Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-01-30
BALTIMORE LOCK HOSPITAL
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baltimore LOCK HOSPITAL,
BALTIMORE, MD.
ESTABLISHED As A REFUGE FROM QUACKERY.
THE ONLY PLACE WHERE A CURE CAN BE
OBTAINED.

DR JOHNSTON has discovered the most Certain,
Speedy, and only Edectual Remedy in the World for
Weakness OF the Back Limbs, Strcures Affection Of
the Kidneys and Bladder involuntary Discharges, In
potency, General Debility, Nervomness, Dyspepsia.s
Langnor Low Spirits Confusion Of Ideas Palptation of
the Heart, Timdity, Trembling Dimness OF Sight or
Giddness Disease of the Head, Throat, Nose Skin,
Affections OF the Liver, Lungs Stomach, or Bowels
those Terrible Disorders arising from Solitary Habits OF
Honth-secret and solitary practices fatal to their
victims than the song Syrens to the Mariners of Uys
tions, rendering marriage, &c, impossible.
YOUNG MEN
Especially, who have become the victims of Solitary
Vice, that dreadful and destructive habit which annu
ally sweeps to untimely grave thousands Of Young
Men of the most exalted talents and brilliant intellect,
who might otherwise have enranced listening Senaes
with the thunders of eoquence walked to ecsacy the
living Tyre, may call with full confidence
MARRIAGE.
Married Persons or Young Men contemplating msrri-
age, being of Physical Weakness Organic Debil-
ity, Defurmities, speedily cured.
He who places himself under the of DIR. ]. may
religiously condde in his honor as gentleman and
confidently rely upon his skill as a physician.
ORGANIC WEAKNESS
| Immediately Cured and full Vigor Restored.
This distressing affection which renders lifa miscra-
Bile and marriage impossible Is tho ponalty paid by the
victims Of improper ndulgences. Young persons are
too apt commit eXeeSses from not being aware OF the
dreadful conseq that may ensuo. Now, who that
understands the subject will pretend 10 deny that the
power Of procreation il lost by those falling into
improper habits than by the prudent? Besides being
deprived of the pleasure of healthy offspring the most
serious and destructive symptoms of both body and mind
arise. The System becomes deanged the Physical and
Mental Functions Weakened, Loss Of Provocative Pow
or, Nervous lrrability, Dyspepsia, Palpiaon of the
Heart, Indigestion, Constitutional Debility, and Vast
| ing of the Frame, Cough, Consumption, Decay and
| Death.
| Member of the Royal College of Surgeons London,
Graduate of of the most eminent Colleges in the
United States, and the greater part Of whose life has
been spent in the hospitals Of London, Paris Ph.del
phia and elsewhere, has effected Of tlO most
tonishing cures that were ever known many troubled
with ringing in the head aud ears when asleep great
nervousness being alarmed at sudden sounds, bash
funess with frequent blushing, attended sometimes
with arrangement of mind were cured Immediately.
TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE.
DR.. j. addresses all those who have injured them
selves by improper Indulgence and solitary habits
which ruin both body and mind uniting them for either
| business, study, society, marriage.
These are some of the sad and melancholy effects
produced by early habits of youth viz: Weakness OF
the Back and Limbs, Pains in the Head, Dimness OF
Sight, Loss of Muscular Power, Palpitation Of the
Heart, Dyspepsia, Nervous lrrability, arrangement Of
the Digesv- Functions General Debility Symptoms of
| Consumption, &G-
MENTALLY The fearful effects on the mind are much
to be dreaded. Loss Of MOmory, Confusion of Ideas,
Depression of Spirits, Evil Forcbodngs, Aversion to
Society, Self Diatrust Love Of Solitude Timdity, &c,
| some Of the evils produced.
Thousands of persons of all ages can now Judge what
il the of their declining health losing their vigOr
becoming weak, pale nervous and eInacated having
singular appearance about the eyes, Cough, and Symp
toms oil consumption.
YOUNG MEN
Who have injured themselves by certain practice,
indulgod in when alone, habit frequently learned
from Evil companions at school, the effects of which
nightly felt when asleep, and il not cured,
renders marriage impossible, and destroys both mind
| and body, should apply Immediately.
What pity that young man, the hope of his cOun-
try the pride OF his parents should be snatched from
all poets and enjoymcn,s Of life by the
of waiting from the path of nature and ndulgng in
certain secret habit. Such persons must, before
templating
| MARRIAGE,
Reflect that sound mind and body the most neces
sary requisites to promote connubial happiness. In
weary pilgrimage; the prospect hourly darkons To the
view the mind becomes shadowed with despair and filled
with the melancholy reflection that the happiness of
another becomes blghted with our own.
OFFICE, SOUTH FREDERICK STREET,
from the Fail not to observe name and num-
ber.
BE, No letters eived unless postpaid and contain
ing stamp to he used the reply. Persons writing
should state age and send portion of advertisement de-
scribing symptoms.
The Doctors DIPLOMA hangs in his Office
ENDORSEMENT OF THE PRESS.
The many thousands cured at this establishment with
In the last twenty years and the important
Surgical Operations performed by Dr. Johnston, wit
messed by the reporters of the The Sun and many other
papers, notices of which have appeared again aud again
before the public besides his standing gentleman Of
character and responsibility, is sufficient guarantee to
the afflicted.
SKIN DISEASES SPEEDILY CURED.
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