Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-10-23
MEDICINES.
I NOTHER %ArIENTIFIC WON.

n MOI ~ on
IA DER, DR. J. s. HOUdHTON'S PEPSIN
The true DIGESTIVE FLUID or GASTRIC
Ju1CE-A great Dyspepsia cHrcr. -prcparcjfrom
Rcnnct. or the fourth Stomach of the on, after d.
recrions Of Baron Licbig. the great Physiological
Chemist, by ]. s. HOUGHToN, NJ D., No. IL
North Eighth Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
This is a truly wonderful remedy FOR indigo fion,
Dyspepsia, Jasndice, Lircr Complaint, Ceastipa-
fioa and Debility, Curing after Natures own
Method, by Natures own Agent, the Gastric
Juice.
Gr Half a tcaspoonfal Of PErsfx, infused in wa
ter, win digest or dissolve five pounds Of Roast Beef
in about two hours, ont Of the stomach.
Digestion N.
DIcEsTroS Is chiefly performed in the stomach by
the aid Of frid which freely c~rdes from the in
ner coat uf that organ, when In a state ofhcaltl,, cal
led the Gastric Juice. This Guild is the Greai Sci
rcaf Of tAe Food, The PHryyipg, Preserving, aaa
Stimulating agent OF the stomach and intcstincs.-
Without il there can be no digestion-no conversion
Of food into blood. and no nutrition OF the body; but
rather a foul. torpid, painful aud destructive condi-
| ton Of the whole digestive apparatus. Awrak half
dead, or injured stomach produces no good Gastriy
Juice, and hence the disease, distress aud debilitr
\ which cnsue.
Pepsin and Renacs.
| PEpsIs is the chief element, or great Digcsfisr
\ Pri,ciy1c Of the Gastric Juice. 1t will swrcten pu-
trid meat moro afcctually than salcratus, and viii
| fetfru putrciattiun more powerfully tnah dlcohol
1t is also highly stimulating to the nervous system,
and to the stomach and other digestive organs. IL
is found / in great abundance inthc solid parts Of the
! human stomach and in the stomach Of aninials. as
the OK, calf, &c. II is the material used by farm
crs in making cheese. called Rcnnct. the eject Of
which has long been the special wonder of the dai.
nv. The curdling fthe milk is the first process OF
digestion. Rennet possesses astonishing power
The stomach of a calf will curilc nearly one
thousand times its own weight Of milk. Ra-
ron Licbig, states that, "0nc part Of the Pcpsin
dissolved in sixty thousand parts Of water, viii AZ
gcst meat and other food" Diseased sternarlts
produce no good Gastric Juice, Renrei or pepsin
The Great Discovery!
The true Digestive Fluid, or GASTRIC JUICE.
can be obtained from Na;are's earn source IF sn,btls
-fhe heai'hy siomactt The pure digestive princi
pie, PErsIy, may really bc extracted from the
stomach of animals resembling ruan. thus furmine
an artificial Digestive Fluid, precisely like the nat
ural Gastric Juice, in its chemical powers, and fur
nishing u complete and perfect substitute for il.
BY the aid of PrrsIN, or this artificial Digestive
Fluid, the pains and owls of INDIGESTION, prsrgr-
STA, AND LIVER COMPLAINT ARR SPEEDILY Rgmoy-
IN, JUsr As THEY WOULD Ri ny A HEALTHY sroa.
AcH-thc food is properly converted into blood; The
body is nourislicd; good health and vigur are rapid
ly impaired to the whole organizations; and The di.
sestivc organs share with the rest in this happy re-
suit.
Stht'titsbts GlNhCAehtFSs
BARON LlEDlG, in his celebrated work on An
imal Chemistry, suys "An Artificial Digestive
Fluid, analogous to the Gastric Juice. nlay be read
lily prepared from the mucous membrane Of the
stomach ef tho Calf. in which various articles Of
food, as meat and eggs, WILDE sot1oHeR, changed and
digtstcd, inst ia the same manner an they reuid be IN
| me human siomGch,'
Dr.. pEREIRA, in his famous treatise on "Fuoa
and Diet" published by fowlcrs Il Wclls. New
York, page IS, states The same great fact, md lcs-
cribcs the method Of preparation. There are few
higher authorities than DR.. Pcrciru.
DIR. COMBE, in his valuable writings on the
Physiology Of Digestion, observes thai "a dirni-
mutton fthe due quantity Of the Gastric Juice is t.
promincn; and all-prcvailinc cause of Dyspcpsin;''
and he stdics that 81 distinguished professor Of
medicine in London, who was severely afflicted
with this complaint, finding everything else 10 fail.
had recourse To the Gastric Juice, obtained from
the stomach of living animals, which yiesci rom
pieciy succcssfni.''
Dr.. GRAHAM. author of the famous works on
Vegetable Diet" says; 'lt i. n remarkable fact
in physiology, that the stomarhs of animals, mncc-
rated in water, impart to the fluid the properly Of
dissolving various articles of iood, and cfecfing II
Kind Of drtifeial digestion Of thcn ~ ncptse aiecr-
en- from ne patBrai dfgcsisrc pyCccse."
DR.. SIM0N'S great work. the Chemistry of
Man, (Lce & blanchard, Philadelphia, 1886, M.
32l-2) says: 'The discovery ofrEpSIN fonns n
new era in the chemical history of Digestion. From
recent experiments, we know that food is dissolved
as rapidly in an artificial digestive fluid, prepared
from Pcpsin, US il Is in the natural Gastric Juice IL
self
Professor DINGLISON, Of the Jefferson CD
lego, Philadelphia, III His ercai work on Human
Physiology, dcvotcs mere than fly pa.rs to IN cx-
auiuntiun of this sahjcct. iIis cxpcriticn' with
DR.. Beaumont on the Gastric Juice, obtained from
tn, living human stomach and from animals, III,
Ill -, ~ L., III a.. - he .Is~As
occurred as perfectly in the az jfciai US in the aafa-
raj digcs,ions."
DR. JOHN W. DRAPER, Professor Of Chcmi.
try in the Medical College ofthc University Of New
York, in his "Tcxt Book of Chemistry pare 1856.
snys: At hus been a question whether nrtiiicnl di-
gcstion could be pcrformed--but il is now univcr-
sally admitted that it rany be-
Dr. CARPENTERS STANDARD work on rhysiolo-
gy, which Is in the library Of every Physieian. ani
is used as a Text Book in all the Colleges, j. full OF
evidence, similnr 10 the above. respecting thr ri
~mlrkable Digestive powcr If P,g4i4, and tho fact
it may be really separate from the calf or OK, ard
used for experiments in %aItiiiciul Digestion, ar MS n
remedy for disenscs Of the stomach, and deficient
secretion of Gastric juice.
All modern wor}s on Chemistry, Matcriu Mcdi
ca, and Physiology. and all good Nlcdiral Dic,iono-
ries, describe the character and properties of .'cr-
sin, and state niany iLtofc-ting dctails respecting
IL.
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