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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1144, 28 March 1872, Page 4

A PARADOX.— TO SUFFERERS. \ NERVOUSNESS : iTSNATURE& CURE. ; , , „.._., „ „,;,-._ ---■.;: :l .:..■-.-< ."..r.< \ What is Nervouskkss?— Various answen '. might be given to this question, according . to the constitution and knowledge, of the individual. Strong healthy persons, whether - medically educated or not, generally "regard nervousness as more or less an "imaginary complaint;" it is sometimes only believed to be real when the patient is found to be dying : or dead. The best answer to the question, probably, is this— Neivousness is an iin» natural condition oftlie nervous system. Some* times this unnatural state is accompanied with. considerable bodily weakness, loss of flesh and loss of strength ; but in most casesthere is in the earlier Btages of the, disorder no outward sign of weakness. The sufferers are found in both sexes ; they often have the bloom of health upon the cheek ; they are surrounded by kind friends, yet existence to them has no charms, for they feel that they cannot enjoy it. Without intending it, they annoy other people about the merest .trifles ; if they encounter some person unexpectedly they feel confused, afraid, and alarmed ; the heart beats violently, the hand shakes when writing, and the whole frame at times experiences a complete tremulousness. The intellect also is sometimes clouded,/: the memory fails, the judgment becomes indistinct, the will capricious and undecided,; the taste vitiated, the imagination broods upon unpleasant topics, the spirits are very low or very excited, the ordinary dutieß of life be* come burdensome, society is shunned, and business neglected. ' ' ' A Stange Spectacle. --It is certainly strange, but not the less true, that perfectly sane persons in the prime of life, with firm step and healthy countenance, may occasionally be met with, who, in spite of possessing all the advantages of education, religion, . ample means, and kind friends, nevertheless are victims of the nervousness, above described ; unhappy themselves, they, render other people unhappy. Why is this ? l^hat cause has operated to change the cheerful, active, obliging! unsuspecting, and uncomplaining youth into the unhappy, drowsy, listlest, suspicious, and gloomy misanthrope ? Many causes, or one cause only, may operate to produce thin sad state ; the cause may be either mental or phypical, or both combined. A ttempts to Cure Nervousness by means of ordinary tonics have so frequently proved fruitless that the leading physicians now. for the most part recommend hygienic means, such as exercise in the open air, regular habits, sea bathing, the cold bath friction ; change of air and scene, as in travelling. If all these fail, as they often do, what is to batf done? "™ The Answer will be found by carefully perusing the FoUovnng Work:— ?' ; . Ninth Edition, post free Is 4d,, ; :■-- NERVOUS DEBILITYi ITS CAUSTAND CURE, .•■;..,-.. With Plain Directions for Perfect Restora* tion to Health. ; • .-.. .r ; Applications for a copy of the above work must be accompanied by the. amount in New Zealand or ' other stamps, also a properly* diiected envelope. ' ' ' Address-- : CHARLES SENNET, Agent; Brooklyn House, Flag-staff Gardens, > Melbourne. " " Up ! Up, my friend, and clear your looks Why all this toil and trouble VI ALL those who are suffering from despondency, melancholia, loss of spirits, and pluck, who feel that they are, wasting and pining, aid who are gradually getting weaker and. weaker, from pauses they have not courage or desire to acquaint' their family attendant with. In all Buch cases Mr L. L. SMITH feels it incumbent on himself to inform such unfortunate ' patients, that he has devoted his lifetime, to the study of these complaints, having been a pupil and assistant of thelateDr Col ver well, of London, who made these diseases his special practice. ; In all those diseases, relating and pertaining to Married Life, and which make marriage, a curse rather than a blessing, Mr L. L. SMITH can be consulted with the greatest Certainty of success, and with the additional; feeling that no chance can possibly occur of their secret ever being divulged. . : ; ■■'''■ ■'■'■ In cases of extreme' Nervous Debility, where the patient feels that he is exhausted and physically prostrated, and incapable !bf exertion without great, fatigue, then and. there the person, so situated should at once consult Mr L. L. Smith before disease of a more serious character sets in; the above arises frequently, from the enervating influence of hot diraatea, but frequently. from other causes of a more serious nature. ' ■ 1 ' Palpitationu oi the heart, a tendency also to be easily startled and alanried, is another phase of disease which requires- particular attention, as arising from a most important cause ; those wno suffer from the al vm have NOT— ; • r -: . • .. ■ . ;■■■ ;:,: ;• " Mix a reason with pleasure, Ana wisdom with mirth." But have, on tne contrary, been guilty of a secreii vice, wnlch has, as it were, eaten into their very vitals. Many -' " old; >roung men' consult me, wno, though young in years, have, through tne vice above alluded to, and from their havin£t been quacked bytneuii* qualified ana unskilful medical man, at last given up all nope and succumbed, and are aged in their very youth, unfitted to fulf&r* the duties which they were sent on this earth to penorm. •• .i : "Be wise to-day, 'tis madness to defer, ■ Procrastination is the thief of time. 1 ' '< Mr L. L; KMITH wishes to impress on those who are laboring under diseases which cannot be treated by the general meJical attendant, rroin insufficient knowledge and Eractice, that hs an expert in these, diseases, c has the rignt to warn the public at large against, the number of blatant charlatons and quacks who, not; only extort the money .out of the pocket* of the patierts, but are continually ruiniup the health of the unfortunate sufferers. Many hundreds yearly present themselves to rum from all the different colonies, who are tnoroughly bankrupt in health and pocket, - ana 1 they then lament; when too late.the horrible deception which has been practised on cnem.;.v •. .• . ";■-:; ■■'.> < ■'•'■. . JSot only ao men deceive these unfortunate victims by pretending to.be legally-qualified men, but they advertise for sale, and swindle the public, by selling bottles of muck, under the name of " i)r Ricord's Essence of Life,?' " Balm of bvnacum," and a mass of other quackeries, wnose sole province v to exira6t money out ol the pockets of their deluded victims.'' :: ' : ' " : '■■'■■■'' ■■' ■■■ ■■'• '■' •■ : --\ '•■■ ; - ; Will the puDiic never understand that the only guarantee they can have that they wi!t be honestly ana skilfully treated, is the fact that the person to whom they apply for advice is a legally-qualified medical man who has devoted his time to the branch of practice for whica the patient is seeking aid! SecSndly, that niß long residence in the place, . and his position, is at least a guarantee of the estimation in which he is held by his fellow-citizeiiß. •: ■ ' Dr. L. L. SMITH can be consulted by letter; fee, £L ; By the above means any male or female patient can, dv describing their symptoms. avoid the, in many cases, unpleasantness of ai personal interview, and the patient can re* tain his incognito, 1 ; ; ■■/.. .'.