Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-10-13
MEDICINES.
lvER DISEASE LIVER CONE


Terms so amiliar to to the ear that they may be
gardtd "househod woTds'--teTms that have been
used hundreds aud thousands Of times by men, women,
and children by those out Of tie profession and those in
it, aud VIII the latter especially, have the terms become
iagrRated into their good will favor and affection,
that they have much fOndness fer their have
the Fe Islanders for roasted Missionaries and certainly
have much charity for those South Sea bar
barians and recognize with as much christian con
sderaon their cantina prop9hsides, as the physician
who siii make use OF 50 mysterious unmeaniag terms az
silver dsease' silver plainso How often hiss the
physici2u with his long, sanctimonious and exceedingly
Wss-iuoslug phzi SAID 10 ms patlsnt, NOU nave tie
liver disease What does he mean by ii! does he mean
nervous disease, and il flamatoIy dsease an engorgel
condition Of the liver auemc condition, iiuon
where the secretion too profuse the 100 little
swollen condition, an enlarged condition an indUrated
condition, softened condition, what does he mean
his patient certainly must be at loss conjecture Per
hsps he means 'sght touch" OF the whole combined
'iyon grand bnation." Now il hr meant that his
patient mad congested lndamed, enlarged, swollen,
ndurated liver and had said he then would have bean
understood at and the pathological condition COM
pr hended
Now the first question to be solved is what is tile cause
of the above pathological conditions Of the Liver. The
setting aside this simple question, with steup5
to ascertain knowledge OF causes has led to treat
ment to say the least very prejudea to the teaith Of
thousands, ana 1t might be SAID that want OF knowledge
as regards the true of these conditions of the liver
and the treatment that has been instituted in consequence
hiss been the total runatiOn of the health and constu
ton OF tens Of housans in every section of the country
alluded TO the blue pill treatment the calomel, "apti-
bilious pill "cathartlc pili &c tTeament-a treatment
results has heen diScovered-a treatment that is daily
hurrying hundreds and thousands to premature grave
Previous speaking of the of those conditions
the liver, let besr in mnd that the work
of nerves that distributed the stomach also
distributed TO the Ver and let also bear in mind that
the membrane that lines the stomach Das=es
down into the duOdenum she first bowel and through
the ducts that lead from this bowel to their
csons throughout the entire substance of the Liver
WHat are the symptoms Of congested infsmtd
dion of liverf The Uery symptoms thar erhtit
HemSeiUeS in the membrane Of the digestiUe
organs Aud now what are the OF the above
TONED pathological condition of the liver. answer
coneesed 'ritsed and iu1amed condition OF the
embrane Of the digestive organs. This is the cause
the only cause, the disease. From exhaustion
ard stimulation of the capillary OF mucus
membrane of the h, brought about by stimulating
70 d, bad water spurious liquors. exposure mental
ton &c, Sci and last, but not least the pernicous
habit of continually swallowing down stimulating medi
cDes, uch "tonic bittsrs," ''cathartc pills. &c
il 3maory action is lighted up 10 that membrane From
the very close connection between the stomach and liver,
by only the net work OF that dsri-
bued the being distributed the other hut
also he mucus membrane of the beirga continua-
tOn Of the membrane of the other, extension Of
disease readily through that chief Characteristic OF
hviog body -sympshy-takes place from the stomach
to the liver, producing cougested state of that organ.
TIE continuing viz the lniiamed state of the
membrane Of The iOmach (whi too often the
by the taking of the many specifics, such blue
pills, calomel, 'cathartc pills and other Hpaten'
pills &C. &C." the congesed condition Of the liver passes
into another condition, swollen liver-a conditi IN
where there is actual addition OF substance but where
II own legitimate tissue is IN state OF expansion,
pufed out. These Two pathological conditions of the
liver, very redy durable under judcious treatment;
but if at this stage Of the disease stimulation is
to for the purpose OF forcing secretons eaome blue
pill, the thOusand and different ti-bousn and
other "paen pills that scattered broadcast through
out the whole civilized world there will be deposited
into its texture from the pent up blood that the organ
contains hard. yeowish white suhtance, aud produce
that condition known enlarged liver pathological
condition which no time or remedy We, but which
Will sooner or later pass into still another pathological
c'ndi ion viz that OF induated Llvera state where il
becomes a runken. shriveled, AMI hard mass, from
wasting of its cellular tissue, and hangs penduouslg
dangling and rettng about in the side ike seeds in dry
So llsn, with its fuoctons entirely pended.
With thus condition of the Liver, there
thr ughout the United States. thousands and tens of
thousands 1857 TO every hope Ct recovery for tGe,
circumstance, remedy, change condition
acUndon, which L am sorry to say, is in noey nine
out of every hundred brought about " the per
nicious habit of dosing with ctlomel blue pills. and he
Thousands Of specifies in shape of 'patent pills to be
found in every mock and corner of the Union.
AS reg rds these pathological eondi ions Of the liver
being brought about AM kept up through sympathy with
irhamtd mucus membrane Of the stomach there need
not be the slightest shade Of the shadow of doubt By
closely watching the symptoms, andmaking inquir-
les cncerning the early history Of the case for in my
belief there 1CGs neUer stHge isolated Of
either Of me aboUe mention ed conditions
Of the hUtr but that there Oas previously to H. or
cOnco0ltantty with ii, disease Of the digeStiUe or
gGns
Believing these MOTORS correct ones let US before we
quit the subject take cursory glance at the system
caomel, blue pill, and patent" pill medication. and
why they exhibited? Why as the pill vendors say to
stimulate the secreons of the liver" which means to
cause the liver to pour out bile Now how do they
stimulate the liver for they don't touch the yer at all
and is physically impossible they shoud If they
don't in contact with the liver, is possible
for them to stimu that organ pl tell you how they
do it. They canno for it is physically impossible for
them to stimulate the liver to act ezcfpt 5y preUiouslv
stimulating the mUcaS membrane Of the stomach and
by extension Of irritation from The stomach 10 the
iaUer. This is che way the liver is stimulated to by
the use of those remedies They irritate the mucous
mon tarsF nf Tho az
bear in mind, IS already in Opsr-e1cisd and rri
tated condition. and from lchiCh condition Of mem
bFdne, the Usr through sympathy Nth the diseased
membrane, became originally diseased. Now strikes
me this is curing silver Disease with vengeance
curing by still farther irritating inaaming mucus
membrane which was the Whole of the disease
the first pare.
My pin friends may say that their pills don't irrate
the mucus membrane of the stomach. II they DON'T ir
fitate the stomach and bowels how is il that they
the bowels to move! The bowels would not unless
they were stimulated 10 action and the bowels do
move in proof positive that they have been stimulated to
action.
They may say that The silver dsease is not caused by
previously diseased and irrtated stomach Well, if
they DON'T believe that uhamed and irrated stomach
will iftae the liver, Oy do they exhibit their pill then
for they know Tor ought that their pills and
cannot touch the liver ALL and that they only rri-
tate ana stimulate the liver by first irritating and stmu-
iatipg the mucus membrane of the stomach. 30 is
easily to be seen that they, after ALL do that
rtated and diseased stomach produces rritaed and
diseased liver, and acknowledge by administering their
pills.
They may say, SWELL your theory reads very we'll and
is very pretty to look at but ii it il true, why is
pills curen Ali there's question that matter; do
they cure: that's the questions and pretty important
question it is too Il they will there mighty
many mean, nigardly AIT penuriOus invads scattered
throughout the United States that pay "quarter'
fora box Of pills and good health for there thousands
and tens Of thousands that suffering from those
very diseases which these pills said to This
locks strange, certainly that should value "ousr
| ter more than good health.
The Truth Of this whole matter is simply this: the above
mentioned pathological condition tn liver is kent IN
by rrtated and diseased condition Of the digestive or
gans; and whatever medicine is taken into the stomach
that increases instead Of aaynR this disease OF the di
gestve organs will not only do the disease OF the liver
good, but great deal Of harm for whatever increases
the irritation and disease of the stomach will increase the
irritation and disease Of theyer; and this fancy is the
very reason why there at this very moment so many
thousands that sick nd suffering from disease OF The
liver. and have BEEN for years. Notwithstanding they
have swallowed pills enough during the time to Single
museum Pills won't DO because they increase instead
| Of lessen the disease Of the stomach
Aud now in conclusion, will emArk that il 10 easily
to be seen that the true indications Of treatment are to
| lessen the irrtablty and inaammatory action of the
stomach which is the cause and the only cause Of the
disease OF the liver What shall be our remedies? ANY
that meet the Indication Any remedy that will calm and
soohe an rtated mucus membrane Of the stomach and
disspats whatever Of inhammatory action may Turk
ing thee, is proper remedy. One, and very impor
tant one among the lew Of this class Of remedies,
"BLIss' DYsPEpTIo RENBDY,n
remedy that is now engaging the attention of both
those in and Of the profession more than any other
preparation that has been placed before the people
remedy that is being tested and with the most
happy results by hundreds and thousands In every sec.
on of the countrya remedy that will not disappoint in
its curative effects If it be taken perseyered in and
diTechonspropery complied with II will not fail In the
most stubborn case matter Of how long star ding
how inractabe may have been it will cure II directions
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