Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-05-29
Scientific Evidence.


Fluid, analogous to the Gastric Juice. may be read.
lily prepared from tho mucous mombrnne Of tho
stomach Of the Calf. in which various articles Of
food, meat and eggs, will be scfeaaf changed and
diges'ed just ia The manner as ey tcould be in
The hnman stomach"
DIR. PEREiRA, in his famous treatise on ..Tood
and Diet" published by Fowlcrs g. Wens. New
York, page 80, states the great fact, md deg
cribcs the method of preparation. There arc Jew
higher authorities than Dr. Pcrcira.
DIR. COMBE, in his valuable writings ON tho
Physiology Of Digestion" observes TINT "a dimi-
mutton Of the ducquantity of tho Gustrie Juice ia n
prominent and nll-prcvaing cuusc of Dyspepsia"
and he states That "a distinguished professor Of
medicine in London, who WINS severely afflicted
with this complaint, finding everything clse To fnil
bad recourse to the Gastric Juice, obruincd from
the stomach Of living animals, which prored com.
piefoiy successful"
DIR. GRAHAM, anthor Of the famou. works n,
Vegetable Diet" snys; ait IL remarkable fnet
in physiology, thnt the s,omachs Of animals, macc-
rated in water nipart the fluid tho property of
dissolving various articles of food and cfcciinr n
kind of artificial digestion of them in aonise differ
emf from NE natprai digcs'ire process"
DIR. SlMONS great work, the "Chemistry &c
Man." (Lce & Blanchard. Philadelphia, 1sl6, PIP
32l-2) says: "Thc discovery Of PEPSIN forms n
new cru in the chemical history Of Digestion. From
recent experiments, we know that food IA dissolved
ms rapidly in artificial digestive fluid. prepnred
from Pepsin 1t is in the natural Gustric Juice Il
| SELF
Professor DUNGLlSON, of tho Jefferson Col
| lcgc, Philadelphia. in his grcat work on Hnmnn
Physiology, devotes than fifty pages to nm cx-
animation Of this subject. Iii experiment, with
| DR.. Beaumont ON the Gas'ric Juice, obtained from
| the living human stomach and from Dnimais nro
| well known" In all cnscs," he snys "digcsioD
occurred perfectly in the Artificial rs in tho naiu
| raj dgos,ons'
! DIR JOHN w. DRAPER, Professor Of Chcmis
try in the Medical College ofthc University Of New
York, in hs "Tcxt Book Of Chemistry" pnre 1856.
says: at hns been question whether artificial d.
geston could be pcrfomcd--but II IL now unvcr-
| SILLY admitted thai il may be-"
| DIR. CARPENTERS standard work on Plysol,,-
gy, which is in the library Of every Physician, and
is used Text Book in oil the Colleges is full Of
evidence, smilnr to the above, respecting the re-
marsable Digestive power Of Pepsil md tho fact
may be readily separated from the cnlf or OK aud
| used for experiments in artificial Digestion, a
remedy for diseases Of the stomach, and deficient
| secretion Of Gastric Juice.
| All modern works ON Chemistry, Matcrin Medi
Gu, and Physiology, and all good Medical Dictiona.
res, describe the character md properties Of Pep
sin, md state many interesting details respecting
| il.
| The fact that an artificial Digestive Fluid, of
Gastric Juice, perfectly resembling the nntrnl Flu
id, may be readily prepared, does admit Of qucs-
ton. The only wonder is, that il hns not before
been applied TO the Of Indigestion and Dyspcl.
sia--so naturally docs such suggcst Itself to
| the mind
As n Dyspepsia Curcr,
DIR. HOuGHTONS preparation Of PEPSlN las
produced the ma,gcious ebsets, curing of
Debility, Emacafion, Nervous Dcciins, md Dyspcp-
| nc Consumption, supposed TO be on the very verge
of the grave II is impossible to give the details of
hat,
ticoted certificates have been given Of more than
TWO HUNDRED REMARKABLE cuHgs. in Philadc-
phin New York, and Boston alone. These wcrn
ncnrly all Desperate cascs, and the were not
only rapid and wonderful, but permanent.
ii IL rrcnt Nervous Aatstofe, ind particularly
useful for tendency Bilious disorder, Liver Com
plaint Fever and Agpc, or bndly treated Fever and
Aguc and the evil effects Of Quinine, Mercury, and
other drugs upon the Digestive organs, after long
sickness. Also, for excess in cnting and the tos
free use Of ardent spirits. II almost rcconeilcs
HcaiH with Iqt,mpcrancc.
Old Stomach Complaints.
Theirs Is no form of Old Sfomah Complaint
which it does reach md remove 10
once. No MATER how bad they may be, il GIVES
INSTANT RELIEF A single dose removes MI
the unplenson; symptoms and IL only needs to be
repeated, for a short time, TO make these good e.
fecis permanent. Purity II Blood and rsgoyof
Booty follow at once. II Is particularly excellent
10 cases o Nausfh, VofnstnE, cramps, Soreness G.
the pit Of the Stomach, Distress after eniinr, low
cold state Of the Blood, Iicaviness, Lowncss 81
Spirits, Dependency. Emaciation, Weakness, ten-
dency to Insanity, Suicide. &c.
Price, ONE DOLLAR per bottle. Ono bottle
will often effect lasting cure
PEPSIN IN POWDER, Sent by MoR Free If
Postage.-for convenience of sending 10 MI parts
Of the counfry,fhc D,gestioc Matter effhe PEI'SIN
is pat up in the form u Powder, with directions to
be dissolved in winter by the patieni These pow
dcrs contain just the matter the bottles Lu,
,ricc NE gaa'ity Jor na pyce, and will be sent
by mail FREE or POSTAGE, for osD DOLLAR sent
postpaid 70 Dr. J. y, HOUGHTON, No. II
North Eighth Street, Philadelphia, Pa
CbHore 1his Every bottle of the genuine Per-
nm bears the written signature FL. \. HOUGH-
TON, NJ d., Sole Proprietor, No. n Eighth
81. Philadelphia, Pa.
For sale in Lynchbnrg, by JOHN H. sEAY,
Agent. TMurcb 3-wIv