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London, England, 1847-02-10 00:00:00

CIVIL ENGINEERING.

Oa Wednesday, the 24th inst., will be published, in one large volume
Bvo., uniform with Messrs. Longman and Ca.'s Series of " One-

volume Encyclopaedias," •
AN ENCYCLOPIDIA of, CIVIL ENGI-
NEERING, Historical, Theoretical, and Practical. fly
EDWARD CRESY, F.S.A. C.E. Illustrated by above Three,Thou-
sand Engravings on Wood, by R. ilranston, explanatory of the
Principles, Machinery, and Constructions, which collie under th.. di-
rection of the Civil Engineer, -

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SECREa POISONINGS.

This day is published, price 6d. plain, or Is. coloured.
THE FOURTH HYGEIAN PICTURE
AGAINST the ORGANIC THEORY of the MSDICAL
SCHOOLS, showing the dangers to which all classes of her Majesty's
subjects are liable s long as deadly chemical preparations are held
out or given medicinally. The disclosures arising out of the Great
Oyer of poisonittg. by Andrew Amos, Esq., " Lucretia," Madame
Laffarge, &c., are brought prominently before the public. The
British College of Health wish it to be distinctly understood, that
these strictures do not apply to the honest portion of the medical
profession, who are, in fact, now hygeists in practice, but only to
those who make a base trade of their profession by mystery and con-
fusion, that is, by holding out poisons medicinally, &c.
May be had at the British college of Health, New-road; Hygeist
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country.

ON THE CONCEALED CAUSE THAT PREYS ON THE
HEALTH AND SHORTENS THE DITEATION OF HUMAN
LIFE.

ILLUSTRATED WITH COLOURED ENGRAVINGS,
Just PabHaled, in a Sealed Envelope, price 21. 6d.. er free
by post, 3s. 6d.
CONTROUL OF THE PASSIONS: a Popular
Inquiry into the Concealed Cause of its premature Decline,
with Instructions for its Complete Restoration. Addressed to those
suffering from the destructive consequences of excessive indulgence,
terminating in Mental and Nervous Debility. Local or Constitutional
Weakness, Indigestion, and Consumption. Including a comprehen..
sive Dissertation on MARRIAGE, Incontinence, and Celibacy.
Illustrated with Coloured Engravings, explanatorx of the various
Cases, &c.
By C. J. LUCAS and Co.. Consulting Surgeons, Ne. 60, Newman-

street, Oxford-street, London.

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on Manly health."—The New Bell's Weekly Messenger.
Persons desirous of obtaining the above work, and not wishing to
apply to a bookseller for the same, may, to insure secrecy, have it
direct from the Authors, by enclosing as. Gd., or Postage Stamps.
The security of happiness in the Marriage state is the chief anxiety
of all ; but many dread entering upon wedded union, through a
secret fear of unfitness for the discharge of matrimonial obligations.
This essay is most particularly addressed to all suffering under a
despondency of the character alluded t• ; and advice will be found
calculated to cheer the drooping heart, and point the way to renovated
health.
_Messrs. Lucas and Ca are to be consnited from Ten till Two, and
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DR. CULVERWELL on HEALTH, HAPPINESS, and
LONG LIFE.
In pocket volumes Is. each, by post (in stamps), is. 6d. each.
H W TOBE HAPPY.
" Jucunde Vivere."--;-Clc.

WHAT to EAT, DIIINK, and AVOID.
(With Diet-tables for all Complaints )
3.
MARRIAGE and its MYSTERIES.
" To be, or not to bo, that is the qu• stion."—Shakspeare.
• 4.
The PASSIONS—Their ADVENT and CONTROL.
" Cura ut va,eas."
These publications are free from empyrical mysticism, and an
adapted to the intelligence of the times.
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ON fHE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH .t::;D
MATURITY.
WITH TWENTY-FIVE COLOURED ENGRAVINGe,.

Just published, Twentieth Thousand, in a sealed envelope, pm
W. 64. .1r post paid, to any address, for 3s. toi. in Postage tarn-,

direct from the Author's residence.
QELF- PRESERVATION : A Medic& Treati.e
on the cveret infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Matur;.y.
tllits+rated with Twenty-five Coloured Plates en the Anatomy.
Physiology, and Disease? of the Urinary an 4 Itepro4luctive Omar a,
explaining their various struoturss, uses, 'and functions, and shown g
the injuries that are produced in them, by satiny habits, and oth r
excesses. With Practical Observations on the Treatment of Nervous
Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and other diseases of
the Urethra.

By sAMIEL LA NILICT, CONSULTING SURGEON,
9, I:edford-street, Bedford7square,London;

NI ate- ulated Member of the University of Edinburgh, notionv
Menvire of the I.ond.h Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate

Apothertaries' Hall, London, &C., Ice.

CONTENTS OF THE TREATISE.

eIIAYTEIL I. On the Philosophy of Marriage, with its Bindranc.
r-A-11-4*ntl,l na 1 Tr.rome,
Cnarrxit On the Anatomy and Physiology of the Generals'
Organs, their functions, structures, and secretions, proving trim, gre,
Mental and Physical Power are dependant upon their healthy actioi.
—Caarrxit 3. On Solitary Bahia; their various effects en th
.Animal Economy; the concealed cause of Debility of the function
of the Stomach, Lungs, and Brain, and general weakness of th
Mental Faculties. Cuarraa 4. On the Secret Disorders of Yout.
and Maturity, and the Treatment of Nervous and Local Weakness,
Mental Debility, and Premature Decay.—CHAPTXRS 5 and 6. Or.
the Disorder? arising from indiscriminate Excess, Gouaorhces
Gleet, Strictures, and other Diseases of Urethra.