Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-10-25

"nEREAs. IL il now an absolute and w.

"nEREAs. IL IL now an absolute and well
~ know" 'acf ti'at every disease, whether
il be in the head or feet in the brain or nean..,
member, whether IL 0e AN outward ulcer or an
inward abscess, are all, though arising from many
causes, reducbe TO This one grnud effect namely
impurity Of the blood. For on the healthy or un-
healthy condition Of the Ston sch aud Bowels en-
trey depends the rure or impure state Of The
blood. and consequently the healthy or unhealthy
state of the body.
II hath been clearly proved in former advertise
ments that the stomach and bowels are the sover-
eigns Of the body, and that by them life or death
IL propelled 10 its remotest eAIeiDities, the head
with its master organ, the brain, being in no wise
more distinguished than The foot in this particular.
How can we then deny the great and leading
truth, that there il a reciprocal influence between
mind and body' The fact is e,idcnt-wheiher
the one il only modification ef the Other will
always continue mystery in this state or exist
ehcn but our comfort, our repose, nay, even our
social and domestic happiness depends upon the
state OF our hillary aud digestive organs and The
inanag agenent and cure Of the disorders Of the mind
must be made by application to the body.
II Were We content 10 follow nature, 10 assist her
in her manifest struggles, what mighty results
might she not effect Every thing would arrange
Itself in order, as it were Of course, aud the whole
work is half done as soon as il be once undertake
en-. "Purge out the old oaven that you may
become a new lump Is the language Of script
Urea figure applied spiritually by some. but
how could il have any force unless sanctioned by
practical experience in the body Of matter' La
stncl, more unerring guide Than our much
boasied reasoning faculty, prompts the horse 10
eat lhOrns, lhi.tIcs, sc. &c. for the purpose OF
purgaiion. In like manner, the dog, the cat, and
all our domestic animals, whose habits can be
noticed, wander through the fields when cosive,
making selections Of those herbs which are suita-
bile 10 open their bowels and purify their fluids.
DO we not observe that The feathcrcd tribe, hose
s,omachs act by mechanical force alone, Without
the solvent fluid Of the gastric juice, require the
swallowing aud returning Of stony PARTICLES in pro-
portion TO their bulk, to prom0,s digestion and
produce healthy tone in their fluids, by e,acua-
4 ton
/ These animals Of the brutal race, by thus rs.
sisting nature, secure themselves from epidemic
contag though they arc under sliDildr laws 10
those which govern the hutsian economy. Purga-
ton, which is u word Of equivalent value with
publication, appears then to be n fundamental
principle Of nature. Are not The tides the daily
and periodical pun ifiers of The ocean, Are no,
the iempes,s and tornadoes The purgutves aud
purifiers Of the air J do we not habitually re-
mark that if ,l.is principal Of con'moion ceases
for a time 10 operate, both water and air become
"
Man, should become languid, should the hamors
accumulaiing in thy sluggish chunnels OF life, pre-
vent the healIhy current, where * thy remedy ?
They must he driven down by the bowels, or I
not removed in time, ik.y will soon choke up HE
veins. the arteries, and every passage Of health
and viaOr.
FJetn sueIr unquessionabe facts as these. the
all important necessity of watching diligently the
condition Of pie stomach and bowels becomes
aelf cvi. nj and also The infinite value Of me-
dicne, which will carry OF nll obnoxious accu-
lnula ions from them, without weakening the sys-
ten, and such ~ one s-Brandeh's Vegetable
Unversar Pills, which in England and America
have stood the test Of trial. and have performed
cures upon thousands Of helpless persons, after the
usual scientific skill Of physicisEs had consoled
them with the assurance that they could do no
more. Their properties as an ambitious and
al lerient medicine are unrivalled all who use,
recommend then, their virtues surpass all eulo-
~, aud must he used to be appreeia,eA. The
weak and delicate will he strengthened by their
use, not by bracing, hut by removing the cause
of weakness. the gross and corrupt humors Of the
body They require change in diet or care o'
any kind. Plain directions accompany each box,
40 that every one is his own compe'en, physirlan.
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