The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-17
MEDICAL.
DR. JOHNSTON,
BALTIMORE LOCK HOSPITAL,
OFFICE, SOUTH FREDERICK STREET

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 offer the most certain, speedy and effectual
DISEASES OF IMPRUDENCE.
| Weakness of the Back or Limbs, Structures
Affections of the Kidneys and Bladder Involun-
tary Discharges, ImForency, General Debility
/ Nervousness, Dyspepsia, Languor, Low Spirits
| Confusion of Ideas, Palpitation of the Heart,
| Timidity, Tremblings, 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 bightinR
their most brilliant hopes or anticipations, rem
YOUNG MEN,
Especially who have become the victims of
Solitude Vice, that dreadful and destructive habit
which annually sweeps to 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, or walked to ecstacy the living
lyree, may call with full confidence.
MARRIAGE.
Married Persons, or Young Men contemplating
marriage being aware of physical weakness,
ganic debilites, reformation, &C., speedily cured
He who places himself under the care of DR.. j.
may religiously confide' on his honor as a
gentleman and confidently rely upon his skill as
p''' ''>'''' ORGANIC WEAKNESS.
Immediately cured and full vlgor 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 excuses
from not being aware of the dreadful conse
quenccs 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 PRUDENT
Besides being deprived of the pleasures of
healthy offspring, the most serious and destruc-
tive symptoms to both body and mind arise. The
system becomes deranged, the physical and mem
tai functions weakened, loss of provocative pow
er, nervous irrtability, dyspepsia, palpitaton of
the heart, indigestion, constitutional debility,
wasting of the frame, coughs, consumption, de-
cay and death.
Persons ruined in health by unlearned preten.
ers who keep them trifiing month after month,
taking poisonous and injurious compounds, should
'''P'' DR.. JOHNSTON,
Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Loi.-
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 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 blushing, attended
sometimes with arrangement of the mind, were
TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE
DIR. J. addresses all those who have injured
ry habits, which ruin both body and mind, unfit
ting them for either business, study, society, or
marriage
fects produced by early habits of youth, viz:
Weakness of the Back and Limbs, Pains in the
Head Dimness of Sight, Loss OF Muscular Pow
Irritability, arrangement OF the digestive Func-
tons. General Debility, symptoms of Consump-
ton
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," Self-distrust, Love of Solitude, Timd
ity &C. are some OF the evils produced.
Thousands of persons OF all ages can now Judge
what is the of their declining health, oosng
their yiger, 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 a 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 i'm
possible and destroys both mind and body
sh ould apply Immediately.
What pity that young man, the hope of his
country the pride of his parents, should be
life by the consequence of deviating from the
path Of nature and INDUCING in n certain secret
habit. Such persons, MUST, before contempla-
ting
MARRIAGE, ~
reflect that sound mind and body are the most
necessary requisites to promote connubial hapi-
ness; indeed, without these, the journey through
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 impr,ident yotary Of
pleasure finds he has hnbibed the seeds of this
painful disease it too often happens that an ill
timed sense of shame or dread of discovery de-
tiers him from applying to those who. from edu-
cation and respectability can alone befriend him.
He falls into the hands of ignorant and designing
pretenders, who, incapable OF curing, fitch his
pecunialy substance, keep him trifling month
after month, or as long as the smallest fee can be
obtained, and with despair leave him with ruined
health to sigh over his calling disappointment.
by the use of that deadly poison Mercury, hasten
the constitutional symptoms of the terrible dis
ease, such rs Affection of the Head Thro at
Nose, Skin, etc., progressing with frightful rapid
iy 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, DIR. Johnston offers the most
certain, speedy, pleasant and effectnal remedy in
OFFICE, 7 SOUTH FREDERICK STREET,
| Left hand side going from Baltimore street, u few
doors from the corner. Fail not to observe the
| name and number.
E4- 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 many Paltry Designing and
| Worthless mposters advertising themselves
| Physicians, trifling with and running the health
of all who unfortunately fall into their power,
| that DR. Johns ton deems it necessary to say
pecially to those unacquainted with his reputa-
| tion 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
stou, Witnessed by the reporters of the sun"
and many other papers, notice of which appeared
| again and again before the public, besides his
! standing RS gentleman of character and respon-
sibillty Is sufficient guarantee to the afflicted
SKIN DISEASES SPEEDILY CURED.
10 23-ly
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