Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-10-19
MEDICINES.
7 IvER DISEASE LIVER COM

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bsrians and can recognize with as much christian con
sderaon their canIibe propensties as the physician
who gill make use Of so mysterious unmeanilg terms az
"hVer d3ease," oliver complaints" Hos often has the
physician with his long sanctimonious and exceedingly
ws'-loohing phiz, said to his patisIt you have the
liver disease What does he mean by t does he mean
nervous disease and il hamstOIy disease, an engoTge1
condition OF the liver, IN anemc condition, condition
where the secretion is too pTouse the too little
swollen condition. an enlarged condition an indurated
condition, sofened condition, what does be mean
his patient certainly must be at loss to conjecture. Per-
haps he means slght togchn Of the whole combined
ivon grand cou bination." Now if he meant that his
patient had congesed ndamed, enlarged swollen,
ndursted liver and had said he then would have been
understood at once and the pathological condition COM
pretended.
Now the first question to be solved is what the cause
of the above pathological conditions Of the Liver. The
setting aside this simple question, with attempt
to ascertain knowledge Of causes has led to treat
ment to say the least, very prudca to the health of
thousands, and might be said that Of knowledge
regards the true of these conditions of the liver
and the treatment that has been instituted consequence
hiss heen the total ruination the health a1d constu
ton OF of thousans every section of the country.
bilious pill, "catharic pill" &C treatment treatment
that has been too long relied upon where good
results has been dscovereda treatment that is daily
hurrying hundreds and thousands premature grave.
Previous speaking Of the of those conditions of
the liver let US bear in mnd that the work
OF nerves that distributed TO the stomach also
distributed to the Lve and let also bear in mind that
the mucus membrane that lines the stomach passes
down into the duodenum, She drst bowel and through
the ducts that lead from this bowel to their Temotest
hcatons throughout the entire substance OF the Liver
What are the symptoms Of a congested infamed
dtion Of liver? The very symptoms that exhibit
themSefUes in the mucus membrane IF the digestive
organs Aud now what are the OF the above
toned pathological condition of the liver. 1 answer a
congesed, rritated and irfamed condition OF the mucus
membrane of the digestive organs. This is the cauie
and the only cause, Of the disease From exhaustion
and stimulation Of the capillary vessels Of the
membrane of the soma h, brought about by stimulating
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habit of continually swallowing down stimulating med
cines, such "unc bitters cathartic pills." &c IN
irlamatory action is lighted up in that mbrane. From
the very close connection between the stomach and liver
by not only the network Of that distr
buted the being also distributed to the oher
also the mucus membrane Of the beingia c0nliuua
ton Of the membrane of the other extension Of
disease, very readily through that chief characteristic of
living -symrathy-takes place from the stomach
to the liver, producing congesed state Of that organ
The cause continuing. viz: the infsmed state Of the
mucus membrane of the ttomach, (Whh too often the
case by the taking of the many specifics, such blue
pills., caomel, 'catharhc pills" and other "patent'
pills &c. ST. the congested condition OF the liver passes
into another condition, viz: swollen vera condii
where there actual addition of substance where
own legitimate tissue is in state of expansion, or
pulled out These two pathological conditions Of the
liver, very redy durable under judicious treatment
but if at this stage of the disease stimulation is resoIted
to for the purpose OF forcing secretons by caome blue
pill, the thousand and different "an bilOusn and
other patent" pills that scattered broadcast through
the whole civilized world, there will be deposited
into its texture from the pent up blood that the organ
contains hard yellowsh white subtance, and produce
that condition known enlarged liver pathological
condition which time remedy We but which
will sooner or later pass into still another pathological
condition viz: that OF nduraed Lver-a state where it
becomes shrunken, shriveed, ami hard mass, from
wasting of its cellular tissue and hangs penduously
dangling and rafting about the side like seeds in dry
squash, with its functions entirely pended.
With this condition of the Liver, there now
throughout the United States, thousands and tens of
thousands lost to every hope Of recovery, for time
circumstance remedy, change the condition
acondition, which am sorry to say, is in ninety
cases out OF every hundred brought about by the
ncious habit of dosing with cslomel, blue pills, and The
thousands of specifies in shape of patent pills to be
found in every mock and cosner Of the Union.
As regards these pathological conditions q the liver
being brought about ami kept up througeS mp VITA
inhamed mucus membrane Of theasomaeh theiP need
not be the slightest shads 9fhe sldow of doubt by
les cncerning the early History Of TIE case, for in my
belief there S1nSie isolated case of
either the ab0Ue mentoned conditions
OF the ilUtT but that there previously to IT,
cOncOnitGntty Dih it, disease Of the digestiUe or
gans.
Believing these notions correct ones let us before we
quit the subject take cursory glance the system of
calomel, blue pill, and patent" pill medication. And
why they exhibited Why, the pill vendors say to
stimulate the secreons of the Yer,n which to
the liver to pour out bile. Now no do they
stimulate the liver for they don't touch The liver at ALL
and is physically impossible that they sho7d If they
don't in contact with the liver, how it possible
for them stimu that organ I'll tell you how they
do it. They canno for it is physically impossible for
them to stimulate the liver to act excerpt by previously
stimulating the anUcuS membrane Of the stomach and
By extension Of irritation from The stomach to the
LUer This is ohe way the liver is stimulated a by
the use of those remedies. They irritate the
membrane Of the stomach, the very membrane which,
bear in mind, already in opsrercitsd and irri
tdted condition. and from Which condition of mem
brGne, the liner through sympathy toith the diseased
membrane, became originally diseased Now it strikes
this is curing silver Disease with vengeance
curing it by still farther irritating and nlaming mucus
membrane which was the whole Cause of the disease in
the first pace.
My pill friends may say that their pills don't irrate
the membrane OF the stomach If they don't ir
ftate the stomach and bowels how is il that they
the bowels to move? The bowels would unless
they stimulated to action and that the bowels do
in proof positive that they have been stimulated
action.
They may say that the silver disease is not caused by
a previously diseased and irrtated stomach. Well if
they don't believe that ipamed and rritaed stomach
will iritate the liver, lUhy do they exhibit their pill then
for they kHoO Tor OughttO) that their pills DO and
cannot touch liver ALL and that they can only ir
tate and stimulate the liver by first Irritating and smu
latng the mucus membrane Of the stomach So it is
easily to be SEEM that they after ALL know that an i
rtated and diseased stomach produces irrated and
diseased liver and acknowledge by administering their
pills.
They may say, "We your theory reads very WELL and
is very pretty to look at but II it il true why is 1t our
pills curef 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 a mighty
many mean, nigardly All penurous invads scattered
throughout the United States that wont pay quarter
fora box of pills and good health there are thous nds
and tens Of thousands that suffering from those
very diseases which these pills said to cure This
looks strange, certainly, that should value quar
ter more than good health.
The Truth Of this whole matter is simply this the above
mentioned pathological condition Of the liver is kept up
by rrtatedand diseased condition of The digestive
gansj and whatever medicine is taken into the stomach
that increases instead Of aaying this disease Of the d
gestive organs will only the disease Of the liver no
good but great deal of harm for increases
the irritation and disease of the stomach will the
irritation and disease of the liver and this fancy is the
very why there at this very many
thousands that sick and suffering from disease OF the
liver and have beeD for 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 it is easily
to be that the true indications Of
lessen the irrabty and nhammatoTy action of the
stomach which is the cause the only cause Of the
disease Of the liver What shall be renediesi Any
that meet the Indication Any remedy that will calm and
BoOthe irTated mucus membrane Of the stomach and
dlsspate whatever Of intlammaory action may be Turk
ing there, is proper remedy One, and very impor
tant one among the lew of this class OF remedies is
"BLsg DYsPEPTIC REMEDY"
remedy that is now engaging the attention Of both
those in and out Of the profession than any other
preparation that has been placed before the people
a remedy that lie being tested and with the most
happy results by hundreds thousands In every sec.
ton OF the counrya remedy that will not dssppont in
Its curative effects it be taken and persevered in
directions properly complied with. 1t will fail 10 the
most stubborn case matter of how long stan ding or
how nractabe may have been will II directions
are complied with, and the treatment persevered in
hope, however, will commence With the Remedy
supposug that they have take but single package to
be entirely cured Of disease that has beeen tomentng
them for years One package will doubt do great
deal Of good may in fact lead the patient to suppose he
Is almost we'll but be shoud peevere in the taking Of IT,
and keep the system under It's Influence for time. 1t
may be that the FIRST package and even the second NAV
Toll 70 produce apparently, any alteration for the better
Should this prove be the case with any invalid he
should continue It's use for he may depend upon It that 1t