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Colonist, Volume XIX, Issue 2283, 13 September 1877, Page 4

"Is there no hope the sick man Baid;; .■■. ■• ■: *f he silent doctor shook bis,head.". .- . , " While there is life there's hope he cried.' " JEgroto, dum anima sest, spies est. ■ '' / i\R. L. 17~~ s m it. h« : ; \J (The only legally-qualified medical'' ram' r' advertising) - . ;-,. f., ," Consults—On all affections of the nervous System (no matter from what cause arising ; On all broken* . • down constitutions ; On all diseases arising from early', indiscretions; On Gout; On Rheumatism ; ■ ': In these Colonies, those excesses which we havt indulged in " hot youth" tell upon us with tearful interest. ■ • • . ■ ■ Our regrets are useless, our repimngs futile. The , sole idea should be the chances wo possess of remedying the Ills we already have, or combating the effects : likely to result.. Hide it as he may, put on as good an exterior as he can, still is the victim conscious tha- " he is a living lie, and that sooner or later his vices will discover him to the world. Our faith1, our obligations to society at large, the welfare of our future • , offspring, and the duty we owe to ourselves forbids prooraßtination, and points out to us, not to wait till ■ the ravages break out in our constitutions. . j: -. ■ \ Before negotiating with a merchant, before engage*, ing with a confidental clerk, before employing a barrister, a careful man makes inquiries as to their standing,their length of occupandy or residence and,' in the case of a legal adviser, both. as. to his'legal qualifications and as to his capabilities of transacting the indivdual business he consults him upon. Strange . , to say, however, in the selection of a medical man, .- ~ the sufferer frequently omits these necessary preoau- ' tions and without regard to the fitness, qualification, i experience, and ability for the particular ailment requiring treatment, he consults the near? at ■ man, ; whose experience and practice, perhaps, lies in quite an opposite direction. ' It iB astonishing that bo many nre driven mad, are ; ruined in health, and are bankrupt in spiritß, hope and money ? Have I not for years pointed out toj.. them that " I, Dr. L. L. Smith; am the only leg&jflHK' qualified medical man" advertising in the ColoniS^^/. have I not also prosecuted, at my own expense, thesb , very quacks, and exposed thevarious nostrums they' are selling, —Buoh as Phospbodyne, Essence of Life &c. —and had them analysed and found them to • consist of "Burnt Sugar and flavoring matter," and the certificates I have proved to be all forgeries. It is for this reason that I Btep out of the ethics of the profession and advertise, to give those who require the service of my branch an opportunity of knowing they can consult a legally qualified inanj and one,' ■. / moreover, who has 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, Want of Condition, Gout and Eheumatinm. Db. L. L. Smith can be consulted by. letter —Fee, £1. Medicines forwarded to all the Colonies. DX. L. L. SMITH, 12 COLLINS-STREET EAST, , . (Late the Residence of the Governor), Mblbotjenb. 300 POWELL'S BALSAM OF ANISEED for Coughs, Colds, Shortness of Breath Asthma, Bronchitis, Influenza, &c. EXTRAORDINARY CURE OF A COUGH. HEB MAJESTY'S GUN BOAT NBTLEY. Wiok, North-eaßt Coast of Scotland, ' September 7th, 1868. Dear Sir,— Having had a most distressing and severe cough which caused me many sleepless nights and restless days, I was recommended by his LORDSHIP the EARL of CAITHNESS to try your most invaluable Balsam of Aniseed, aud I can assure you, with the first dose, I found immediate relief, even without < having to suspend my various duties; and the first . small bottle completely cured me, therefore I tiave the greatest "confidence in recommending it to the million. Most respectfully yours, W. LINZELL, H.M. G.B, NETLEY. To Mr Powell. THIS EXTRAORDINARY COUGH MEDICINE Has been established for nearly half a oentury, and its large and increasing sale throughout tho United' ■ Kingdom and the Colonies, proves it to be not only a favorite medicine with tha public, but an artiolo of necessity to those suffering from bronchial ailmenfa, Sold by all the wholesale medicine houses in Melbourne and Sydney; and retail by all respeotablfj JjL chemists' and storekeepers throughout Australia and Wyf New Zealand. Prepared by yTHOMAS POWELL, 16, Blackfriars-road, London., IMPORTANT CAUTION. Observe that the words "THOMAS POWELL, Blackfriars-road, Lpndon," are engraved oh the Government stamp affised oyer the top of each bottle, , without which none oan be genuine; gnd to IMITATE WHICH IS FELONY, Wholesale Agents—Kempthobne, Peo33bb, & Co., Auckland and Dunedin; Elliott JSbothbbs, Sydney; and other Wholesale Houses. 1120 TTVINNEFOBIrtf FLUID MAGNESIA 3Lj is the great remedy for Acidity of tho Stomach, Headache, Heartburn, Indigestion, Solid ' Eructations and Bilious Affections ; IT IS THE PHYSICIAN'S CURE TOR GOUT, RHEUMATIC GOUT. GRAVEL, and $11 other complaints of the Bladder. And, as a safe and gentle medicine for Infants, Children, • Delicate Females, and for the sicknesp pf Pregnancy ■ Dinneford's Magnesia is indispensable. Sold by all Druggists and Storekeepers, N B —ASK FOR DINNEFORD'S MAGNESIA , and "use DINNEFORD'S FRICTION GLOVES and BELTS. Whom&ale Agents j EEMPTHORNE, PROSSER, AND CO.. DUNEDIK. SCOTLAND.—JOHN GILBERT FORBES, Emigration Agent for the Government of New Zealand in Glasgow, aots aa Agent for New Zealand Colonists, Public Bodies, Farmers, Companies, &!e; makes' Cash, Advances on Consign- v ments of Colonial Produce, and'renders AocouD'fc ' . Sales with promptitude; Transacts all Financial'an^: • Insurance Business; Buy's to order' every deso'ription of British, Irish, and Foreign Goods, direct from' ; the makers, on their best terms; Issues Specification*, " ' Receives Estimates, and Closes Oontraots for his Colonial Friends. Bankers—The British Linen Banking Company. Bank—Weat George.»treet, Glasgow. ' ;•'•■.".