Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-12-12
.MEDICHL.
Baltimore Lock Hospital.

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Baltimore Lock Hospital.
DIR. JOHNSTON,
Physician of this celebrated institution has dis;
| covered the most Certain, Speedy, Pleasant and
Efectual Remedy in the world for all
DISEASES OF IMPRUDENCE.
Weakness of the Back or Limbs, Structures,
Affection of the Kidneys or Bladder, Involun-
tary Discharges Impotency, General Debility,
Nervousness, Dyspdpeia, Languor Low Sprns'
Timidity Trembling, Dimness Of Sight or Gid
diness, Disease of the Head, Throat, Nose or
Skin, Affections of the Liver, Lungs, Stomach
or Bowels-those terrible Disorders arising
from Solitary Habits Of Youth-secret and SOL
tary practices more fatal to their victims than
| the songs of the Svrcns to the Mariners OF Ulys-
ses, blighting their most brilliant hopes or an
| ticpatons, &c.
YOUNG MEN.
Espccially, who have become the Victims OF
Solitary Vice. and dreadful and destructive
habits which annually sweep to an untlmely
| grave thousands ofyoung men OF the most eI-
| allied talents and brilliant intellect who might
| otherwise have entrunced listening Senates with
the thundcrs of elOquence, or walked to extacy
the living Tyre, may call with full confidence
MARRIAGE.
Married persons, or Young Men contempat
| ing marriage, aware Of Physical W eakncss
(Loss of Procreative Power-1mpotency,l Ner-
vous Excta olity, Palpitation, Organic Weak
ness, Nervous Debility, or any other Disquall
fcation, speedily relieved.
| He whJ places himself under the care of DR.. j.
may reigiously confde in his honor as gentle
man, and confidently rely upon his skill rs q
| physician.
ORGANIC WEAKNESS.
| o,,.oJ ,,J Eril U;por Rnstornd
This distressing Afection-which renders life
miserable and marriage impossibe-ls the
penalty paid by the victims of improp,' dulg
enccs Young persons are too apt TO commlt
excesses from not being aware OF the dreadful
consequences that may ensue. Now, who that
understands the subject will pretend to deny that
the natural powers are lost sooner 6y those tall
ing into improper habits than by the prudent!
Besides being deprived Of the pleasure OF healthy
offspring, the most serious and destruGtlve syhp-
toms of both body and mind arise. The system
becomes derangcd, the Physical and Mental
Functions weakened. Loss of Procreatlve rover
Nervous Irrtabity, Dyspepsia, Paipltatlon OF
the Heart, Indigestion, Constitutional Deoillty
and Wasting Of the Frame, Cough Consumption
Decay and Death.
A CURE WARRANTED IN TWO DAYS
Relief in Six Hours No Mercury
Persons ruined by Ignorant, Trihing Pretenders
and their Deadly Poison, should apply immedl-
ately
DIR. JOHNSTON
Member of the Royal College of Surgery Of Lon
don Graduate of one of the most eminent Col
lcges in the United States, and the greater part
of whose life has been spent in the hoSpltalSol
London, Paris Philadelphia and elsewhere, nae
effected some Of the most astonishing cures that
were ever known; many troubled with ringingn
the head and ears when asleep, great nervousness,
being alarmed ut sudden sounds, bashtulness,
with frequent blushing, attended something's with
arrangement of mind were cured immediately
TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE.
Dr.. j. addresses all those who have injured
themselves by improper indulgence and solitary
habits, which ruin both body and mind uniting
Thorn for either business, study, society or mar
riage ,,c
fects produced by the early habits Of youth, viz:
Weakness of the Back and Limbs, Pains IN tho
Head, Dimncss of Sight, Loss Of Muscular Power,
Palpitution of the Heart, Dyspepsia, Nervous
Irritabilty, Dcrangement of the Digestive Func
tions, General Debility, Symptoms OF Consump..
MESTALLY.-The fearful effects on the mind
are much to be dreaded. Loss of Memory, Con-
fusion Of Ideas, Depression of Spirits, Evil Fore
bodings, Aversion to Society, Self Dlstrust, Love
Of Solitude, Timidity, &c, arc some OF the eVils
produced.
Thousands Of persons Of all ages can now judge
what is the cause of their declining health, losing
their vigor, becoming weak, pale, nervous and
emacated, having singular appearance about
the eyes, cough and symptoms of Consumption
YOUNG MEN
Who have injured themselves by certain prac
tice, already described habit frequently learn
ed from evil companions or at school, the effects
of which are nightly felt, even when asleep, and
if not cured, renders marriage impossible, and
destroys both mind and body, should apply I'M
What a pity that young man, the hope OF
his country, the pride of his parents should be
snatched from all prospects and enjoyment OF
life bv the consequence of dcvinting from the
nath of nature and indulgng in pernlclous
habits Such persons must. before contemplate
ing
MARRIAGE.
Reflect, that sound mind and body are the
most necessary requisites to promote connublal
happiness. Indeed, without these the journey
through life becomes weary pilgrimage, the
prospect hourly darkcns to the view, the lnlno
becomes shadowed with despair, and filled with
the me lsnchoy reflection that the happiness OF
anoths is blighted with our own.
DISEASE OF OFIMPRUDENCE.
When. misguided and irprudent votary OF
plcasur nds that he has lmbbed tho seeds OF
his tn .,,l disease, it too often happens that an
ll-time5 ense Of shame or dread OF discovery de-
ters him from applying to those who, from duca-
ton and responsibility, can alone betrlend him,
dcl.viny till the constitutional symptoms of this
horrid disease makes their appearance such as
liberated sore throat diseased nose, nocturnal
mains in the head and limbs, diInness Of sight,
Deafness nodes on the shin bones and arms
blotches on the head, face and extremltles, pro-
crossing with frightful rapidty, till at last the
paIute Of the mouth or the bones Of the
hose fall in, and the victim Of this awful disease
becomes horrid object Of commsseration till
death puts q period to his dreadful suffering, by
sending him to that undiscovered country from
whence no traveller returns"