Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-10-16
MEDICINES.
q IVER DISEASE LIVER COM
Il PLANT.

and children by those Of the profession those in
it, and wi the latter especially have the become
ingrstiated into their good will favor and Affection
that they have much fondness fer their have
the Fse Islanders for roasted Missionaries and certainly
have much charity foT those South Sea bar
bArians and recognize with much christian
sderaon their canUihal propensies, the ply stefan
who sili make use Of mysterious uumeauing
| hYSr disease" silver complaints" HoR often has the
physician, with his long anctmoDous and exceedingly
schooling phz said to his patient, 'you have the
| liver disease What does be by il? does he mean
nervous disease, and iufamatory disease engofge
condition Of the liver, auemic condition, iition
where the secretion is prouse or the same too little
swollen condition, enlarged condition indurated
condition. soitened condition, what does he mean
his patient certainly must be at to conjecture. Per.
baps he slight toech" OF the whole combined
"Ton grand Goa bination" Now II he meant that his
patient mad congested nfsmed, enlarged swollen or
ndurated liver and hsd said he then would have been
understood at once and the pathological condition
| pr hended.
Now the first question solved is what is tile cause
of the above pathological conditions Of the Liver The
setting aside this simple question, with attempt
to ascertain knowledge Of causes has led treat
ment to say the least, very prejudca to the health
thousands and might be said that Of knowledge
as egaTdt % true causes Of these conditions OF the liver
and the that has been instituted in consequence
hiss been the total Tuination of the health AID coDsttu
ton Of tens Of thousans in every section of the country
alluded to the blue pill treatment the calome, anti-
bilious pIll,n "cathsrc pill" &c treatmena treatment
that has been too long relied upon where no good
results has been discovered "a treatment that is daily
hurryng hundreds aud thousands q premature grave
Previous 10 speaking of the Of those conditions of
OF nerves that distributed TO the stomach are also
distributed TO the Liver and e. also bear mind that
the same mucus membrane that lines the stomach, passes
down into the duOdenum ;he first bowel and through
the ducts that lead from this bowel their ram
icaons throughout the entire substance Of the Liver
What are the symptoms Of congested nhamed con-
don Of liver The very symptoms that exhibit
themselves in the nluCus membrane Of the digestive
organs And now what are the OF the above
toned pathological condition of the liver. answer
cougesed irrtsted and uamed condition OF the ucus
membrane Of he digestive organs This is the cauIe,
and the only cause, OF the disease. From exhaustion
and over stimulation OF the capillary vessels Of the
membrane of the stoma h. brought about by stimulating
70 q, bad water, spurious liquors, exposure mental exer
ton &c. &c; and last but not least the pernicious
habit of continually swallowing down stimulating medi-
cines, such "tunic bitters, 'cahartic pills. &c an
nfamatory action is lighted up 10 that membrane. From
the very close connection between the stomach liver
by not only the net OF that are disir
buted to the being also distributed the other hut
also the mucus membrane of the bsirga continual
ton Of the same membrane of the other an extension Of
disease very readily through that chief characteristic of
living body -sympshy-takes place from the stomach
to the liver, producing congested of that organ
The continuing viz: the infamed state of the
membrane Of the stomach, (wh too often the
case by the taking of the many specifics, such blue
pills., oalomel, ''csthartic pills other "paentn
pills &C. &c., the congested condition Of the liver passes
into another condition, viz: swollen ver-a conditi IN
where there actual addition of substance where
it own legitimate tissue is in etate Of expansion,
pulled out These pathological cond tons Of the
liver, very redy durable under udicious treatments
but if at this stage of the disease stimulation esorted
to for the purpose of forcing secretons by oaome blue
pill, the thousand and different i-bousn and
other patenp pills that are scattered broadcast through
cut the whole civilized world there will be deposited
into its texture from the pen up blood that the organ
contains hard, yeowsh white subtRnce and produce
that condition known enlarged liver, pathological
condition which time remedy RENE We, but which
will sooner or later, pass into still another pathological
condition viz; that OF induraed LiveTa state where it
becomes a shrunken, shriveed, ant hard mass, from
wasting Of its cellular tissue and hangs penduously
dangling and ratnE about in the side like seeds in dry
Squash, with its functions entirely suspended.
ifTDn nf fhD
Throughout the United States thousands and tens of
thousands lost every hope Of recovery for no time
circumstance or remedy can ever change the condition
acondon which l am sorry to say, is in ninety nine
cases out of hundred brought about by the per
ncious habit of dosing with cslome blue pills. and the
thousands Of specifies in shape of patentn pills to be
found in every mock and corner OF the Union.
As regs rds these pathological conditions of the liver
being brought about and kept through sympathy with
an infamed mucus membrane Of the stomach there need
not be the slightest shade Of the shadow of doubt by
closely watching the symptoms making close iuquir
les ncernng the early history OF the case, for in my
belief there SINGLE isolated case of
either of The GboUe mentioned conditions
Of the tiUtT but that there Uas preUiolsfy to H. or
concoDsttartty With it, disease Of the digeStUe or
gans.
Believing these notions correct ones let US before we
quit the subject take cursory glance at the system
caomel, blue pill, and patent" pill medication.
why are they exhibited? why, the pill vendors say to
stimulate the secretions OF the ver which means to
cause the liver to pour out bile Now how do they
stimulate the liver for they don't touch the yer ALL
and is physically impossible that they should. If they
don't in with the liver how is it poesihe
for them to stimulate that organ pl tell you how thew
it, They csnno', for it is physically impossible for
Aem TO stimulate the liver act eTcfpt bp preUiOusiv
stimulating the aacus membrane The stomach and
by extension of irritation from the stomach TO the
tuer This is che way the liver stimulated a by
the use of those remedies. They irrate the mucus
membrane OF the stomach the very membrane which,
bear in mind is ALREADY ousT-e rcited and irri
tated condition, and from which condition of mem
brdne the Uer through sympathy Nth the diseased
membrane became originally diseased Now it strikes
Dsease'' wi a
curing it by still farther irritating and infaming mucus
membrane which was the whole of the disease in
the first pace.
My pill friends may say that their pills don't irrate
the membrane OF the stomach II they don't ir
fate the stomach and bowels how is il that they
the bowels to mover The bowels would not move unless
they were stimulated TO action and that the bowels do
move in proof positive that they have been stimulated to
action
They may say that the silver diseasen is not caused by
a previously diseased and irritated stomach. Well if
they don't believe that an nhsmed and ritated stomach
will iritate the liver, Ohy do they exhibit their pill then
Tor they knoac Tor ought to- that their pills do not and
cannot touch the liver at ALL and that they only rT
tate and stimulate the liver by FIRST irritating and stimu
ating the mucus membrane of the stomach. So it is
easily to be seen, that they after all do that an ir
rated and diseased stomach produces rrtated and
pills.
They may say, "We your theory reads very we'll and
B very pretty to look at but if it il true why is 1t our
pills curel" Ali there's question about that matter; do
they cure? that's the question; and pretty important
question it is too II they will there are mighty
many mean, nigardly all penurous invaids scattered
throughout the United States that wont pay "quarter
fora box of pills and good health for there thousands
and tens of thousands are now suffering from those
very diseases which these pills 0aid This
locks strange certainly, that man should value "uuar
ter more than good health.
The truth of this whole matter is simply this: the above
mentioned pathological condition OF the liver kept up
by rrtaedan diseased condition he digestive or
gsns and whatever medicine is into the stomach
that increases, instead OF sayng this disease Of the d
geve organs will only the disease Of the liver no
good but great deal of harm; for whatever increases
the irritation and disease of the stomach will increase the
irritation and disease Of the yeI and this fancy is the
very why there this very moment so many
thousands that are sick and suffering from disease the
veF 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.
And now conclusion, will remark that IL ia easiIv
to be seen that the true indications Of treatment are to
lessen the irritabiy and inhammatory action OF the
stomach which the cause and the only cause the
disease OF the liver What shall be renediesS ANY
that meet the indication. Any remedy that will calm and
soothe irrated membrane Of the stomach and
disspats whatever Of infammaory action may be lark
ing there, is proper remedy. One and a very impor
tant one among the lew OF this class Of remedies, is
"BLIss' DYsPEPTIc REMEDY,n
remedy that is now engaging the attention Of both
those in and out 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 thousands in every Sec
its curative effects If it be and persevered in and
directions properly complied with It will not fail 10 the
how intractabe may have been it will cure ii directions
complied with, and the treatment persevered in
hope, however, one will commence with the Remedy
supposiug that they have to take but single package to
be entirely cured Of disease that has beeen nng
them for years. One package will doubt do great
deal Of good may, in fact lead the patient suppose be
almost WELL but be shond persevere in the taking Of it,
and keep the system under its uence for time. 1t
be that the first and the second