Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-10-15
MEDICINES.
IVER DISEASE -- LIVER COM


and children by those cut OF the profession aud those in
it, and wi the latter especially have me terms esome
so iograaiei into their good will favor and affection,
that they have much fOndness fer their use as nave
the Fe Islanders for roasted Missionaries and certainly
can have as much charity for those South sea naf-
baTians, and recognize with as muUh christian con-
siieraiou their cam bal pr0penes, as The ply sloan
who sill make OF mysterious, unmeauiag terms IL
oliver diseaeen silver complaints How often hss the
physician, with his long sancmonious, aud exceedingly
wissoObing phiz, said to his patisnt, you have the
liver disease What does be by it! does he mean
nervous disease and fsmatmy disease, an engoEei
condition Of the liver, anemic condition, con ion
where the secretion too protue, or the same too little
swollen condition, an enlarged condition an inaurated
concition, softgned coud on what does he mean
his patient certainly must be al loss to conjecture Per
bap3 he means sligh touch" OF Che whole combined-
"von grand bination" Now if he meant that his
patient mad congetef, luAsmed enlarged swollen or
indurated liver and hsd said he then would have been
understood at once and the pathological condition com
pr. hended.
Nowthe first question to be solved is what tile cause
Of the above pathological conditions Of the Liver. The
setting aside this simple question: with attemp.
to ascertain knowledge Of causes, has led TO treat
ment to say the least, very pjudicAl to the heah of
thousands, and might be said taa Of knowledge
regards the true Of these conditions of the liver
and the treatment that has been instituted in consequence,
has been the total ruinaon of the health and constitu
ton OF Of thousans in every section Of the country.
I alluded to the blue pill treatment, the caome 'auti-
bilious pill" "catharc pill &c reHtment-a treatment
that has been too long relied upon where good
results has been discovered "a treatment that is daily
hurryng hundreds aud thousands to premature grave
Previous speaking Of the Of those conditions Of
the liver, let Us bear in mind that the net work
OF nerves that distributed the stomach also
distribute to the Liver; and let us also bear in mind that
the same mucus membrane that lines the stomach, passes
down into the duodenum ;he 0rs bowel ami through
the ducts that lead from this bowel to their
ihcaiOns throughout the entire substance Of the Liver
What are the symptoms Of congested inhamed
dtion OF liver re UeTy same symptoms that exhibit
AemSeiUgS in the nlsUbrGne If the digestive
organs. Aud what the cause he above men
toned pathological condition of the liver 1 a
and ,ft
membrane Of The digestive organs This is the cGHIe,
and the only cause, OF the disease From exhaustion
ard stimulation Of the capillary vessels Of the
membrane OF the stoma h, brought about by stimulating
70 d. bad water spurious liquors, exposure exer-
ton. &C. DC; and last, but not least the perncious
habit OF continually swallowing down stimulating medi-
cines, such as 'tonc bitters" "cathartc pills. nc an
iuh3matory action is lighted up 10 that mmbrane From
the very close connection between the stomach and liver
by not only the net work Of that are disiri
Duled TO the enc being also distributed to the other hut
also the muCus membrane OF the bsii continue.
ton Of the membrane Of the other extension Of
dae9se very readily through that chief Characteristic OF
living -sympathy-takes place from the stomach
to the liver producing cougested state Of that organ.
The cause continuing viz: the Efamed state of the
mucus membrane Of the toDach (Whi Is too often the
case by the taking OF the many specifics, such blue
pills, calumel, ''c2tharo pills and other "paen'
pills &c, &C." the congested condition Of the liver passes
on iuto another condition, viz swollen iyer-a condilin
where there actual addition Of substance hut where
it oRu legitimate tissue is 10 state OF expansion,
pufd out These Two pathological crnd tons of the
HVef are very reuny cuTaDe under JudCGu3 treatment;
hut if at this stage Of the disease stimulation escorted
to for the purpose Of forcing secrelons by caome blue
pill or The thousand and different 'anti-bousn and
other paien" 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. yeowi5h white subtance, and prod
thu; condition kno~n as enlarged liver, patho gca
copdOn when no time or remedy can rem but which
will sooner or later pass into still another pathological
cnd ion viz: that CT induTaed Llver-s where it
becomes sSrunken, shrivced, AMI hard mass, from
n audi asNuet
daHgng and ratng about in the side like seeds dry
81 nash, with its tu7o,ons entirely pended.
With this condition of the Liver, there are nov
thr ughout the United States, thousands and tens Of
thousands lost every hope If recovery for no time
circumstance, remedy, ever change condition
aclndition, which am sorry 10 say, is IN ninety nine
cases out OF every hundred brought about She per
nicous habit Of dosing with caloInsl, blue p and The
thousands Of specifies in shape Of patent" pills. to he
found in every mock and corner OF the Union.
As regards these pathological coudi ions Of the liver
being brought about AMI kept up through sympathy with
uadmed mucus membrane If the stomach there need
not be ths slightest shade Of The shadow OF doubt by
closely watching the symptoms ami making iDquir-
les cncerning the taT history Of the case, fur in V
betief there lOaS neUer Singie isolated case of
either Of the aboUs mentioned pathological conditions
Of the hUfT bnt that there previously to II, or
concoRttGnty Nth H. disease Of the digestiue or
gGnS
Believing these notors correct ones let US before we
quit the subject take eursoy glance at the system of
calomel, blue pill, and patent" pill medication And
why they exhibited? Why, the pill vendors say to
stimulate Inc EecTGOnS OF the llYer,' which
the liver to pOlr out bile Now kow do they
stimulate the ivsr for they don't touch the yer at ali
and it physically impossible that they should they
don't come in contact with the liver, how it possible
for then to tmu ate that organ IN tell you how they
DO They canno, for 1t is physically impossible FOR
them to stimulate the liver act ercfgt bv preDi9usy
stimulating The 1nucus membrane IF The st0mqch cad
ty tTttSaOn Of irritation from tie stomach 10 the
ttUer, This is che way the liy.r stimulated to by
the use OF those remedies. They irrtate the mueus
membrane OF the stomach, the very membrane which,
air la, in a..
tGtfd condition, and from which condition Of mem
brdne, the Uer through sympathy tUith The diseoSfd
membrane, became originally diseased. Nov strikes
me this Is curing liver Disease with venEe8nce-
curing it by still farther irritating aud iufamug mucus
membrane which was the whole caase OF the disease in
the first pace.
My pill friends may say that their pills don't rrilate
the mucus mt mbrane Of the stomach. II they don't If
Htate the stomach and bowels how is il that they cause
the bowels to move! The bowels would unless
they were stimulated 10 action, and that the bowels DO
move in proof positive that they have been stimulated
action.
They may say that the silver dsease ia not caused nv
a previously diseased and rritaed stomach. Well, if
they don't believe that utamed and rrtated somsch
will ifitate the liver Ohy they exhibit their Fill then
for they knotC Tor ought to- that their pills and
cannot touch the liver at ALL aud that they only rri-
tate and stimulate the liver By first irritating and stimu
lating the mucus membrane Of the stoulsch So it is
easily to be sen that they after ALL do know that an ir-
rated and diseased stomach produces rrtated and
diseased liver and acknowledge by administering their
pills,
Ihey may say, wen, your theory readsVery well, and
is very pretty to look at but ii it true why It our
pills cuTei" Ali there's question a5cut that matter;
they curt? that's the question: and pretty important
question 1t is to- Il they Will cure there mighty
many mean, nieardly AT penurOus invads scattered
throughout the United States that wont pay quarter
for box of pills and good health for there are thous nds
and tens of thousands that suffering from those
very diseases which these pills are said to This
looks strange certainly that should value qusr
ter more than good health.
The Truth Of this whole matter is simply this the above
mon uafh nj ffaE uar f
by rrtaed and dssae condition Of .he digestive
gans and whatever medicine is taken into the stomach
that increases, instead Of aayng this disease Of the d
gesye 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 silver; and this fancy the
very why there at this very many
thousands that sick snd suffer ing from disease the
ive and have bteD Tor years. notwithstanding they
have swallowed pills enough during the time to single
Pills won't do because they increase instead
OF lessen the disease Of the stomach.
Aud now In conclusion, will remark that IL 10 easily
to be that the true indications If treatment are to
lessen the irrtablity and iD1ammaory action of the
stomach which the cause and the only cause Of The
disease Of the liver What shah be our renediesl ANY
that meet the Indication. Any remedy that will calm aud
sootbe an rrtated mucus membrane of the stomach and
disspats whatever Of uhammatory action may be lurk
ing there, is proper remedy. One, and very mpor
tant one among the lew Of this class Of remedies is
"BLIss' DYsPEtTIo RENEDY,n
remedy that is now engaging the attention Of both
those ia and out of the profession than any other
preparation that has ever been placed before the people
remedy that lie now being tested, and with tne must
happy results by hundreds aud thousands in every
ton Of the eountrya remedy that will not dsappont in
its curative effects If be taken and perGeveed in and
directions properly complied with IL will not fail in the
most stubborn case, no matter Of how long ding
how inlraetsble may have been 1t will cure II directions
are complied with, and tue treatment persevered In
hope, however, no one will commence With the Remedy
eupposiug hat hey have to take but single package to
be entirely cured Of disease that has beeen tormenng
them for years. One package gill doubt do a great
deal Of good may, in fact lead the patient suppose he