Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-08-20
MEDICAL
BALTIMORE LOCK HOSPITAL.
ESTABLISHED AS 4 REFUGE FROM
QUACKERY.
THE ONLY PLACE WHERE A CURE
CAN BE OBTAINED,

CAN BE OBTAINED.
DR.. JOHNSON has discovered the most
| Certain, Speedy, and only Efectual Remedy III
| the World for Weakness of the Back or Limbs,
| Structures, Affection of the Kidneys or Bladder
Involuntary Discharges, 1mpotency, Genera!
| Debility, Nervousness, Dyspepsls,, Languor
the Heart Timidity, Trembling, Dimness Of
Sight, or GiddineSs Disease of the Head,
| Throat, Nose, or Skin Affections Of the Liver
| lungs Stomach, or Bowels-those PerrIbie
| Disorders arising from Solitary Habits OF
| Youth-secret and solitary practices more lsIs AZ
to their victims than the song Of Syrens 10 ln'
| Mariners of Ulysses, bighting their most prtl
| liant hopes or anticipations, rondor!ng mar
| riage, &C., impossible.
YOUNG MEN,
Especially, who have become the victims OF
solitary vice, that dreadful and destructive
habit which annually sweeps to an ultlmely
grave thousands Of Young Men of the most
excellent talents and brilliant intellect, who
might otherwise have entranced listening Seua-
tors with the thunderg OF oloquence, or walked
to estacy the living Tyre, may call with full
confidence.
Married Persons, or Young Men comtompia-
ting marriage being aware of~Physical Weak
moss, Organic Debility, Deformities, speedily
cured.
Ho who places himself under the care OF Or
j. may religiOusly conide in his honor as
gentleman, and confidently rely upon his skill
as physician.
ORGANIC WEAKNESS
Immediately cured and full vigor restored.
This distressing affection, which renders liie
miserable and marriage impossible, la the
penalty paid by the victims OF impropriety.-
Young persons are too apt TO commit eZ-
cesses from not being aware Of the dreadful
consequences that may ensue. Now, who that
understands the subject will pretend to deny
that the power Of procreati0n is lost sooner by
those falling into improper habits than by tie
prudent? Besides being deprived Of the pleas
Ire Of healthy offspring, the most serious and
arise The System becomes deranged, the
Physical and Mental Functions Weakened,
Loss Of Provocative Power, Nervous Irritable
ty, Dyspepsia, Palpitation of the Heart, lndi
gestion, Constitutional Debility, and Wasting
Of the Frame, Consumption, Decay and Death
DIR. JOHNSON,
Member Of the Royal College Of Surgeons
London, Graduate of one Of the most eminent
Colleges in the United States, and the greater
part Of whose life has been spent in the hCCplt
ais Of London, Paris, Philadelphia, and else
where, has effected some Of the most asLOn!5E-
ing cures that were ever known, many troubled
with ringing in the head and ears when asleep.
great nervousness, being alarmed st sudden
sounds bashtulness, with frequent bushlngl at
tended sometimes with arrangement OF WInd
were cured Immediately.
TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE.
DR.. j. addresses all those who have Injured
themselves by improper indulgence and sOlI-
tary habits, which ruin both body and mind,
uniting them for either business, study socie
ty or marriage.
These arc some Of the sad and melancholy
effects produced by early habits Of youth Vi"
Weakness Of the Back and Limbs Pains IN iar
Head, Dimnoss of Sight, Loss Of Muscular Pow
er, Palpitation Of the Heart, Dyspep2la Ner-
yous Irritabi,ity, Dera44gemont OF the Digestive
Functions, General Debility, Symptoms ot
MENTAILY.-The fearful effects on the mind
arc much to be dreaded. Loss Of Memory,
Confusion Of Ideas, Depression Of Spirits, Ev!
Forebodings, Aversion 10 Society, Self DisLruSt,
Love of Solitude, Timidity, &c, are some "l
the evils produced:
Thousands of persons Of all ages can no"
Judge hat is the cause their declining health,
losing their Vigor, becoming weak, p4o, nor
Vous and emac!ated, having 4 singular appear.
Consumption.
YOUNG MEN.
Who have injured themselves by a coI
tain practice, indulged in, habit fro
quently learned from evil companions, or NJ
school, the effects Of which are nightly felt
marriage impossible, and destroys both mind
and body should apply Immediately
What pity that 8 young man, the hope OF
his country, the pride Of his parents, should DC
snatched from al prospects and enjoymentso OF
life, by the consequence OF doViating rom lne
cret habit. Such persons must, before contem-
plating -
effect that a sound mind and body are the ,Aost
necessary requisites to promote Connubial hap.
pinoss. Indeed, without these the journey
through life becomes a weary pilgrimage; the
prosp, ct hourly darkens to the view, the mind
becomes shadowed with despair and filed with
the melancholy reflection thai the happiness g.
another becomes blighted with your own
DISEASES OF IMPRUDENCE.
Whom the misguided and imprudont yotary
of pleasure 1inds that he has lmDlDod the SEEDS
Of this painful disease it too often happens that
an ill-timed sense Of shame or dread OF dlsc0V-
cry deters him from applying TO those, VINO
from education and responsibility, can alone
befrend him, delaying TIL the constitutional
SYMPTOMS of this horrid disease make their ap-
pearance, such as ulcGrated sore throat, diseased
nose, nocturnal pains in the head and limbs.
dimness Of sight, deafness, nodes on the shin
bones and arms blotches on tho head face and
extremites, progressing with frlghtul rapdiLy
till at last the palate Of the mouth or IT,. S-AGs
of the nose fall in, and the victim Of this awful
disease becomes horrid object Of cOmmissor&
ton, till death puts a period to his dreadful SUI
ferings, by sending him to chat Undiscovered
Country from whence 10 trayeiieT 5I,I returns:
Itis MELANCHOLY FACT that thou
sands fall victims to this terrible disease owing
10 the uns kifulness Of ignorant protenders who,
by the use Of that DEADLY POISON, MF K
Curry, ruin the constitution and make the
residue of life miserable.
DIR. JOHNSON,
OFFICE No. 7, SOUTH FREDERICK STREET,
BALTIMORE, MD,
Left hand side pOing from Baltimore street
few doors from The cOrner Fail not to observe
name and number
@-No letters received unless post paid and
containing q stamp TO be used on the reply