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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1174, 3 May 1872, Page 4

A PARADOX.— TO SUFFERERS. NERVOUSNESS : ITS NATURE & CURE. What is Nervsuskess ?— Various answers ' 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— Neivdushesg is an un- , natural condition oftlve nervous system. Sometimes this unnatural state is accompanied with considerable bodily weakness, loss of flesh and loss of strength ; but in most cases there is in the earlier stages of the 1 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 v about the merest trifles ; if they encounter some person unexpectedly they feel confnsed, afraidj and alarmed ; the heart beats violently, the hand shakes when writing, and the whole frame at times expe- . riences 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 duties of life become burdensome, society is shunned, and business neglected. : ; A Stange Spectacle.— lt 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 educaiJion, religion, ample means, and kind friends, nevertheless are victims of the nervousness ' abpve deBcribed ; 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 un*happy,_ drowsy, listlest, suspicious, and gloomy misanthrope ? Many causes, or one cause only, may operate to produce this sad 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 scene, as in travelling. If all these fail, as they often do, what is to be done? , > • The Answer will he found by carefully * perusing the FolUnoing Work:— : : Ninth Edition, post free Is 4d^ NERVOUS DEBILITY, ITS CAUSE AND ' . CURE, With Plain Directions for Perfect Restoration 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-- . CHARLES SENNET, Agent* : Brooklyn House, Flag-staff Gardens, Melbourne. . „- ■. .' "-Upl Up, my friend, and clear your looks Why all this toil and trouble ?" ALL those who are suffering from despondency, 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 such cases Mr L. L. , SMITH feela ifc incumbent on himself to inform such uitfortunate patients, that he has devoted his lifetime to the study of these complaints, having been a pupil, and. assistant of the late Di Culverwell, of London, who made these diseases his special practice. . In cases of extreme /Nervdus Debility^ where the patient feels that he is exhausted and physically- prostrated, and incapable of 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 climates, but frequently from other causes oi a more serious nature. Palpitationa oi the' heart, a tendency also to be easily startled and alarmed, is another phase of disease which requires particular attention,, as arising from a most important cause ; those wno suffer from the at «ye have not— . ...-,' ; ■ \ ■ " Mix'a reason with pleasure, Ana wisdom with mirth." But have, on the contrary, been guilty of a secret vice, wiuca has, as it were, eaten into their very vitais. Many "old young men* . consult me, wno, though, young in ; years, have, through tine vice above alluded to, and from their bavins; been quacked by the un- * qualified ana unskilful medical man, at last given up 'all nope and succumbed^ and are aged in their very youth, unfitted to fulfil the duties wiiich they were sent on this eartlvto.penornu..: _ ::. ■■.--■- --"Be wise torctay, 'tis madness to defer, • Procrastination is the thief of time." MrL. L. SMITH wishes to. impress on. those who are laboring under diseases which, cannot be treated by the general medical attendant, from insufficient knowledge and practice, that *s an expert in these diseases, he has the rigni; to warn the public at large against the numoerof blatant charlatonsahd quacks who hoc only extort the money out of the pockew of the patients, but are continually ruining the health of the unfortunate sufferers. Many 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 homole deception which has been practised on tnem. JNot only ao men deceive these unfortunate victims by pretending to be legally-qualified men, but they aavertise for sale, and swindle the public, by gelling bottles of muck, under the name of • '** J)r Ricord's Essence of Life, " '•Balm of isvnacum,". and a mass of other quackeries, wnosesole province is to extract money out ot the pockets of their deluded victims. ■....'.• 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 to whom they apply for advice is a legally-qualified medical man who has devoted his time to the branch of practice for whicn. the patient is seeking aid? Secondly, that ms long residence in the place, and his position, is at least a guarantee of • the estimation in, which he is Tield by his fellow-citizen* , • _. . Dr. L. L. SMITH can be consulted By letter; fee, £1.- • . By the above means any male or female patient can, by describing their symptoms, avoid the, in many cases, unpleasantness of a personal interview, and the patient can retain his incognito. Medicines appropriately packed to avoid observation are aent to all - parts of the colonies, with plain letters of instruction as to diet, &cV . ' •, '. ...', r >; .'• Mr L. L. SMITH consults personally . daily, mornings before 11, and evenings b&. tween7 and 9. 192 Bourke street east, Melbourne,: