Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-04-10
MEDICINES,


MEDICINES.
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A MOTHER SCIENTIFIC WON.
n DER, DIR. ]. s. HOuGHTON'S PEpSIN
The true DIGESTIVE FLUID or GASTRIC
JuICE-A great Dyspepsia Cnrrr.--prcparcslfro m
Rcunct, the fourth Stomach Of the Ok. after d.
rcetioas Of Baron Liebig. the great Physiological
Chemist, by J. s. HouGHTON, nj d., No II
North Eighth Street, Philadelphia Pa.
This Il truly wonderful remedy for Trd;grsiiss.
Dyspepsir, Jtehdioe, Lieer Complaint, cousf,po-
ttoa and Dcbiiy, Curing after Natures own
Method, by Natures own Agent, the Gastric
Juice.
~ ilalt tcaspooniu OF Prrsiy, infused In wa
ter, will digest or dissolve FIVE pounds of Roast beef
in about two hours. ont OF the stomach
Digcs on.
DiGEsTioN is chiefly performed in the stomach bv
the aid Of q fluid which freely cxudes from the in
ner coat Of that organ, when in state ofhcaIfh cal
led the Gastric Juice. This fluid is the G,saf Sol
reaf q Ae Feed, ne Purifying, Preserving and
ShmmafiRg agent of the stomach ind intestincs
Without it there can L. digeston--no conversion
..1i aF,h .,..1 4
nther foul. torpid painful and destructive condi
ton Of tho whole digestive apparatus. weak half
dead, or injured stomach produces good Gastric
juice and hence the disease, distress and debility
which ensuc.
Pepsin and Rennct.
PErsiN is the chief element. great Diges,iag
Principle ofthc Gastric Juice. II will sweot.n pu-
rciarl putrcfaction moro, '5werallly than alcohol.
1t u also highly stimulating TO the nervous system,
and 10 the stomach and other digestive organs. IL
Is found IN great abundance ia the solid pars of tho
human stomach aud in the stomach OF animals US
the OK, calf sc, ltis the material used BY farm
rrs in making choose, called Eennet the effect Of
which hus long been the special wondor Of the tiai.
~ The curdling of the milk is the frs, process OF
digestion, Rcnnet possesses astonishing power
The stomach of calf viii eurjle nearly ono
thousand times it, weight Of milk. Ba-
ron Licbig. states That. "nne part Of the Pcpsin
dissolved IN sixty thousand parts Of water will d.
eest meat aud other food" Diseased stomacls
produce 90 good Gastric Juirc, Rennct or Pepsin.
Tisc Great Discovery.
The true Digestive Fluid, or GASTRIC JUICE,
can be obtained from Naisyes oicn soArcc n supply
-ihd heal IN s,oRacA The pun. digcAtivc princi-
pie, lEP8IS, may really be extracted From the
stomach Of animals resembling man. thus forming
an artificial Digestive Fluid. precisely ike the nat
nrol Gastric lniee u y chemical powers. and fur
nislln- Il complete ard perfect substitute for il.
by the ul OF fFrstN. tlfia artificial Digestive
Fluid the pains and evils Of iSpiaEsfIos, pYsrEP-
stA, ANp LIVER COMPLAINT ARE SPEEDILY nraov-
IN, 1usT As rnEY would ma ny HEALTHY sIoM-
Acu-the food is properly converted into blood tho
body il nouriAhcd; GOOD health ana vor arc rapid.
~ impaired 20 the Whole organization, and the d.
grstyc organs share with the rest In this huppy re-
.ult,
Scientific Evidence.
BARON LlEBlG, in his celebrated work on An
aal ChrpIistry. says; "An Artificial Digestive
Fluid analogous 10 the Gastric juice may be read
lily prepared from the mucous membrane Of tho
stomach Of the Cali, IN which various articles OF
nul, meat undrggs will be cticptd. changed ani
7'gtsoa, jaa az HE ame ssi heg scoaia be "a
h htmaB s'cmach"
DIR. PERElRA, in his famous treniiao ON Food
and Diet" published by fowlcrs g. Wells, New
iork, page 3d. states the great laet, and des-
crbcs the method OF preparation. There are few
higher authorities than Dr. rereira.
pr. CUMBE, in hia valuable writings on tho
"Physiulory ot Digestion" observes thar "a dimi-
nuion ofthc duequnniity Of the Gastric .Juic. ia n
monument and nll-prcvniiing Of Dyepepsiu;"
and he suites TINT "a distinguished professor ,f
medicine in London, who was severely afflicted
with this complaint, finding everything else to fail
had recourse To the Gastric JUICE. obtained from
the stomach Of living nnimnls, which y,roted com.
pifciy ,gcccsTSi"
II. II. Al.
vegetable Dict" Gays; at il remarkable fac,
in physiology, thai the stomachs Of animals mncc-
rated in water, impart "a the fluid The property &c
dissoiying various articles Of food md oilecting
Kind of a,ftdcial digcsioR Of them IN nonisc differ
20, foom he nofarai digesiiyo process"
Dr. SlMONS great work. the "Chcmistry Of
Mau," Ice 4 blanchard. Philadelphia. 1916 pp.
32l-2) sHvs: '1hc discovery Of PEpSIN forms a
new orp in the chemical history OF Digestion From
recent experiments, wo know tai food II dissolved
as rapidly in m artificial digestive fluid, prepared
SELF
Professor DtfNGLISON. of the JcfT,rsop CoI
lcsr Philadelphia, in lis great WORK on Human
Physinopy, dcvatsr meic than fifty Ingoa to nm cx-
animation Of this subject. His experiment with
Dr. Beaumont the Gnstric Juice, obtained IRON,
the living human stomach and from animals are
well known" In all cpsea,' he rnys, digestion
occurred perfectly in the arifca us in the natn-
raj diRcsiions.h
Or JOHN W. DRAPER, Professor Of Cbomi..
Try in the Medical College Of the University of New
York, IN lis "feXt Book of Chcmistry" page $50.
says; III has been question whether artificial III.
go4tinn could be porlormcd--but it Il now nniyer-
say admitted that it may be-"
d.. CARPENTERS standard work on Physiolp-
gy, wirh ~ IN the library of every Piysician md
is used Text Book IN oil the COLLEGES " full DC
evidence, similar to the above respecting the re-
m1rSable Digestive power u Peptia, and the fact
may he readily separated from tho calf or OK and
used for experiments il artificial Digestion, nr as
remedy for diseasos Of the stomach, und deficient
secretion of Gastric Juice.
All modern works Chemistry, Mnicriu Mcdi-
"a, and Psychology and al good Medical Dictionn-
RIGS, drscrbc the character and properties Of Pep
sin, and state many interesting details respecting
it.
The fsrt TINT an artificial Digestive Fluid. Of
Gastric Juice perfectly resembling the natural Flu
ia, uuy be- readily prepared does NOT admit Of aues-
ion. The only wonder =, that il lins not before
5ecn applied % The cure Of indigestion md Dyspep-
in--so naturally does such use suggest itsclf 10
he mind
As "a Dyspepsia Carer,
Dr. liOt GiI0NS preparation u PEPSIN hns
produced Tho most morfftoVs cccs, curing cbses Of
Drtfty, En,oeia'ioa, NcJroas Decfinc and Dyspep-
'ie Cea7nap 'os, eupposod 10 10 tie very verge
NJ The grave. u " impossible % give the doins Of
~ascs ia the limits ofts advertisement; but nuihen-
heated certificates have been qivcn Of more tl1nn
rwo HrsDRrD HEHAnRABLE cUnEs IN Fhndel-
phini New ork. md Boaton alone. These were
arnr!y nll dnpcrtio cHtes, Md fhe cures were NOT
Jgly rapid ard wJHdcriul, lut permanent.
ltisn great Marcus AntiaFe and particularly
alelui for tendency % Biaas disorder Liver COM
piaint, Fever and AEue, OF badly treated Fever and
Ague, and the evil effects Of Quiniao Mercury. and