Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-11-06
CHRONIC DIARRHGA.

CHRONIC DIARRHEA.
VNHERE is certainly no. disease requiring SO
IL much nicely in treatment as Chronic Diar-
rhea-no disease that is so easily and quickly
reproduced from the slightest of causes, and no
disease that has so often bafled the skill Of the
wiscst and most experienced men of the profess
sion. Thousands there are at this moment that
are suffering from it, and have been for months,
and perhaps years even the returned volunteer
from the wars of Mexico, or adventuresr from the
plains of California, although the disease was con-
tractcd long months ago. yet are still suffering
from it, although long way removed the pesti-
lential atmosphere and other causes, that produ-
ced it. Thousands there are all throughout the
South, Southwest and West, and in fact through
out the whole United States, that are suffering
from it, discouraged and disheartened, and many
lost to all hope of ever getting rid of it, and why
is this why all this suffering and discourage
ment why so little success in its treatment? and
why so easily reproduced from the slightest cause
after it has once become checked From either
total disregard, or an entire ignorance of its
eaciting cause and continuance. What is that
cause? Tile food that is taken into the stomach?
Why? Because the digestive orgaDs ore not in q
fit condition to receive and digest it; and why
Because of the congested and infamed condition
of their mucus membrane.
The great mnj njority of those long continued
chronic cases of Diarrhoea are produced either by
the food in a partly or whoely undigested state
passing from the stomach into the lower bowels,
and there producing, by its presence, and irrita-
ton of the mucus membrane Of the bowels, and
their consequent muscular contraction, OF it is
produced by the food after it has been manufac
tured into chile; this latter, instead of being Ia
ken up by the dctenl ressels is passed on into the
lower bowels and like the undigested food, produ-
ces an irritativc darrhoea. In the first instance.
the stomach, from its inaamod and congested
condition, is unable to perform its functions, is
unable to digest the food that is taken into it:
and the food not being digested or prepared 70
that it can enter the circulation must of necessity.
be passed on through the bowels, and its presence
there acting rs any other foreign substance would,
produces an irritation Of the mucus membrane
with which it comes in contact and the coIse
quences are premature and debitating discharges
from the bowels by contractile effort being excl
ted into action.
In the second instance, when the food has been
digested and converted into chile, the darrhea is
produced by the chile; it not being taken up by
the lacteal vessels, is passed on into -theilower
bowels, and by its presence there produces the
same disturbance rs that caused ny the undiges-
ted food. Why is the chile not taken up by the lac
teal vessels 1t will be remembered that in pre-
vious advertisements, that described how the
upper bowel called the auoaeaaY.. had its. side
pierced with innumcrabe small orifces, rcsem-
bling in some degree the sides Of nutmeg CRATER
that these orificcs were mouths ofsmalt vessels
called laeteals, and that the Office of these vessels
was to take up the food after it had been, by the
stomach, passed into the upper howell. converted
into chile. Ii will be remembered that said Tint
the lining membrane Of the stomach and bowels
also dipped into these little orihces or mouths Of
the lacteal vessels, and lined them also. And it
will also be remembered thatI said that these lit
tie orifces were reyy smdR lfall these points are
remembered, it will now he very easy Ia under
stand why the food after being converted intoche
is not taken up and carried intd-thc blood to potr
ish the body, as it should he. Lhaye said that
the mucus membrane of the digestive organs vas
in an nfamcl and congestive condition, and every
one knows that wherever there is inflammation
there is more or less smelling of the part infamed,
and it is very easy TO sec that there could not be
much swelling of that lining membrane without
closing up those little orfces which open upon II.
So the reason is now obvious why the chile is not
taken up and passed into the circulation 1t is be-
cause the vessels whose office it is to take up the
chile, are closed from the swelling Of, the mucas
membrane Of the digestive organs, into which they
open, and the swelling is produced by congestion
and inflammation of that membrane. What has
produced this infamed state Of that mucus mem
brane? Causes almost without number will pro-
duce t--pestential atmosphere, bad water, un-
wholesome diet, stimulating food, spiritousliquors,
stimulating condiments, pepper, mustard5 cloves,
spices, &c., &c., will produce this condition OF
that mucus membrane. z-r =.
Now, will any one say that in the treatment cf
Chronic Diarrh9n, our remedial remedies must
be directed to the boireksP No. Where then
To the true seat Of the disease, of course, viz: Mc
digeshre oguns. In these organs is the cause of
the whole trouble, and to this point must ourre.n
edia agents be directed, or our patients rnny take
medicine till Gabriel blows his horn, and then
be no nearer cured than they were when they
commenced treatment. 2.
What then are the indications Of treatment
The removal of the congested and infamed condi
ton of the digestive organs. This being done, the
food will be digested and formed into chile-ihc
chile will be taken and carried into the circulation,
and thus the causes of the irritativc darrhea be-
ing no longer present. the premature discharges
from the bowels will cease.
What remedy will best fulfill thcirindications !?
Shall we use any of the preparations new before
the people, purporting to be sovereign reme-
dies?" No: for the most of them are prepared
with alcohol or other equally stimulating liquids,
and the taking of them would be adding fuel to
the fame-they would produce precisely that
same condition that we are striving to get rid Of.
Shall We use Calomel which remedy, now-a-
days. stands in highest estimation by the learned
, of the profession? No; for nothing certainly car
be more rernicious, not only from its breaking
down the Elasticity of the blood, destroying the
blood globules, the strength and very life Of man,
thereby preventing the inherent powers OF the
body to readily repair the mischief inflicted, but
by producing by coatdcf direct irritation on an
already over-excited and highly irritated men,
brane-the mucus membrane of the stomach and
bowels What remedy shall VIC use then? So far
as my own experience extends, uRhesitatngly
S saw that preparation hearing the name of'BLlSS'
= DYSPEpTIC REMEDY"-a remedy that have
used for years in my private practice not only IN
this particular disease, but all others arising from
disease of the digestive organs, and iftaken CLOSE
ly, according to its accompanying direction, nm
o.ire that it will not fail in affecting cure, for
I have used it repeatedly in those very worstcascs
of Chronic Diarrh9a, contracted in Mexico and
California, and do not remember o single in
stance in which it failed to effect cure. Its ac-
ton will be found different in different cases-in
some cases, it will not only relieve ut once, but
effect permanent cure almost immediately-in
others it will seem to give the same relief ina very
short time, but requiring longer continuance tO
effect permanent cure-in others, perhaps, no
apprecable abatement Of symptoms will be dis
covered for several days. but by persevering in the
treatment. it sooner or later has the desired ei-
feet. :.
1t will be understood that / am speaking Of
Chronic Diarrhna-Darrh9a of long standing
and which has its origin in diseased digestive or
gans and not of the acute form of the disease, for
in this form should most certainly recommend
q JACOBS CORDIAL" as being the best prepara
ton now before the people, and one too that can