The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-02 00:00:00

MARRIAGE.

New and Enlarged Edition (in an Envelo?e), price 55.,
by post 6s. 6d.,
MARRIAGE—Its Intent, Obligations, and
Physical and Constitutional Disqualifications, Medically
considered; with Essays on Hereditary Health, and on many
of the C..ncealed Infirmities of Human Life. To which is
added, the Confessional—comprising details of Melancholy,
Nervousness, and Feeble Health, arising from Care, Brief
Anxiety, Dissipation, Gourmandism, Corpulency, Love, and
Religion, with nutnercus Engravings, &c., the entire forming
a series of interesting, original, and important Papers, ad-
dressed especially to those approaching and arriving at Pubert'
and Manhood, and called " PROFESSIONAL RECORDS.

By a PHYSICIAN.
Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row; Carvalho, 147, Fleet-street
Smith, 5, Liverpool-street, City ; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street
and all Booksellers.

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 Observations on the
TREATMENT of SYPHILIS, GONORREMA, GLEET,
&c. Illustrated with Cases, &c.
By J. L. CURTIS and COMPANY,
Consulting Surgeons, London.
?üblished by the Authors, and sold by Bailiere, Medical
Bookseller 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, for 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-
clusively to a certain class of diseases ; of the necessity of so
doing, they were further convinced by feeling that tact in in-
vestigating the latent sources of many diseases, which arise
from certain secret practices, can only be acquired by an ex-
clusive and undivided attention to this department of medical
practice. The numberless instances daily occurring, wherein
affections of the lungs, putting on all the outer appearances of
consumption, which, however, when traced to their source,
are found to result from certain baneful practices, fully proves
that the principle of the division of labour, is nowhere more
applicable than in medical practice. We feel no hesitation in
saying that there is ne 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 careful investiga-
tion of its real cause, has been set down to the score of con-
sumption, will, ou 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, tapes, &c., the sole and exclusive origin has
been the indulgence in certain destructive habits practised by
youth much more frequently than it is at all suspected.
The PRECEPTOR, also, who holds (temporarily at
least), the relation and responsibility of a parent, will,
by
perusing this work, bo directed and very much
assisted in investigating and detecting the too often con-
cealed practices so often introduced into schools, whereby the
health and ultimately the lives of his pupils are sure to be 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 d:s-
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 minute as possible in
the detail of their cases—as to the duration of the complaint,
the symptoms, age, general
.habitsof living, and occupation in
life of the party ; the communication must be accompanied by
the usual Consultation Fee of 11., without which no notice
whatever can be taken of their application ; and in all cases, the
most inviolable secrecy may be relied on.

BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY.
The autobiography of " Richard Savage,"
which was commenced last month, is here con-
tinued, and with an ability that augurs favour-
ably for its success. We have a diverting sketch
of a cobbler and his wife, to whom the hero is
apprenticed, and with whom he remains a few
days, but not finding them much to his taste, he
one morning floors his master by a well-planted
blow in his epigastrium, and then walks off in a
spirit of surly independence every way charac-
teristic of him. As yet, Savage is in his teens,
but when he attains manhood we anticipate
much entertainment from the details of his
chequered career. That he was an unquestionable
for whose life is fuller of exciting
scamp will not at all detract from the interest of
adventures,the town-bred ragamuffin, more
incidenthi s
than
especially if he be qualified by his address and
talents to seek admission—as was the case with
this over-rated poet—into the better classes of
society? We bid Mr. Whitehead go on and
prosper, and we shall watch the progress of his
story with interest. his style is plain, forcible,
and sententious, and it is evident that he is—as
lie should be—an admirer of Fielding. " A Chap-
ter on Things and Nothings" is by the author of
the popular novel of " Cecil," who gives a cor-
rect, graphic picture of the state of London in
August. Nothing indeed can be more truly
forlorn than the great Babylon at this season.
All the Somebodies are away, and none but the
Nobodies remain. The grass grows in the West-
end squares; Regent-street
Os-
sian's " )welling of Moina ;"is as desolate as
and if a person of
any pretensions to gentility is seen sauntering
in Hyde-park, he hangs down his head as if
ub
a i
sort of family like-
- mess to Ingoldsby's admirable legends. In
ashamed of himself and his locality. The pre-
sent August, however, is an exception, for poli-
Khan" is a smart
r
ties are imperative, and even fashion must bow
t(iii3tilmiceird bsutitigrae
INFIRMARY for the CURE of STRIC- "Morrie England in the Olden Time," George
TURES of the URETHRA, SYPHILIS, DONOR- bagatelle that
bears
K.la
Daniel still continues with his usual skill to scat-
RrICEA, GLEETS, and all DISEASES of the GENERA- ter thailowers of humour and fancy over the
TIVE and URINARY ORGANS.
Notwithstanding the above Institution is closed, Patients inuy dry theme ofmetropolitan antiquities.
.. "Guy
continue to receive the GRATUITOUS ADVICE of the Sur- • Fawkes," which
.is manifestly drawing fast to a
;z,,on (tat Cu
42, G "at Marlb,rough-street,) by ap- ' Ot,,e, contains a lorcible Sieteh of a deserted and
plv;ag at hi 3 own he J,O instead cf. the Charity. dilaz)itedbarunial halliaLasliire The "Lady's
Hours of Attendance, from Eight to 'fen in the Mornings -,, • h» • ,portrait drawn, -.
dant •
is a . apparently, from life.
and from Seven to Nine in the Evenings. On Sundays in the I
1 The writer justly remarks that? " with the ex-
Morning, but nut ill the Evening.