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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1154, 10 April 1872, Page 4

\ PARADOX.— TO SPFFERERS. NERVOUSNESS : ITS NATURE^ gUJRE. . What is Nervouskess?— Varipus answers might be given to' this question, according to the constitution and knowledge of the individual. r Stropg. healthy, persons, .whether ■ medically , 'educated or ' not,; generally' regard nesr.youshes's' as inoreot 1 / le 4 ss 'an^f imaginary complaint ;' i; it is 'sprijetunejs'orily'believe'a to be real when the patient' is found to be dying or dead . The be^t/ answ | er',^p .'the, question, probably, is '^^ this '— 2^e» yotisness l is l dh ; Hnluttural condition pf^nfi^p^sy^tein. , Some"times' this' unnatural' 'state' is acjiompanied with considerable 'b'pdiiy : yeaknes|s, loss, of 'flesh arid loss of.strerigth : Tjutm'm^st cases there'is in the earlier 1 stages 'of.''th6 ff dwordei! no outward sign Of-^ea)kness. ! ; TM[ sufferers are found in botbJ sexes'; "thfey 1 often have the bloom of health'iipon 'the cheek; they are surrounded by.kin'd frieiidsjyet existence.to - them has no charms/for they feel' that j they cannot enjby it;: 1 Without intending it, they annoy other people about the imerestltrifles ; if they encounter some person unexpectedly they feel confused, afraid, and alarmed ;f the heartbeats violently, the hand shakes: when writing, and the whole frame at times experiences a complete tremuloushess. : 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 duties.: of life be.come i burdensome,,^society is shunned,; ;and business neglected.. j , .'. ;;*., -.r ,; ■'; 1 ....... „.'., A Stange Spectacle.— lt is certainly strange, biif( not , the less {true, that perfectly sane persons in the prime of life, .with firm step and healthy countenance, ,may occasionally ;be met wjlth, who, in, spite of possessing all the adyantagea of education, religion, ample means,. and kind friends, nevertheless are victims iofvthe nervousness", above f described; unhappy. themselves, they render otheri people unhappy. Why is thiß, ? n Whal cause^ has operated to change the^cheerful, active, obliging, unsuspecting, and uncomplaining, youth into {the {unhappy, /drowsy, Mistiest, suspicious, and gloqmy misanthrope 1 Many causes, or one cause only, may operate tp,prpduce this, sad. Btate; :< the. cause may be either mental or. physical, or. both combined, y| ttempts to Cure Nervousness by. means of ordinary tonics have ;so/irequently. proved .fruitless that .the ;leading' physicians now for the most part recommend hygienic,, means, isuch as exercise^ in^jthe/jppen air,/ regujar habits, sea. bathing} (the pold bath friction; change u of air and scene, as in travelling. If ,allJihese fail, as they often do, what is to be 'done?; .-Tjfi' '-;j.;/. !.• /MTV V?f M r 7"* The Answer, w^le .fvwnd by carefyMy perusing the Foltming'Work :— t Ninth Edition,- 'post ; free i rs'4d, NERVOUS DEBILEtY^ITS CAUSE AND - ..<.. n .CURE, With Plain Directions for Perfect Restoration to Health, ; . "Applications for a'copy of'the abbve'work must [be accompanied by the amount- in New! Zealand or other stamps,' also'a propertydiiected envelope.- >-' '■•■■"■ ■■.'■'■ S.AlftiVt) ; ; Address--! / ,- , <• !r . .., „r. • ... -„ j CiHAfeLES SENNET, Agent, •' ! Brooklyn 1 Housed 1 ! Ilagistaff Gardens;' ■ j Melbourne. ,;.,., ;; .; . ! " Up I Up, my friend, and clear your looks Why alLthis itoil: anditrouble ?" j .\ LL those who-are. suffering -from.de-; xl spondency, melancholia, loss of spirits,! and plupk, who' 'feel that "they are wasting and. pining, and who are gradually getting weaker andweaker^ from causes they Have not courage or desire to acquaint their familyattendant, with.. In all such cases Mr L. ii. SMITH leeis 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 assist-; ant of the late'lJr Cuiverwell,'of LonApii/who made these diseases his special practice. ; In all those diseases relating 1 and pertaining, to Married Life; and which make marriage a 1 curse rather thaii a blessing, Mr & L. SMITH can be consulted with the greatest Certainty of success, and; with the additional 1 feeling' that no chance can possibly occur of their; secret ever being divulged. •'*'■'?• !: / | In cases of Nervous' Debility,! where .the- patient feels that he is exhausted and physically prostrated, and incapable o£ 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 influ-j ence of ■ipt/(!limates, but frequently from other causes ora more serious nature.'"' | PalpitationV'ol the heart, a tendency alsoj to be easily startled and alarmed," is another phase of- diseaae which requires particular, attentipn^as arising from a most important cause i\ those who suffer from' the aV<ive have: NOT— ';•';/ ' : '/': 1 ::.- ■": < ! j '" Mix J o; reason with pleasure^ , \ Ana yrisdom with mirth."" .' j But have, on ■ tine contrary, been guilty of a ; secret vice, wnich has, as it were, eaten into! their very vitais. Many ' • old young <: men' ! • consult me, wno, though young in 'years,! have, through trie vice above alluded to, and from their having been quacked by the un~quaiified- r ana"unskilful-'medicalman, at last given up ali^nope >/and; succumbed, and are aged in their very .youth, unfitted to fulfil the duties wnicn they were sent on this/ earth to penorin. ■/ j , ''Be wise. to-.day, 'tis madness to defer, ■ Procrastination is tne/tihief of .time. " , :Mr L. L; iiJiil'lTßF-'vHshes 1 to impress 'on j those who are 'laboringiunder 'diseases which; cannot be treated- by the, general, medical attendant, trom insufficient knowledge, and' practice, that »s an expert in these diseases,* he has the rijent to warn the public at large; against "the nuiffOer of blataflfcharial;oasaiidi quacks who not' only iexfort the money out' of the pocket* of the patients, but are con-j tinually ruimng-trie health; of [the unfortunate sufferers, (hiaby ..(hundreds yearly present themselves to mm from all the different colonies, who are tnoroughly. bankrupt in health; and pocket, ana they then lament, when too) late, the horrible deception which has been practised on'tnem'.' ; ' ; ' '•?••■'.•'. * ■ ' r ■: "<:-[) i JNot only ao men deceive these unfortunate victims by pretending to be legally-qualified men, but they advertise for sale, and swindle! thepublic.by veiling bottles of muck, underj the name of " J)r Ricord's Essence of Life," "'Bahn 1 of bynacum," and a mass of other; quackeries, wnose sole province is to extract money out ot the pockets of their deluded! victims. »'! •■"■ ;i ''-' M •.'■■'•' ( i ? ■''■'■-' -\#/" { >; Will the pnDllc never, understand thatithp only guarantee tney can have that ; they willj .be, honestly ana'skilfully treated, is the factj that' the refaon 1 to whom they apply fon advice is aiegauyi'qualified medical man who has devoted nis time to the branch of prac^ tice,;f or .whica the patient is seeking aid! Secondly, that nis long residence in the place, •and' his position, is at least a guarantee oi the estimation in which he is lield by his fellow-citizeuu. \--»..-, -/ ; ; , s ' .., Dr. L. L.- SMITH- can-be consulted- by letter!; fee, XL'. ,'.f/.T- MTj-it,/ :■;■:•-^ By the abpvß .means any .male or female patient can, by 'describing their symptoms j avoid the, in many cases, unpleasantness of a personal, interview/ and:. the .patient can re-j tain his incognito, ; ( „ , ... ,{ Medicines appropriately packed ' to avoid observationaresentto all partsof the colonies, with plain letters of instruction as to diet, &c. , . * ■■••■■■ • Mr L. L. HMITH consults persOnallj daily, mornings ? before, dl, and evenings between 7 and 9. ' 192 Bourke street east, Melbotuiie;'' to ' ( *