The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-10-02
ANOTHER SCIENTIFIC WONDER
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THE TRUE DIGESTIVE FLUID,
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A Great Dyspepsia curer, Prepared from
RENNET, or the fourth Stomach OF the Ok,
after directions of Baron Lieblg, the great
Physiological Chemist, by. j. 5. Houghton,
M. D., No.11, North Eighth Street, Phila-
delphia, Pa.
gestion, Dyspepsia, Ja9dlGe, Liver Com
after Naturc's own method, by Natures own
agent, the Gastric Juice.
p Half a spoonful of this Fluid, infused
in water, will digest or dissolve, Fiue Pounds
of Roast Beef in about two hours, out oil the
stomach.
DIGESTION.
Digestion is Chiefly performed in the
stomach by the aid of a fluid which freely
exudes from The inner coat OF that organ,
when in a state oil health, called the Gastric
Juice. This fluid is the Great solvent of the
Food, the Purifying, Preserving, and Stimula-
ting Agent of the stomach and intenstines.
Without il there will be no digestion,-ne
CONVERSION of food into blood, and no nu-
triton of the body; but rather a ioul, torpid,
painful, and destructive condition OF the
whole digestive apparatus. A weak, nan
dead, or injured stomach produces no good
Gastric Juice, and hence the "lseasa dis
res and debility which cI.L,.
IEPS1N AMI 1tINNEts-t tPSih 10 tS eAfo
element. or great Digesting Principle Of the.
Gastric Juice. 1t is found in great album
dance IN the solid parts Of the human stom-
ach after de lth, and sometimes causes the
stomach 10 digest itself, or eat itself up. 1t
is also found in the stomach OF animals, as
the OK, calf, &c. 1t is the material used by
farmers in making cheese, called Kennel,
the effect of which has long been the spe-
cal wonder of the dairy. The curdliug OF
milk is the first process of digestion. Rem
net possesses astonishing power. The s,om-
ach of a calf will curdle nearly one thou
sand times its own weight Of milk. Baro
| Liebig states that, Zone part Of Pepsin dis
| solved in sixty thousand parts OF water, viii
digest meat and other food" Diseased
stomachs produce no good Gastric Juice
Rennet or Pepsin. To show that this want
may be perfectly supplied, we quote the
following
SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE!
BARON L1EBre, in lis celebrated work on
nimal Chemistry, sa VS. Gan Artificial Di-
esiive Fluid analago us to the Gastric Juice,
NAV be readily prepared from the mucous
gmembrane Of the stomach OF the Cali,
which various articles of food, as meat and
eggs. will be softcned, changed, and diges-
ted, Just in the same manner as they would
be in the human stomach"
Or. Pereira. in his famous treatise on
"Food and Diet,n published by Fowlers &
Wells, New York, page 80. states the same
great fact, and describes the method OF prep
a%ration. There are few higher authorities
than DR.. Pereira.
DR. Combe, in his valuable writings on
The "Physiology of Digestion" observe
hat IA diminulion of the due quantity o
he Gastric Juice is a prominent and all, pre-
ailing cause of Dyspepsia; )" and he state,
that "a distinguished professor of medicine
in London, who was severely afflicted wi b
this complaint finding every thing else TO
/ fail. had recourse 10 the Gastric Juice, OBJ
tanned from the stomach Of living animals
which proved completely successful"
DR.. Graham, author of the famous work
on svegetable Diet" says: "it is a remar-
kable fact in physiology, that the stomachs
of animals, macerated in water, impart TO
the fluid the properly of dissolving various
articles of food, and of effecting a kind of
artificial digestion of them in no wise diff
ferent from the natural digestive process"
DIR. Simon's great work, the "Chemistry
of Man, [Lea & Blanchard, Phila., 1916,
PIP. 32l.2): "The discovery of PEPSIN
70 ms a new era in the chemical history of
Di gestion. From recent experiments we
KIN ow that food is dissolved as rapidly in an
artificial digestive fluid, prepared from Pep
sin, as it is in the natural Gastric Juice it.
self"
Professor Dunglison of the Jefferson COL
lere, Philadelphia, in his great work on HUI.
man Physiology, devotes more than fifty
pages 10 an examination OF This subject.
His experiments with DR.. Beaumont, on the
Gastric Juice, obtained from the living hL-
man stomach and from animals are well
known. 'In all cases." he says, digestion
occurred as perfectly in the artificial as the
natural digestions."
AS a DYSPEPSIA CURER, DR. Houghton's
preparation of Pepsin has produced the
most marvellous effects, curing cases of De-
bility, Emaciation, Nervous Decline, and
dispeptic Consumption, supposed to be on
the very verge of the grave. 1t is imposs-
BILE 10 give the details of cases in the limit
of this advertisement-but authenticate
certificates have been of more than tpo hun.
bred Remarkable Cures, in Philadelphia, New
York, and Boston alone. These werO
nearly all desperate cases, and the curos
were not only rapid and wonderful, but per.
manent.
1t is a great Nervous Antidote, and par,
t~icularly useful for eEdency to bilious dis.
order, Liver Complaint, Fever and Ague, or
UdulN lGulGu ECNtt ulh h5uOj uho tHC Of-
il effects of Quinine, Mercury, and other drug
upon the Digestive organs, alter a long sick
ness. Also, for excess in eating, and the
too free use of ardent spirits. 1t almost rec
onciles Health with lntemperance.
OLD STOMACH CoMPLAINTs.-There is no
form of Old Stomach Complaints which il
does not seem TO reach and remove at once.
No matter how bad they may be, il gives
hsiqnt Relief! A single dose removes all
the unpleasant symptoms, and it only needs
10 be repeated, for a short time, 10 make
these good effects permanent. Purity of
Blood and Vigor of Body, follow at once, 1t
is particularly excellent i'll cases OF Nausea
Vomiting, Cramps, Soreness of the pit of
the Stomach, distress after eating, low, cold
state of the Blood, Heayiless, Lowness of
Spirits, Dependency, Emanciation, Weak.
ess, tendency to Insanity, Suicide, Sc.
Price, ONE DOLLAR per bottle. One
bottle will often effect a lasting cure.
PEPSIN IN POWDERS,
II Sent by Mail Free of Postage
For convenience of sending 10 all parts o
the country, the digestive Matter of the Pep.
sin is put up in the form of Powders, with
directions 10 be dissolved in water or syrup,
by the patient. These powders contain just
quantity for the same price, and will be sen
by mail, Free of Postage, for One Dollar sent
(post-paid) 10 Dr. S Houghton, No 1l-North
Eighth street Philadelphia, Pa.
Six packages for five dollars. Every
package and bottle bears the written sigma
ture of is HoUGHTON, M d, Sole Propris.