The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-07 00:00:00

Just published, the Seventh Edition, price 35.. ; and sent free,
on receipt of a Post-office Order, for 3s. Gd.,
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 ; follow.d by Observations on the
Treatment of Syphilis, Gonorrhoea, Gleet, &c. Illustrated
with Cases, &c.

By J. L. CURTIS and COMPANY,
Consulting Surgeor.s, London.
Published 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 ; Fannin and Co., 41, Grafton-
street, Dublin; Dunean,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 se
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 no member •f 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, en 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.
Tbe PRECEPTOR, also, who holds (temporarily at
least), the relation and responsibility of a parent, will,
by perusing this work, be directe4 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 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
the usual Consultation Fee of 1/., without which no notice
whatever can be taken of their application ; and in all cases, the
inns'. secrecy May he relied on.

FOR COUG EIS, COLDS, tsck:. -
THE thirty-fifth testimonial in favour of HOL-
LAND'S BALSAM of SPRUCE, and second letter
from Lynn :
" Dear Sir—l am truly astonished at the effects I witnessed
on a poor man to whom I gave in the first instance the remains
of my last bottle of your most excellent Balsam of Spruce.
He had caught a most violent cold, accompanied with a pain
in the side, much fever, and shortness of breath ; indeed, so
distressing was his situation, as to be extremely painful to all
about him; his cough so incessant that it was expected he
would burs'. a blood-vessel, and thus end his sufferings and his
life. It was at this juncture I took him the last bottle I had
of you, and directed them to give it a trial. I called to see
him two days after, and found him so wonderfully better, that
his family were exceedingly. anxious he should go on with it ;
he was, in fact, comparatively comfortable; the cough now
only. came on twice or thrice a-day, and then without that dis-
tension of the blood-vessels of the forehead and other alarming
symytoms ; the tightness of the chest was much relieved, and
the pain in the side gone. He has continued the Balsam ever
since (now a fortnight), is nearly well, and considers himself
much indebted to you for his recovery, and requests me to
write this.. . . _

find it is sold by my neighbour, Mr. Whittingham, as you
wrote, from whom I shall.get it for the future; and remain,
dear Sir, yours very truly, "J. MOORE.
Lynn, March 18, 1841."
This Case will he immediately followed by others, to the
nu Tiber of nearly one hundred, already received ; its as-
tonishing power in subduing Coughs and Colds exceeds all
belief, whilst its healing, balsamic, and soothing qualities in-
stantly relieve soreness and tightness of the chest, sense of
suffocation, sore throat, &c.
Sold by W. Hallett, 83, High Holborn, nearly opposite the
George and Blue Boar Inn ; Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ;
Prout, 229, Strand ; Johnstone, 68, Cornhill; and by all Medi-
cine Vendors in the I(ingdom. Price Is; 10. per bottle.