Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-05-17
MEDICAL.
Baltimore Lock Hospital.
mr. JOHNSTON.

DIR. JOHNSTON.
Physician of this celebrated institution, has dis,
covered the most Certain, Speedy. Pleasant ana
| Eni.ctual Remedy IN the World LOT al
! DISEASES OF IMPRUDENCE.
Weakness of the Bacl, or Limbs, Structures,
! Affection of the Kidneys or Bladder, lnyoihn'
tary Discharges Impotency, General Debility
Nervousness, Dyspdpeia,, Languor, Low spirit.
Confusion OF Ideas, Palpitation of the Heart
| Tmdtv, Trembling, DimncSs Of Sight, or Cid
dincss. Disease of the Head, Throat Nose or
Skin. Affections of the Liver, Lungs, Stomach
or Bowels-thosc terrible Disorders arlsing
from Solitary Habits Of y Youth-secret and SOL
itary practices more fatal to their victims man
the songs of the Syrens to the Mariners OF OlyS-
ses, blghting their most brilliant hopes or an
| tcipations, &c
YOUNG MEN.
Especially, who have become the Victims o:
| Solitary Vice. and dreadful and deslructlTe
| habits which annually sweep TO an untlmeiy
grave thousands of young men OF the most eh
allied talents and brilliant intel !ect, who might
otherwise have cntranced listening Senates with
the thunders of eloqucnce, or walked to cXtacy
the living Tyre, may call with full confidence
MARRIAGE
Married persons, or Young Men contemplate
| ing marriage aware Of Physical Weakness
| Loss of Procreative Power-lmpOtenCv, Ncr-
vous Excitubility, Palpitation, Organic Weak
ness, Nervous Debility, or any other Disquali-
ucaIlOn, speedily TclcNcu
He who places himself under the care Of DR.. j.
may religiOusly confdc in his honor n; gentle
man! and confidently rely upon his skill as a
physician.
ORGANIC WEAKNESS.
Immediately cured and Full Vigor Restored
This distressing A1lection-which renders HE
miserable and marriage impossiblc- Is tho
penalty paid by the victims of improper indulg-
encies Young persons arc too apt to commit
cXccsses from not being aware OF the drcadtui
consequences that may cnsuc Now, who that
understands the subject will pretend to deny that
the natural powers are lost sooner 9y nose la.i
Besides being deprived Of the pleasure OF healthy
offspring. the most serious and destructive symp-
toms of both body and mind arise. The system
becomes deranged, the Physical and Menta'
Functions weakened Loss Of Procreative Power,
Nervous Irrtabilty, Dyspepsia Palpitatlo!n1 n. OF
the Heart, Indigestion, Constitutional Debility
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 immedi-
ately.
DR. 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 ho$pitalsoi
London, Paris Philadelphia and elsewhere has
effected some of the most astonishing cures that
were ever known; many troubled with rlngingm
the head and cars when asleep, greatnervouSness,
being alarmed ut sudden sounds baShiuncsi,
with frequent blushing attended sometimes witp
arrangement of mind were cured lmmc"'aIeE
TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE.
DR.. J. addresses all those vino have injured
themselves by improper indulgence and solitary
habits, which ruin both body and mind, uniting
them for either business study, society or mar
riage
These are some Of the sad and me- elancholy eli
fects produced by the early habits Of youth, VIZ:
Wcu kncss the Back and Limbs, Pains in the
Head, Dimncss of Sight, Loss Of Muscular Power,
Palptaton of the Heart, Dyspepsa, Nervous
Irritabity, Derangemcnt of the Digestive Func-
tions, General Debility, Symptoms of Consump-
ton, &c.
MEyrALLY.-Tho fearful effects on the mind
arc much to be dreaded. Loss of Memory, Con-
fusion OF Ideas, Depression of Spirits Evil Fore
bodngs, Aversion to Society, Self Distrlst, Love
of Solitude, Timidity, &c, nrc some of the evHs
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 ana
emacatcd, having singular appearance about
the eyes, cough and symptoms OF Consumption.
YOUNG MEN
Who have injured thcmsel lvcs by II certain prac
ticc, already described, habit frequently learn
ed from evil companions or at school, the effects
of which are nightly felt even when asleep ana
ifnot cured, renders marriage impossible, ana
DESTROYS both mind and body, should apply I'M
medately.
What Il pity that young man, the hopSe,"l
his country the pride of his parents, should DE
snatchcd from all prospects and enjoyment "i
life by the consequence of devlatlng from the
path of nature, and indulglng IN pcrnlclous
habits. Such persons must, before contemplate
ing
MARRIAGE -. -
Reflect that Il sound mind and body are the
most necessary requisites to promote c0lnupiai
happiness, Indeed, without these the journey
through life becomes a weary pilgrimage, the
nrospcct hourly darkens 10 the view, the mino
becomes shadowed with despair, and hltcd with
thc melancholy reflection that the happiness "i
another is blighted with our own
DISEASE OF IMPRUDENCE.
When the misguided and irr prudent votary
nla,surr finds that he has imblbcd the seeds OF
This painful disease, it too often happens that th
il!-time sense Of shame Or dread 0l discovery oe
him fromapp yng to those %a3 ,r%n G'iuI him
DELAYING till tho constitutional symptoms oi TINS
hcirid disease makes their appearance such a.
liberated sore throat, diseased nose, nocturnal
Mains in the head and limbs, dimncss OF sight,
deafness, nodes on the shin bones and arms,
hIotchas ON the head, face and eXtrcn:tIci, pro-
crossing with frighttul rapidity, till at last the
1alatc of the mouth or the bones Of tn:
nose fall in. and the victim OF this a"iui d!sHa1i
hnrnn,rs a horrid object Of commiss-raton TIL
death puts !, period to his dreadful! suffering. by
sending him 20 that undiscovered country from
whence no traveller returns. n,,,
1t is melancholy fact that thousand; UlE.
victims to this terrible disease, through i4iniinS
into the hands of ignorant or unsklIiu pfE
TENDERS, who, by the use of that dcad!y
POISON, Mercury, &c. destroy the constitution
and incapable oi curing keep the M HnmaPPy s",'
frrcr month after month taking thcir hpNlou7 y
INJURIOUS compounds, and instead of beng re
sto0rnd 70 :, renewal OF Life, Flgerand liapPihesS
in despair leave him with ruined hr"'t" 1" sig"
over his guIling disappointment.
DIR. JOIIN$IOH,
urr,cr. No. :, South FREDERICK STREET
BALTIMORE, MD.
1.oft hand side going from Baltimore street a few
Laar. from the corner Fail not 10 observe name