Medical. ' " Ib there no iiope ? the sick man said; The silent doctor shook his head." " While there ia life there's hope, he cried/ - " JEqrotOidum animas est, spes est," DR L. L. SMITH, ("The only legally qualified medical man advertising) c CONSULTS — t On all aftVetfors of the Nervous System v ■ no matfer from what cause arising). On all broken-down constitutions. On all disauses arising from early indiscre- ] tion^. On G( m. On ribeumatism. > 1 TN tbe.=e colonies, tbose excesses which t X we have indulgorl in " hot youtb ' ; tell 'ipon us with Tearful interest. _ • Our regrets are useless, our repining? { futile, tbe sole ide.-i should be the 1 chances we posses* of remedying the ills 1 we already ha"o, or combating the effects likely to result. Hide if a.s he may, put 1 on as <|ood nn exterior ar> he wn, still is the \ ] victim conscious that h>> is a living lie, and ' hat soo'ior or later his vic^s will discover ' him to the world. Our Faith, our obliga- J tions to sorirty afe lart;e, the welfare of our ( futuic oO'aprujg, and the duty, we owe , to oursoivc- firbid [.>rocristim>tion, and point out to us, not to w-.it _ till ihe ravages break out in our constitutions. Retire neiiociiiting with a merchant, before engaging with a confidential clerk, . before employing a bar ; ster, a careful man ' makes enquiries as to their standiug, 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 the individual business he consults him upoFi. Strange to say, however, in the selection of a medical man, the sufferer frequently omits these necessary precautions and wit hout regard so the fitness, qualification, experience aud ability for 'be particular ailmeia '■• pairing treatiu it, he consults the nearesfc man, whose experience and practice, perhaps, lies in quite an opposite directiou. Ip it astonishing that 0 many are driven mad, arii ruined in health, and are bankrupt in spirits, hope, on d money P Have I not for years pointed out to them *hat /, Dr L. L. Smith, am the only legally qualified medical man odvertifing in the colonies? Have I not also prosecuted, at my own expense, these vety quacks, and (.xpobed the various nostrums they are selling, — such as Phosphodyne, Essence of Life, &c. — and had them analysed "nd found them to consist of •' Burnt Sugar and flavoring matter," and the certificates I have proved to he all forge' les. I; is for tuis reason that I step cut of the ethics of the profession and a'.'vc Hae, 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 has made this his especial study. Dr L. L, Smith is the only legally 1 qualified medical man advertising, and he , has been in Melbourne twenty-four years in full xn-actiee on j Nervous Di?m 0? Loss o f *-( we: & Debility I Syphilitic Affections ! Want of Condition ' Gout and Rheumatism Dr L. L. Smith can . be consulted by letter — Fee, £1. Medicines forwarded to all che colonies. Dr L. L. Smith, 182 Collins-st. East, (Late the Residf > »v > ' w> t' ( "he Governor} CURE FOR ALL. i o LTolloway's ointment A sufferers from coughs, colds, bronchitis asthma, aad irreglular action of the heart r.re earnestly recommended to rub Holloway searching Ointment well over the throat breasc, andbacK,as the case may require, frvricr a day. Invalids may confidently rely iipsn the beneficial effects resulting from this treatment; this Ointment is the mo3t trustworthy remedy for all internal and external ailments of the throat. BAL LEGS, BAD BREASIS ABSCESSES, WOUNDS AND SORES ALL KINDS. May be thoroughly healed by the applicati n of this Ointment to the parts affected, afte they have been duly fomented with warm water Under the action of this powerful Ointment ' aided by the Pills, the depraved humours ' the body will be quickly removgdj even scrofulous ulcers and foul sores, however old or aveterats, can thus be cured. I IN GOUT RHEUMATISM. AND j NEURALGIC PAINS | This Ointment never fails to give relief. Is ' vejv fir&t application lessens the mflamation j an*. Jimmishea both heat and pain. This i soothing Ointment, by depurating the blood of I f ts route to or trom the affected parts, por« ' motes healthy action. Iv severe and ohroaic | cases the Pills should iilways be taken, aa their purifying alterative aad restorative qualities place the wholemas? of solids and fluids in wholesome condition. 1 THE MOTHER'S FRIEND.— RKIN DISEASES, HOWEVER DESPLRATK MAY BE RADICALLY CURED. SoaUL heads, itch, blotches m the skir scrofulous soies or king's evil, and such lik I affections, yield to the -nighty power of this ' fine Ointment, proviued '. be well rubbed around the affected parts two or three times a day and the Pills be taken according to the printed directions, PHYSICAL SWELLING, PARALYSIS AND STIFF JOISTS. Many of the wor^tc^ses of the above disease till yield in a comparatively s,borf- f 'ia? if the Ointment be diligently applied to the ail'ented parts, even when other means have failed. Whenever the malady has v jec^ of long fctandj; ing the Ointment should bo assisted by Holloway's purifying Pills, which act upon the stomach aud liver, guarding digestion against falling into that disordeicd state, which the pain, restlessness, and fever attending th^e ailmunts is apt to produce, aud which m;iki >= retards recovery, and sometimes even uiakufc serious the slightest caje. I Both the Ointment and Pills should be used for the follownig complaincs : Bad Legs Lumbago Bad Breasts Piles Bums Rheumatism Bunions Sore Nipples Chilblains Scalds Chapped Hands Sore-throats Corns (Soft) Skin-diseases Contracted and Stiff Scurvcy Joints dore-heads Fistulas Tumours I Gout Ulcers Glandular Swellin J Wounds The Pills and Ointment are sold at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 533, Oxford-street London ; also by nearly every respectable Vender of Medicine throughout the Civilised World; n Boxes and Pots. The smallest Box of Pills contains four dozen; and the smallest pot of Ointment on^ ounce. Full printed directions are affixed to each box or pot, and can be had in any language even in Turkish Arabip, American, Persian or Chinese.
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West Coast Times, Issue 2771, 18 February 1878, Page 4
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