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THE TRUE
DIGESTIVE FLUID,
OR
GASTRIC JUICE,


DREPARED from RENNET, or the fourth
i STOMACH or THE OK, after directions
OF BARoN LiEBiG the great Physiological Chemist
byJ s. HouGHTON, NJ. B., Philadelphia, Pa
This is 'r1Iy wonderful remedy for Indigestion,
Dyspepsia, Jaundice, Liver Complaint Consti-
patton and Debility, Curing after Natures
own method by Natures own Agent,
The Gastric JRicc.
Half teaspoQntul Of PEPsIN, infused in water
will digest or dissolve, Five Pounds Of Roast Beef
in about two hours, out OF the stomach.
PEPSIN is The chief element, or GreatDigesing
Principle Of the Gastric Juice-the Solvent Of the
Food. the Purifying, Preserving, and Stimulating
Agent for the Stomach and Intestines: 1t is ex:
tracted from The Digestive Stomach of the Ok thus
forming an artificial Digestive Fluid precisely like
the naiIfal Gastric Juice in its Chemical powers,
and furnishing complete and perfect institute for it,
By the aid Of this preparation, the pains and evils
oil Iadiggsti6R and Dyspepsia are removed Just as
they would be by healthy Stomach. Il is doing
wonders for Dyspeptics curing cases OF Debility,
Emaciacn, Nervous Decline and Dyspeplic Con
sumption, supposed 10 be on the verge Of the grave
TheiSeientifc Evidence upon which ii is based is
jn the highest degree ettrio1ts ond remarkable.
ScEEn TIFIC EVIDENCE,
BARON LIEBlG in his celebrated work on An
imal Chemistry, says; AN Artificial Digestive
Fluid analogous 10 heCastric Juice. NAV be read
lily prepared from the mucous membrane Of the sto-
mach oil the Calf in which various articles of food
as naeaT and eggs, will be soened, changed, and
digested, just in the same manner as they would be
in The human stomach"
Or. PEREtRA. in his famous treatise on Food
and Dfct.P published by Flowers s. Wells, New
York page IS, states the same great fact and de-
srribes The method Of preparation. There are few
higher authorities than DR.. Pereira.
DR. COMBE, in his valuable writings on the
physiology of Digestion" observes thata sdimi-
natieh of The due quantity Of the Gastric Juice Is
prominent ard all prevailing cause of Dyspepsia II
and he states that "a distinguished professor OF
medicine in London, who Was severely afflicted
withhis complaint, finding everything else TO fail
had recourse 10 the Gastric Juice, obtained from
lEthe stomach of living animals which proved com
pletely successful"
DIR GRAHAM author Of the famous works on
Vegetable Diet says: Itis remarkable fact in
physiology, thatthe stonachs of animals macerated
in water mpart TO the fluid The properly of dis
solving various articles of food and Of eifecfipg
kind ofanifcal digestion of them in no wise diff
fcrent from the natural digestive process"
Professor DUNGI1soN Of the Jefferson College
Philadelphia, in his great work oh Human Physi-
0ogv, devotes more than fifty pages 10 an examina-
lion of this subject. His experiments. with DIR.
Beaumont on the Gastric Juice obtained from the
living hunaa stomach, and from animals are well
known, SIN all cases, +" he says digestion occur
red as perfectly in the artificial as n.ihe natural
digestiOns1
/ DR. JouN w DR4PFR, Professor of7Chemistry 10
the Medical College of The University of N York
in his Fext Book Of Chemistry page 1856 SAYS:
I'll has been question whether artificial digestion
could be perormed-but il is now universally adj
United that il may be-"
fY- Call on the Agent, and get Descriptive
Circular gratis, giving large amount Of scientific
efeee, similar TO the above, together with Reports
OF remarkable cares, from all parts of the United
States
as a DYSPEPSIA CURER,
DR. HouGHToN's PEPsIv has prodsced the most
marvellous efccts, in curing cases Of De5iiiiy Ea-
eias0n Nervous Decline and Dgspeptic Caasnmptfon.
Ii is impossible 10 give the details Of cases III the
limits Of this advertisement; but authenticated Ger
tfeales have been given Of more than ttco hundred
remarkable cures, in Philadelphia, New York and
Boston alune. These were nearly all desperate
cases and The cures were not only rapid and won-
derful, but permanent.
/. Il is great nerrous dafidofe, and particularly
useful for tendency to Bilious disorder Liver Com
plant, Fever and Ague or badly treated Fever and
Ague, and the evil effects Of Quinine, Mercury,
and other drugs upon the Digestive Organs, after
long sickness. Also, for excess 10 eating and the
too free use Of ardent spirits. II almost reeonciies
Health with Intemperance.
Old STOMACH COMPLAINTS
There is 20 form of old stomach complaints which
it does not seem to rpach and remove at once. No
matter how bad they NAV be. ii gircs instant relief!
A singledose removes all the unpleasant symptoms:
and il only needs to be repeated for short time
makefhese good effects permanent. Parityof btqoa
and rig0y c 5Sdy follow az once Il is particularly
excellent Ia eases Of Nausea Vomiting Cramps
Soreness Of The pit of the Stomach distress after
eating, low cold state Of the Blood. Heaviness,
Lowness OF Spirits, Despondehcv. Enaciation,
Weakness tendency TO Insanity, Suicide, &c.
Dr. HoySHToNs PEPsIN is prepared IN Powder
aud in Fluid foTm-and in prescription vials for
the use of Physicians.
Rrir0se Circulars for the use Of Physicians may
be obtained Of DR.. Hapghion or his Agents. de-
scri5ing the whole process Of preparation and Civ
ing the authorities upon which The claims of this
new remedy are based As il is not seuct remedy,
no objection can be raised against its BY Ply
siciars respectable standing andregular practice
Price ONE. DOLLAR per bottle.
~ Gasgfgs THIsl-Every bottle of the genuine
PspsiN bears the written signature OF j. 8. HoueH-
rox. NJ D., sole proprietor, Philadelphia, Penn
Copyright and Trade Mark secured.
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