Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-02-20
Baltimore Lock Hospital,
DOCTOR JOHMSTON.

usAa, IArsAt, NSss, or SkIA and all these serious @
and melancholy Disorders arising from the Des- Z
trusGVs hAbis Of Youth, which d sstroy both body
and nihd. TISsH sBcART and solitary practices u
morS fatal 10 their victims than the song ofths Sy- u
rsss 10 ths mariners Of Ulysses, ~blighting their G
nest brilliant hopes Of aniieipa.isas, rendering =
Marriage, &s., impossible.
Young Esn. 7
specially, WHO have become the victims Of SslitA- !
~ Vice, that dreadful and destructive habit, :
which annually sweeps TO an untinsly grave =
thSusAnd Of younI nsn Of the most exalted talents I
and brilliant iHtsllsst, who might otherwise have
sntrAnsS1 listening SeHates with the thunders Of .
slsqssnss, or WAFsd to eestaey the living Tyre, :
may cell with all ssAHdeneS. !.
Marriage.
Married PsrssAs, or Young Men contemplating
nArriAgS, being aware Of Physical Weakness,
OrKAnis Debility, DSformitiSs, De, skoald immo-
diAtSly ssASult DR.. j., and DO restored to perfect
health.
HE Vie places Aimsslf under care Of DR.. John
ssR nay TsliEisuSly sSHAds in his honor as a gem
tlsaAa, AID confidently rally upsn his skill ~ .
physician.
Organic Weakness
innsdiGtsly cured, and full Viser restored.
This disease is the penalty most frequently paid
by those who have bscsms the victims Of improp-
or indulEsRsSS. Ysung persons are tee apt to
commit excuses frsm not being aware Of tho dread
fHl ssAIssHsAsss that may eASus. Now, who that
uHdsrItAHds the subject will pretend to deny that
the psrsr Of PrOsrsAtion is lost ssensr by those
falling iniO imprspsr habits by tho prudent. Be-
sides being deprived the pleasure Of healthy of
Gpring, the most serious and dsst uctiVe symptoms
to both body AHi AiAd arise. The system besomes
dsranIsd, the physical and mental powers weaken
ed, nervous debility, dyspepsia, palpitatioa Of the
hsArt, indigsStisn, = wasting Of the frame, cough,
s~yAptsnS Of consumption, est.
Nervous Debility.
Weakness Of the system Nervous Debility and
premature decay generally arise from tho Dss-
tructivs habit Of youth, that solitary practice 80
fAtAl 10 the hcAlthful existence OF man, and it is
the younK uhO are most apt to become it's Victims
from an ignorance Of the dan gers to which they
subject thsmsSlvsG Parents and Guardians arc
eftsA miElsAd with respect to the cause or source
Of disease in their sons and wards. Alas how
ofsA do they sseribe to other causes, the wasting
Of the frame, PAlpitation Of the Heart, Dyspsp-
~, Indigestion, arrangement of tho Nervous Sys-
tsA, Cough, AID Symptoms Of Consumption, alss,
those serious Mental effects, such as loss Of mem-
DRY, depression Of spirits or peculiar 6ts Of MslAn-
sholy, when the truth il they have been caused by
indulK iSx in PsrniciouI but alluring practices, des-
truStiVs to both Body and Mind. Thus are swept
from existence, Thousands who might have been
Of uss TO their Country, a pleasure to their friends
AAd ornaments to Society,
OFFICE No. 7 SOUTH FRsDKnIcK ST.,
lst hand side going from Baltimore street, 7 doors
frSn the corner.
Re particular in observing the name and
number, or you will mistake the place.
Ag- Take notice, observe Name on the Deer and
Windows.
A Cure Warranted, or no Charge Made, IN
from One to 7uo Days.
NC XERCUEY OR NAUsEOUs DRUGS USED
DR.. Johnston.
Member Of the Royal College OF Surgeons, Lon
den, Graduate frsm one Of the most eninsnt Col
lsgsa Of the United States, and the greater par
Of whose life has been spent in the first Hospital
Of Lender, Paris, Philadelphia, and elsewhere
has Elected some Of the most astonishing cure
thAt were ever known, many, trsEbled with RE GIN
in the head and ears when asleep, great nervous
nsEG, being alarmed ut sudden sounds, and bash
fulnsss, with frequent b~lushing, attended SEINE
times with dsrSn cement Of miad, were cared i'm
nSliAtsly.
A Certain Disease.
When the misguided and imprudent vstary G
pleasure Ands he has imbibsd the seeds OF thi
painful disease, il too often happens that an il
timed sense OF shame, or dread of discovery, do
tsrs hiA from applying to those who, from edues
tisn and rsapsetAbility, can alone befriend hin
delaying till the constitutional symptoms of tn
horrid disease make their appearance such as n
csrAtsd sore throat, diseased nose, nocturnal pair
= in the head and limbs, dimnsss of sight, doafnes
i nodes on the shin bones and arms, blotches on tt
head, face, and s~xIrsnities, progressing with frigh
fRl ~raPidity, till At Last the palate of the mouth
the ksnsI Of the nose fall in, and the victim Of tn
Awfal disease becomes a horrid object Of
tioA ill death puts q period to his dreadful Sufe
inKS by sending thom to " that bourne from when,
ne traveller returns" To such therefore u
Johnston pledges himself to preserve the most i
Violabls secrecy, and from his extensive praeti
in tie ArSt hospitals in Europe and America,
can confidently recommend a safe and speedy Gu
TO she unfortunate victim OF this horrid disease.
II is = mslanehsly fact, that Thousands fall vi
f, tinI to thiS dreadful disease, owing to tho unsk
= fitness Of ignorant pretenders, who, by the use
khak dr. a1ful naiROn- mArpnTW puip the annat;t
ten, and either send the unfortunate sufferer
an uHtinely grave, or else make the rsSidas Of
-. life miserable.
i, Take Particular Notice.
DR.. J. addresses all those who have injured the
n. selves by private and improper indulSencios.
al These are some Of the sad and melancholy sRe
produssd by early habits Of youth, viz: Weakn
Q; Of the Back and Limbs, Pain in the Head, Di
meas Of Sight, Loss of Muscular Power, Palpitat
cd of tAS Heart, Dyspepsia, Nervous Irritability, l
ch ranBsmsnt Of the Digestive Functions, Gene
or Debility, symptoms Of Consumption, sc.
AHNFALLY-Ths fearful effects upon the m
d) are much to DO dreaded, Loss of Memory, Con
sion Of Ideas, Depression of Spirits, Evil Foreb
Tags, Aversion OF Society, Self Distrust, Love
- Solitude, Tinidity, de-, arc some Of tae evils ?
dusSd.
Thousands of persons OF fall ages, can now ju,
what is the cause Of their declining health. l
Il. iHE their ViEor, becoming weak, pale and emac
ted, have = ingular appearance about the sy
i. ssuEh and symptoms Of consumption.
DR.. JshnSton's Invigorating Remedy
~. Organic Weakness.
90 By this great and important remedy, weakr
90 fthS organs are speedily cured, and full vi
"a restored. Thousands Of the most nervous and
bilitAtsd, who had lest all hope, hAvebscn INN
lately relieved. All impedimsnts to MArrii
% Physical or Mental Disqualification, Nervous
r~itability, TrsmblinEs and Weakness, or sxhau
90 tion OF the nSSt fearful kind, speedily cured
ALI DR.. JekHston.
oh Young Men,
An Who have injured themselves By a Ger
800 Practice INDUCED in when alone habit fr
sntly learned from evil companions, or at Sc
the effects Of which are nightly felt, even v
81, asleep, and il not sured, renders marriage i'm
aible, And destroys both mind and body, sh
h. apply Immediately.
What . pity that . yeuRg MaR, thO hOPs .
country, and ths darling of his parents, shout
SnAtshsd from all prospects and enjoymsntI Of
;, in by ths consequences Of dsviating from the pa
iilss nature, and i~nSulging in a certain secret hab
Such PsrIeAS, before contemplating
ana Marriage.
IhSuld rsAsst tiAt . sound mind and body ar
most nsssSBary requisites to pronots eokn
'arA happiness. Indeed, without these, the jou
tha' thrsuKh live becomes . weary pilgrimage, the
the psst hsurly dArksnS to the view the mind bee
tns shAdsWsd with despair and filed with the m
-, sAoly rejection, that the happiness Ct anoths
ulo- GENES blightsd with our own.
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