The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-08-05
MEDICAL.
DR. JOHNSTON,
q BALTIMORE LOCK HOSPITAL.

lJOJA
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 efectual
remedy in the world tor ..
DISEASES OF IMPRUDE.NCE
Weakness of the Back or Limbs, Structures
Affections of the Kidneys and Bladder, Involun.
tary Discharges Impotency, General Debility
Nervousness, Dyspepsia, Languor, low Spirits
| Confusion of Ideas, Palpitaiion of the Heart
Timidity, Tremolings, pimness Of sight or
| or Skin Affection of the Lungs, Stomach or Bow
els-these terrible disorders arising from the Sol
| itaTy Habits of fouth--those secret and solitary
practices more fatal to their victims than the
song ofSyrens to the Mariner of Ulysses, blghtinR
| their most brilliant hopes or anticipations, rem
derms marriages Yo Sf ap MEN, ad s7aI
| 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
talent and brilliant intellect, who might otherwise
have entranced listening Senates with the thur
ders Of eloquence, or walked to ecstacy the living
| lyree, may call with full confidence
| ~ = tr MARRIAGE.
Married Persons or Young Men contemplating
marriage, hcing aware Of physical weakness, or
ganic debilities, reformation, &C., speedily cured
He who places himself under the care of DIR. ]
may religously conade on his honor
gentleman and confidently rely upon his skill as
| : - ORGANIC WEAKNESS.
immediately cured and full yigor restored
This dreadful disease-which renders life mise.
rable and marriage impossible--is the penalty
paid by the victims of improper indulgencies.
i 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 tho
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 destrnc.
tive symptoms to both body and mind arise. The
system becomes deranged, the physical and men.
tai functions weakened, loss of provocative pow.
er, nervous irritabiity, dyspepsia, palptation of
the heart, indigestion, constitutional debility,
wasting OF the frame, coughs, consumption. de.
A CURE WARRANTED IN TWO DAYS.
| Persons ruined in health by unlearned preten.
ers who keep them trifing month after month,
taking poisonous and injurious compounds, should
apply Immediately. >
Members 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 were ever known many troubled with ring
ing in the head and years when asleep, great
nervouess, being alarmed at sudden sounds,
bashfulnss, with frequent blushing, attended
sometimes with arrangement of the mind. were
p - TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE.
DIR. J. addresses all those who have injured
themselves by improper indulgencies and solita.
ting them for either business, study, society, or
marriage a.E rs .gr -. III
These are some Of the sad and melancholy Of
fects produced by early habits of youth viz:
Weakness of the Back and Limbs, Pains in the
. Hea d, Dimness of Sight, Loss OF Muscular Pow
en- palpitati9n of the Heart bysppsps Nervous
, | tons, General Debility symptoms of Consump
sn. 81 MENTALLY. lt
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 Selfdstrust, 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, oosing
! their vigor, becoming weak, pale, nervous and
emaciated, having a singular appearance about
the eyes, cough a 9d IYRtS mES q consumption
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 whom
asleep, and, if not cured, renders marriage I'M
I possible, and destroys both mind and body
should apply Immediately.
What a pity that a young man, the hope Of tis
country the pride of his parents, should be
snatehed from all prospects and enjoyments of
life by the conzegIen Of deyiating from the
path of nature and insialgng in certain secret
habit. Such persons, MUST, before contempt 4
n ting #.tfll g-..-EE- u. ~ -g..Es.
MARRIAGE.
) reflect that a sound mind and body are the most
D necessary requisites to promote connubial hapi-
D ness indeed, without these the journey through
D 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 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 an i'll
: timed sense of shame or dread of discovery de-
, tiers him from applying to those, who, from adu
! cation and responsibility, can alone befriend him.
He falls into the hands OF ignorant and designing
InI
pecuniary substance, keep him trifiing month
after month, or 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 frightful rapid
ity 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 efectual remedy ID
: OFFICE, 7 SOUTH FREDERICK STREET.
. Left hand side going from Baltimore street. a few
doors from the corner. Fail not to observe the
! name and number 70 ssHit
Eg- 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 are many PaltIy, Designing and
Worthless imposters advertising themselves rs
, Physicians, tritiing with and running the health
of all who unfortunately fall into their power
that DIR. Johnston deems it necessary to say es'
pecially to those unacquainted with his reputa.
, tion that his Credentials or Diplomas always
hang in his Office
= . 4 ENDORSEMENT OF THE PRESS.
The many thousands cured at this institution
within the last eighteen years. and the Eume'
, rous Surgical Operations performed by DR. 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 a gentleman of character and respon.
sibility is ticcient guarantee to the afflicted
SKIN DISEASES SPEEDILY CURED.
| lie 23--Gm a-ts %
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