Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-08-08
Ti,e Cause of Bilious Comp
ia1..ts and a Mode of Cure.

Well regulated and proportiOnate quanii-
"a ty OF bic upon The stomach, is always re-
qlllSile for the promotion Of sound heaIth-it
stuu.ulcs digestion, and keeps the Intestinal
calIal free lrouI all Obstructons. On the inierl-
or SIil!acc oI tic liver is j peculiar bladder. III
which Illc bic Is Iirst preserved, being formed
by tic liz. from the bond. Thence il passes
into tie siomlaci AID intestiTes, aud regulates
the indigestion. Thus we see when !lIeir Is
deficiency oi b,!c, tic body is constantly cuStve
On tic oEcT hand, IN OrelabuLdance OF bile
CAUSES frequent na::sra III the stonlaci and OF
len promotes very severe attacks ci disease,
which sometimes end in death.
Fevers are always preceded by symptoms
o! Il disOrdered stonlacil; as arr also scroiulous
disorders, and all sympathetic functional. or
gauic or irbri:e Diseases. From the same cause,
the natural and healthy action of the heart, and
the whole vascular pystem is impaired and redu-
ced below its natural standard rs exhibited i'll
palpIutlons, lauguid pulse. torpor Of the limbs,
sync". e, and even death itself, in consequence
, OF all Overabnndance OF peculiar offensive SUBJ
stance to tile digestive organs.
The approach oI bilious diseases is at all times
atenIed by decided symptoms of an existing
diseased state of The stomach and bowels; j. e.
with nose which are known to point out their
contents % be Of morbid Irritating nature; but
whenever the aIimcntary canal happens 10 be
loaded witt irritating matter, some dcrange-
meut Of healthy cprl atinn either Of the general
sys.em, or of some particular organ OF the hody
IS tue certain result. and when this state hap.
pens to be nnitcd with any other symptoms of
disease, lis effects are always thereby much ag-
gragatcd. The progress Of organic obstruction
Is often so rapid Us scarcely to admit oltime Tor
the application OF 5. aid rs is to be offered by
ART yet. III genera the prermontory symptoms
OF gastric .Oad are I,erccptibl' lor day or two
prcsIous" the ie' erlsii parUXisma period, when
, tie most elllcac0s assistance may be gwen, by
unloading the stomach and alimentarY caEal'
oi It's lrrlalng contents, and thus reducing the
susceptibility ol disease.
.IoffATS LIFE MEDICINES, should
always bc taken u the early stages Of bilious
cOmplainis aud pcrscvered i'll strictly accord
M To the directions, will positively effect o
cure.
The mineral medicines often prescribed in
these diseases, although they may etlecta tenn
;orary cure, at tile same time create an un-
h-a,iy state of the blood, aud consequently
tend To promote i return Of the very disease
which they arc employed to cule. II is then by
the Use OF pur.aIives exclusively formed OF
vegetable compounds, which. possessing within
themselves no dclcteriol,s agencies, which de-
composition, combination, or alteration can
deveI"pe or brin. into action; and therefore Gu
pable "fpr6iucins no effect, save that which Is
.deslred-that u safe remedy is found.
The LIFE PILLS and PHENIX BIT
TIERS have proved to be the most happy in
their effects in cases OF Bilious diseases, Of any
purely vegetable preparation ever offered the
public. If tile stomach is foul. they cleanse it
by exciting il to throw off its contents: if not
they pass to the duodenum without exciting
vomiting or Eausea IT, the stomach; stimulating
the uei@ i@hboring vcera. as the liver and pan.
| rreas. So rs to produce more copiols flow Of
their srcretons into the intrstinesi stimulating
| tie exha ent capiaries, terminating in tho
liner coat. which an increased flow of the use-
less particles of the body, foreign matters, or
retained secretions, are completely discharged.
For sale wholesale and retail by the proprie-
or. WILLIAM B. McFFAT, 375 Broadway,
New York, to whom all letters relative TO the
;edicincs or orders must be directed.
For further particulars of the above Medi-
cine see MoFrArs Coon SAMARITAN. a copy of
which accompanies the Medicine. A copy
NAV also be had on application at the Store Of
e. A. DOWD. at Edgcfeld Court House.,
who has the Medicine for sale.
August IF 26