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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 90, 3 April 1876, Page 4

"Is there no hope?' the sick mau eaid ; The silent doctor shook his. head. " f Wbile there is life 'thipre'sJiOße.'Jhe cried." ' u JEgroto, dum animas est, apes est.'* DR. L: L. SMITH ? (The only legally-qualified Medical man advertising), CONSULTS— ; On all affections, of the Ne,rvou j ) Syßtem (no m -tter from whit cause arising) ; on all., broken-down ;Conatitutionß von all Diieases arising from early Indiscretions ; on Gout.; on Rheumatism. IN these Colonies, those excesses which we have indulged in " hotyoutji "j tell upon us with fearful'interest. Our regrets are useless, our repioiogs futile. The sole idea should be ttie chances ' we possess of remedying the ills y-e already have, or combitiqg the effecis likely to result. Hide it as ho may— put oh as good an exterior as he can— siill is the victim conscious that be is a living lie. ahd that sooner or later his vices will discover him to the world. Our ■ Faith— our obligations to society at large— the welfare of bur future offspring— and the . duty we owe to oursel vej— forbids, procrasti- . nation, and points out to us not io wait till the ravages brealc out in our constitutions. Before negotiating with a merchant, before engaging with a confidential clerk; before employing a barrister— a carefuV man makes, inquiries as to tbeir standings and, in the case of a legal adviser, both as tb his legal qualifications atid as to his capabilities of transacting the individual business he consults him upon. Strange to say, however, in the selection of a medical man, the sufferer frequently omits thess necessary precautions, 1 and'without' regard tothe fitness, quUification, experience, and ability for 'the particular ailment requiring treatment, he consults the uearest map, whose experience- and practice, perhaps, lies ; in quite anf opposite direction". ■ ; " : f . ' Is it astonishing that so many are driven madj are ruined in health, and are bankrupt in spirits, hope, and money? Have I not, lor years, pointed iout to them-tbat I,| Dr. L L. Smith, am the only < legally-qualified medipal man advertising iri thp Colonies? ' Have I ii'et aiso prosecuted, at my own expanse, these very quacks, and exposed the varions nostrums tbey are selling— such fasf TP^Bphod^fne,* Essence .of Life, &c— and had' thjjm analysed," and found thtp to oonsist of *• Burnt sugar ahd flavoring matter," and the certificates I have proved to be all forgeries. It is for this reason that I step, out of the ethics of the profession and advertise,! to give those who requrie the services ofcmy branch an opportunity of knowing they can consult a legally qualified man, and one moreover who has made this his especial study. ' X" Dr L L. Smith is the only legally qualified medical man advertising, and he has been in Melbourne 24 years in full practice on Nervous Diseases Loss of Power and Debility Syphilitic Affections Want of Condition Gout and Rheumatism. *• Dr. L. L. SMITH can beconsulted .by letter — Fee £i. Medicines forwarded to all I the colonies. I Dr. L. L. SMITH, 182 Collins st. Eaßt. (Late the Residence of the Governor), MBLBOUBNE. 210

New Zealand Insurance .Company. UNLIMITED LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDERS. CAPITAL: £1,000,000. PAID-UP CAPITAL, £200,000. | RE-INSURANCE FUND, £40,000. The whole of the funds are invested in the Colony, making the above a purely Colonial Institution. • The.Undersigned are prepared to receive PROPOSALS for INSURANCE oh PROPERTIES in Town or Country at TarirT Rates, for as LOW Jasjjany other OFFICE io NELSON. \ . Every information afforded by Mr. T. : J. THOMPSON :■', WAIMBA. Mr. S. BUCHHOLZ, S_„. iIOTUEKA. Mr, S. Gi ROBINSON, Sub-,i._snt, MOTUPIPI and TAKAKA, : CURTIS BROTHERS, agents,;nelson .