The Sun.
London, England, 1861-01-16 00:00:00

"SANITAS AC FELICITAS."

Just published, 71st thous end , price Is., post free for 13
stamps, sold by Mann, 39, Cor nhill, 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 from 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 mischief may 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 hanpily is now fast disap-
pearing, though it still lingers with no little obstinacy in
some of the more antiquated medical schools, for a long time
almost ignored the morbid affections comprised under 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 r:pelled from consultation with prac-
titioners of standing and character, are thus liable to fall into
the hands of unqualified Empirics, sometimes assuming titles
of Physicians and Surgeons, whose names are not to be found
in the Medical Register (whereby they incur serious legal
penalties), whose ignorant meddling with the treatment of
these cases render these disorders a standing reproach to the
medical profession. Those who may have a suspicion
that any of the observations here made have peculiar applica-
tion to themselves, 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
aro lie embitterment by permanent content.
Dr. La'Mert. M.D., Honorary Member of the London Hos-
pita, Medical Society, &c., is the only legally qualified regis-
tered practitioner who, for 20 years, has devoted his attention
to the treatment of these disorders. At home for consulta-
Wien daily, from 10 till 2, and from 6 till 8.
g 7, BEDFORD SQUARE, LONDON,

"Inasmuch as I have long herd that your hon-
ourable country most particularly reverence the
heavenly system a worship which has been pro-
mulgated for more than 1,860 yea;,;, therefore I
presume that yorr honor rable country early ob-
tained evidence respecting this wonderful doctrine's
origin, and promulgated L; in the West. How ex-
ceedingly excellent ! But oar true and holy lord Teen
Wang (the Emperor) in the year 1848 was received
up by a heavenly messenger into heavan.,,awkliim
self had 'in interview with:the Ifeavenly Father
and Heavenly Elder Brother, and thence obtained
a commission to circulate the true doctrine for the
regulation of the whole country. Again from
Kwarg-sei he came to Nankin and promulgated
the heavenly system of religion, cut blocks and
printed the Scriptures, and administered the wash-
ing ceremony (washed their breasts with a rag, I
presume, ' Sci Li,' rightly named for this purpose).
Although there is the difference of sooner and
later, first and last, still with your honourable
country we have received the same system of wor-
ship, and have regarded its principles all the same
as yourselves. At present the Middle Kingdom,
Chinese people, have come to know the true doc-
trine ; but when I consider that our people for
thousands of years had not obtained this extraordi-
nary doctrine it is to be regretted. Anciently it
was difficult to realise its excellencies, from want
of the knowledge of its principles. On examina-
tion, I find that from the year 1853, the third year
of our true and holy lord's ascension of the Impe-
rial Throne, the desire to become disciples of the
Lord Jesus prevailed, and all tarred to the one
principle. The literati in the presence—the Court
of the Emperor—soon became of this class, and
now it has widely extended and become deeply
impressed in its main ideas, and is observed in its
rites, all of which has been accomplished by the
power of God. Truly it is not in man to have
brought these things to pass!
"I have now prepared for your honourable
country a manifesto and true explanation, so as to
remove the difficulties, that it may not hence be as
the navigating of an intricate sea, or the scaling of
a mountainous rough road. The fish are deep, and
the wild geese distant, their mutual sounds and
inquiries are difficult to comprehend ! [We must
come nearer together to be mutually understood.]
Having increased the army, my press of business
has not permitted me to do as I would wish.

" During this year, relying on the power of
Heaven, I have succeeded in capturing Soochow
and Hangch ow, and should now be pleased that the
missionaries of every country would come forward,
prepare, and make known the true principles of the
Gospel to my neople, at which I should greatly
rejoice beyond the power of expression, desiring
that those who are of the same doctrine might soon
become of the same heart ; the publication of this
doctrine would then soon become general, and the
right way be made clear ; ere long the whole coun-
try, even to its very borders, would practise Christ's
system of worship, and publish it without limit.
Truly would this be A flourishing, glorious result !
" I have reverently received the Imperial com-
mands to march through every Chow, Foe, and
Hin. I myself wished to have an interview with
the several foreign Commissioners, in order to ex-
plain and obtain instruction that we might mutually
maintain a good understanding ; but ultimately
without appointment I marched to Shanghai, and
unexpectedly there was a ship of your honourable
country that seemed inclined to repel our approach
to the place! Now our heavenly dynasty reveres
the same heavenly system of worship equally with
your honourable country, and of course we apper-
tain to the same discipleship ; why, then, se hastily
repel us ? Why doubt and fear .without knowing
my designs ? Were my inmost thoughts and ma_
sons clearly known, you would perceive that I con-
sider your honourable country as equally benevolent
with ours. If you truly without knowing drove us
away, I am not disposed to quarrel with you about
it ; nor have deeply examined into the matter. Be-
cause several of my officers, having gone out three
or four miles, and pitched their tents for a short
time, waved a bignal that Kahing was in jeopardy,
I was therefore under the necessity of hastily assem-
bling my troops to march to the rescue. These are
the fads in relation to my former visit to Shanghai.

"Now as to the honourable countries the several
Ministers of which are at Shanghai fostering the
establishment of factories for commerce, I beg to
remark to them, that as commerce for these several
past years in succession has been going on as it
should, why not pursue the same road as in former
days ? I• myself am willing to treat with the seve-
ral Ministers, and according to the constant regu-
lations govern all the laws of the custom-house in
relation to receiving duties, entirely acting upon
the prepared rules, most certainly not increasing
the duties; because our heavenly dynasty, together
with these honourable countries, revere the same
heavenly system of worship, so that it may be said
that all we under heaven so doing appertain to one
family. Why should not all the brethren of the
four seas throughout the world, east, west, north,
and south, pursue the practice of peace and good-
will towards each other ? Taking all together, I
beseech your honourable countries to exercise libe-
rality of thought towards us.
" It has now been 10 years since our true an dholy
lord, Hung-sow-chuen, was elevated to Imperial
power in the year 1851, when he received heaven's
mandate to go around and carefully govern the
beloved people, but to expel the injurious, to quiet
the good, but to make it his business to execute the
evil, retain the upright as heads, or officers, seeking
truly to imitate as lord of the nation the great In and
Shun (two ancient famous Emperors). And, more-
over, Christ's system of religion, which has hitherto
onlybeen practised in Western countries, now flour
rifles in our middle country, China, which has had
its commencement from our true and holy lord.
Every foreign Minister near us in our country must
be able fully to know these thin gs, his own eyes seeing
and his own ears hearing them; hence I trust that he
himself will early prepare a document, and carry the
report to his own honourable country. Although
upon rumination you should think the capital dis-
tant, yet the sails and wind will waft you thither in a
short time. Do not upon beholding the great ocean
turn back.

" Though I have this year repeatedly urged a
correspondence, yet I have not had the good for-
tune to receive a documentary reply, by which my
mind might be delivered from perplexity and sus-
pense. . _ _

" I have recently received the command to sub-
jugate the south, north, east, and west, 'without
reference to the place of location. Although at the
time of receiving the holy instructions I most de-
votedly designed their fulfilment in minutia, yet
in embodying the way of carrying them out I did
not purpose greatly producing disorder and destruc-
tion, bringing shame and remorse on myself.
" At present the American missionary, Lo How-
chuen-sing-sang, with whom our true and holy
lord, Hung-sow-chuen, vas formerly acquainted in,

"Again, the New Testament, which yor- honor--
able country so greatly prizes, is that which our
heavenly dynasty has cut :on blocks for printing ;
and, though the languages are different, the mean-
ing is but one; and soon we shall obey it, regard
it, and thoroughly circulate it tbrorghout China.
I3iit I truly fear that the yeomanry and common
people may err with regard to the object of reve-
rence about which our heavenly dyaesty end yorr
honourable country are united; and, bav:ng really
erred, the deception may be handed down from
generation to generation to no limited extent.
" I have prepared this letter for yorr honourable
country, and earnestly beg that you will bare the
important idea therein contained on tire various
subjects referred to translated for the information
of those who do not understand, so that they may
know the fact that our true and holy lord, Hung-
sow-chuen, has already published the ti ae doe-
trine, which has been extensively circulaLed in the
Middle Country—China. Hereafter, should we
mutually act in concert, and not in opposit'on, the
united efforts of our central and foreign countries
as one body will, in its luminous mansrestations,
perfect the design of giving our holy religion and
the Holy Scriptures to myriads of places, flowing
down like a limpid stream in promulgation, through
the attentive and obedient, from generation to ge-
neration. From this Central Country—China, the
Gospel will spread abroad, so that no'distance will
prevent it from bringing people under submission
to Christ. Then all below heaven will be exceed-
ingly.blessed, and all the people will exceedingly
rejoice.
" I. J. R., Translator.

" P.S.—This letter is equally designed for the
French Ambassador and others whom it may con-
cern. The King was told that one letter would
suffice for all.