Litchfield enquirer., 1858-05-27

You have the liver disease" What Dies be mean by
i! does be msan nssvoIs disease. az ansms sn
mic condition, cond where the secSeticn . too
pronse, the too little, swollen condition, an
condition. or what dues he mean-hs patient must be
af lass to conjecture. Perhaps he means slight
ioueh Of the whole combined" yon grand combina-
,iou" Now il he meant that his p3sieni had congest
ed infamed enlarged, swollen, nduraied liver, and
had said so, he then would have been understood ut
once and the pathological condition comprehended:
Now the fret question 10 be solved, is what e the
cause of the above paholoeica condition Of the liver
The setting aside this simple question: with no a.
iemst TO ascertain knowledge Of causes hsa led to
treatment, say the least very prcjndcial to the
nth OF thousands, and might be said that want
Of knowledge regards the oil those cond
tions Of the liver and the treatment that has been M
sttuted in consequence, has been the toa runaiion
n the hea hh and constitution Of tens oil thousands IN
every section Of the country. aIude to the blae'ph
treatment, the calomel, anti bilious pill catharuc
pil" Sc. treameni-a Treatment: that has too long
heen relied upon where no good tesuts have been as
covered-a treatment that is daily hurryng hundreds
an nsa s nos 10 p,e%a.afe grave, ~ s liver
let us bear IN mind that the same net work q" nerves
thar distributed TO the stomach also dstrlbu
same mucus membrane tina, lines The stomach, passes
dawn into the dudenum, the first bowel, and on
through the ducts that lead from this bowel To their re-
raniihcaions throughout the entire substance
Of the Liver. u hat are he symptoms OF a congesied
or inamed condition OF the liver. The very same synip-
TOMS that essbh themselves i" congestion Of The mueas
membrane Of the digestive organs And now what are
The of the above mentioned pathological condl
tim Of the liver answer, congested, irrtated and
inf1amed condition Of the membrane Of the dl-
erstve organs. This is the cause and The only GAUGE
Of those diseases From exhaustion and over stmula-
ton oil the capillary vessels Of the mucous memba ne
of the stomach. bru.h: abuut bv stimulating 10 d,
bad water, spurious liquors, exposure mental exer.
tion. SC &c; and Ls bur not least, the pern,cous
habit of swallowing down stimulating medicines such
as " iohic bittels, catharc pills, &c. an intian-
matury action is lighted up in that membrane. From
the very close connectinn between the stomach and
the liver by ouly the network Of that
are distributed I" the one bsing also distributed to the
0her but asc the mucous membrane OF the one being
continuation Of the same membrane Of The other. an
euenson othe disease, very readily. through that
chief characteristic ola living body-sympaihy-take
place from the stomach to the liver, producing con-
uested state 0f that organ.
The cause continuing. viz: the mia med state Of
the mucus membrane of The stomach, (which IS too
OF en- the by the taking Of the many specifics,
such blue pill, calomei, pills. and other
patent" pills, Sc, &c.,) the congested condition OF
The liver passes IN into anmher condition, viz swo-
len liver-a condition here there is actual addi-
ton Of susi ance, hut where its own legitimate tissue
10 in state OF expansion or rntfrd out. These Two
path .o.rca Coalitions oil the liver are very readily
durable under judIcous treatments hut If this stage
Of tile smulaii"n is resorird 10 tor the purpose
Of forcing sccreuons by calomrl, blue pill, or the
,housa nd and different ant -blliuus and other
patent pills that scattered brnadcasi thrOue bout
tie while civilized world, there will be deposited into
its texture from the pent-np blood that the
tuins a ha I'd, yeowsh white substance, and produce
| that cond,ion known as enlarged liver-a PATHOLOGY
| cal comdon wh.h no time ar remedy can remove,
bu, which will s.,o,er later, pass into still another
biological condition, viz that Of indura ted vcra
slate where it becomes shrunken. shriveed. and
hard ma ST. from wasting of its cellular tissue, and
hangs pendulou:ly, dangling and ratlng about IN the
side hike dry squash, with its functions en-
Win his condition Of the liver, there are now
through uui the United states, thousand and tens oil
thousands lost to every rope Ut recovery, Tor time
circuista or remedy, can ever change the con6-
tion-n condition, which am sorry to- say, Is IN nine
| 4. i,,sN irod htna ohx,sf hu
the pernicious habit of dosing with caiOel, blue pills
and the thousands Of spec hcs in shape OF "paient
I pills 10 be found in every nook and corner OF The
| Union. &c. .
AS regards these Astrological conditions Of the liver
belns brought about and kept up through sympathy
wi h an ihh ,n,ed mncus membrane OF the stomach:
there ne ed not re The iehes shade Ell the shadow U
doubt by cIosply watching the symptoms aud making
close enquiries concerning the early history OF the
case, FIR NY BELIEF THERE NEVER WAS EVEN
| SINGLE ISOLATED CASE OF EITHER oF THE ABOVE MEN
TIoNEp PATHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF THE LIVER But
THAT THERE WAS PREvr usLy TO IT, OR coNcoMTANTLY
| WITH IT, A DISEASE OF HE pGEsIIAE ORGANS.
Believing these correct ones, let us before
we ouit the subject, take cnrsury glance al the sys
tenn Vi calomrI, blue pill. aud patent" pill nedicn
ton: And why are they cxnlhed WIN; a. me pi,
which means the liver 10 pour out u, IRE bile
Naw, HOW do they stimulate The liver for they d"ni
TOUCH the liver ALL aud :: physically mrossG ,s
the liver how s pnssibe for them 10 stimulate that
oreaHg I'll show you how they d"it. They cannot,
fOr physically ImpnSStOe LOT tHeI ~
the liver BY PREVIOUSLY STIMULATING THE
MCcus MEMBRANE THE sToMAcHsAND BY ExrENs ON
OF IRRITATION FROM THE STOMACH TO THE LIVER
fhis the ay the LIVER is stimulated to act ny The use
OF those remedies They irrItate the nncus membrane
0 the stomach, the very membrane which, hear in
min Is already in an over excited and rIiatcd condI-
lion, AND FnnM WHICH CONDITION OF MEMBRANE, THE
| LIVER THROUGH SYMPATHY WITH THE DISEASED MEM
BRANE, BECAME oRIG'NAII.y DIsEA.ED Now 1t strikes
me this IS curing LAYER Disease with vengeance
curing BY sill farther rri,ating aud nfaming
mucous ME mbran which the whole cause oil the
disease IN the first place.
Nv Dill ir ends n,ayssay tina, their pills don't irritaic
the ,nu us membrane Of stomach II they don't IT.
the stmach and bowels how is 1t that they cause
The howcis to move The bowcls would not move
unless they werea stimuia,ed to action and mat the
They may say thu, the liver disease" is not caused
by ,ly disc ,srd and rritaed stomach Wen,
tiey don, bells that inAamed and rr tated s'o-
mach will irrlnte the liver Thy do thew exhbt aher
pills then, for they knoD or onsht 10, 'ha, 'h'tr ps 90
irrifae and stmaais The i.Uer by first Irritating and
snmua,ing the membrane Of fhe siemaeh so it ~
easily seen. that they. after oil do k"o'O that an
,rrated and diseased stomach producers an irrliated
and Diseased liver. and acknowledge by administering
| their pills. =, :,
and is ycry prenyt" Iouk but il j: s true why i it
that our pills cure 7" All there's question aboni
that matter; do they cure thai's the question and
pretty important question II is too II they T'H cure
there are mighty many mean. niggaIdly and penur'.
Gus nvaTds scattered throughout the Unit States that
WON'T pay a "qnaricr" ior a box Of pills and good
health, fer there thousands and tens Of thousands
that are now suf-rine frm thnse very diseases which
,b,se Mills are said This looks strange,
rainly tina, man should value quarter more than
| gotd III.
aboye ueni,, ed pathological conti:iun Of The liver
kept up by an irrared and Diseased c"ndi'on Of the
digest We organs and whatever medicine is taken in
10 The stonarh thai increa instead OF allaynR, this
.sease OF the digssve organs, will olv do the dis
ease Of the liver good hut great dal Of harm for
wha lever increases the irritation and disease o the so-
er and this fancy is the very why there
al ,his very moment SO many thousands that sick
,r years, no,wirhsia nding they have allowed pills
euergh during the tirae 10 single museum. Pills
won't d. because, they increase instead VI lessen the
/ disease of the stomach.
/ And now in conclusion. viii remark. that it Is
easily 10 be seen that the indications If treatment
are i, lessen The rrilabity and inamma tory acto on
Of the stomach which the catse and ffe My cause