The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-03
MEDICAL.
DR. JOHNSTON,
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 effectual
remedy in the world for
DISEASES OF IAIPRUDENCE.
Weakness of the Back Limbs, Structures,
Affections of the Kidneys and Bladder Invoun-
tary Discharges, Inpotency General Debility,
Nervousness, Dyspepsia, Languor, Low Spirits,
| Timidity, Tremblings Dirnness of Sight
! or Giddiness, 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 fSyrens TO the Mariner of Ulysses, blighting
their most brilliant hopes or 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 untmely 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
iyree may call with fun II, confidence II
Married Persons, or Young Men contemplating
marriage, being aware of physical weakness, or
ganic debilties, defamation &c, speedily cured
| He who places himself under the care of Dr. ].
may religiously conflde on his honor as q
gentleman and confidently rely upon his skill as q
| IL
! Immediately cured and full ylgor 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 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 prudentY
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 men
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.
| A CURE WARRANTED IN TWO DAYS.
| Persons ruined in health by unlearned preten
| ers who keep them trifling month after month,
taking poisonous and injurious compounds, should
Pr DIR JOHNSTON, lts
| Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Iof-
| 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,
| bashfIlness with frequent bushing, attended
sometimes with arrangement Of the mind, were
TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE. s1
| DR. j. addresses all those who have injured
| themselves by improper indulgencies and solita-
nv 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
4 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
! er, Palpitatjon of The Heart, Dyspepsia Nervous
/ IrritabiIity Derangement of the Digestive Ftlnc-
tions, General Debility, symptoms of Consump-
MENTALLY
The fearful effects on the mind are much TO be
/ 4 Iy~x, f,,asn, ..Nf
! Depression of Spirits Evil Forebodings, Aversion
to Society Self-disrust, Love of Solitude, Timid
| ity, &C., are some of the evils produced.
| Thousands of persons of all ages can now Judge
what is the of their declining health loosing
| their vigor, becoming weak, pale, nervous, and
eInaciated having q singular appearance about
| the eyes, cough and symptoms of consumption.
YOUNG MEN faial VS. 1u
who have injured themselves by a certain prac-
tice INDUCED in when aione-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
| 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
I path OF nature and indulging in certain secret
habit. Such persons, MUST, before eontemplar
ting -aF n WI. Il
! reflect that sound mind and body are the most
| necessary requisites to promote connubial hapl-
| life becomes weary pilgrimage, the prospect
hourly darkens to the view, the mind becomes
Swallowed with despair and filed with the mel
ancholy reflection that the happiness OF another
/ becomes bighted with your own.
When the misguided and imprudent votary of
pleasure finds he has imbibed the seeds of this
painful disease ii too often happens that an ILL
timed sense Of shame or dread OF discovery de-
ters him from applying TO those, who, from eour
He falls into the hands of ignorant and designing
\ pretenders, who incapable of curing, fitch his
pecuniary substance, keep him tri1iing month
after month, as long as 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 as Affection Of the Head, Throat,
Nose, Skin, etc., progressing with frghtful 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 eitectual remedy In
% OFFICE, SOUTH FREDERICK STREET,
Left hand side going from Baltimore street, few
doors from the corner. Fail not to observe the
name and number
gcS- No letters received unless postpaid and
containing stamp to be used on the reply. Per-
sons writing should state age, and send portion
i of advertisement describing symptoms.
There are so many Paltry, Designing and
Worthless mposters advertising themselves as
Physicians, tIifing with and running the health
of all who unfortunately fall into their power,
that DR.. Johnston deems it necessary to say es-
pecially to those unacquanted with his reputa-
ton that his Credentials Diplomas always
hang in his office.
A ENDORSEMENT OF THE PRESS.
The many thousands cured at this institution
within the last eighteen years. and the nume-
rous Surgical Operations performed by DR.. John
ston, Witnessed by the reporters of the SUM
and many other papers, notice OF which appeared
4 again and again before the public, besides his
standing as gentleman of character and respon-
sibiiiiy is sufficient guarantee to the afflicted
SKIN DISEASES SPEEDILY CURED.
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MANHOOD: