"X PAR AD 6 X.pTO S PFIfERE JRS. NERVOUSNESS : ITS NATURE &CUIIE. ' ; sWhat TS Nervousness^?— Various ans^'ers might be given to this question/ accordibg to tibe constitution and knowledge of. the in.alyiduaL; -Strong healthy persons;, whether : medicaUy^educated or not,, generally regard. riei^pusrieis'aß^^ •' ' complaint f it is. sotnetimes only belieyed^ to be real when the patient is found to be dying or dead/ The best to the. question, L probably^ : is this^-tfei: voumm' 'w an ! tin- '■ natulrdl condtifotioftlieiwfti^ffi times this unnatural 'state is ■accompanied with considerable bodily wealdiessj .[loss i of flesh and loss of strength ; but in most cases there is in, the earlier stages of the disorderno outward sign of weakness. ; . The sufferers are found ia both sexes ; they, often have thebloom of health upon the 'c*wkf they are, > surrpuiaded by kind friends, yet^eTastence to s them ihia xio charms; , for they-feel'that they cannpt enjoy it. ! : Without intendin^it, they ■annoy 6ffier."jpe^le'abouit:^e r ffierlE^^?^leß;";'. if they encounter some wsrstftf unexpect|edly they feel confused, afraid^arid alarmed ; the heart beats violently, tlie hand shakes when writing, and' the .whole frame at times experiences a complete ;tremulQUsnesß. i The intellect, also., is sometimes clouded, the ,^n.embry^ feils,*'the ■; judgment, becomes: indisT. tiiict, the will capricious aniuridecid.ed,' ; t^e taste vitiated, the imagination brood's upon unpleasant topics, thespirita'ate very lby : or , v.cry lexcited, tHe .ordinary duties of life become, burdensome^ .society is, shunned, jand business neglected. * " A Stanoe vSeegta'cljE. — It is certainly strange, but not the less true, that perfectly sane persons iouthe.jprirae of life, with firm, step and healthy countenance, may occasionally be met with, who; in' spite of possessing all the advantages of r education, religion, ample means, and kind friends, nevertheless i are victims of the nervousness above | described; unhappy themselves, they render other people iinbappjr. 5 c Why is this ? ' What .cause has 'operated to change the cheerful, .'active, pbUgWg, unsuspecting, ; and ,unc|om- : ' plaining youth into the unhappy, drowsy;' liatlest, suspicious, and gloomy misanthrope ? Many causes', or bnecause only, may operate to produce this< sad state ;the ; ftauße may be either 'mental ior physical, or both: combined. Attempts ioCure Nervoußrms%s^ means^ of ordinary tonics have so frequently proved fifuitless that 1 the leading" phy sicianls ittbW for the most part' ''recbirimend hygienic meanß, such as exercise, iv the, open air, regular habits, sea bathing, the cold bath friction ; change of air and scene, as in travelling, i If : all these fail, as they, often do, what is to be done? . : ••:.': Tlv& Answer 'will be found Ity carefully pemsingHMMUopit^WorJi:—' •* "'.•■ Ninth Edition, post free Is 4d, < : NERVOUS/DEBILITY,: ITS CAUSE AND K:-y ■::., :,' : ' CU3RE, ' ' '' With Plain Directions for.Perfect..Restora- ; jy-Vi<, fan, %Jksß*+ ; ■ ; Applications' fora copy of the above work must be accp'mpUnied'by tHe amount in New Zealand or other stamps, also a properlydiiected envelope. ■ : '; h > Address— '^■■■'^•■••■■' : * r- ,, , , : '. , , , CHARLES-iSENNET, Agent, k : . 1 Brooklyn House, Flag-staff Gardens, , -. '■& Melbourne. ! ; "Up 1' Up, my frie'iid,- arid bleatfybur looks Why aU this toU and trouble ?" ;: V ALLithpsewho are suffering from despbridency, melanchblia,' loss of spirits,' and pluck, who feel that ,they . are wasting isind pining, and who are 'graaually getting; weaker and weaker,' from causes they. have not courage or desire to acquaint their family attendant with/- Inall' Buch cases Mr jL.; L. SMITH feels it incumbent on 1 himself: to inform such unfortunate patients, that he has devoted his lifetime to the study : bf these complaints, having been a pupil and assist-, ant of the late Dr Culverwell, of London, who made these* diseases-las special practice. In all those diseases relating and pertaining to Married Life, and which make marriage a curse rather than a blessing, MrL. L. SMITH can be consulted; .with .the . greatest, certainty of' success, "and with the additional feeHpg that .no chance can possibly pecur^pf thjeir secret ever .being diyulged. .. .;-.;; In cases "pf'.ex&eme', Nervous Debjiity, r whe.re the. patiei^; feels that he, is exhausted and, physically, prostrated, and .mcapable';of .exertion : yrathout. -gri^t ia.<ague, . tl^eji • and' there the person so situated, should at once consult Mr L. L.^ Smith before .disease of a more serious character sets in ;. the aboye 1 arises frequently^frpm the enervating infiu-" ence* of hot: climates, but frequently from other causes of a more serious nature. '■:.■ ' ' Palpitations oi the heart, a tendency also to be easily startled and alarmed, is another . phase of disoaHe. which .requires particular attention, as arising from a most important cause ; those wno suffer from the al <*ye have NOT— " ' " '''"'[ " "' ' ' x " " . \ ' . ?' Mixa reason wjth pleasure, Ana wisdom with mirth." ' But have, on^jae i^con^rar^, been guilty of a secret vice, which has, as it Were, eaten into their very vitais. Many "old young meji' consult me; wno, though young. -iri" years, have, through the yice'&bove alluded to, and from their havinc; been quacked by the unqualified ana unskilful medical man, at last given up all nope and succumbed, and are aged in their very youth, unfitted to fulfil the duties wnlclr they 'were sent on this, earth to periorm.'^ J ; ' ; - "Be wise to-day, 'tis madness -to defer, ' ' Prbcfastixiatidn is the thief of tune." • ,: MrL. L; SMITH wishes to impress on those who are laboring under diseases^hich cannot ,be treated by the .general medical: attendant, > trom insufficient; knowledge and, practice, that as an expert in these- diseases, he hasihe rijjnt to warn the public atlarge against the numper of blatant charlatons arid quacks who not;' only extort the money out of.the ppokew pl,the patients, but are continually ruining the health' of the?unfoiftunate sufferers. MAriy' hundreds 'yearly present' themselves to mm from all the different colonies, who are tnqrougMy bankrupt in^iealth any.' pocket, ai^ci they' then lament; when too : late, the hoMbie; deoeptiori which has T been practised on tiiein.., .-■■■..■ j y "^.pibloidy^'^en'delqdye'theje uriforttinajke victims by pretending to be legally-qualified men, but they kuvertise for sale, and swindle . the public, bjr selling bottles , of muok^ under the nainp i of ' ; ' ; ?iJ)r'Ricbrd's.^^^Essence ojf J^ifei " • VBabn-pf t ! : an<i^a, inassbf.ftthpr quackeries, 'waose^'qle province is to extractmoney out oi the. pockets; of their deluded' •victims... ,; ■> ':,•}.{.;. -'',.{) r; >:,'•'■. Is' ■. '■ Will tiie.puDUc never understand th%t the only "guarantee tfley. can 1 iiaye tHat they, will be honestly ahd^kiKully treated, is the'fact that the person 'tp whom they apply ifor advice is alegally-qualified medical man who has devoted lus.tinie to the branch'bf practice for whiba* iJh'e patient is seeking ajd ? Secondly, that his long residence in the place, and. his position, is at least a guarantee of the estimation. m ; which he. ig lipldj^y hjui feilow-oitizeiw " c ; • ../ Dr. L. L. SMITH can bo consulted by fetter. J. fee v £l. „■/ , ,,. ,.. i, ; , r ,. v': ■■ >; ' By > the u abpyH''meaiM, any male or female patient can,' ovaeSbribing- their' symptbms, avoid the, in many cases, unpleasantness of a ■personal interview,* and the, patient pan retain his incognito. t ■•■" -■'-'-'■'• ■*•*'•■ r Medicines appropriately, packed to avoid, observation are eent^to all p^rts of the colonies, with piain letters of instruction as to diet, &c. ■'■■■■■'•. "~ : '■'■■>-- : -y ■■■;:'■>''■! ■■■'■?■.>-(:.';■■! '; Mr :■- L. If, BMITH consults personally daily, mornings before 11, and evenings between ; 7and '9. ; ' I^2 Bourke street east, Mel'' )purne« : • .; . r
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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1150, 5 April 1872, Page 4
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