TO WHICH IS ADDED THE SYSTEM OF ARABIAN HORSE 1 AMING, 3 ALSO A COLLECTION OF NEW YORK}. uf PUBLISHED BY DR. My 1.” BYRN, 80 Cedar Street, 1869, - Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1859, by Dr. M. L. BYRN, in the Clerk’s Office of the Dis. Court of the U. S. for the Southern District of N. Y. THE MAGIC MIRROR, THE aH T OF | 0 RNA MENTING GLASS. ~ ; nips. easy and eee process of ornamenting glass with Paper is a pleasing and profitable employment. A thin paper is best, although you can use Litho- graphs, Paotographs, Steel Plates, Wood-cuts, Pen or Pencil Writing, or in fact almost anything on paper. By this process you do not transfer the copy drom the paper, but let the paper remain on the glass, and it forms a beautiful frosting. _ Prepare the glass by applying a thin coat of the preparation with a brush; let it stand a day, or until it is dry, keeping it from the dust, then apply the preparation to the glass the second time, gpread- ing if on thick. Letit ‘stand 15 or 20 minutes, then ‘place the copy smoothly on the glass, pressing it down firmly so as {o exclude the air. If the paper is very thick, thin it on the back after you fasten it to the glass with a tooth or nail-brush, dipping the brush in water enough to keep the paper moist while you. are thinning it. Ifyou make the ,paper rough in thinning it, use a fine sand-paper to - smooth it; then let it dry and get firmly set to the : glass; then apply the preparation on the back to make it transparent. ’ There is no occasion tor rubbing or thinning, un- less the paper is:thick. If you wish to change the shade, place colored Bias at the back. © ~ ——— ey ~ Recipe For Preparattoy.—One ounce Balsam of Fir to one-half ounce Spirits of Turpentine. Mix end shake well together, fA TES ARABIAN HORSE-TAMER. ‘That obedience to man isa ruling principle in the nature of the horse; and therefore, to make bim obey is not necessary to do violence tohim. This disobedience is in fact forced upon him by conduct towards him whick does violence to his nature. That to make him obey, it is only necessary te make hita fully comprehend what is required of him. hat he has originally no conceptiou of his own strength or powers; and, That it is the part of wisdom to keep him in igaor- ance, which can only be dene by mastering him without force ; ; that is, by kindness. That in the horse, as well as in man, feari is the result of ignorance; and That, therefore, it’ is only necessary ri accustom him to any object of which he may at first stand in dread, to make him lose the sense of fear. Further, That tha best means of accomplishing this end is to allow him to examine the dreadful object him- gkelf, and zn lhe manner most natural to him. | : All which amounts to just this: that the horse is an intelligent creature, and that the only way to develop fully all his powers of usefulness to man iz to treat him as such, and:to convince him that his master is also his superior and his best friend. Characteristics of the Horse. INDICATIONS OF A HORSE'S DISPOSITION. A long, thin neck indicates a good disposition $ * contrarywise if it be short and thick. A broa forehead; high between the ears, indicates ® ¥ery vicious disposition. : THE ARABIAN ‘HORSE-TAMER. The horse is unlike the dog, the bull, and most other quadrupeds, in two respects, both of which “peculiarities run into one tendency. The horse has “no weapons of defence, and hence is more depende ent than other animals on his sense of smell for pro- tection. ~ ‘ ' It is remarkable that, unlike other animals, the Horse breathes only through his nostrils, and not ‘through his mouth, like the ox and the dog. Mechanical, Medicinal, Psychological. Kiach: of these terms is necessary in describing all that is comprehended in the philosophy of taming /and training horses, The horse, like other animals, is controlled by memory and the laws of association. » Hence he must be reached through one or e:ch of his external senses—smedl, sight, hearing, and fecling, and when they are reached, he may be conirolied by mechanical: force, and; especially by psychology and the laws of association. “Por the mechanical process you will need a ' strong leather strap, three or: four feet in length, with a buckle; also a pole (a fishing-rod)—the ‘longer the better. On the end of the pole you may ‘wind and fasten a small slip: of cloth. “Por the medicinal you will need the oil of ‘rhodium, oilof cummin, or oil of anise-seed. | These ‘should be kept in air-tight phials ready for use.— * Have also in readiness the horse-castor, grated fine. “Phat which partakes of the psychological you ‘will find in your own mind;—your own love, will, and wisdom, -If you have little or no instinctive love for the horse, of course you are not:the person to control him. Men and women are ofien found who are said to have the natural gift of control- liug the horse; they love horses from instinct, as it were. The secret in these cases consists in their intense love for the horse. If you love the horse, rou will, you: ean, but know how to make. the orse love you. Love in all grades of animals has its appropriate language; and when this lan- THE ARABIAN HORSE TAMER. guage is addressed to the horse, it excites: love, of course. A blow with a whip or club does not come from love, but from combativeness, and it excites . combativeness or fear in the horse. If you want to _ make a horse love you (and you must,cause him to love you if you control him), why, of course, you must love him and treat him accordingly. | | *‘ Study the character of your horse, not the na- ture of horses in general, but of the horse you wish to control. Horses differ ia their dispositions as really as men do; andeach one is to be approached, attracted, pleased, and controlled accordingly.— The orgaas in our way are Fear and Combativeness, and both these functions are excited through: the sense of smell. Observe that these objects against which this sense of smell warns the horse differ very much. One object or person may be. offensive to one horse, another object te another. ’ . To Catch a Wild Horse. ‘Tf your horse be in the field, he must he cor- _ nered;” drive him into a gard, into the corner where he cannot escape. Rub your bands with tu oil of cummin, or rhodium; have your pote, with the small piece of cloth wound on the further end. which must smell also of the oii. Approach hia from the windward, and you may thus attract him, even before he is in the reach of ycur pole. Pro ceed gently until you can reach his back with the end of your pole. It is precisely as if your aim were elongated to the length of your pole; aud vou pat him and work and move the pole over his bavk. gradually and gently approaching his head. And thus, by passing the pole up aud down his back, and occasionally carryiag the end near his uose, he is attracted by the sense of smell, so that you may slowly shorten the distance between you sana tiie horse, until you can with your hand ‘rab a little off of cummin or rhodium on his nose; and this done, you can with suitable assistance put on the bridlo -or halter, and thus secure him. A failure for a few 3 HE ARABIAN HORSE-TAMER, times should not discourage you; repeat the pre ‘cess until yoa’ succeed. And if you fail with ore of the oils, try another. With some horses you may ‘succeed best by mixing equal: parts of the oil of rhodium and anise-seed. A smali quantity of the rhodium may be dropped upon the grated castor, after it has been sprinkled upon an apple or a lump of sugar,-and given, him to eat; and rubbing his nose’ with either of these oils, and, at the same-time, breathing into his nostrils, will. often work like a “charm.” But then it should be borne in mind that there is a difference in horses as really as in human beings. Horses that have large caution or fear, it is, of course, much more difficult to control. But the agreeable excitement of the sense of smell over- comes the sense of fear; and fear once subdued, it enables you to render your sphere agreeable to the horse, so that you may compel him to do your bid- ding. rr a. ~ To Make a Horse lie down. First catch your horse, then .strap. the near fore- leg up round the arm of the animal ; lead him about on three legs until he. becomes: tired or. weary; he wilithen allow you to handle him anywhere ; then attach a strap with a ring to the off fore-fetlock ; to this ring fasten another strap, which being brought over the horse’s back to the near side,is put through the ring on the off fore-fetlock ; return the end of the-strap to the near side, keeping fast hold, and move the animal on, and pull; he will then be thrown upon his knees, when, after struggling some time, by gentle usage he will lie down. After un loosing the straps, put him through the same pro- cess as before, when the horse will lie down when- ever required. , ry Sir . Uniformity is neeessary in cur method. It is by the repetition, by the constant recurrence of certain motions, words, or actions, that we succeed. Many _fail-for the want of uniformity in their method.— They are loving aad kind by spells; then they are barshand cruel. The horse is impressed,’ a3 itis THE ARABIAN HORSE-TAMER. ts gaid, with his master’s wishes, when those wishes are often and uniformly expressed in motions, words and deeds! If man needs “ precept upon precept, line upon line,” &c., in order to learn his, lessong a. well, now much more true is this of the horse, which is below man in consciousness and the rellectiva faculties. Plan of Driving the Wildest Potey” _Th's is easily effected, by fastening up one foot. Bend the leg inward, so as to bring the bottom of the hoof neatly np to his body, and slip a strap over the joint, and up, until it isas high as the pastem- joint, at which you must have another small strap, to which the larger one must be fastened, so as~ to prevent it from slipping down. Your horse now stands on three legs, and you can manage him ‘as you please, for he can neither kick, rear, run, or do anything of a serious nature. Th!s simple operation will conjur @ vicious horse quicker than any other way. Teaching a Horse to Paco. Buckle four pound weight around the ankles of his hind-legs (lead is preterable), ride your horse briskly with those weights upon his ankles, at the same time twitching each rein of the bridle alter- nately, by this means you will immediately throw him into a pace. After you have trained him in this way to some extent, change your leaded weights for something lighter ; leather padding, or something equal to it will answer the purpose; let him wear these light weights until he is perfectly trained.—- This process Will make a smooth and easy pacer of any horse. £ Horsemanship. The rider. should, in the first place, let the horse know that he is not afraid of him. Before mount- ing a horse, take the rein into the leit hand, draw it tightly, put the left foot in the stirrup, aud raise quickly. When you are seated, press your knees te THE ARABIAN HORSE-TAMER. the.saddle, let your leg, from the knee, stand out; turn your toe in and heel out; sit upright in your saddle, throw your weight forward, one-third of it in the stirrups, and hold your reins tight. Should your horse scare, you.are braced in your saddle, and he cannot throw you. To Make a Horse Stand. This lesson is to be first in the stable. Having put your bridle*on, drop the reins over his neck, and commence caressing his face, and gently work backward unti! you take hold of his tail:’ Hold on to it, and step back till you are to the length of your arm, then gently let his tail fall, and forming a half circle, walk back to the head, all the while repeat- ing, “Ho, boy!” Pat his face, rub his eyes, and again pass backward, and this time form acomplete circle round him, but so near as to keep your hands on him. “Continue to enlarge your circle, until you | get off as far as the stable will allow. When he will stand still in this way, you can take him out on a ls and go through the same manipulations. To Make a, Horse Set on his Haunches. First learn the horse to obey you, so that when you say “Ho!” he will remain still. Then, having learned him to lie down, let him get up on his fore- legs, and then stop him. The horse gets up in thi way, aod you have only to teach him to hold his position for awhile. It does not strain the horse ta set, aad you must: always use the word “set’’ ia connection with the feat. Also the word “down” when you wish him to fall. To Make a Horse come down for Mounting Stand by bis side, and stooping down, put up one of his feet, set it as far forward as you can, to make him keep ‘it there; then take up the other and put it forward as far as you can, not to have him put it up again. Then with a small stick lightly tap him THE ARABIAN HORSE-TAMER. on the back of the leg, near the pastem-joint, first one leg, then the other, he will soon put them a lit-— tle farther forward, and then you may in the same’ way spread out his hiad-legs, Continue this, day after day, until he will come down enough at the word * Lower.” This trick is easily. taught a@young- horse; but remember, it injures him to often mount = thus spread out. To Make a Horse follow you. | Take your horse to the stable, put ona circingle / and a bridle with short reins, which may be checked - up alittle acd fastened to the‘ circingle. Then Jead Lim about a few times, and letting go the bridle, continue to caress him, as you constantly fay “come slong.”’. If. he lag, give h m alight cut behind with. $ long whip, Continue this until you succeed, Do ‘ ot forget. the element of “Lovs”’ in this as wet as ( ther feats. - How to Handle Horse’s Feet. Should the colt refuse to have his feet handled he may be made io submit by reproving ‘withothe bridle and putting a small strap on the hind hoof; then pull on this strap and bring the foot up; then. at the moment he kicks bring down on the mouth tharply with the bridle. In a short time he. will, submit to your control unconditionally. The same principle applies to the use of this under all.cireum- stances. It is a means of reproof, and corpeialy has @ powerful effect upon a horse. VALUABLE RECIPES How to make Saur Kraut.—Take a large strong wooden sel; or cask, resembling a salt beef cask, and capable of containirg as much as is sufficient for the winter’s con- sumption of a family. Gradually break down or chop the “eabbages (deprived of outside green leaves,) into very small pieces ; begin with one or two cabbages at the bo- tom of the cask, and add others at intervals, pressing them “by means of a wooden spade, against the side of the cask, ‘until it isfull. Then place a-heavy weight on top of it end allow it to stand near to a warm place; for fourorf | ‘days. By this time it will have undergone fermentation, end be ready for use.. Whilst the cabbages are passing through the process of fermentation, a very disagreeable fetid, acid smell ,is exhaled from them ; now remove the ‘cask to a cool situation, and keep it always covered up. Strew Aniseeds among the layers of the cabbage during its preparation, which communicates a peculiar fiavor to the ‘Saur Kraut at an after period. oe In boiling it for the table, two hours is the period for it to be on the fire. It forms an excellent nutritious and antisoorbutic food for winter use. . How to mend a Stove-—When a crack is discovered ina stove , through which the fire or smoke penetrates, the ap- erture may be completely closed in a moment witha com- eprops consisting of wood ashes, and common salt, made into’ paste with a little water, plastered over the crack. The good effect is equally certain, whether the stove, &c., be cold or hot. ty Bed Bugs.—A strong decoction of ripe red Pepper-is said to be as efficacious an antidote to Bed Bugs as can be selected from the multitudinous recipes for the purpose. Burning Fluid.—Take four quarts of Alcohol and one . quar* of sts. of Turpentine—mix well together. . To Extract Paint from Cotton, Silk and Woolen Goode.—Saturate the spots with spirits of Turpentine, and let it remain several hours, then rub it between the handa, It will erumble away, without injuring either tho color, oz texture of the article. ! ri VALUABLE RECIPES Ts eaakss Apple Telly Tako of Apple Juice lerainedl) @\bs. Sugarilb. Boil toa Jelly. ' . Strawberry Jelly.—Take of the Juice of Strawberries dlbs., Sugar 1 lb. Boil to a Jelly. te To Avoid Injury from Bees—A wasp or bee swal- lowed may be killed before it can do harm, by taking ¢ teaspoonful of common salt dissolved in water. It kills the insect, and cures the sting. Salt at all times is ths best cure for external stings; sweet oil, pounded mallows, onions, or powdered chalk made into a paste with water, are also efficacious, vee gig > If bees swarm upon the head, smoke tobacco, and hold an empty hive over the head, und they will enter.it. How to Make Rose Water.—Take half an ounce white sugar, and drop into it 2 or 3 drops of Otto of Rose; then grind very fine ina mortar. After it is well ground into fine powder, pour on it half a pint of cold water, grind well for a few moments, and then mix it all with one gal- lon of cold water. Let it stand for 3 or 4 days, and strain through fine muslin. ul Whitewashing.—A pint of Varnish mixed with a bucket of Whitswash, ean Me it in a great degree, the qualities of paint—and it will withstand all kinds of weather. Nankin Dye.—Take Arnotto and prepared Kali, equal parts, boiled in water; the proportion of Kali is altered, as the color is required to be deeper or lighter ;—used to restore the color of faded nankin clothing, or to dye new goods of a Nankin color. | To make Spice Bittere.—Golden Seal, Poplar Bark’ Bayberry, bark of the root, Sassafras, bark of the root, of each one pound; Unicorn Root, Bitter Root, Clovea, Capsicum, of each, four ounces, Loaf Sugar, four pounds, Put to one ounce of this powder, one quart of sweet wine, Jet it sttnd a week or two before using it. Dose—a wine giasaful two or three times a day. _VALUABLB RECIPES. :. Armenian Cement.—Soak Isinglass in water till soft when dissolve it in Proof Spirit , aid a little Galbanum o# eee Ammoniac, and mix itswith Tinos. ve of Mastick. It must- be kept well stopped, and wun wanted, lique. “Bed by the phial being immersed in hot water. Used to vement jewels upon watch-cases ; to mend china, or to re- ves torn out of books. : To. prevent i hen fon Settling on ‘Pictures! Picture Frames, or other Furniture. Ea a large bundle of Leeks for five or six days in a pail of water, and then wash or sponge the pictures, &c. over with it. © A wash;to be used tothe Arm-pits when the perspiration ta unpleasant. ——Take pure spring water as cold ascan be got 2 pints; Tincture of Myrrh, lounce; Sulphate «f inc, 4 ounce; Rose Water; 2 ounces. Mix.all to wether and ‘Sponge the arm-pits occasionally with it. : To cure Butter.—Take 2 parts of the best common Sak, one part of Sugar, and one part of Salt-petre. _ Beat. them up and mix well together. Take one ounce of this to every pound of Butter, work it well into the mass and close it up for use. _Butter thus cured, appears of a rich marrowy consistence ‘and fine color, and does not acquire a brittle hardness, nor taste salt. It will keep good fcr three years, if let stand three or four weeks before openisg it. _To Moderate Perspiration—Take Spring. Water, 4 euncos; Diluted Sulphuric Acid, 40 drops ; Compound Bpirits of Lavender, 2 drachms. Mix. A table-spoonful twice a day ; keeping the bowels regular by Rhubarb. Wash to Whiten the Naile.—Take Diluted Sulphurie Acid, 2. drachms; Pump Water, 4 ounces; Tineture of My rrh, 1 drachm. Mix, First cleanse with white ¢ Soap, sat then dip the fingers into the wash. | | Sore Throzt.—Let the Throat besteame d with Hot Wa ter, im which Hops are infused ; apply the Hops, after hay- ing ‘been scalded so ne time, externally to the’disetized part of the throat. VALUABL:S RECIPES. To join Grlasa together.—Take alittle Isinelass; and melt it in spirits of Wine ; it will form a transparent‘ glue, which will unite glass, so that tha fracture will be almost imperceptible. The greatest cere is necessary, that the epirits of wine shall not boil over into the fire. +. Gh To Renovate old Apple Trees.—Take fresh made Lime from the kiln, slake it well with water, and well dress the tree with a brush, and the insects and moss will be eom- pletely destroyed; tne outer rind ‘fall off, and a new, smooth, clean, healthy one formed, and the tree assume a most healthy appearance and ‘produce the finest fruit. “ To prevent the Smoking of a Lamp.—Soak ‘the wiek in strong vinegar, and dry it well before you use it; it will then burn both sweet and pleasant, and give much. satis- faction for the trifling trouble in preparing it. ~ To make Silvering Powder.—Get from a Drug Store 1 oz. of what is called Hydrargirum, CumCreta, and mix it with 4 oz. Prepared Chalk. Used to give a Silver Pol- ish to Brass, Copper, Britannia Ware, &c. To be rubbed on withadry cloth ~ oe Nerve Ointment.—Take half a pint of Neatsfoot oil, one gill of Brandy, one gill of spirits of Turpentine and sim- mer them together fifteen minutes. Excellent for sprains, swellings, and Rheumatism. : To free plants from Leaf-Lice.—Mix 3 ouncec of Flow- ers of Sulphur with a bushel of Saw-dust ; scatter this over the plants infested with these insects, and they will soon be freed, though a second application may possibly Le necessary. ) . To Preserve Eggs.—Apply with a brush a solution of Gum Arabic to the shells, or immerse the Eggs therein— let them dry, and afterwards pack them in dry charcoal dust. This is vastly superior to the plan of putting Eggs up in lime, as the lime makes the shells brittle, and the ey -4No anon morealees, but the Gum process: prevents wer 's sing efiected by changes in the atmosphere. Human Frailty.. oy all ages of the world, of which we have any account, there has prevailed in the youth of both sexes a most destructive habit, by rea- son of which many thousands of lives are lost every year, ip. in innumerable instances the laying the foundation for disease and a debili- tated condition, which the best efforts of a _ life-time do not counter act. This habit is known by the name of secret habits of youth, or mas- turbation, and is one of the most prevalent, the most universal and destructive cf any that afflicts the human race. One reason why the Tice, or habit, is so very destructive to youth > is, from the fact that it. is continued in secret from’ day to day, and from year to year, without a knowledge of its real consequences, There are very few parents who ever think to warn their children of the dangers of this habit, either by speaking to them, or putting into their hands ‘a treatise on the subject, and even do all in'their power to keep their children from getting hold of any books on the subject. This kind of false modesty has been the cause of many a bloom. ing. youth filling a premature grave, and we hopé to see the time when parents, teachers, and guardians, will treat those entrusted te their care with more confidence and the exer: cise of better judgment. _ This habit, began in youth, is often continued many years, even to the age of thirty yours or more. However, it.i is not aLways the result. of niti- ation, or ‘contracted by contact with those who indulge 11 the habit, but this is the cause in { most cases, and one bad’ boy will ruin twenty good ones. There are those who think their clildr en can only contract. bad habits. by con- tact, and among the rest the habit of masturba- tion, and think that if they can keep their fam- ilies from vicious company they are safe. This 3 generally true, but there are exceptions to tie rule, for no matter how strict a parent may . e, the very innocence of a child makes him a> ready tool for the designing, when they chance © to fall into their company. It would take too long to narrate the many phases and pe- culiarities of the thousands of cases I have treated in the last few years. This terrible habit is oftener learned at school than else- where; more than half of my patients having told me that they were taught it while going toschool. With these facts before us, is it to be wondered at that libertines and masturbators become effeminate, and. injure, their. constitu- tions, and that girls lose their beauty, tueir. charins, amiability, the delicacy of their forms, and. sweetness of voice? The following are some of the consequences of this destructive habit : That most fatal disease, BR Ae is often induced by this habit by debilitating the sys- tem, and causing tabercles to be dev veloped in the lungs. Loss of memory is among the most common effects produced by it. N early all my patients complain of this, who have indulged in masts bation, Insanity is sometimes produced by this pats the unusual and unnatural excitem ent produced by the very frequent repetition of the act sooner er later reaches the brain, the great nervous centre, unless abstained from ; and. this weak- ness continues in a ratio with the extent to which the practice has been carried, until it no longer controls the body, and there is lowness of spirits, a disposition to commit suicide, as many patients have informed me, restlessness, discontented miud, and an exceedingly unhappy irritability of temper, causing the patient to make himself and everybody around him un- happy. An uneasy aching pain, heaviness, and weak- ness across the back and loins, is a frequent symptom, especially in the morning. Palpitation of the heart, shortness of breath, and ner vousness, also result from masturbation. A nervous aching pain in the head, bones and muscles, resembling rheumatism, is a fre- quent consequence. By weakening the general powers of the system, masturbators have not the ordinary powers of resisting diseases, and for this reason, as.soon as they expose them- selves to an atmosphere tainted with ordinary epidemic poisons, such as fevers, &., they are more liable to the disease. A thin, watery, or gleety discharge, frequent- ly occurs, in old cases, showing extreme weak- ness and wasting of tlie parts. A gradual wasting away of the testicles, and entire loss of vitility, is 1 common occurrence with persons long addicted to this secret habit. A very frequent desire to pass the urine, and an inability to ho'd it, are the frequent results of masturbation ; . sometimes, however, they cannot pass the urine without the aid of a catheter to draw it off. Stricture or narrowing of the passage is produced by this habit, thus laying the foundation for an untold amount of nisery and suffering. In females, the following diseases are pro- duced :—Whites, loss of sensation, falling out of the hairs and eyebrows, bad breath, loss of the natural voice,—barrenness, falling of the womb, epileptic fits, ulceration of the neck of the womb, &c. The most frequent disease pro- duced by masturbation in males, is called spermatorrheea, or involuntary emission during. sleep. These at first are rare, happening only in the course of two or three weeks, and takes place during a dream of a lascivious cliar acter. —They soon become more frequent, and if accompanied by a dream, they do not wake the person, and fina!ly they happen almost or quite without any sensation. | Having described the nature and symptoms of this vice and its effects on the system, we would now beg to offer you our advice as a medicai man. But the delicate nature of the advice is such as could not with propriety be inserted in these columns, as it is intended for all classes. This advice, then, can only be given to each person individually, according to the amount of damage the system has sustained, the length of time it has been practised, the peculiarity of the constitution, the age of the patient, &«. The treatment which might be good for one individual, might be of no service whatever to another, and under these circum- stances, the only safe plan for every person who has.been guilty.of this practice, is to con- sult a physician immediately. I offer you my ‘services on the “live and let live” principle, and in the reach of all. In a private circular which I send to all such as apply to me for advice on this disease, [or vice, as you may choose to call it,] the most explicit directions are given, and along with this, medical treat- ment, which at once puts vitality into the system, and speedily restores the parts to a healthy state, if directions are followed. By consulting me ‘immediately, you may save your- self from much suffering, uneasiness of mind, and be restored to health.—If you go on, you may make of a once stout and robust fr ame, 8 total wreck, unfitting yourself forever for. the married state. Do not risk all this for the sake of a few dollars, but write to me at once and give a full history of your case, and rest assured I will endeavor to be your confidential friend and benefactor. (=~ All letters destroyed as soon as answered., Persons visiting the city, who prefer to do so. can call at my office No. 80 Cedar Street, “between 9 a.m. and 4 Pr. x, or enclose tne aera in a Registered letter, ‘directed to Dr. M. L. Byrx, Box 4,669 P. O., NuY. City. Every thing can be sent so that no one can tell it from an ordinary letter, and is carefully sealed up. Do not feel any delicacy in con- sulting me, but speak as to a friend—I will try to do you good. Persons wishing advice or medical treatment, will please answer the following questions on the first application. At what age did you be- in this habit, and how often indulged in, how ong continued, and, if abandoned, how long since? Is your system much weakened?. Ara you nervous and irritable? Have you short ness of breath or palpitation of the heart? Ji you have emissions, how often, and do they weaken you? Do you have any heat or unnatu- al feeling, tingling fullness, or other trouble in he parts? Have you scalding or pain in making water, and do you urinate naturally and free? Is the urine of natural color? Wha is your general health, the state of your appe tite and condition of your bowels? Your age occupation, mode of living, and have you an, predisposition to consumption or other diseases Married or single?—Do you lose semen during amovement of the bowels? Do you lose semen AFTER passing urine? Is the memory much impaired ? Persons applying by letter for treatment, will please enclose Five dollars, and 25 cents for postage, and I will forward medical treatment by return mail. When desired, the medicines can be sent by Express. All letters must be plainly written, giving tne name of the person, or initials, the Post Office, County and State, and be addressed to Dr. M. I.. BYRN, Box 4,669 Post Office, New York City, office No. 80 Cedar St, CONDEMN NO MAN WITHOUT A TRIAL. pe ‘PROVE ALL THINGS!” i ad “6 Hold fast that which is good.” I amaware that in issuing a pamphlet like this. to the public, and sending copies thereof broad- east thruughout the leneth and breadth of our country, that I have much to contend within the way of public prejudice. It is true that persons calling themselves physicians, have issued flam- in circulars, representing what they could do and what they would do, for the afflicted, and that they have grossly swindled many persons, de- frauding them, and getting their money without comp!ying with their specious promises. This has | een the case in this, as inaliother large ci- ties of the civilized world. And yet that does not argue that there are not honorable, high- minded, and competent physicians, who prefer to issue ‘amedical pamphlet, circular or public jour- nal, and thereby make themselves more widely known,.,and bring the peculiar medical skill which they have acquired by long years of stu- dy, research, and practice, before the people, that they may reap a commensurate reward, ra- ther than pled along in a professional - career which promise a “ head whitened o’er with the) frost, of many winters,” before they expect to get a * paying practice,’ which, by the way, comes in just. about the.time of life. when the physical energies are well nigh exhausted. ‘Tt is right that in catering for public patron- age and favor, by coming before the people, as I ilo, that I should let it, be known who Lam... I take pleasure in doing so: I have been engaged since 1853, in the practice of my profession, in the vty of New York, Ant not being of a robust. * constitution, I have confined myself to “ office practice,” and consultation by letter, that, being less laborious, and better suited to my physical condition. During this time I have written. edit- ed and compiled altogether about thirty different books, some of which have been published in New | York, Boston, Philadelphia and Cincinnati, by the most respectable publishers in the country, and the others [have published myself T ha ve also during this time edited and pub lished the “ United States Gazette,” a large month- ly newspaper, (for seven years.) And for a num- ber of years past have been publishing the “ eu _ York Medical Journal.” Ihave also been manu- facturing and selling for many years past, valua-. ble “ proprietary medicines,” which have given bet- ter general satisfaction than any other medicines Ihave known ‘of. My rule has been to deal strictly on the live-and-let-live principle, paying Cash in all my business transactions, and never meddling with the business or concerns of ‘other people. | are T have tried to deal honestly and fairly with all men, and have not intentionally given cause cause of offence to any living being; and 1 can defy any man to say that I owe him one dollar, or that I have ever been guilty of a dishonorable act. , ; Tam‘a graduate of the “ Medical Department of the University of the City of New York,”—see copy of Diplona—and pay my dues to the Govern- ment under which I live, and I.am an American citizen, being a native of the State of Tennessee. . Tam over 40 years ofage, and havea wite and chil- dren, for whose welfare and happiness it affords: , me pleasure to labor. I'am a member, and have been for many years, of the “ Methodist Episco- a P oicacch. x ied Rare never brought reproach on the church of my choice, or the religion which Tt ‘profess... ~ I would respectfully refer to the numerous re-- commendations published elsewhere, ‘and solicit from my fellow citizens in all parts of our coun- sy, a continuance of their patronage. | MARCUS L. BYRN, M. D., | No ‘o. 80 Cedar Street, New York. De eee ee __ A VALUABLE MEDICINE. “oo. CDR. BYRN’S : Compound Extract of Buchu. No one Medicine, perhaps, has been more extensively adverti- sed than Extract of Buchu, and none that has a larger sale. It has remarkable medicinal qualities. The * United States Dispensar Y, ”? considered among the best medical: authori- ty in the world, on the article ** Buchu,” has the following words of commendation : ‘© This Medicine consists of the leaves of plants growing at the Cape of Good Hope.. Thesedeaves-are collected by the Horrene TOTS, who value them on account of their odor, and, under the -hame of Bookoo, rub them in a state of powder upon their gt easy bodies, * * Buchu leavesare gently stimulant, with a ‘* pecu- _liar tendency” to the urinary organs. The Hottentots have used them in a variety of diseases. € + They are given chiefly in diseases of the urinary organs, such as GRAVEL, CHRONIC Ca- TARRH OF THs BLADDER, morbid irritation of the Bladder and Urethra, disease of the Prostate Gland, retention or inconiinence of urine from loss of tonein the parts. The remedy has also been recommended in Dyspepsia, Chronic Rheumatism, and Cu- tapeous affections.” It will be seen by the above high medical authority, that there is real merit, positive curative propertiesin Buchue Now, the guestion is, eaz the medicine be obiained pure ? axrdif So, abaLIVING PxicH? I must say frankly, that a large share of the Extract of Buchu, so CALLED, which is sold in this country, is > nothing but Extract of Liquorice, scented witha tincture of Bu chu leaves. Now, under these cifdumetances, it. will oe seen that it is high- ly necessary to get GENUINE Extract of Buchu, to be benefitied Ly its use. Lhave prepared an article that 1 warrant GENU- INK COMPOUND EXTRACT OF BUCHU!..1t is put up in Bowes, instead of Bottles, and each box contains enough of the medicine in powder to make o72e guare of the Extraét.’ Ail that is necessary for those who wish to use it, is to put the powder intoa bottle and add: some-water anu spirits to it, and it is ready for use. jIt wiil be observed that one box of my GENUINE kx- tract of Buchu. which costs only 50 cts., makes as much as you would get for$5.00 in bottles ready made, making it the cheapest medicine in the world. This COMPOUND EXTRACT OF BUCHU isa valuable reme- dy in all forms of diseases.of the .genito-urinary organs, even in those cases of long standing, such as weaknesses ar ising from sexual excesses, habits of dissipation, early spa as Kee, at- tended with the following symptoms ¢ erry - In disposition to Exertion, Loss of Memory, Weak N .-& Hor ror of Lisease, Dimness of Vision, Hot Hands, Dryness of the Skin. Uftiversal Lassitude, Lo) By purchasing. one of these machines, and getting well ac- quainted with its operations, and getting out.some little hand- bills or advertise in the local newspaper. offering to apply Medi- cal Electricity to those who are sick, at 10 or 15 cents for ea~h application. In this way you may soon get a run of custom, and that which pays ; for persons who feel benefitted by it will conti-, nue to come trom day to day, and receive an application of the re- medy. And alsoa great many persons out of mere CURIOSITY, will *‘ take a shock’’ or two;.in many cases you .ean often get up a club of ten or fifteen persons, and apply the Electricity to albat once, by uniting their hands together and forming a circle,— No investment of $12 will pay ayoung man better than one of these machines, operated in this way ; it will give a fine opportt > nity for travelling and seeing the world and making money at tb same time. Any person desiring further particulars, wil’ please ad¢ DR. M. L. BYRN. Box 4,669 P. O. New York, or call aur fice, 0 Cedar street. gent free by mail for $1.50.6 AGexts WaxTED: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS THE MYSVERY OF mel A Family Physician & H | Prepare for he uss ft Families, Plent eM. LAFAYES. y | @ 030 005 107 8 ® Graduate of the Univers.ty of New York, ‘* Author of Poison. in our Food,” &e. “ Book of this kind on fong been needed. lt hus been wri:teu for the ** People!’ in plain language BOC as to be easily undersiood.- , {} The treatment recommended is mid, and the remedies pre- | ascribed are such asare weil kuown 10 the Medicai Faeuity, and are SIMPLE and sare aud tu be obtained at any ordinary druy store. lt gives aii necessary 1ntormauon without using Medical terms, und 1s. beyoud doubt, the best Mamity ®Moc- ter Book that has ever been published. it im dutended as a i guide tor preserviug health aud prolyng1ng liie, by a htan : | kina of intormation (couched in laug gees ivce rom Inedica } uicalities), which las long been _aleeded e masses, ah object has bee no. only to simplify mega valih aud my ig i sical education, but to vive such plaindesc sui tie Various = |. ailments which our bodies are subject to, tha. every one may know from the symptcmis ea_h ailment ur disease &@.d been- | obled to give the Lest remedies, Wuere a physician cannot be | had, Or, in vases of eiergeucy, to know what todo befor@a phy- | siclan arrives, su as to allevia-e suifer.ny or’ty be the "diBaun o1 saving lite Oy Keanu the fuliowy RECOMMENDATIONS rom Minisiers of the Gospeg s" ok Do whom i} may concern: We the subscribers having read Dr Byri take pleasure in recomenuing it to the public es a& worthy of patronage. . Rev. WALTER CHAMBERLIN, Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Hev. J.P. DAILEY, Woodbrid_e, New Jersey, Rev. J. COWLNS, Hackensac k, New Jersey Kev. H, C. FARRAR, A B., W sipeegr New York. Rev. KR, H. ROBINSUN. Ballston Bee New York, i Rev. D. W. DOWNS, Kingstou, New Hampkhure. ti Rev. G. W. CARR, Ussippee, New Hampshire. Rev. 8. bh. OP DYKE, Tottenvilie New York, Rev. G.W.'TREA'T, Rahway, N.J. Rev. A. LD SANFORD_N Y. Rev. J. L,. RACE, Bethany, Pa, Rev. T. M. CURBTJ Rea. The CurisTIAN Guarpian, Toronto, Canada, says: ‘* It is plain and simple in its style, giving non-professional reader; mation on the symptonis of diagases as wii: enable them to use appr dies in nearly all eases of sickne-s. Dy. Byrn is a Christian Physici« mist ake not, a meniber of the M. E. Church, und has done a noble fellow men in the publication of this work,which would bless every The Book is a large Octavo volume of 473 pages, p new and handsome type, on heavy paper, and i with numerous finely-executed engravings, amon; finely t tinted lithographs. Price, bound in extra clothy - : : With ‘the view ot introducing the bookas suet ical book, mjly Wore Address ali orders to Dk. M. L. BYRN. No. 86", York, P. O. Box 4 669.