The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-04 00:00:00

REVIEWS Ole TITE WORK.

"Curtis on Manhood.—This is a truly valuable work, and
should he in the hands of young and old."—" Sunday Times,"
23d 1%41-eh, 1858.

"The author has conferred a treat boon by publishing' this
little work, in which is described the source of those diseases
which produce decline in youth or more frequently premature
old age."—" Daily Telegraph," March 27, 1856.
Sold also by Kent and Co., Paternoster-row; Mann, 39,
Cornh 11l

"SANITAS AC FELICITAS."
Just publisfird, 71st thousand, price ls., post free for 13
stamps, sold by Mann, 39, Cornhill, London ; or direct from
the Author.
DR. LA'MERT on the Treatment and cure of
NERVOUS and PHYSICAL DEBILITY, resulting
from pernicious habits contracted in Youth, excesses in Man-
hood, or residence in Tropical Climates. With Cases and En-
gravings front Life, representing the various Organs in
Health and Disease.
The extensive circulation of this work may be attributed in
great measure to the fact that the Author is the only duly
qualified and legally registered Practitioner who for 20
years has made the Diseases arising usually from
Imprudence the peculiar objects of his attention. The im-
pediments which so often either prohibit wedlock, or embitter
and render it a state of misery, by disappointing its fondest
hopes and marring its highest objects, are, though varied in
form, closely analogous in reality. The mischiefmay arise in-
nocently, from deleterious influences devolved from the
necessities of position—from circumstances which occurred
years before ,the sufferers were born, from accident or the in-
fluence of tropical climates, but chiefly from Self-incurred
Afflictions. dating back, in too numerous instances, to a period
long preceding that at which reason could be matured by ex-
perience.
A professional prejudice, which happily is now fast disap-
pearing, though it still lingers with no little obstinacyin
some of the more antiquated medical schools, for a long time
almost ignored the morbid affections comprised unler the
general designation " Nervous and Physical Debility," though
these' affections are probably more destructive and widely pre-
valent than any others.
The consequence of so important a department of pathology.
being neglected is, that sufferers from the infirmities in
question, virtually repelled from consultation with prac-
titioners of standing and character, are thus liable to fall into
the hands of nnqualified Empirics, sometimes assuming titles
of Physicians and Surgeons, whose names are not to be found
in the Medic.'l Register (whereby they incur serious legal
penalties), w ose ignorant meddling with the treatment of
these cases r nder these disorders a standing reproach to the
Those who may have a suspicion
medical pro salon.
that any of Dip observations here made have peculiar applica-
tioni
to themielves, may consider that cases are indeed rare
in which practised science cannot fully realise long-deferred
hopes, remove all causes of mutual reproach, and replace
chronic embitterment by permanent content.
Dr. La'Me • M.D. Honorary Member of the London Hos-
pital Medical ociety, &c., is the only legally qualified regis-
tered practitioner who, for 20 years, has devoted his attention
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to the treatment of these disorders. At home for consulta-
tatiou daily, from 10 till 2, and from 6 till 8.
a 7, BEDFORD SQUARE, LONDON,