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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1160, 17 April 1872, Page 4

\ PARAD O X.— TO S tf-F FEVERS;; NERVOUSNESS : ITS NATURE & CURE. What ts Nervousness? — Various answers ■ might be given to this question, according to the constitution aftd 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 Ho be real when the patient is fqund.to.be.,dy a mg or dead. The best answer to the question, probably, is this— Neivoumess is an unnatural condition of the nervous system. Sometimes this unnatural state is accompanied with considerable? bodily weakness, ; loss of flesh and loss of strength j but in most cases there is in the earlier Btages of the disorder no outward sign of weakness. The sufferers are found in both sexes ; they eftenhave the bloom of health upon the cheek ; they are surrounded by kind f riendsj yet eiris&nee to them has holoharms, for :theyfeel that they cannot en joy 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 eiperiences a- • complete ' tremulousness. • The intellect - also ; is. ; sometimes clouded,- the memory fails, the judgment becomes, indistinct;, the will capricious and uridecidedj the taste vitiated,- the imagination : broods* upon unpleasant topics, the spirits are very low. or very excited, the ordinary duties of life become burdensome, Bociety is Bhunnedj and business neglected. " .i ; A Stange Spectacle. —lt is certainly Btrange, bufnot the l^ss true, that perfectly sane persons in the prime of life, with^ firm step arid healthy countenance,, may occasionally be met with, who, in spite of possfe's&ing all the advantages of education, reli(?ion, ample means, and kind friends, nevertheless are victims of the nervousness above described ; unhappy themselves, they render other people unhappy. Why is this? What 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 this Bad state ; the cause may be either mental or .physical, or both combined, Attempts 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 Bcene, as in travelling. If all these fail, as they often do, what is to be done? ' . The "AtlsiD&r will- be found-by carefully peruniig .tli/e. Following Work: — Ninth Edition, post free ls.4d, ~NERVOmDEBILITY~ITS:CAUSE AND ■^^cuBE? 5 - With Plain Directions for Perfect Bestora- ; tion to Health. Applications for a copy of the above work must:be accompanied by -the amount in New, Zealand or other stamps, also a properlydiiected envelope. ! ■.'■..''. Address-^ 1 "' '-•' ''" ; " ' ' ' "■''■--'■''■• : CHARLES RENNET, Agent,j . ! ' Brooklyn House, Flag-staff Gardens, ; ; ;? .; Melbourne. "Up I Up, my friend, and -clear your, looks ' ' Why all this toil and trouble?" ? : ; : \ LL ; those ; who are -suffering from deJjJl.;.: spondency, melancholia, loss of spirits, ; and pluck, who feel that they are, wasting and pining, and who are gradually getting ; weaker' and. weaker, from' causes they have not courage or desire to acquaint their family attendant with. In all. Buch cases Mr L. L. SMITH feels it incumbent oh 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 the late Dr Culverwell, of Londpnjswho ! 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. LI SMITH can be .consulted with the greatest certainty of success, and , with the additional feeling that no "chance: can possibly o6cur of their secret eyer.being, divulged. ':;. ; ";•■'' '-'- In oases ! of extreme i Nervous' 'Debility, . 'where the patient' "feel's thatlie is" exhaust m.' and physically prostrated, and incapable of exertion without great -fatigue,- -then -andi there the person so situated. should"at oftcej consult Mr L. L. Smith before disease of < a more, serious character sets in; the above 1 arises frequently from the enervating influence of hot climates, but frequently from other causes'oi a more serious nature. 4 ' • ■'';. Palpitation* or the heart,: a tendency also to be easily startled and alanried, is another phase of disbaße which, requires particular, attention,- as arising from a most important cause ; those wnb' suffer from the a^ve have NOT— : ■ ";' '■ ' ". : ' ;: ' '■'■' •' " Mix'd reason with pleasure, Ana wisdom with mirth*" But have, on tne contrary, been guilty- of a secret vice, wfilch has, as it were, eaten into ' their very vi^us..' Many ! " old young 'men' consult me> who, though young in years, have'/ through: tne vice above alluded to,- and from their ha vint? been quacked by the unqualified ana unskilful medical man, at last given up alt nope and sucoumbed, 1 and are aged; in their very youthj- unfitted to fulfil the duties wnich they Were sent on^this earth to penorm. ; • '■•*■■ ° "Be wise to-day, 'tis madness to defer, Procrastination' is '.'the thief of time." Mr L. . Li, SMITH wishes "to impress, on those who are laboring under' diseases which cannot.be treited by .the general medical • attendant, trym insufficient knowledge and practice, .that'wj an expert in these diseases, he; has the ripnt to warn the public at large against the numoer of blatant charlatpns and quacks' who/not only extort the money ou.t of the pockew of the patients, but are continually ruining the health of the unfortunate sufferers. Many 'hundreds yearly ; present) I themselvea to nim from' all the different COI9- < mes, who are thoroughly bankrupt in health and pocket, and they then lament, wheii M° late, the horrible, deception Which has been practised on tnein. .'. .: IS ot only ay xiien deceive these unfortunate victims by pretending to be legally-qualified men, but they aavertise for sale, and swindle the public, by aeiling bottles of muck/ under the name of > \i^Riiror4^:.Essen&i'oX£ife l "Balm of byriacum,'' aid a maßS,of other quackeries, , wnose sole ' province is to extract money ' out 01 the pockets of "their deluded victims."/ .'■;;''.' . "."' '".■ :.'■' J ' : .: ., Will the puDllc riever' understand that the only guaranteo tney can have that they will be honestly and 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 which the patient is seeking aid.? "Secdhdiy/thatnislongresidenceiniihe and his position, is at least a guarantee of the estimation in which he is held by his fellow-citizen*; v ' Dr. L. L. SMITH can be consulted, by letter; fee, £i; ' ',;: , By the above means .-any male or female patient can, dv describing their symptoms, avoid the, in many cases, unpleasantness of a personal interview, and the patient can retMnhlslnodeditior*' J T: " " ~ "- - ~^— — Medicines appropriately packed to avoid observation are Bent to all parts of the colonies,- with plain letters of instruction -as to diet, &c.'' : : 'i ■ '■ ■' ■■':■>* -?->> Mr L. Lif^MITH .consults personally daily; 'mornings before 11, ; and^ evenings bei tweeri7and9. 192 Bourke street east, Melbourne/ • ■"'-" -!'••■■•-■■■:■-' ; !;i «■'■ "'■■■■■