Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-03-25
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Igestion for a period Of four.hours.- :.
Moreover, its influence. upon th
stomach, under the circumstances,
Isuch as to prevent that. organ from
recovering its natural and health.
lltonefo thirty six hours after tb
brandy is swallowed; when, at th'
|expiration Of that time, its restoration
to a healthy tone is indicated by tn
appearance Of red patches on the in
ternal. coats of the stomach, fren
which minute drops Of blood are seel
| to exude. This is the result afte
la debauch: guriously enough, du
ring this interval, appetite is not tht
least impaired, although the functions
of digestion are greatly impeded.
The immediate effect of the brandy
Iissto induce upon the coats Of the
stomach condition either of inaam.
matioa or congestion the physicians
were unable to agree, from appearan.
ces, which of the conditions really
existed in this case. II, however,
the brandy be taken with the dinner
or after it, the. food prevents its di-
rect contact with the coats of the
stomach, and the result then is to. ia.
ciiitate the progress of digestion, as
has been frequently proved by OBJ
seryations which show that food un-
der these circumstances, digests con.
.siderably quicker than it does with
out this stimulus. This. however, does
not prove that brandy is. beneficial as
a regular concomitant of the dinner
table. 1T may well bequestioned if il
is the part of wisdom 10 make such
regular and unceasing application ol
the whip and d-spul to ashorse tbatis
disposed to do bis best, without the
sharp stimulus; though there may be
cases Of weak. stomachs where the
very moderate nse of pure brandy
r;gbt 'rroua, a,, vanta;oeo,,s slR,,t the
nI,vs;cians who bav,, watched y the pro-
gress going on in ST. Martins stom.
ooh 7do mt burmese n deal in theories.
thew are after .baId. Is literal facts. 81 s,
* nosber,interestipg discovery has
haen5 made by observations Of This
man stomach. In looking into the
anertpra left bys the shot from the
opn. the secret Of the. gastric iuica
z 6as hean d;stinctly.:' seen, The
shoorvsof tho. exx;stanca. of this d.
osst;ye AGENT had long been held
bv : the fac,ltvg and was indeed SO
stronglv. susta;ned hv reason and by
o;ro..1s 1stan,;.I ev;,,anca that ;t was
raoar1sas lessN ~ = thaory than AN
assorta;a .ssa. - s Iesct,sIt was mt. how.
- a,ar ,n,il this case sc Sc, Martins
o,.c,rrea that. tha doctors were en-
oblsa - l,now from. iha ros;t;sa. owl.
49, 49, = af ',ha;r'. .sansss.e.,bat the So .
eoasS as,,sS :, a.,s r;;e nice vas : nreciselv
sU ~ha.- e had ham surInrosed to. + be-.
=. i ~ was na,er bafoya sctna,lv seen.
: ;s ;aI r. now now, nroincsdl ezeent as
ga g. = tal : lsny;ntostbe stomach. .yeanires
It's nresence - sperform the work oi
H. ssSsa.s ~ u i nrsdneed n ex.
J a5su ,bs oasnt;ty reo,,,isits for The
sas,t wori, % t ~ dane Tins Il i small
! ,s,a,ns : : of sand bateaten' this pas.
s.;,va.. .;..' sa0...;an - @ = carresnona;ooIv
w IN. ssss'';e - e '.ha ,asnt;tp of caod
ii ;;a,, ;aa,aaaad ~a tha s.sa,;s a;,,;ca i Ala
;ssssasad = 80, !, cnsnt;ty. Il exudes
s. coats - If ira stomach. 4:
f<.m .bes iss,,rfacsa of tha BODY
sf l;mn;d clearness lik,
r co,,la be seen trickline
down ths ;nner coating &c the stom
sch al md bass;f ia said. 8 slightly
| , swset;sb taste. fn post-morten
Iex,aI mutations this singular agent i
nosy;eys m fonnod. and Il wa. a. Ne ar,