“ Lives of treat men all remind ua, We can make our lives sublime ; Ami, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time.” THE above is read with great interest. by thousands of ycung men. It inspires them with Hon;, for in the bright lexicon of youth there is no such word as fail. Alas ! say'many, this is correct,—is true with regard to the youth who has never abused his strength—and to the man who has not been “ passion’s,;slave.” But to that youth—to that.’man, who has wasted his vigor, who has yielded himself up to the temporary sweet allurements of vice, who has given to his passions, to him the above lines arc but as a reproach. What Hon; can he have? What aspirations ? What chance of leaving hi* footprints on the sands of time ? For him, alas ! there is nought but dark despair and self reproach fur a lost lija. Fora man tOjlcave his footprints on the sands of time, he must be endowed with a strong brain and nervous power. He must possess a sound, vigorous healthy mind, ia a healthy body—the power lu conceive—the energy to execute ! But look at our Australian youth ! See the emaciated form, the vacant look, the listless hesitating manner, the nervous distrust, the senseless, almost idiotic expression. Koto his demeanour and conversation, and then say, ! Is that a man to leave Ids footprints on the sands of time. Do parents, medical men and educators of youth pay suflicioiit attention to this subject ? Do they ever ascertain the cause of this decay ; and having done so, do they (as j a strict sense of duty demands) seek the I skilled advice of the medical man, who has : made this branch of his profession his par- ! ticular specialty, whoso life has been doveI ted to the treatment of these eases? Reader, I what is your answer ? Let each one answer j for himself. Parents see their progeny j fading gradually before their sight, see them become emaciated old young men, broken down in health, enfeebled, unfitted for the battle of life ; yet one word might save them, one sound an I vigorous health-giving letter from a medical man, habituated to the treatment ami continuous supervision of such cases, would, in most instances, succeed in warding off the impending doom of a miserable and gloomy future, and by appropriate treatment restore the enervated system toils natural vigor, and ensure a joyous and happy life. Dr. L. L. SMITH, of Melbourne, has made the diseases of youth and those arising therefrom his peculiar study. His whole professional life has been especially devoted to the treatment of Nervous Affections and the Diseases incidental to Married Life. His skill is available to all -no matter how many hundreds or thousands of miles distant. His system of correspondence by letter is now so well organised and known, that comment would be superfluous- (by this means many thousands of patients have been cured, whom ho has never Seen and never known) ; and it is carried on with such judicious supervision that though he has been practising this branch of his profession for twenty-six years in these colonies, no single instance of accidental dis covery has ever yet happened. When medicines arc required, these are forwarded in the same careful manner without a possibility of the contents of the parcels being discovered. Plain and clear directions accompany these latter, and a cure is effected without even the physician knowing who is his patient. To Men and Women with Broken-down Constitutions, the Nervous, the Debilitated and from any Disease whatever, Dr. L. L. SMITH’S plan of treatment commends itself, avoiding, as it docs, the inconvenience and expense of a personal visit. Address— DR. L L. SMITH, IS2 Collins Street, MELBOURNE. (Late the residence of the Governor). CONSULTATION FEE BY LETTER,
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Dunstan Times, Issue 916, 7 November 1879, Page 4
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