The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-05-30
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CAUSES of It's Premature Decline with directions
for its perfect Restoration. Addressed 10 those SUI
erng from the destructive effects of Excessive In
diligence Solitary Habits &c. &c. BY Il. Deslon-
DIES, NJ. ID. Translated from the French, with many
additions, Ivy American Physcian.-Seventh edl'
ton. 252 PIP. IS mo, full bound in cloth
RECOMMENDATIONS.
Physicians of extensive observation, ard SupeEn-
tendans of establishments for the moral management
of lunatics, concur in assuring that the canker-
worm Of death is gnawing at the vials OF many
youth Of all ages. in all countries too, as portrayed
by the author II this work freely circuia
ted, the tendency would be beneficial because,like nm
alarm gun, it would give warning in season TO avert
threatened danger. 1t might thus drive away
tend that would ruin soul and body at the same in
stan and blight the dawn Of life before the indIvdu
al conscious of his duty to himself to society, or to
his Makcr.-[ Boston Medical and Surgical Journal.
consider DeslandeS' book decidedly the best
treatise eXtant in the French or English Language
The subject is extremely importrnt, and one too
much looked by profession generally, and
The evils of the vice on which your publication treats
not appreciated by the community, although the
presented in your book are frightful Yet
judging from the many patients who have been UNI
der my treatment, they have not been ovcrdrawn.-
a. Sidney Doane M. d., New York.
The work of Dcslandes, by pointing out the dis.
resulting from excesscs the evils OF which are
manifest in every insane asylum no less than in the
shattered constitutions of those INDUCING, will do
much TO prevent the vice, which, 10y lis prevalence
among the young, has 50 much influence on the
present, we'll as the future, we-being of many
[ Winslow Lewis Jr., M. ID. Boston.
The vice is doubtless very much more common in
this country than generally supposed, or than most
ms zeal men ready to believe, that 1t is fright
vi source ofill health and fatal disease with the
young, have no doubt. hope, therefore, the book
will go into extensive circulation. The views OF the
writer are excellent this sxbject-[Dr.S S. b Wood
ward Superintendent of the Insane II ospiia al Wor-
ccs,er.
The present work ahounds in well authenticated
cases, gong fully subs,anate the position taken
by the author and cannot be read withou, producing
deep conv iciion that something ought to he done
to check this deporable evil lions Herald.
The volume as now published, will prove eminent
y useful, and deserving the consideration of all TO
whom is committed the responsible trust OF moral
and physical educaton.-[ John w. Francis NJ d.
New York.
We recommend the work entitled ''Manhood,"
etc, the careful peyusal of persons of all classes.
The moral well ply steal advantages sure 10 re.
suit from such perusal will be most readily recog.
nized and felt 10y those who sta:d most in need of
them.-[ Ph@nix Journal.
We do not think go too far in saying that
ciey is deeply indebted to the author for producing
valuable useful much wanted, and SO truly
moral work. Conservative journal.
The work entitled "Manhood' is one of the few
books now coming before the public on such sub
jcc, which lay claim to the character of being
strictly professional, the same time that it is fully
in,elligble to all who read it. The moral and med
cal precepts given in it render it invaluabe.- Mag
net.
This important work has been noticed in the Her
aid before, but take advantage of the issue of
fourth edition to refer to it again. The subject is
of untold imdortance The vice of which it
treats is supposed by competent judges to be gener
ally prevalent and growing; it is spreading through
the community decrepid bodies and decayed minds,
and peopng insane hospitals and the grave. Some
of the highes. medical authorities pronounce it the
great scourge Of civilization. 1t is absolutely terrific
to read Tissot, Desandes, and other writer's who
have treated of the extent of this destructive habit,
the facility with which it is contracted i'll childhood,
and even in infancy, and lis deplorable effects on
body and soul. 1t is triumph of hcmanity, las well
morality that the vice has at last been stripped Of
the false decacy which screened it, and that scien.
tifc men have interposed 10 the young from
its ruin. [Zioa's Herald
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