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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1206, 10 June 1872, Page 4

A PARADOX.— TO SUFFERERS. NERVOUSNESS : ITS NATURE & CURE. What is NERveusNESS?— 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 neryoi\sness 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— Neivoumess is an «ranatural coiidition of the 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 disorder no outward; sign of weakness. The sufferers are found in both sexes ; they often have the bloom of health upon the cheek; they ire surrounded by kind friends, yet existence to them has no charms, for they feel that they cannot enjoy it. Without intending it, they annoy bther 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 indis-' tinct, 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, 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 phyp ical, 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 be^ found by carefully perusing the Following 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—, 1 ; ' - CHARLES SENNET, Agent, ; Brooklyn House, Flag-staff Gardens, ; ; .Melbourne. .■• ■ i'.r "Up ! Up, my friend, and clear your looks' Why aU' this toU and trouble ?"-• ALL those who are suffering from despondency, melancholia, loss of spirits, and pluck, who feel that the3r 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 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. Palpitations ox 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 ai we have NOT— . . ' * . " Mix*a reason with pleasure, Ana wisdom with mirth." But have, on me contrary, been guilty of a secret vice,, wnlch has, asit were; eaten into their very vitais. .; : Many.f'old young men' consult me, wno, though young in years, have, through tne vice above alluded to, and from their having been quacked by the unqualified ana unskilful medical man, at last given up all nope and succumbed, and are aged in their very youth, unfitted to fulfil the duties wnlch they were sent on this earth to periorm. .- ; . , "Be wise to-day, 'tis madness to defer, Procrastination is the thief of time. " Mr L. ,L; SMITE wishes to impress on those who aro laboring under diseases which cannot be 'treated by the general medical attendant, troin insufficient knowledge and practice, thav »s an expert in these diseases, he has the rigm; to warn the public at large against the nutnoer of blatant charlatons and quacks who noc 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 thoroughly bankrupt in health and pocket, ana they then lament, when too late, the horrible deception which has been practised on tnem. JNot onlyao men deceive these unfortunate victims by pretending to bo legally-qualified men, but they advertise for sale, and swindle the public, by selling bottles of muck, under the name of " J)r Ricord's Essence of Life}" "Balm of Synacuni," and a mass of other quackeries, wnose sole province is to extract money out ot the pockets of their deluded victims. Will the puoiic 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 ma time to the branch of practice i for' whica "the patient is seeking aid? Secondly, that nis long residence in the place, and his position, is at least a guarantee of the: estimation in which he is held by his fellow-citizenß. . ; 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 retain his incognito, / Medicines appropriately packed to avoid observation are sent to all parts of the colonies, with plain letters of instruction as to diet, &c. Mr L; li. SMITH consults personally daily, mornings before 11, and evenings between 7 and 9. 192 Bourke street east, Melbourne. In all those diseases relating and pertaining to Married Life, and which make marriage a curse rather than a blessing, MrL. L. SMITH can be consulted with the greatest certainty of success, and with the additional feeling that no chance can possibly occur of their ecret ever being divulged, •