,un^ ~r 'f Lives offceat men all remind us. '' ' "■' "a Can < ma fy ° w li * e *wbiime J " i. And, Qepartimg ti leave behind its '. ' ~ Footprints on the sands of time."' ,'\ HE above is readwitJi qreafinterest , 'by thousands of young men. It inspire them with Bop,, jor in the bright lexicon It yovtn tliere ts no suah word as fail. ■■ Alas ' say many this is correct,—is true withregar'd to the youth wlio has never'abused his strength —and to the man who has not beer. "passion. St/CLIWt ,. But to Hat youth-tothat man, who ha wasUdhis vigor, who his yielded himself ■ to the temporary swpet allurements of'vm who has given unbridled license to his passes' to him the above lines are but as a reproach What Hope can he have? What What chance of leaving his footprints oniji • and* of time? For him, alos.! ther is,nought ut dark despair and self-reproach for a oat ife, ' Foi a man to leave his footprints on'the and* oftm.e, he must be enaowedwith'a i trong brain and nervous, power, ■ He mus 'possess abound, vigorous, healthy mind., i m Wealthy body—the power to oonpeivetthe energy to execute ! But look at our Australian youth Seethe emaciated form, the vacan. Look, the UHless hesitating manner, the ner vous aistrust, th senselsss, almost idiotic expression Note 7iis demeanour and cohler satxon and then say , Is that a man to leal his footprints on the sandu of time. touthpay sufficient attention to this subject} Do they ever , ascertain the cause of \ thn decay,-, and having done so, do theu fas a .strict sense of duty demands) seek the skidea speciality whose life has been, dieted to th i treatment of these cases? R eader ;■ mMt your answer ?t Let each one answer for him .self Parens see tMr, progeny fadTg gradualy before their sight, "seethem fecoZ old yovng men, broken, down in health; enfeebled, unfitted for the battle of life -yet one word might save them, one sound L<i , vigorous letter from, a medical man, habituated to the treatment and' oon hnupui supervision of such cases, ,, vould in most instances, succeed in. 