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A PARIW^-WStFFERERS. i\ ~ - - --— NERVOUSNESS : ITS NATURE &CTOI. ! Y/hat is NBRVousNESS?T-V,aridus ififtwew might .be; given, to this question, <BCcprjl|nj tojwe constitution and knowledge of^the inAiyiduali Strong healthy p'erscins/wHethei medically educated or not, generally <fegatd nervousness as more or less an "imagitiarj complaint" ;'.' It is sometimes only believed tc -be-feal-wiea-the-patient-is-found to bedjring or dead. The best, jan^wet to the^ question, probably, _ is .. this —Ifei-v6y,B)ießs , if, ffra ir . Un .natural condition of the nervous system. Some times this unnatural state is accompaniec with considerable bodily weakness, 'losVo: fleshand lpss.pf strength*;, but in most casei there is in 1 the Earlier stages of the disordei no outward sign of weakness. ( The suffejen are found in both sexes ; they often hav ( e th< bloom of health upon the cheek j they ar< surrounded by kind friends, yet" etistehce'tK them has no charms; 'for'they.ffeel that thej cannot en j joy it. Without intending it, thej annoy other people about /the merest trifles if they encounter Borne person unexpectedly confused, .afraid, and alarmed ; th< heart beats violently, thp hand shakes whei writing, and the "whole frame at times expe riences a complete' ? fcremiilousness. Th intellect also is ispmetimes.clpuded, thi memory fails, the; judgment becomes indis tinct, the will capricious and undecided, th i taste vitiated, the 'imagination broods upoi. unpleasant topics, ItHe i spirits are ivervMow To ' very, excited, the,,ordin > ary t jduties=of. ; lifp.be ■ C come burdensome, society' is shunned, and business f,, : . ,-. . •• • '.X Stange 'Spectacle. —It, is certainly 'stra'nge,''"but'n6t ! tHe less true, thaVperf e'ctl; r sane persons in the prime of life, 1 iwithnfifn i Btep and healthy countenance, may occasionally be met with, who, in -spite of-possessin ; all the advantages .pf^xdj^ijalion, religion, ample means, and kind fhehdi, nevertheless are ,yictims r of , jthe nervousness above described; 'unhappy Vthemselvesi '•'they ßender ; other people unhappy. Why is this? Whab cause has operated to change the cheerful , ; , active, obliging, unsuspecting, and uncom-- ' plaining youth into the ! unhappy, ' drowsy , , ustlest, suspicious, and gloomy misanthrope ? Many causes, oryane .cause oiily, m'ayoperatiß to produce this' sad-state ; tho cause may b|3 . either.mental or phy>icaL.pr both combined. Attempts to Gur^Nervoumess' by means c ordinary tonics have so frequently prove fruitless, that the leading physicians now, for 1 ' the most part recommend hygienic 7 meant such as exercise in. 'the open air, regula habits, sea bathing, the cold bath friction! change of air and scene, as in travelling. I all these &il, as^he^often^Mat'is tob done? • J The Answer f vjiU:,ie foy,nd by carefuWy, perusing the Following Work: — j ■; : ; j ■ y Ninth' Edition, post free ls^4dv ;; \- j NERVOUS DEBILITY, ITS CAUSE AND !>><eURE, With Plain Directions for Perfect Restora ■ • A' i. '! , "■ tionUioVßealtE *d 'L 1 "' Applications for a, copy, of the above wor must be accompanied by the amount in MeZealand or other stamps, also a properlj ditected envelope! j . Address™/- '!lt >i' r A(.f iid\) -i CHARLES SENNET, Agent, Brooklyn .'House, 'Flag-staff Gardens, ..-L A \ '-;/ M< ? boQrn e-O ,T (> :; i "Up! Up, my friend, "and clear your look » Why aU this'toil^and trouble ?" ALL. - those who; ( are, r sufTering. fjpm, .d^-' spondency, melancholia^ loss of spirit i, ' : and pluck, who ■ feel-that; they ; are iwastirg' and pining, and .who are gradually gettii g weaker and weaker, froih causes they ha>e, : not courageor desire to acquaint 'their family attendant with. .In .all such cases Mr L. L. . SMITH feels' "it incumbent on himself io inform such unfortunate, patients, that he : has devoted his. lifetime to the study of these complaints, 'having' been a pupil and assisjbant of the late Dr Culverwell, of London, who made these' diseases his special practice. , ; 1 In all those diseases relating'and pertaining to Married life, and which make, marriage ja- ' 'biirs'e ratner than : a blessing, l Mr<L. L ! . 'SMKCH can be consulted with the greatest certainty of success, and with the additional feeling" ■ .'thjftf'hp chaiice' 'can possibly occur/of their ' 'secret ever'being divulged.^ 1 5( ' i!l ;'. [>"•"•] In daises r 6f ; ' 'extreme* ' Nervous ■ 'Debility, wherethe patien,tfeels that he; is lexhaustet and physically > prostrated, .and incapable pf '>• exertion without great fatigue,,. then, ,and '' ther^the perqon; so Situated , should at once consult' Mr L. L. Smith' before disease pf ( a more' serious character sets in; : iW abWe = arises, frequently from' the enervating infliierice ! "6f ! 'hot 'climates',^but" frequently from ' other causes ota mdre'serious nature. ''' Palpitations bi the' heart, a tendency aIBO to be. easily St&rtlediand alarnried, is another phase of disiiaue which, requires particular attention, as arising from a most important; s cause ; those wno suffer from the aVr^e have. '.• NOT— :> -■ . :•-.. ■.-:■:•....: i?""! '' ' ! : : •"iMix'a reason: with pleasure, : 1 :; : Ana.Vnsdom with.mirth." , ; ißut have, on : : xne contrary,: been;, guilty, of a secret vice, wnlcn has, as it were, eaten into ■ their very vitais. Many ••old young men' consult me, who, though young in y^ears, have, through cue vice above'alluded to,; and from their having been quacked by the unqualified ana unskilful medical man, at last given up all nope and succumbed, and are, aged in t their very youth, unfitted to fulfil' : the duties wnlcn they were sent on this ew'th to penorm. <~-

V Be wise to-day, 'tis madness to defer, Procrastination is the thief. of time."

Mi L. L; BNIITH wishes to impress on. those who are .laboring under diseases which cannot be .treated { by the general medical attendant^, troia insufficient^ knowledge. and practice, .tihsjid an expert .in these ' diseasesj ' .hehas.the.riJEtfiT; to warn; the, public at large against the 'nuinoer of blatant charlatohs' and quacks who nor; only extort the, money oat of the pockeM of the' patients, but arejcontinually ruining the health of the unfortunate .sufferers.' ; Ma^y, hundreds yearly tKemselves to.nlioli from all 'ihe.different'cjolonies, 'who i are jdhdrqughly^bankrupt inliealth : and pocket, l^a^they.theii lament,, when' too late, the liprJibiiß;;''dep^ption'whaoh;llas ; been) praetised'on tinem.; .' " , ; „,.-,.'! JNot onlyao men' aecdveVthe^e unfortunate' victims, to be legally-qualified' _men, ■ .put^ tidey^ aavfertise M sale ? jaM swindle the public, By^eiling "jßoliQes of'muck, underthe name of" :Or RicorH's Essence of Life," ♦'Bahn.of toyriacum,'' and a, mass of other 'quackeries^ wnbse sole- province is' to, extract .money out ot .the :po.clcets of. f tJieir deluded 'victims.' 11 ''■■'•''■ t: ■'•'"'• ■' ■' '"' ■'■* " c ' Will the puDlic' never understand that the only guarantee tney can have, that they will be honestly ana skilfully treated, is the fact that the ; person itoi. whom they apply for /advice is a legally-qualified medical man who ; has devoted his time to , the branch of : prao? tice for whica the patient, is seeking -aid I Secondly, that ms long residence in the place, and his position, is at least a. guarantee of the estimation in which he is neld ,by his fellow-citizeiiit .'-,-. . ,i ■ il)r..L.iJj. SMITH can. be- consulted by' •letter; ftei-£L-...- ■■,--:. ; : : :,;:-;.- )'.-,■■.,■ By the abov« means any ; male or, female patient- can, dv describing their' symptoms, 'avoid the, in many oases, unpleasantness of a personal interview, and the patient can re-' tain his incognito. _„ .,.• Medicines appropriately packed to. avoid 1 , observation are sent to all. parts of the colonies, with piain letters of instruction as to diet, &Oii'-j.'- '■■!,;■:•.>■.. r.'.;, ; ! *,■.•; : ;•.'.•> ; MrrL.; h: laMlTHi.consultsi personally daily^ mornings before 11, and evenings between 7 and 9, ( 192 Bourke street east, Mel•bourne,^ "■ JI)t '- V ' l " ;u -

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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1153, 9 April 1872, Page 4

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Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1153, 9 April 1872, Page 4

Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1153, 9 April 1872, Page 4

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