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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1202, 5 June 1872, Page 4

A PARADOX.'— TO S V FFERERB. NERVOUSNESS : ITS NATURE & CURE. What is Nervousness ? — Various answers might be given to this question, according to the constitution and knowledge of the in- 1 dividual. 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 tiiaa—Neivoxtsness is an unnatural condition of the nervous system, Sometimes this unnatural state isv accompanied with considerable bodily weakness, loss of flesh and loss of strength*; but in most cases there is in the earlier stages of the disorder no outward sign of weakness. The sufferers are found in both sexes ; they often have the bloom of health upon the cheek j they are surrounded by kind friends, yet existence to them has no charms; for theyfeel that they, cannot enjoy it.; "Without intending it, they annoy other people about' the merest trifles 5 if they encounter some- person unexpectedly ithey feel confused,, afraid^ 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, tbe 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 education, religion*, 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, ustlest, suspicious, and gloomy misanthrope 1 ' Many causes, or one cause only, may operate to produce this sad state ; the cause may be either mental or physical, or both, combined. A ttemvts to Cure Nervousness by means ol ordinary tonics have so frequently proved fruitless that the leading, physicians how foi the most part recommend hygienic means, such as exercise in the open air, regulai habits, sea bathing, the cold bath friction ; change of air and scene, as in travelling. Il all these fail, as they often do, what is to be done? The Answer, will b& found by cdrefuUi 'perusing the Following Work: — Ninth Edition, post free Is 4d, NERVOUS DEBILITY, ITS CAUSE ANI CURE, With Plain Directions for Perfect Restora tion to Health. Applications for a copy of the above worl must be accompanied by the amount in Nev Zealand or, other stamps, also a properly diiected envelope. ; Address — - CHARLES SENNET, Agjsnt, Brooklyn House, Flag-staff Gardens, '. Melbourne.

" Up I Up, my friend, and clear your looks Why all this toil and trouble ?" ALL those who are suffering from de , spondency, melancholia, loss of spiritß and pluck, who feel that they are wasting and pining, and who . are gradually gettinj weaker and weaker, from causes they havi not courage or desire to acquaint their famil; attendant with. In all Buch cases Mr L. L SMITH feels it, incumbent on himself t inform such unfortunate 'patients,, that h has devoted his lifetime to the study of thes complaints, having been a pupil and aseist ant of the late DrCulverwell, of London, whi made these diseases his special practice.' In cases of extreme Nervous Debility where the patient feels that he is exhaustei and physically prostrated, and- incapable o exertion without great fatigue, then an< there the person so situated should at one consult Mr L. L. Smith before disease of i more serious character sets in; the abov arises frequently from the enervating influ ence of hot climates, but frequently fron other causes 01 a more serious nature. ' " Palpitations or the heart, a tendency alsi to be easily startled and alarmed, is anothe phase of disease which' requires particula attention, as arising from a most unportan cause;" those wno suffer from the alwehavi NOT— „ ' . \ 1 ' Mix'tt reason with pleasure, Ana wisdom with mirth." . ' But have, on tne oontrary, been guilty of i secret vice, wnlcn has, as it were, eaten int< tbeir very vitais. Many "old young men' consult me, wno, though young in years have, through tne vice above alluded to, ant front their having been quacked by the uri qualified ana uuskilful medical man, at las given up all nope and succumbed, and an aged in their very youth, unfitted to fulfil the duties wnlcn they wire sent on thi earth to peirorm. ' " "Be wise to-day, 'tis madness to defer, Procrastination is the thief of time. " Mr L. L. BMiTH wishes to impress 01 those who are laboring under diseases whicl cannot be treated 1 by" -the general medica attendant, from insufficient' knowledge anc practice, that us an expert in these diseases he has the rignt to warn the public at larg< against the numoer of blatant charlatans anc quacks who not only extort the money oui of the pocket* of the patients, but are con tinually ruining the health of the unfortunati sufferers. Many hundreds -yearly presehi themselves to mm from all the different colo nies, who are tnoroughly bankrupt in healtl and pocket, anu they tnen lament, when toe late, the horrible deception which has been practised on tnein. . , , „ . : JN ot only ao men deceive ,these unfortunate victims by pretending to be legally-qualified men, but they auvertise for sale, and swindle the public, by selling bottles of muck, undei the name of " J)r Ricord's Essence of Life,' "Balm of byriacum," and a mass of othei quackeries, wnpse sole province is to extraci 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 fot advice is a legally-qualified medical man who has devoted xiis 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 ia neld by his fellow-citizeb«. ' Dr. L. L. SMITH can be consulted by letter; fee, £L ,\. . . \ , By the abo y« means any male or female patient can, ay describing their symptoms, avoid the, in many cases, unpleasantness of a personal interview, and the patient can re* tain his incognito, ; -\: \ Medicines appropriately packed to avoid ' observation are Bent to all parts of the colov nies, with plain letters of instruction' as to diet, &c .".. Mr L: L. • BMITH consults personally daily, "mornings before 11, and evenings between .7 and 9. 192 Bourke street east, Mel* bonrne.'.'"' ■"■''.' ' ' ;;; -' ; ' ' "■■/--. -S' *>■ ■ . In all those diseases relating and pertaining to Married Life, and-whioh make marriage a curse rather than a blessing, Mr L. L. SMITH can be consulted witK the greatest certainty of Buccess, and with the additional feeling that no chance can possibly bebur of their ecretever being divulged.