The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-07-13
MEDICAL.
DR. JOHNSTON,
BALTIMORE LOCK HOSPITAL,
OFFICE, : SOUTH FREDERICK STREET

BALTIMORE LOCK HOSPITAL,
OFFICE, 7 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,
offer the most certain, speedy and effectual
remedy in the world for-.i.t .llI
DISEASES OF IMPRUDENCE.
Weakness of the Back or Limbs, Structures,
Affections of the Kidneys and Bladder Involun-
tary Discharges, Impotency, General Debility,
Confusion Of IDEAS, Papitation Of the Heart
Timidity, Tremblngs, Dimness of Sight or
or Giddness, 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 of Syrens to the Mariner of Ulysses blighting
their most brilliant hopes or antcipations, rem
dering marriages, &c. impossible.
YOUNG MEN ~,
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
have entranced listening Senates with the thun-
ders of eloquence or walked to ecstacy the living
lyree, may call with full confidence.
% MARRIAGE. ts4 1sr.
Married Persons or Young Men contemplating
marriage being aware of physical weakness,
ganic debilities, reformation, &C.. speedily cured.
may religiousy confde on his honor as a
gentleman and confidently rely upon his skill as
physician.
ORGANIC WEAKNESS.
Immediately cured and full vlgor restored
This dreadful disease-which renders life mise
rabe and marriage impossible--is the penalty
paid by the victims of improper indulgencies.
Young persons are too apt to commit excuses
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 prudentf
Besides being deprived of the pleasures of
healthy offspring, the most serious and destrmc-
system becomes deranged, the physical and mem
tai functions weakened, loss of provocative pow
er nervous irTitabilty, dyspepsia, palpitation Of
wasting of the frame, coughs consumption, de-
cay and death.
Persons ruined in health by unleaned preten-
ers who keep them trifiing month after month,
taking poisonous and injurious compounds, should
'''f'' '''l DR.. JOHNSTON,
Member of the Royal College of Surgeons Lon
don, graduate from one 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 We're ever known; many troubled with ring.
nervousness being alarmed at sudden. sounds,
bashfulness, with frequent blushing, 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-
ry habits, which ruin both body and mind, unfit
ting them for either business, study, society, or
marriage.
These are some of the sad and melancholy eff
fects produced by early habits of youth, viz:
Weakness of the Back and Limbs Pains in the
Head, Dmness of Sight, Loss of Muscular Pow
f Of ns
tons, General Debility, symptoms OF Consump-
ton.
MENTALLY.
The fearful effects on the mind are much to be
dreaded. Loss of Memory Confusion of Ideas,
Depression of Spirits, Evil Forebodings, Aversion
to Society, Selfdistrst, Love OF Solitude, Timid-
ity, &C., are some of the evils produced.
Thousands of persons of all ages can now Judge
what is the cause OF their declining health, DOSING
their vigor, becoming weak pale, nervous, and
emaciated, having a singular appearance about
the eyes, cough and symptoms of consumption.
YOUNG MEN
who have injured themselves by certain prac-
tice INDUCED in when alone--a 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 inn
possible, and destroys both mind and body
should apply immediately.
What a pity that young man, the hope of his
country the pride of his parents, should be
snatched from all prospects and enjoyments of
life by the consequence of deviating from the
path of nature and indulging in certain secret
habit Such persons, MUST, before contempla-
ting
reflect that sound mind and body are the most
necessary requisites to promote connubial hapi-
life becomes weary pilgrimage, the prospect
hourly darlSens to the view, the mind becomes
Swallowed with despair and filled with the mel
ancholy reflection that the happiness of another
becomes blighted with your own.
When the misguided and imprudent votary of
pleasure finds he has imbibed the seeds of this
painful disease, it too often happens that ILL
timed sense of shame or dread of discovery de-
tiers him from applying to those, who, from edu-
1nFrs
He falls into the hands of ignorant and designing
pretenders, who, incapable of curing, fitch his
pecuniary substance, keep him trifimg month
after month, OF as 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 Affection of the Head, Throat,
Nose, Skin ETC., progressing with frightful rapid
ty 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 effectual remedy in
OFFICE, SOUTH FREDERICK STREET,
Left hand side going from Baltimore street. a few
doors from the corner. Fail not to observe the
NJ No letters received unless postpaid and
containing stamp to be used on the reply Per-
sons writing should state age, and send portion
of advertisement describing symptoms.
There so many Paltry, Designing and
Worthless imposters advertising themselves
physicians, trliling Win ana running tnc nealtn
of all who unfortunately fall into their power,
that DIR. Johnston deems it necessary to say es-
pecially to those unacquainted with his repnta-
ton, that his Credentials or Diplomas always
hang in his office.
ENDORSEMENT OF THE PRESS.
The many thousands cured at this Institution
within the last eighteen years, and the hume
rous Surgical Operations performed by DIR. john
ston, witnessed by the reporters of the Sun"
and many other papers notice of which appeared
again and again before the public, besides his
standing as q gentleman of character and respon-
sibility, is sufficient guarantee to the afflicted
SKIN DISEASES SPEEDILY CURED.
je 2S-ly
MANHOOD;