Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-09-11
Scientific Evidence!

Baron Liebig in his celebrated work on Animal
Chemistry, says: Gan Artificial Digestive Fluid
analogous to the Gastric Juice, may be readily
prepared from the mucous membrane Of the
stomach of the Calf in which various articles OF
food, as meat and eggs, will be softened. changed
and digested just in the same manner as they
would be in the human stomach
DIR. Perera, in his famous treatise on Good and
Diet" published by FowIers & Wells, New York
page 80, states the same great fact and describes
the method ofpreparation. There are few higher
authorities than DR.. Pereira.
DR.. Combe, in his valuable writings on the
physiology of Digestion observes that "a d.
mnutiOn of the due quantity of the Gastric Juice
is prominent and all-preVailing cause of Dvs-
pepsia; and he states that a distinguished pro
lessor Of medicine in London. who was severely
afflicted with this complaint, finding everything
else to fail had recourse TO the Gastric Juice, oh
tanned from the stomachs of living animals, which
proved completely successful"
Dr. Graham, author Of the famous works OIL
Vegetable Diet saws: 1t is remarkable fact
in physiology, that the stomachs of animals, ma
cerated in water, lnPart to the fluid the property
# dissolvng various articles of food, aud ofeiec
ing kind OF artificial digestion OF them in no
wise different from the natural digestive process e.
DR.. Simons great work, the "Chemistrv Of
| Man, (Lee < Blanchard, Philadelphia SAG pp
32l-z) says: The discovery of PEPsIS forms
aew in the chemical history of Digestion
From recent experiments, we know that food Is
dissolved as rapidly in artificial digestive fluid
prepared from Pepsin, as it Is in the natural Gas
trio Juice ITSELF
Professor Dunglison, of the Jefferson College.
Philadelphia. in his great work on Human Phys
iology devotes more than fifty pages TO an exam
nation of this subject. His experiments with
DR.. Beaumont on the Gastaic Juice obtained from
| he living human stomach and from animals, are
well known in all cases. he saws "digestian
occurred Dprfcrtit in the artificial
,urai digestOns"
Or. John w Draper, Professor of Chemistry in
the Medical College of the University of New
York. in his Text Book of Chemistry. page 3S6.
says: 1T has been a question whether artificial d.
gestion could be periormed-but it is now uni
versally admitted that it may be-"
| DIR. Carpenter standard work on Physiology.
which is IN the library Of every Physician. and is
used a Text Book in all the Colleges is full OF
evidence similar 10 the above, respecting the re-
markabie Digestive power of Pepsiu, and the fact
| that II may be readily separated from the stom-
ach of the Gait or OK, and used for experiments IN
Artificial Digestion, or as remedy for disease Of
stomach, and deficient secretion of Gastric Juice
All modern works on Chemistry, Materia Me
| licIa, and Physiology. and al good Medical Die
-ionaries, describe the character and properties o.
Pepsin, ard state many interesting details respect
ing it.
The fact that an Artificial Digestive FI1id. or
-t'+~ ""'0S. k~''NN''y AN9-iiibt4ilS lilt id4Ult
luid may be readily prepared, does not admit Of
question. The only wonder is, that it has not be
| ore been applied to the cure of Indigestion and
| Dyspepsia-so naturally does such a use suggest
itself 10 the mind.
AS "a Dyspepsia Curer,
DR.. Houghton's Pcpsin has produced the most
marvellous effects IN curing cases of Debility.
Emaciation, Nervous Decline, and Dyspeptic
Consumption. 1t is impossible to give the details
Of cases in the limits of this advertisement: but
authenticated certificates have been given of more
than ftco hundred remarkable cures in PHILADELPHIA
New York and Boston alone. These were nearly
all desperate cases, and the cures were not only
rapid and wonderful but permanent.
It's great Nervous Antidote and particularly
useful Tor tendency to Bilious disorder, Liver
Complaint Fever and Ague, or badly treated Fe-
yer and Ague, and the evil effects of Quinine Mer-
| curry, and other drugs upon the Digestive Organs,
after long sickness. Also, for excess in eating.
md the too free use of ardent spirits 1t almost
recOuci}es Heath with IntemDeraDce