Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-06-28
~rENERAL DUBILITY."


A sease concerning which the most erroneous ideas
exsng-a disease that regarded and talked about
as being of peculiar nature, where physical and
taIvgor is depressed and the whole tysten in weak
ened enrvated eX aused and out conditional dis
which, to successfully combaT, must
saTiy be had to to the called strengthening
c preparations such bark iron, bsmuth, alcoholic IL
QuoTs, strengthening hitters &c &c- class of
edies that at least thirds of the females of America
have most intimate acquaintance with and to good
portion Of whom their effects will prove and bane
OF their existence class Of remedies that have ruined
and broken down more constut than any other class
Of remedies in the Materia dedca and have swept great
numb from the face of creation than either the pes
tilenc the sworda class OF remedies very seldom, if
ever, Of the slightest utility, and have no legitimate right
to the title of curative agents, and never should have
been allowed place among them-a class of remedies in
great favor with old women, quscks and medical pre-
tenders whose brains perfectly huge with everything
but ''ideas."
These are an aware, bold assertions but they are
truths that will obtain footing in the opinion of every
physcian with well balanced head, if he will examine
the SUBJECT il her thought.
There is no such thing debility" the name term
means nothing. There is. will admit, state OF system
where physical and mental powers are depressed and
where weakness enerfauon, and exhaustion, promi
nent symptoms but this is not biity; they symp
toms ointernal external infGmGoTy action, abroken
head shns disordered stomach, inflammation OF the
bowels luaes liver other disease producing the
above mentioned condition Of system. debility or
that state of system receiving that name, is the esnt of
iufammstoy action in some or more organs of the
body action which Expresses the healthy functions of
the the bo1y There is acute disease but that
will produce less Of the symptoms Of debility"
In Inflammation Of the bowels, is there not ply and
mental depression, weakness, enervaton, and a total
prosratOn of all the powers Of the ystem and for this
weakness aud this pTostraton &c, shall we use iron
bark &C.! No; should exasoerate the disease and
produce greater debility than present before. In
stead OF these remedies would Of positively
loiCering remedies, such hot lamentations, blood
ting DC under iudcious use of which the debility"
vanishes. Here of debility hae is exaspsr
tied nv he Of tttonicSD streQg theuing
dies aud ed by positively lowering and depicting med
lines In liberation of the is there rot the
physical and mental depression, and the wnoe tram Of
symptoms of debility! Certainly; and shall we treat
the with the called tonic PREPARATION? Yes, If
we would kill the patient as dead as herring
There is no such thing debility" and no earthly
for such remedies iron, bark Dismuth, tonic bit
ters,' &C. &C. trengtheners," for in nine ,ases out
of tenyes nine hundred and ninety nine cases cut Of
a thousand, instead of strens henir g. they will Debit
tate by exasperatug anamdtOry action, which is the
cause and the only cause, of that state system term
ed debility"
debility" signifies an inaammatory action in some
one or more paris of the bodyt dlOGBS signifies this
and the exhibition tones" is the hight of empyrcism
and charlatansm and the physicop VINO them, not
only prescrbes for name and not condition OF Douy
but campers with not only health bat the lite Of
patient placed uuder his care
The particular object had in view in selecting the
subject Of debity" for this weeks advertisement was
speak of hot state condition of sys EN- among fe
males known and called general debility" There are
Of thousands of these suffering females scattered
throughout the United Staes presume or less
OF them taking regular daily doses Of some CT these
prepar8tns of IRON bark, tonic bitters, or bis
muth, ohor Of the tonic preparations daering
themselves with the deusve hope that ere long they will
be restored heaitn But how truly will they be disap
pointed, long ney continue to take them they
R only experience good, but positive injury,
they will later discover by the appearance of
other diseased symptoms, such as palpltaton o the
heat, difficult breathing &c, &C. caused by the EXHIBIT
ton Of stimulating remedies to organs already lAbong
under oger-excited action.
The disease called debility" as have already stated.
always eighties infammasory action somewhere, and in
niuety uiue cases out OF hundred that point of nfam-
maOry action in the mucus membrane OF the stomach
bowels AID The exhibition Of tonic preparations in
stead OF benefog ALWAYS exasperates the disease The
idea of treating iAHamma.ory action OF the mucus mem
blaue of the stomach boats with auCh preparations
irou mic bitters, Se- that pro uce
by contact with the the stomach even III health
great de a OF irritation. is truly most ridiculous.
s.But stopn says medical friend, 'yoa not making
fair exhibit of the condition of system in which
we exhibit these preparations of von bsmuth, &c Yes,
making exhibit OF exactly the state lind coudi-
ton Of the ysemln which you prescribe these prepara
lions. You eclibe them for deulfity;' and what is
debility" condition OF system implying GitOays an
inaanmatory action in some organs of the
body and in very great majority Of cases naammatory
action is in the omach or bowels and you nor no other
live point to Case of debility" but that It's
origin be traced to intammatory acton somewhere
as its cause Show case of debility" but that its
origin be traced to inf ammatoy action somewhere as
its cause. show OF debility" and lIl show
that ntammatory dctlOn OF either the stomach or
bowels, or BOTH are the most prominent symptoms
But" says my friend, IF there infammatOry
ton OF the membrane of the stomach, pasture
the stomach would produce pao" Pshaw the very
worst cases of ndamma ion and liberation Of the st0m
ach, may be present, while at the same time not the
smallest amount u animal sensation present can be
elected by pressure the stomach This fact is
thy of note--that inflammation, and even liberation Of
the stomach may exist Without the slightest animal
sensation being present. either by pressure or otherwise
The idea that pain is always present or can De encled
by pressure named stomach is an erroneous cne
the such idea got rid OF the better Will
be for suffering humanity How often has the brain been
allowed become diseased secondary through diseased
digestive organs, from the simple reason that medical
men would pronounce almost positively that there was no
irritation inflammation Of digestive organs, simply be-
pressure by the hand over the diseased organ ec
tied paHj and, too, at the very time when the poor
patient totterng tie brink OF the graVO from
the surgng of blood tn the head producing apo
pectc tulness of the blood vessels OF the brain, and
from this extension Of irritation from the stomach
How ofteu has the heart decome organicay diseased
through this irritation Of the stomach and the mis-
chief totally unexpected simply because pressure Oyer
The stomach produces pain. How often have tuber-
been allowed form the lungs, the being
produced by irritation of the when the diseased
condition might have been easily remeded, had not the
medical adviser been under the false impression that pres
over diseased stomach always ELECTS pain Palsy
of limb from partial pressure OF tue brain, disorganza
ton of the brain, insanity and death, have again and
again taken place from congestion of the bran this lat
ter being produced by irritation ind atory action Of
amount Of pain present. could be ELECTED by pIes
sure over t. e stomach.
IL the losing sight of this fact that has led the usual
stimulating mode OF treatmet not only in chronic dis
the but all other chronic diseases,
from the supposton that what IS inflammation must
necessarily be tgaat Of toRea mode Of treatment that
has hurried hundreds and thousands to a premature
grave.
From the foregoing it is easily discernibe that in the
called disease, ''debity," have inhammatory
action Of the stomach bowels to deal with, the
we quit such separations sbtters " bark iron
bsmuth, Ac &c, and look for help preparation
that instead Of exasperating the disease will produce
contrary effect the better II win be for our TENTS
What medicine shall we make Oh Any that will
produce soothing curative Effect. Such the ef
fects Of "BLlss DYsPEPrIU REMEDY" and am
confident tbat therei Of "debilily mater Of
how long standing, hut that will vanish under its nhu
cnee Il the directions complied with In fact If there
is any disease which shows its curative Nrues aud
too, in short time it is in this. 1t should however, be
taken regularly aud perseyerngly, and the system kept
under lis influence for considerable length of time
II this is DONE and all the accompanying directions OF
the medicine carried out far practicable no patient
need dispar Of being lured for it will just certainly
cure them as they taAe 1t.
IL is for sale BY all respectable druggists and by whom
It will be sent by mail receiving the price Of the med
HARRAL RIsLEY, Il KITCHEN,
Importers Of Drugs and medicine,
70 Barclay Street, New York.