The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-05-31
MEDICAL.
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DR. JOHNSTON,
BALTIMORE LOCK HOSPITAL,


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 effectuai
remedy in the world for
DISEASES OF IMPRUDENCE.
Weakness of the Back or Limbs, Structures
Affections OF the Kidneys and Bladder, 1nyolun-
tary Discharges, mpotency, General Debility
Nervousness Dyspepsia, Languor, Low Spirits
Confusion &c OF Ideas, Palpitation of the Heart
or Giddiness Diseases of the Head, Throat, Nose
or Skin. Affection of the Lungs, Stomach or Bow
eisthgse terrible disorders arising from the Sol
practices more fatal to their victims than the
song fsyrens to the Mariner Of Ulysses blghtins
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 untimely grave
thousands of Young Men of the most exalted
talent and brilliant intellect, who might otherwise
have entranced listening Senates with the thnn.
ders OF eloquence, or walked to ecstacy the living
lyree, may call with full confidence
MARRIAGE.
Married Persons, or Young Men contemplating
marriage, being aware of physical weakness, or
ganic debilties, reformation, &C., speedily cured.
He who places himself under the care of DR.. J.
may, religiously confide on his honor as a
gentleman and confidently rely upon his skill as
physician.
ORGANIC WEAKNESS.
Immediately cured and full vlgor 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 excesees
from not being aware of the dreadful conse
quenees 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 prudent7
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
er, nervous irrtablity, dyspepsia, palptation 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 unlearred preten.
| ers who keep them trifiing month after month,
taking poisonous and injurious compounds, should
apply Immediately. n1ly ,or,Nsnon
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 eyer known; many troubled with ring.
neryouess, being alarmed at sudden sounds,
bashfalnss, with frequent blushing, attended
sometimes with arrangement of the mind. were
- ~ TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE.
| DR. j. addresses all those who have injured
| ry habit, which ruin both body and mind unfit
ting them for either business, study, society, or
| marriage.
These are some of the sad and melancholy ef-
tscts 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
| er, Palpitaton of the Heart, Dyspepsia, Nervous
Irritabilty, Derangement of the Digestive Func.
| tions, General Debility, symptoms of Consump.
MENTALLY.
The fearful effects on the mind are much to be
| n nf
| Depression of Spirits Evil Forebodings, Aversion
to Society, Sef-distrust, Love of Solitude, Timid.
| ity, &C., are some of the evils produced. .-r
Thousands of persons of all ages can now Judge
what is the cause of their declining health loosing
their vigor, becoming weak, pale, nervous, and
| emacated, having a singular appearance about
| the eyes, cough and symptoms of consumption.
YOUNG MEN
| who have injured themselves by a certain prac-
| tice indulged i'll when alone--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, ana destroys both mind and body
shonld apply Immediately
| What pity that young man, the hope OF
country the pride OF his parents should be
snatched from all prospects and enjoyments OF
| life by the conses lsnce Of deviating from the
path of nature and hiaalging in a certain secret
| habit. Such persons, MUST, before con tsTapl 6
MARRIAGE,
| reflect that 4 sound mind and body are the most
| necessary requisites to promote connubial hap
ness indeed, without these, the journey through
| life becomes a weary pilgrimage, the prospect
| hourly darkens to the view, the mind becomes
| shadowed with despair and filled with the mel
ancholy reelection 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-
ters him from applying to those, who, from edu-
cation and respectability can alone befriend him.
He falls into the hands of ignorant and designing
pretenders, who, incapable of curing, fich his
| pecunlary substance, keep him trifting month
after month, or as long 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
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, DIR. Johnston offers the most
certain, speedy, pleasant and efectual remedy in
OFFICE, 7SOUTH FREDERICK STREET,
| Left hand side going from Baltimore street. a few
| doors from the corner. Fail not to observe the
| name and number
nI- No letters received unless postpaid and
| containing a 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 hifling with and running the health
| of all who unfortunately fall into their power
that DR. Johnston deems it necessary to say es-
10 tnOSe with his Teputd-
| tion, 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 rune
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 gentleman of character and respon
sibity, is sufficient guarantee to the afflicted
SKIN DISEASES SPEEDILY CURED.
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