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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1196, 29 May 1872, Page 4

■A PARAD OX.— TO S OFFERERS, NERVOUSNESS : ITS NATURE &OUREi What is Nervousness ?— Varions answers might be given to -this question, according to the. constitution and. knowledge of. the in* dividual. Strong healthy persons; 'whether medically educated or not, generally regard nervousness as more' or less an ' ' imaginary complaint j" it is sometimes only beU.ejretbto be real, when the patient is' found to p£ dying or dead. The best answer to the question^ probably, is this —Nervousness is an un\ Mtural condition 6 f the nervous system. Somer times this unnatural state it accompanied with considerable bodily weakness, loss of flesh,and loss of strength ; but in most , cases there is in' the earlier stages of the disdrderj no outward sign of weakness. The sufferers are found in both sexes ; they 6ften.*have'thq 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 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 experiences a complete tremulousness. The intellect also is. sometimes clouded, the memory: fails, the. judgment becomes indistinct, the will capricious and .unclecided., .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 education, religion, ample means, and kind friends, nevertheless are victims of the nervousness above described; unhappy themselves, they; ; fender 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 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 1 do, what is. to be done? : ' The Answer will be found by. [carefully perusing tJie Following Work:— •' ! ; . Ninth Edition, poßt 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 properlydhected envelope. Address— CHARLES SENNET, Agent, Brooklyn House, Flag-staff Gardens, Melbourne. . " Up ! 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 feels ib 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 assistant of the late Dr Culverwell, of London, who made these diseases his special practice. ''■'■ , In cases of extreme ; Nervous 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 ot a more serious nature. Palpitation* joi 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 al we have NOT— . ' ' ' ■ .- • i ' " Mix'a reason with pleasure, « -Ana wisdom with mirth. '?:•': But have, on cne contrary, been guilty of a secret vice, wnlch has, as itwere, eaten into their very vitais. Many "old young men' consult me, wno, . though young in years, have, througntne vice above alluded to, and from their havinfit been, quacked by the unqualified- ana . unskilful medical man, at last given up all nope and succumtied, and are aged in their very youth, unfitted to fulfil •the duties which they were sent on this eaith.to penprm!. , '.'. ."..._. .. "Be wise co-day, 'tis madnessto defer,,.' Procrastination is the thief, of time." Mr L. L; SMITH wishes to impress on those who are laboring tinder diseases which cannot be treated by the general medical attendant, trooi insufficient knowledge and practice, thai; *s an expert in these diseases, he has the rignt to warn the public at large against ' ! the' n'uuioer of blatant charlatoris and quacks who not only extort the money out of the pocket* 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. thoroughly bankrupt in health: and pocket, and they then lament, when too late, the horrible deception which has been on triein. • - ■ f JNotonly do men deceive these unfortunate victims by precending^to be legally-qualified men, but they advertise for sale, and swindle the public,, by gelling, bpttles of muck, under the name of »• i'Jir'RicorA's' Essence of ' Life*" ''Bahn of bywacum," and a mass of other quackeries, wnoße sole province is to extract ujoney out 61 the pockets of their deluded vjictims. ■ .... . . i Will' the puDlic never understand tha.t the only guarantee they can have that they will be honestly ana skilfully treated, is the fact tnat the perHou.to whom they apply for atjlvice is a legaiiy-qualified medical man who has devoted nis time to the branch of'practibe for whiott.iime rs p%ti6nt J is seeking; aid ? Secondly, thai; nl'slong'residence in the place, ' and his position, is at least a guarantee p-' the estimation m wHicE he is held by^ fe)Gbw-citizei«. j'Dr. L. L. : SMITH :can be consi^ea by letter ; fee, £1. 'By the abovo means any myß or female patient can, ov describing t^ lT symptoms, avoid the, in many, cases, of a personal" interview, and . patient can re-, tain his incognito, , ■■ ; ■ , • ■ : Medicines apprb^W packed to avoid observation are se»c to all parts of the colonies, with : ;pja^ ettei>s °^ instruction as toj I diet, &O.:/ '/';■ '•■ ' : :; ' ■ "■"' v ■ ■'■ t ; - ' Mr L. ,>•; «AHTH: consults, personally daily» moving 3 before 11, and evenings betw|een 7/ nd 9 « 192 Bourke street east, Mel. bojarne I^ll those diseases relating £nd pertaining toiXarriedLife, and which make marriage a, cii'seTatherthanablessingiMrL. L. (An beeonsultedwith the greatest certainty" ' )f { success; ; and with the additional feeling ;hat, no chance can possibly occur of their - jo^etfeyet beingi divulged. :. ;i •• : ' •, ;