Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-09-11
QUESTIONS THAT DYSPEP-
TICS ASK.

w tity or ,reight ought Ito eat at meal?*
"ShaH l commence a rigid course Of Dieting ?"-
"SdaV leave off Eating Neat2" "Nust stop
drinking Cc6eep'
Are questions being propouuded to me daily by
letter, from invalds using or about to use "BLlSS
DYSPEPTIC REMEDY" For the benefit Of all
whom it may concern, will answer those ques-
tons. To the first question, l answer-Eat any
thing that is good, wholesome, substantial, and
nourshing. To the second question, answer
Eat rs much rs you are accustomed to eat, or
whatever would be considered a suticiency by the
generality of healthy people To the third ques-
ton, answcr-No, for if you do you never will
get we'll No dyspeptic, or any other person Ia
boring under chronic disease, ever got rid of his
disease, or ever will, by starving himself. 10
question four, answer-No: for meat is most
important article of diet to the invalid dyspeptic
To question five, answer-No; if you are accus-
toned to drinking it; the question as to whether
tea aud coffee are I'M urious is all moonshine.
Such advice as the above to dyspeptic and tc
persons laboring under chronic diseases generally
will no doubt be read and regarded by a great
many with much surprise; and am greatly mis-
taken if the above is not pointed at by many saga
cious and wise heads as proofs either that know
nothing of the diseases which pretend to treat,
or that it is some new phase in the humbug line.
But, hold on bit, all you that think so-throw
the old fogy aside for moment and let us see
about this matter We won't stop to inquire how
you came by your dyspepsia, but we will inquire
why is it that you have not got well Of 1t long
ago why is it that it sticks to you tormenting
YOU so that you are of no manner of account
Simply because the powers of the system are un-
able to throw off the disease-because the system
has from some reason become too much enfeeblcd
too much reduced in vital fUrce-too much Ill n
weakened state; or that the extent, severity or
stronghold that the disease has got is too great
for the Uis naetacutrit naturn-the powers of the
system to remove. This is the reason, and the on
ly reason, that you are not well. Well, how are
you to be cured? By pursuing suclsa course Of
treatments as shall help out the ris metdcdtT1 na-
turc, and the powers of the system--by institut-
ing treatment that will bind up, strengthen,
give tone and yigor, and lend helping hand to
the entire general system, by which she may be
enabled to throw off this disease, regular out of
door exercise, cold bathing, travelling, change of
scene, &c., and the taking of medicinal agents.
Why is medicine taken? Simply to assist nature
to throw off disease, and nothing else. Medicine
has not one particle of influence on disease-not
one particle Medicine don't cure disease, it on
ly assists nature to throw it off Now comes the
question; while we are doing everything in our
power to bind up and strengthen the general pow
ers of the system, that she may be enabled to
throw off this disease, shall we at the same time
deny her her natural stimulus-her natural
strengthener? shall We withhold that by which she
is nourishedand supported:-food, good, whole
some and substantial food? Byno means; for If
we do, we are bringing about the very same state
of system that we are trying to get rid of: by
withholding food we reduce and weaken the sys-
tem The taking of good and substantial food is
as essential as any portion of tie treatment that
we institute, in fact, very much more so, for the
food is the natural strengthener Of the powers OF
the system, and from it good, rich and healthy
blood is made.
All this, we grant, says my sagacious friend,
but, continues he, what's the use of person eat
ing if his stomach is in an unfit state to receive
and digest that food and prepare it for the sys-
tenn and besides, says he, there are hundreds and
thousa nds that cannot take much food upon the
stomach in consequence Of the great distress it
causes. Now this is q very important question,
and very true remark. There would be but
little use i'll taking this good, wholesome and sub
stantial food unless the stomach could receive and
digest it, and, too, without pain and distress; ;
and that the stomach may receive and digest the
food and without pain, recourse must be had to
medicinal agents. BY these, if q judcious choice
is made among the remedial agents, the stomach
may be enabled to perform its functions-may be
enabled to receive and digest the food, and too,
without pain or distress. Now comes the ques-
tion--what remedial agent shall we use? Shall
we use calomel? No; because in its action it slim
ulates the mucus membrane of the stomach and
bowels, which are already in an over-excited and
inhamed state. Shall we use iron or any of its
kindred preparations? No; for the same reason
They would not only stimulate the already over
excited mucus membrane of the stomach, but rem
der it still further unable to prepare those pre-
parations for their admission into the system, so
if their presence in the stomach did noharm, they
could not possibly do any good, from the fact of
their not being taken into the circulation.
Shall we use any of the many specifies" that
are nova days placed before the people as "sover-
eign remedies ?" No; for nine-tenths of them are
prepared with alcohol, or some other equally
stimulating liquid, and noting is or can be more
| injurious or hurtful to an ntamed mucus MEM
brane Of the stomach, than alcohol or any Of its
preparations.
What remedial agent shall We use then? This
is a question that asked for years. tried over
and over again all the remedies and prescriptions
found in the books, but all to no purpose, until,
at last, aided by experiments almost without num-
Der, compounded remedy, which, although
very simple, yet found always most effcctual
when my directions were complied with. This
preparation have used in cascs of every descrp-
tion of Dyspepsia, and other diseases having their
origin in disease Of the stomach for the last ten
years in my private practice, and am now pre-
scrbng it daily, by letter, to patients in every
section of the United States, who have placed
their cases under my especial care and treatment.
My legitimate business is the treatment and pre-
scribing by letter for chronic disease generally,
and ninetenths of the cases | prescribe for are
either Dyspepsia or some other disease having its
origin in disease Of the stomach. Aud by the
by will here take occasion to drop the hint that
lay 10 claim to being phanthopist, or that l
"grind for toll" l am ready and willing, and do
as expeditiously as possible answer all their let
ters, and it gives me pleasure to do so, but when
it wi. take from one to two, three and four hours
to answer and advise them, always like to see
the ''fve"-it helps out amazingly-especially
when their case happens not to be Dyspepsia. l
have now placed this remedy before the public as
one that may be relied upon, and do SO without
any hesitation, doubt or distrust in its virtues
ability to cure providing the instructions ere fol-
lowed out.
In conclusion, l will take occasion to remark
| that there are hundreds throughout the United
States that are suffering from the disease, Dys-
pepsia, and are taking this, that and the other
preparation, and at the same time living OH bran
and water, and other such like slops, III the hope
of being relieved of their disease; butthey are all
doomed to disappointment, for it is beyond ques-
ton, that in order to become rid of that disease,
good and wholesome diet must be made use of and
suitable remedies taken at the same time to enable
the stomach to digest this food and fit it for the
circulation. Such q remedy is ''BLISS' DYS-
| PEPTIC REMEDY" which, if taken and perse-
vered in and all the directions followed out, will
not fail to restore the patent to health, and here
would remark, that no Disappointment may be