Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-05-18
WhtjLf. NUMBER 81

A Few WORDS 10 MoftiEiss-TnE
MORTALITY AMONG CuILDRES.- - Anericall
mothers know TO their sorrow, that chOierm
.thfuntana or summer complaint, is one vi
themost destructive diseases of our climate.
There is probably no country in the worl
where the mortality among children IidA;l
So large II proportion to the SUM total ~
deaths rs in the United States Abudt
e-thirds Of tho weekly intcrmemLs regis
tered it the city of New Yolk may be
classed under the head of infant mortaliiyi
aud from May to November the Majori;y ut
the young Cliltirdh Who die Are swep; o!l
by dise.ises 3fthe bowels. We do no. y islt
tvspeak liarshsS but titeanhvt be pspssalcl
that Hitch Of this Wholesale destrdctioni3 Is
caused by carelessiiess, oSer-indulgeiicG
add lin proper treatment! Unnpc fruit aud
other unwholesorte alintent, Is generally
the prlmdrS G:tlise Of slinn,er complaint.
and the administration Of drastic piirgitfes
and other pernichlls drugs too often leai
To fatal results. Uuder these circum
stances we shall make no apology for ex-
pressing the belief, that any ca ofeholcra
nfantum or di.lrrhca in the adult stage ot
life, however yiolcn. III its Mature; Ur What
ever It's origin c;.n be radically cured by
the use of Holloway Pills.
In saying this We ara merely repeating:
it is true, the general opinion of the world
but III adding our personal declaration tj
tic great mass Of testimony which has beeli
accuhiula Ing during twenty year, We may;
perchalice, more iininediately interest oil
own circle of reitders, than if We coiiiiod
ourselves to outside evidence. If but ono
mother acts upon the suggestion, and ono
child's life is thereby saved, we shall not
have written in vain.
The rapidty with which favorable re-
suits follow the exhibition Of this rehisdy,
in all affections of the stomach and bowels,
are just y considered phenomena in medical
practice. The scientific explanation Of
these phenomena belongs rather To ho
medical professor than the editor ola riews.-
paper, aud it has been fully given By tlib dis
tihguisllcd inventor himself. ChJ!Ura In
tantum and its kindred dlseASGs ire CAUSED,
Immediately, By Undue irritation OF Tie sen
sitive menlbratte hhlth lines the bowels.
and tlpoi th;l. coatiifg the pills exercise u
most soothing and healing influence. carly
ing off, by their mild, laxitive action, tho
acrd and pungent matter which produc s
and aggrava;cs the disease. and inviyora-
ting the intestinal vessels rs we'll as Ks
suaging their excited dctioii. ..+.
The season when this class of disorders
is most prevalent is commencing: fore
varied is fUrea' med" says tie pro1erB,
and shbulL oltr Article idltice parents td;
pay nttre strict attention tp Tie diet of
their; children, and to adopt the most
cdrta'l! ttteans of cure, in cases where bowel
complaiit has ACTUALLY set in; We shall, 1t
least have 5ctoiiiplished some good ..Dr.
Diet and DR.: Regitfien,' says 4 Quaint
writer, ARE the best PHYSICIANS in the
world; but we must beg leave to piace Dr..
Holloway IN. the same category and to rec
ommend his pills rs the best and safest
medicine, for a complaint which anulidlly3
leaves rs n token of it's ravages, SO many
vacant places by the domestic he hearth.-N.
O. "1ruc Delta."