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r .-;,:■ Medical. | . Diseased Nature oftentimes break forth in strange eruptions."-— Act iii Scene!. mO T H E P U B L 1 C Some patients suffering from nervous m affections are afraid from sheer bashful ; ness and modesty to personally consult a medical man— other patients have not the self-possession and coolness when in tlie consulting room, to accurately describe their symptoms— their habits of life^ and the nature' of the disease they suffer'from Let such persons (he or she) sit quie% down in the privacy of 7 their pwn apart ments, and with calm muids describe clearly each sympton of their ; case; :r A: clear statement thus written, and'laid'^fOTe m 6, is far preferable in nervous diseases to a personal consultation; Where^how ever, a disease is of a( peculiar ! and : exceß ' tional character^ a .pe^o^^consflltatiSh / may become necessary';^ii^'toy 1 success in / ' correspdhdence is so geeatv^a'FSf !! fihfe . / thousands upon thousands whbn> r Tihave ' treated by letter during the iast r 32'-ye*ars., not a single mistake has ever o'ecufted^no I',1 ', acase has ever been made public— to'faef the very simplicity of my system of coir' respondence prevents publicity;" ! ; ' ' '" At the same time medicines afssentitib my patients in such a form! as to defy detection. "■"■ '■■'■■ '■•' ' ;<l ' How many thousands have I'brb.ugln joy to? -■•■- ■<'"<? How many have been enabled to enter into the marriage state through consulting me? How many after marriage have'privately consulted me 1 and been blessed, and their married lives made fruitful and happy* How mariy wasted ruined youths/of both sexes have also been restored to health, and thanked their manhood, for having consulted me by letter. ...How many questions, arise where the family physician is unable to unravel tne case, and where often the patient linger' on, not daring to tell his family medical adviser the nature of His complaint, until consumption wasting, or mental diseases Bet in, and the sufferer gets beyond' the curable stage, and is left a hopeless wreck} ■ ; ; A letter written in the privacy of the room, and dropped in the post box reaches me quietly; the answerisretuf riedasquietly and unostentatiously, and the patient without stepping from his chamber,- except to post his letter, is by return of post and ininll possession of the nature of his case. His hopes are raised, his doubts/removed, and he is comparatively anew man; in fact, ,in many cases, a new being alto gether. ' ' i- 1 - -'i .' f\ The only addition to the ordinary written letter is the age, ; > ocoupatfon, , habits and symptoms, nothing more. The usual consultation fee of 1 LI 1 (one 'pound) must be enclosed, otherwise no answer wil 4 be returned; '''./! There are thousands of cases in daily life where a consultation with) one at a distance, will remove by a single letter, -a great fear, ; agreat care, l and it often/solve' what appears as an impenetrable mysteryj ; Many a sad heart Has-'/been made'jjoyf in on receipt of an explanatory letter from ''me.' ' '••- • i. : J ■■: .j. . , lY<:>hilit : To those who are about to, marry, would say consult me ; before fdßidg/BO,< and thus prevent many after troubles, and remove many unnecessary fears and pre] judices; to those, more especially who have suffered in early years from disease, or who have yielded to their passions :(te these I say, at once, consult, with me, do not tarry, delays are dangeroußj arid as an expert, my time may not be always a; your service, you can, by simply enclosing one pound, have the benefit ' of' my experience in the same manner,- as if I lived in your own town, and with the additional advantage of thorough privacy.— Yours, truly, LOUIS L. SMITH. Address— Dr. L L. SMITH, 182, COLLINS STREET EAST, >, MELBOURNE. Consultation Fee by Letter, £1. Fee for personal Consultation, LI Is. The latter is inclusive of Medicine. Medicines forwarded, well-packed, to a the Colonies, India and Europe. 182, COLLINS STREET EAST, MELBOURNE. THE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE OF . NEW ZEALAND. The Public Trustee may be nominated .Executor under the will of aTestator, or Trustee under a marriage or other settlement. No charge is made upon the deposit for safe custody of any will by which the Public Trustee is appointed Executor. • Present Trustees, Executors, or Ad ministrators may, if approvedj reliev themselves of future responsibility ;by transferring trusts to the Public Trustee. Hence, Trustees residing in r England, America, and elsewhere, holding meneys for the benefit of persons who have em grated to New Zealand, may not only relieve themselves of responsibility, but, at the rate of interest obtainable in New Zealand exceeds .the. : English rates will greatly augment the income of .thebeneficiaries by ao doing. ' The State givoa an absolute guarantee against loss of funds by the fraud or dishonesty of its officers The Public Trustee holds large, sums ot • money for investment on real security at current rates of interest. Applications for advances on first mortgage will be received at the various agencies, where all further particulars may be obtained. R. NANCARROW, Esq., Agent at Greymouth R, C. HAMMERTON, Public Trustee' PRINT I |N G In all. its branches, at THE ARGUS OFFICE ,

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Grey River Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 5310, 3 October 1885, Page 4

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Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 Grey River Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 5310, 3 October 1885, Page 4

Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 Grey River Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 5310, 3 October 1885, Page 4

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