The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-29
MEDICAL.
DR. JOHNSTON,
OF The
BALTIMORE LOCK HOSPITAL,

/ OFFICE, SOUTH FREDERICK STREET
From his extensive practice in the great Hospi-
tails of Europe and the first in this country, viz;
| England, France, Philadelphia and elsewhere,
can ofIer the most certain, speedy and eilectul
DISEASES or IMPRuDENCE.
Weakness of the Back or Limbs, Structures,
| Affections of the Kidneys and Bladder, Involun-
| tary Discharges, Impoteney, General Debility,
! Nervousness, Dyspepsia, Languor, Low Spirits,
| Confusion OF Ideas, Palptation of the Heart,
! Ti1ndity, Trenblngs, Dnness of Sight or
or Giddiness, Diseases of the Head, Throat, Nose
/ or Skin, Affection of the Lungs Stomach or Bow
els-those terrible disorders arising from the Sol
| itary Habits of Youth--those secret and solitary
! practices more fatal TO their victims than the
song ofSyrens to the Mariner of Ulysses, blightng
their most brilliant hopes or anticipations, rem
dering marriages, Nc Impossible
! Especially, who have become the victims of
Solitude Vice, that dreadful and destructive habit
which annually sweeps to an untimely grave
| thousands of Young Men of the most exalted
talent and brilliant intellect, who might otherwise
have entranced listening Senates with the thun-
/ ders of eloquence, walked TO ecstacy the living
| lyree may call with full confidence.
MARRIAGE.
Married Persons, or Young Men contemplating
marriage, being aware Of physical weakness, or
ganic debities, deformntion, &c, speedily cured.
He who places himself under the care Of DIR. j.
may regiously conide on his honor as
| gentleman and confidently rely upon his skill as
ORGANIC WEAKNESS.
! Immediately cured and fun vgor restored.
| This dreadful disease-which renders life mise
! rable and marriage impossible-is the penalty
| paid by the victims of improper indulgencies.
| Young persons are too apt TO commit excesses
! from not being aware of the dreadful conse
| quences that may ensue. Now, who that under
| stands the subject will pretend TO deny that the
power of procreation is lost sooner by those fall
| ing into improper habits than by the prudent2
| Besides being deprived of the pleasures of
| healthy offspring the most serious and destruc-
tive symptoms to both body and mind arise The
/ rAret M pq- nhNsip1l
/ tai functions weakened, loss of provocative pow
er, nervous irritability, dyspepsia palpitaton of
| the heart, indigestion, constitutional debility,
| wasting of the frame, coughs, consumption, de-
! cay and death.
A CURE WARRANTED IN TWO DAYS.
| Persons ruined in health by unlearned preten-
| ers who keep them triliing month after month,
taking poisonous and injurious compounds, should
"ii'' DR.. JOHNSTON,
| Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Lob
| don, graduate from of the most eminent Col
| leges in the United States and the greater part
| of whose life has been spent in the hospitals of
London Paris, Philadelphia and elsewhere, has
effected some of the most astonishing cures
that were ever known; many troubled with ring
| ing in the head and ears when asleep, great
nervousness, being alarmed at sudden sounds,
bashfulness, with frequent blushng, attended
sometimes with a arrangement of the mind, were
TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE
DIR. ]. addresses all those who have injured
| themselves by improper indulgencies and solita-
|
ting them for either business, study, society, OF
marriage.
! These are some of the sad and melancholy eff
| fecis produced by early habits of youth, viz:
| Weakness of the Back and Limbs, Pains in the
/ Head, Dhmness of Sight, Loss of Muscular Pow
er, Palpitation of the Heart, Dyspepsia, Nervous
| Irritabity, arrangement of the Digestive Func-
tons, General Debility, symptoms of Consump-
| tioil.
The fearful effects the mind are much to be
dreaded. Loss of Memory, Confusion of Ideas,
Depression of Spirits, Evil Forebodings, Aversion
to Society, self-distrust, Love OF Solitude Iimid
ity, &c, are some of the evils produced.
Thousands of persons Of all ages can now Judge
what is the of their declining health loosing
their vigoT, becoming weak, pale, nervous, and
emaciated, having a singular appearance about
the eyes, cough aud symptoms OF consumption
YOUNG MEN
| who have injured themselves by a certain prac-
| tiee indulged in when alone-l habit frequently
learned from evil companions or at school, the
effects of which are nightly felt, even when
asleep and, if not cured, renders marriage I'M
possible, and destroys both mind and body
sh ould apply Immediately.
What a pity that a young man, the hope of his
| country, the pride OF his parents, should be
snatched from ali prospects and enjoyments of
! life by the consequence of deyiating from the
path of nature and INDUCING in q certain secret
! habit. Such persons, MUST before contenlpla-
MARRIAGE
| reflect that sound mind and body are the most
1 necessary requisites TO promote connublll hapl
ness; indeed, without these, the journey through
| life becomes q weary pilgrimage, the prospect
hourly darkens to the view, the mind becomes
| Swallowed with despair and filed with the mel
ancholy reflection that the happiness of another
becomes blighted with your own.
When the misguided and ilnprudent yotary of
pleasure finds he has imbibed the seeds of this
painful disease it too often happens that an ill
timed sense of shame dread of discovery de-
tiers him from applying to those, who, from edu-
cation and responsibility, can alone befriend him.
lie falls into the hands of ignorant and designing
pretenders, who, incapable of curing, fitch his
pecuniary substance, keep him trifing month
after month, long the smallest fee can be
obtained, and with despair leave him with ruined
health TO sigh over his CALLING disappointment, or
by the use of that deadly poison Mercury, hasten
the constitutional symptoms of the terrible dis
ease, such as Affection Of the Head, Throat,
Nose, Skin, etc. progressing with frightful rapid
ity till death puts period TO his dreadful suffer
ing by sending him to that undiscovered country
from whose bourne no traveller returns.
To such, therefore, DR. Johnston offers The most
certain, speedy, pleasant and eiiectu;l remedy in
OFFICE, 7 SOUTH FREDERICK STREET,
Left hand side going from Baltimore street, a few
doors from the corner. Fail not TO observe the
name and Number.
~ No letters received unless postpaid and
containing a stamp to be used on the reply. Per-
sons writing should state age, and send portion
of advertisement describing symptoms
There are SO many Paltry, Designing and
Worthless imposters advertising themselves "a
Physicilns, tr!ling With and running the health
of az who unfortunately fall inio their power,
that Dr. Johns on deems II necessary 10 say es-
ppeiailY to lhose uGaequ1ihtcd with bis reputa-
ton, that his Credentials Or Diplomas always
hang in his office.
ENDORS ENENf OF THE PRESS
The many thousands cured ut this Institution
within the last eighteen years, and the hume
rous Surgical Operations performed by DR.. ohm
ston Witnessed by the reporters of the ''Sunp
and many other papers, notice of which appeared
again and again before the public, besides his
standing as q gentleman of charaeterand respon-
sibiltv is sufficient guarantee to the afflicted.
SKIN DISEASES SPEEDILY CURED.
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