Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-01-25
MEDICAL.
Baltimore Lock Hospital.
nR JOHNSTON.

| DIX. JOHNSTON,
Physician of this celebrated institution, has dis,
covered the most Certain, Speedy, Pleasant and
Ehiectual 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 Spirits
Confusion of Ideas, Palptation of the Heart
Timidity, Trembling, Dimness Of Sight, or Cid
Skin, Affections of tho Liver, Lungs, Stomach
or Bowcls-those terrible Disorders arising
from Solitary Habits of Youth-secret and SOL
tary practices more fatal to their victims than
the songs of the Syrens to the Mariners of ulys-
ses, blighting their most brilliant hopes or an
| ticipatons, &c.
YOUNG MEN.
Especially, who have become tho Victims of
Solitary Vice, and dreadful and destructive
grave thousands of young men of the most ex-
alted talents and brilliant intellect who might
otherwise have entranced listening Senates with
the thunders Of eloquence, or walked to extacy
the living Tyre, may call with full confidence
MARRIAGE
Married persons, or Young Men contemplate
ing marriage, aware OF Physical weakness
| (Loss of Provocative Powcr-lmpotency,l NcT-
vous Exctability,, Palpitation, Organic Weak
ness, Nervous Debility, or any other Dlsquall-
fcation, speedily relieved
| He who places himself under the care Of DR.. j.
may reg0usly confdc in his honor rs gentle
man, and confidently rely upon his skill as Il
physician ...
ORGANIC WEAKNESS.
Immediately cured and Full Vigor Restored.
This distressing Atection-.which. renders lIle
miserable and marriage impossible-s the
penalty paid by tho victims of improper lndulg-
cncies Young persons are too apt to commit
excuses from not being aware OF the dreadful
| consequences that may ensue. Vow, VINO tnat
understands the subject will pretend to deny that
the natural powers are lost sooner by those fall
| ing into improper habits than by the prudent!
Besides being deprived of the pleasure OF healthy
offspring, the most serious and destructive symp-
becomes deranged, the Physical and Mental
| Functions weakened. Loss Of Provocative Power,
Nervous Irritabity, Dyspepsia, .Palpitato!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 Trifing Pretenders
and their Deadly Poison, should apply immedi-
ately.
DR. JOHNSTON
| Member of the Royal Collegcof Surgery Of Lon
| don. Graduate Of one Of the most eminent Col
| lcges in the United States, and tho greater part
of whose life has been spent in the hospital; OF
| London Paris, Philadelphia and elsewhere, has
effected some of the most astonishing cures that
were ever known; many troubled with ringlngin
the head and ears when asleep, great nervousness,
| being alarmed Mt sudden sounds bashfulnes5,
with frequent blushing, attended sometimes with
arrangement Of mind, were cured Immediately.
TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE.
DR.. J. addresses all those who have injured
| r(,,lo rl6G GnlI Ifa
habits, which ruin both body and mind, uniting
them for either business study, society or mar
| riage. ,
These are some of the sad and melancholy cf-
fects produced by the earl V habits OF youth VIZ:
Weakness of the Back and Limbs Pains i'll the
Head, Dimness Of Sight, Loss OF Muscular Power
Paptation of the Heart, Dyspepsia, Nervous
Irritability, Derangement Of the Digestive Func-
tions, General Debility, Symptoms OF ConSump-
| ton, &c ;,I
are much to be dreaded Loss of Memory, Con-
fusion Of Ideas Depression OF Spirits, Evil Fore
bodings Aversion to Society," Self Distrust, Love
of Solitude Timidity, &c, are some OF the evils
produced. p
Thousands of persons Of ull ages can now judge
what is the cause Of their declining health, losing
their vgor becoming weak, pale nervous and
cmaciated having a singular appearance about
the eyes, cough and symptoms OF Consumption.
YOUNG MEN
Who have injured themselves by certain prac-
tcc, already described, Il habit frequently learn
ed from evil companions or at school, the effects
of which arc nightly felt, even when asleep, and
| if not cured renders marriage impossible, and
DESTROYS both mind and body, should apply I'M
| mediatey .
What II pity that young man, the hope OF
his country the pride Of his parents, should be
snatched from all prospects and enjoyment or
life by the consequence of deviatlng from the
path Of nature, and indulgng in perniclous
| habits Such persons must, before contemplat-
| ing
MARRIAGE.
Reflect that IL sound mind and body are the
most necessary requisites to promote connuoiai
happiness, Indeed, without these the journey
! through life becomes weary pilgrimage, the
prospect hourly darkcns to the view. the NINA
| becomes shadowed with despair, and hlled with
the melancholy reflection that the happiness OF
another is blighted with our own.
DISEASE OF IMPRUDENCE.
When the misguided and imprIldent votary OF
| pleasure finds that he has Imblbch tho seeds VI
his naintul disease it too often happens that an
| ;ijtimc sense of shame or dread of discovery de-
| ters him from applying to those who from Gduca-
| ton and rcspcctlbility can alone betrend hlIn,
delaying till the constitutional symptoms OF this
horrid disease makes their appearance, such ~
| ulceruted sore throat diseased nose, nocturnal
nains in the head and limbs, dimncss Of sight
deafness, nodes on the shin bones and arms,