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Miscellaneous. QECOND EDITION, NOW READY Peice, 5s j Post, 6s. SPEEMATOEEHGEA, IN ITS PHYSIOLOGICAL, MEDICAL AND LEGAL ASPECTS, By James Geo. Beakey, F.R.O.S. Formerly Surgeon to^the Melbourne Hospita and Her Majesty's Troops during the war in the ■ Crimea. Spermatorrhoea, with impotence and sterility, " are subjects of much greater practical importance than has been conceived by many, and often involve the happiness and perpetuation of families., Yet have they, by a sort •of professional prudery, been either entirely overlooked "by medical writers or very imperfectly discussed, and thereby relinquished to the irregular .practitioner," ( 6r ; to the entirely unqualified empiric. In the present era of high refinement . and of luxurious, if not vicious enjoyments, and under the influence of noxious plans and systems of education, instances are very numerous for which medical advice is required for the removal of the morbidly disqualifying conditions about to be considered,, but is not resorted to so fre- ( quently as it ought to be. Since advice is thus often necessary, the ability of those from whom the community have a right to expect . it, of the most judicious kind, should be equally great in providing it. There is every reason, also, to believe that it would be oftener after if the subject were known to be more fully entertained by the duly qualified members of the profession." — (Dr Copland's Medicai DioTIOIfAET, VOl. II.) " The only way by which some of the most important iunctional ailments, and aberrant physiological states affecting humanity can be rescued from the grasp of the most disgusting and villanous quackery, and treated with benefit to the patient, is'by the scientific- and conscientious practitioner openly taking them under his own charge."— Lakcet, 30th May, 1857. We are therefore glad that Dr B.eaney, a Melbourne surgeon of 'established ' reputation,, has had the courage to grapple with: this subject, and by the publication of' this work, point out a way of e r scape to. sufferers from , the injuries on their constitution, and the drain made on their purse, -,by, A impudent . charlatans. To such ' sufferers' we commend a perusal of Mr Beaney's • volume I .—^-TEtB&BAPH (Victoria). Agents for New Zealand — - • MESSRS WISE, Dunedin. P A E_l BOX. To Sufferers. NERVOUSNESS: ITS NATU&E AND CURE. What is Nervousness ? .„ 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— NERVOUSNESS IS AN TTNNATTTRAL CONDITION OF THE NERVOtTS'3YSTEM. 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 s^xes '; they often have the blpoin. of. health; upon' the cheek; they pre surrounded by kind friends, yet existence to them has no., charms^ for they feel that they cannot ejyoy'it. Without intending it, , they annoy other, people about the merest trifles j if they ericqunter some^ person unexpectedly they feel confused, afraid, and, alarmed; the heart beats violently,. the hand shades 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 undecided, the taste vitiated, the imagination broods upon unpleasant topics, the spirits are either very low or eery excited, the ordinary duties of life become burdensome, society is shunned, and business neglected. A STRANGE SPECTACLE.— It is certainly strange, but not the leas 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 anhappy. Why is this ? What cause has operated to change the cheerful, active, obliging, unsuspecting, and uncomplaining youth into the unhappy, drowsy, listlesaj • suspicious, t and , glopmy misanthrope ? Many causes, or oiie 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 niost part recommend' hygenic means, such as exercise in the open air, regular habits, sea bathing, the cold bath friction ; change of air and scene, aa in travelling. If all these fill, as they often do, wJiat is to be done ? . THE ANSWER will be found by carefully peruaing tEe FOLLOWING' WORK. Ninth Edition, Post Free, Is 4d. nervouslebility, 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 properly directed envelope. Address — CHARLES SENNET, Agent, Brooklyn House, Flag-staff Gardens, Melbourne. ROYAL MAIL COACH TO KINGSTON^ THE ROYAL MAIL COACH will leave Winton every Monday and Wednesday 1 evening, on the arrival of the train from:lnvercargillj meeting; the . Lake steamer , , at Kingston, every Tuesday and Thursday;, The return cpack leaves Kingston every Tuesday and' Thursday.' '■ ' . JAMES RGCHEV Proorietori ' ' •^Booking Office in Inv.ercargiU— Mes.sr§ Or. lE I.'1 .' Martin & Co.'s*

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Southland Times, Issue 1585, 31 May 1872, Page 4

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Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 Southland Times, Issue 1585, 31 May 1872, Page 4

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