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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3855, 7 May 1881, Page 4

"la there no hope ? the sick man said The silent doctor shook bis head." " "While there is life there's hope, he said " J&groto, dutn animus est, spes ut. n Dl L. £T~ 8 M I T H (The only legally-qualified medical man advertising). CONSULTS— On all affections of the Nervous System) bo matter from what cause arising). On all broken-down constitutions. On all -diseases arising from early[indisore* : tions. On Gout. On Bheumatism. -. • -. ; In these colonies those excesses which we have indulged in "hot youth " tell upon ut with fearful interest. .Our- regrets—are-' uselee» r -our- repinuig--futile. The sole idea should be the chance we possess of remedying the ills we already have, for combatting the effects likely to result. Bide it as he may, put on as good an exterior as he can, still is the victim conscious that he is a living lie, and that sooner or later hia vices will discover him to the world. On* Faith, our obligations to society at large, the welfare of our future offspring, and ihe duty, we owe to ourselves forbids procrastination, and points out to us, not to wait t?UI the ravages break out in our constitutions. Before negotiating with a merchant, before engaging with a confidential clerk j " before employing a barrister, a careful man makes enquiries as their standing, their length of occupancy Or residence; and, in the case of a legal adviser, both as to his legal qualifications and as to his capabilities of transacting t&A individual business he consults him npon. Strange to eay^ however, in the selection of medical man, the sufferer frequently omit* these necessary precautions and without ..fx-. gard to the fitness, qualification, experience and ability for the particular ailment requir> ing treatment, he consults the nearest mant whose experience and fpractioe, perhaps, lie* in quite an opposite direction. " J? •»«i'glS»nwnuig that so many are driven mad, are ruined in health, and are bankrupt in spirits, hope and money ? Have I not for years pointed out to them that J, DrLiL, ' Smith, am the only legally qualified medical man advertiting in the Colonies? Have I not also prosecuted, at my own expense, these veiy quacks, and expoied the various nostrums they are selling,—such as Fhosphodyne Ksßenpe.of Life, <tc—and had them analysed and found them to consist of " Bttrnt Sugar and flavoring matter," and the certificates!! have PBOTSD to be all forgeries. It is for this reason that I step put of the ethics of the profession and advertise, to give those who require the services of my branch an opportunity of knowing they can consult a legally qualified man, and one, moreover, who hag made this his especial study. , , 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 , WAHT OF CONDITION , GOUT AND RHEUMATISM, Db L. L. SMITH can be consulted by letter—Fee, £1. Medicines forwarded to all the Colonies. ■■ . . ■-"'..■,•■•:;■.:':■'"•;•..« DBL.L. SMITH, 182 Collins street, East (Lat the Sesidence of the Governor) MILBOUBNI. 9/O PRINTING. / IAEDS, CIECULAES CHEQUE-BOO£&, BILL-HEAPS : POSTEEB, HANDBILLS, THEATRICAL WOBK, Ac, &c., &c, In any Color required, Un the shortest notice, and in the most modern style. EVENING STAB OFFICE, - ,