Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1851-04-08
Medicines.
Another scientific wonder!
PEPsTN I.
The True Digestive Fluid, Or Gastric Juice

PEPSIN!
The True Digestive Fluid, or Gastric Juice!
A GREAT DYSPEPSIA CURER,
Preparedf fran Renaet The fourth Stomach 9Th Or
qf,er directions Of Baron Liebsg, the great Ply
siological Chsunist, ~ y. s. Hoaghtoa,
ND, No. IL, North Eighth ST., Phkadeiphia, Pa
FU,HIS satruly wonderfulremedy forIndigestion,
j Dyspepsia, Jaundice, Liver Complaint, Consti-
patton, and Debility, curing after Natures own
method, by Natures own agent, the Gastric Juice.
IrIIalfa teaspoonful Of this Fluid, infused in
water will digest dissolve Fivs Pounds Of Roass
BEEF IN about fsee hours, out Of the stomach.I.I
81 Digestion
Digestion Is chiefly performed in the stomach by
the aid of fluid which freely exudes from the in
ner coat Of that organ, when in state Of health,
called the Gastric Juice. This fluid is the Greai
Sotuenf Of the food, the Purzsing, Preserving, and
HimatGtfng Agent OF the stomach and intestines
Without It there will be no dgestion--no CONVEX
sion Of food into blood and nutrition Of the bo-
dy; but rather foul, torpid painful and destruc-
tive condition ofthe whole digestive apparatus A
weak, half-dead, or injured stomach produces no
good Gastric juice and hence the disease, distress
and debility which ensue a
Pepsin and Kennel.
Pepsin is the chief element, or sreas, Digesfing
Principle of the Gastric Juice II is found in great
abundance in the solid parts Of the human stomach
after death, and sometimes causes the stomach to
digest ITSELF or eat itself up It is also found in
the stomach ofanimals, as the OK, calf, &c. 1t is
the material used by farmers in making cheese,
called Rennet, the effect of which has long since
been the special wonder of the dairy. The curd-
ling of milk is the first process of digestion Rem
net possesses astonishing power The stomach of
calf llcurdle nearly one thousand times its own
weight of milk. Barren Liebig states that, some
part of Pepsn dissolved in sixt thousand PARTS Of
water, will digest meat and other foodD Diseased
stomachs produce no good Gastric uice, Rennet or
Pepsin, To show that this want may be perfectly
supplied, We quote the following Is asa
sC1rHYI1Ic HvfDENC1s
Baron Liebig, in his celebrated work on Animal
Chemistry, says: s'An Artificial Digestive Fluid
analagoust to the gastric juice may be readily pre-
pared from the mucous membrane Of the stomach
ofthe calf in which various articles offood meat
and eggs win be scftened changed and yested just
in the they could be in the hanan ao-
maeh.n 1as Ias $3.50 G4
Dr. Pereira. in his famous treatise on Stood and
Diet" published by Fowlers & Wells New York,
page 49, states the same great fact, and describes
the method appropriation. There are few higher
authorities than Dir. Pcreira. l'lsag
DIR. Combe, in his valuable writings on the 'Phy-
siology OF Digestion observes that "a dininution
uers nd ali nrs.s;,;ns csnsa of f.s,..;a b n5
he states that "a distinguished professor Of mcd-
svd; M s, WIN 'nls
~ hans .nis esc " iaii, nau re-
nh e"s ~ op'a'neu TOE, 'se $40
n' ..6,, y s "'"a's' "nich eo"f'aays sue
x, c:roo.m or,hor nf,ho s,.,o,,s ,..o. az.
~ uT ram ac.hor " 'he famous workson we
siology, that the stomachs of animals macerated in
Ma'er' impair. 10 .ne nuo ,ae properly OF dissoiv,
,ss =, ,vou anu :. kinu
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'"e no maan.s ,ses'.s. r. ..,. -. ,.c...,
oimon s.e'' wu,' 're enell.so,y ., man
!. 1ea . p'ancuaa ioao, Pr, oSl-<I says
a,s1oseay - sss ,o'"'s new sra IN .ne
cnem'ca' n,s'ory ~ n'ses'on. rom recent exper-
iments we know Ina. 'oou ~ oissoived as rapidly
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