy Sailiere, Medical
BoAseller to the Royal College of Surgeons, 219, Regent-
street ; Strange, 21, Paternoster-row, London ; Guest, Bir-
mingham ; Sowler, 4, St. Ann's-square, Manchester ' Philip,
South Castle-street, Liverpool ; Machen and Co., 8, D'Olier-
street, Dublin; Duncan,ll4, High-street, Edinburgh; and to
be had of all Booksellers.

This Work, a Seventh Edition of which is now presented to
the public, ten thousand copies have been exhausted since its
first appearance, has been very much improved and enlarged
by the addition of a more extended and clear detail of general
principles, as also by the insertion of several new and highly in-
teresting cases. The book, as has been already stated, is the
result of- very ample and daily increasing experience in a class
of diseases, which, fur some unaccountable reason, have been
either altogether overlooked, or treated almost with indiffer-
ence, by the ordinary medical practitioner. The proverbial
and well known rapacity of unqualified practitioners, who
traffic on the health and credulity of patients, has been en-
couraged and aroused by this supineness, on the part of the
regular surgeon. In order to obviate .the pernicious effects
sure to result from the practices of such pretenders, the'
authors have fur a considerable time devoted themselves ex-
elusively
to a certain class of diseases; cf the necessity of so
doing, they were further convinced by feeling that. tact In in-
vystigating the latent sources of many diseases, which arise
from certain secret praetices, can only be acquired by an ex- ,
elusive and undivided attention to this department of medical
practice. The numberless instances daily occurring, whersin
affections of the lungs, putting on all the outer apptarances of
consiimptiou, %%hid), however, when traced to their source,
are found to re,ult from certain baneful practices, fully proves
that the princiVe of the division of labour, is nowhere more
applicable than in medical practice. We' feel no hesitation in
saying that there is no member of society by whom the book
will not be found useful, whether such person hold the relation
of a Parent, a Preceptor, or a Clergyman.
The PARENT, who beholds his beloved child pining
away, and fast approaching to a premature grave, in conse-
quence of some disease, which, for want of carefulinvestiga-
tion of its real, cause, has been set down to the score of con-
sumption, will, on perusing this work, be astonished to find,
that in nine-tenths of the cases of young persons of both
sexes, who perish of what is called pulmonary.consumption,
heart disease, tahes, &c., the sole and exclusiVe origin has
been the indulgence in certain destructive habits prittised by
youth much more frequently than it is at all suspected:',
The PRECEPTOR, also, who holds (terrqw4rily at
lar
least), the relation and responsibility of.-4, ent, will,
by. perusing this work, be directed •aittritery
much
assisted in investigating and detecting the ;hi; often con-
cealed practices so often introduced into schooli., whereby the
health and ultimately the lives of his pupils are sure to he com-
promised, unless the evil be arrested in proper time. He will
here find a clue to guide him through the intricate mazes of
this moral labyrinth, and a standard whereby to judge, when
delicacy of health should appear to attack any of his young
charges, what the real causes of such attack may be, and thus
he will be enabled to check the evil in its incipient state.
The CLERGYMAN, in whose sacred character is at once
concentrated the two-fold relation of parent and instructor, will
here be directed as to the nature of those habits to which
youth is addicted; he will also be enabled to point out the dis-
astrous consequences which are sure to follow from them if not
relinquished.
Messrs. CURTIS and CO. are to be consulted daily at their
residence, No. 7, Frith-street, Soho-square, London.
Country Patients are requested to be as minnte as possible in
the detail of their cases—as to the duration of the complaint,
the symptoms, age, general habits of living, and occupation in
life of the party ; the communication must be accompanied by
tke usual Consultation Fee of lL , without which no notice
whatever can be taken of their application ; and in all oases, the
moan iavioisbla secrecy way be relied on.