The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-20
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,
can offer the most certain, speedy and eftectuai
remedy in the world for
DISEASES OF IMPRUDENCE.
Weakness of the Back or Limbs, Structures,
Affections of the Kidneys and Bladder, Inyolun-
tary Discharges, Impotency General Debility,
Nervousness, Dyspepsia, Languor, Low Spirits,
Confusion of Ideas Palpitation OF the Heart,
Timidity, Tremblings, Dimness of Sight or
or Giddiness Diseases of the Head, Throat, Nose
or Skin Affection of the Lungs, Stomach or Bow
es-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 anticipations, 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 untinely 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 ecstaey the living
lyree, may call with full confidence.
MARRIAGE.
Married Persons, or Young Mon contemplating
marriage, being aware of physical weakness, or
ganic debilities reformation, &c, speedily cured.
He who places himself under tho care of DIR. J.
may religiously confide on his honor as a
gentleman and confidently rely upon his SIKH rs
Pay '''''' ORGANIC WEAKNESS.
Immediately cured and full vigor restored.
This dreadful dsease-which renders life mise
rable and marriage impossibie-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
system becomes deranged, the physical and mem
tai functions weakened, loss of provocative pow
err irritability, dyspepsia, palpitation 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 triiing month after months
| taking poisonous and injurious compounds, should
apply Immediately.
Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Lon
dom 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
bashfulness, with frequent biushing, attended
sometimes with \ arrangement OF the mind were
| cured Immediately.
TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE.
| DR. ]. addresses all those who have injured
themselves by improper indulgencies and solita-
| ry habits, which ruin both body ana mind, unit
ting them for either business study, society, or
marriage.
These 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, Dimness of Sight, Loss of Muscular. Pow
err, Palpitation of the Heart, Dyspepsia, Nervous
| Irritabiity. Derangement of the Digestive Func-
/ tons, General Debility, symptoms Of CoDAump-