Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1851-08-26
SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE!

Chemistry, says can Artificial Digestive Fluid
analogous to the gastric juice may be readily pre-
pared from the mucous membrane of the stomach
ofthe calf in which various articles offood as meat
and eggs, will be sqteed, changed and 69eaed just
IN he as they could be inthe human So
machD
DR.. Pereira, in his famous treatise ON GOOD and
Dict,o published by Fowlers & Wells, New York,
page 50, states the same great fact and describes
he method appropriation. There are few higher
authorities than DR. Pcrera.
DR. Combe, in his valuable writings on the tsPby-
siology ofDigestion,n observes that "a dminution
of the due quantity of the gastric juice is promi-
nent and al-prevailing cause of Dyspepsiaj y and
he states that "a distinguished professor of medi
cine in London who severely afflicted with this
complaint finding every thing else to fail, had re-
course to the gastric juice, obtained from the sto
mach of living animals, which prov completely spe-
cessftlI.H
Dr Granam, author ofthe famous workson eve
getabe Diet says: 'ltisaremarkablcf fact in ply
sology, that the stomachs OF animals, macerated in
water impart to the fluid the property OF dissoly.
ing various articles of food and ofeffectng kind
of artificial digestion of them in diff efai om
the natural digesfice Jrocessn
DR. simons great work, the ssChemstry ofMan,p
LEA & Blanchard, Phila., 1916 PIP. 32l-2,) says
"The discovery Of Pepsin forms new era in the
chemical history ofDigcston. From recent exper-
imcnts We know that food is dissolved as rapidly
imam artificial digestive fluid, prepared from Pep
sin, as it is in the natural gastric juice itselfp
Prof Dunglson, of the Jefferson College. Pba.
delphia, in his great work on Human Physiology,
deyotes more than fifty pages to an examinations Of
this subject His experiments with DR.. Beaumont,
on the gastric juice, obtained from the living hui
man stomach and from animals, are well known.
'.In all cases. he says, digestion occurred per.
fectly in the artificial in the natural digestion"
rs a Dyspepsia Carer,
DR.. Houghton's preparation ofPcpsin has produced
the most marvellous Effects, curing cases of Debility,
Emacfaffon, Nervous Dscline, and Dys,vrfie Cons
sumption, supposed to be on the very verge OF the
grave 1t is impossible to give the details Of cases
in the limits Of this Observation-Disclosures authenti.
Gated certificates have been given Of more than 400
remarkable cures, in Philadelphia, New York and
Boston alone These nearly all desperate ca.
SEES, and the cures were not only rapid and won.
derful but permanent.
1t is great Nervous Antidote and particularly
useful for tendency to bilious disorder, Liver Com
plant Fever and Ague, or badly treated Feter and
Aguc and the evil effects of Quinine, Mercury, and
other drugs upon the digestive organs, after lohg
sickness. Also, for excess in eating, and the too
free use Of ardent spirits, It almost reconciies
Hsalh with Iatemper0aee
Old Stomach Complaints.
There is no form Of Old Stomach Complaints
which it does not to reach and remove at once
NO matter now Dad they may De, III gtffsthsi0Hf-
tiel single dose all the unpleasant synY-
toms, and II only needs to be repeated for short
time, to make these good effects permanent Puri.
~ Of Blood and pigor fbody, follow at once. 1t is
particularly excellent in cases Of Nausea, Vomit-
ing Cramps, Soreness Of the pit of the Stomach,
distress after eating low, cold, state Of the Blood,
heavness, lowncss of spirits, dependency, emaca-
ton, weakness, tendency to insanity, suicide, &C.
Price, 81 per bottle. One bottle will often ct.
feet a lasting cure,
RSly~Pepsin in powders, sent by mail free o.
postage.
For convenience of sending to all parts OF the
country the Digestipe Matter ofthe PpsiH is putup
in the form ofpowders, with directions to be dis
solved in water syrup, by the patient. These
powders contain just the same matter as the bottles,
but oiee the quantity for the same price and will be
sent by mail free Of postage for 81 sent post-paid)
TO DR.. Houghton, No.ll North Eighth st., Phils'
delphia, Pa.
six packages for S. Every package and bottle
bears the written signature OF J. s. Houghton, d.
d., sole proprietor
Sold by Agents in every town in the U States,
and by respectable dealers in medicines generally
RflS-For sale by ". II. Hesletine, ..artinsburg!
J Wysong Darkesville; q. Wynkoop, Hedgesville
G W Hoke, Gierardstown, in Berkeley Co.; and by
phIIarris, Charlestown; Joseph Entler, Shep-
herdstown, in Jefferson Co., Va.
Sentemher e. 1850. ftfF