The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-03-15
MEDICAL.
DR. JOHNSTON,
BALTIMORE LOCK HOSPITAL,
OFFICE, SOUTH FREDERICK STREET


OFFICE, SOUTH FREDERICK STREET.
From his extensive practice in the great Hospi.
lals OF Europe and the first in this country viz:
England, France, Philadelphia and elsewhere
can offer the most certain, speedy and effectuai
remedy in the world for
DISEASES OF INdPRUDENCE.
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, Palpitation of the Heart
Timidity. Tremblngs, Dmness of Sight or
or Giddiness, Diseases of the Head, Throat Nose
or Skin. Affection of the Lungs Stomach or Bow
els-thsse 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 or anticipations, rem.
dering marriages, sc. impossible
YOUNG MEN,
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 thun-
| ders OF eloquence, or walked to ecstacy the living
| lyree, may call with full confidence.
| MARRIAGE "a .
Married Persons, or Young Men contemplating
| marriage, being aware of physical weakness, or.
ganic debilities reformation, &C., speedily cured
He who places himself under the care Of DR.. J.
may religiousiy eonfide on his honor as
gentleman and confidently rely upon his skill as
| physician.
| ORGANIC WEAKNESS.
| Immediately cured and full yigor restored
| This dreadful dsease-which renders life mise.
rable and marriage impossible-is the penalty
| paid by the victims of improper indulgenccs
Young persons are too apt to commit excuses
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-
! In hath 1afiNy
system becomes deranged, the physical and men.
| tal functions weakened, loss of provocative pow
er nervous irritability, dyspepsia, palptation of
the heart, indigestion, constitutional debility,
cay and death
A CURE WARRANTED IN TWO DAYS.
Persons ruined in health by unlearned preten.
ers who keep them tfifiing month after month
taking poisonous and injurious compounds, should
'fi'' '''e' DR. JOHNSTON,
| Members OF the Royal College of Surgeons, Loh-
| 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
bashfuhiss, with frequent blushing, attended
| sometimes with \ arrangement of the mind, we've
| cured Immediately
TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE.
DR. ]. addresses all those who have injured
! themselves by improper indulgencies and solita-
| ry habit, which ruin both body and mind, unfit
ting them for either business, study, society, or
| marriage. .rE#
| These are some of the sad and melancholy eff
| fects produced by early habits of youth viz:
Weakness of the Back and Limbs, Pains in the
err Palpitation of the Heart, Dyspepsia Nervous
Irritability, arrangement of the Digestive Func.
tiois, General Debility symptoms of Consump-
| MENTALLY.
| 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 loosing
| their yigor, becoming weak pale, nervous, and
| emaciated, having singular appearance about
the eyes, cough and symptoms of consumption.
s-...u YOUNG MEN
| who have injured themselves by a certain prac.
| tce INDUCED in when alone-a habit frequently
learned from evil companions or at school, the
effects of which nightly felt, even when
| asleep, and if not cured, renders marriage i'm
possible, and destroys both mind and body
| should apply Immediately.
| What u pity that young man, the hope of his
| country, the pride of his parents, should be
snatehed from all prospects and enjoyments of
life by the consequence of deviating from the
path of nature and indulging in a certain secret
habit. Such persons, MUST, before contempla-
| ting
MARRIAGE,
! reflect that a sound mind and body are the mos
necessary requisites to promote connubial hap
| ness; indeed, without these, the Journey through
-
hourly darkens 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 imprudent votary OF
pleasure finds he has imbibed the seeds of this
painful disease, it too often happens that ill.,
timed sense of shame or dread of discovery de-
ters him from applying to those, who, from edu-
cation and responsibility, can alone befriend him.
He falls into the hands of ignorant and designing
pretenders, who, incapable of curing, fitch his
pecuniary substance keep him trifiing month
after month, or as long us the smallest fee 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 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, DIR. Johnston offers the most
certain, speedy, pleasant and effectual remedy in
the world.
Left hand side going from Baltimore street, few
doors from the corner. Fail not to observe the
name and number g
Nc 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 so many Paltry, Designing and
Worthless imposters advertising themselves as
Physicians, triiling 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-
ton, 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 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-
siblity, is sufficient guarantee to the afflicted
SKIN DISEASES SPEEDILY CURED.
je 23--ly 49,
FENIIE NEW YORK HYGIENIC INSTITUTE.
10 AND 10 LAIGHT ST, NEW YORK CITY