Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-10-18
MEDICINES.
n IVER DISEASE LIVER COM


sderaon their cenDibs propsnsiiies, the physician
who ELI make of mysterious, unmeaning
"liver disease "liyer complaints" How often has the
physician with his long, sanctmonious and exceedingly
Wsslooking ph1, said to his patient, ''you have the
liver disease What does be mean by it? does he mean
disease, and irAsmstoTy disease, an engorgei
condition Of the liver, snemc condition, con3iton
where the secretion is too prouse the little
swollen condition, enlarged condition, indurated
condition, soiteped condition, what does he mean
his patient certainly must be at loss to conjecture Per-
hsps he a sght touch" OF the whole combined-
'von grand con bnation." Now if he meant that his
patient mad eongested or nhamed enlarged swollen, or
ndursted liver and bad said he then would have been
understood at once and the pathological condition
pretended
Now the first question 10 be solved is what is the cause
Of the above pathological conditions Of the Liver The
setting ssde this simple question, with attempt
to ascertain knowledge Of causes, has led to treat
ment to say the least. very preudca to the health Of
thousands, and it might be said that Of knowledge
regards the true of these conditions of the liver
and the treatment that has been instituted in consequence
hiss been the total ruinaon of the health ADD consttu
ton OF Of tbousans every section of the country
alluded the blue pill treatment the calomel "anti
bilious pill "cahsrtio pill" &c treatment-a treatment
that has been too long relied upon where good
results has heen discoYered-a treatment that daily
hurrying hundreds and thousands premature grave.
Previous 10 speaking of the causes of those conditions Of
the liver let bear in mind that the net work
Of that distributed to the stomach also
distributed TO the IVer and let also bear in mind that
the mucus membrane that lines the stomach passes
down into the duodenum, he first bowel and on through
ducts that lead this bowel to their remotes ram
catons throughout the entire substance OF the Liver
What are the symptoms Of congested infamed
d,ion Of liverf The very symptoms that e1hi5t
themselves in the membrane Of the digestive
organs Aud now what are the cause OF the above
toned pathological condition of the liver l answer a
congested irTated and inhAmed condition Of the
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 mucus
membrane of the brought about by stimulating
TO- d, bsd water spurious liquors, exposure mental exer
ton &C., ACj and last but not least the perDicious
habit Of continually swallowing down stimulating med
cipes, such "tonic btersn "cathsrtc pills. &c,
rhamatory action is lighted up 10 that membrane From
the very close connection between the stomach and liver
by not only the same network of nerves that disr
buted the one being also distributed to the other but
also the membrane Of the beirgla continual
ton Of the mbrsne of the other, extension Of
disesse very readily through that chief characteristic of
living y-sympathy-takes place from the stomach
to the liver producing congested state of that organ
The continuing. viz the infsmed state of the
mucous membrane Of the tomach (Which is too often the
by the taking of the many specifies such blue
pills., calomel ''cathartc pills" and other "paten"
pills &c. &C., the congested condition Of the liver passes
into another condition, viz: swollen liver-a condi
where there is actual addition of substance but where
own legitimate tissue is in a state of expansion, or
pufed out. These two pathological conditions of the
liver, very redy durable under udicous treatments
but if at this stage of the disease stimulation resored
to for the purpose of forcing secretons by calome blue
pill, the thousand and one different ti-bous
other "paen pills that scattered broadcast through
out the whole civilized world, there will be deposited
into its texture from the pent up blood that the organ
contains hard, yeowish white suhtance aud produce
that condition known enlarged liver, pathological
condition which no time remedy remove, but which
will sooner or later pass into still another pathological
condition viz; that Of indurated Lver-a where it
becomes shrunken, shrveled, and hard mass from
wasting of its cellular tissue, and hangs pendulousy
dangling and rafting about in the side like seeds dry
SO uash, with its functions entirely Suspended.
With this condition Of the Liver, there are now
throughout the United States, thousands and tens of
thousands lost TO every hope Of recovery for time
circumstance, remedy, change condition
condition, which 1 sorry TO say, is in ninety nine
cases out Of every hundred brought about by the per
nicous habit of dosing with calomel, blue pills. and the
thousands of speeches in shape of patent" pills. to be
found in every nook and corner OF the Union.
AS regards these pathological conditions Of the liver
being brought about ami kept through sympathy with
nhamed mpcus membrane of the stomach there need
not be the slightest shade Of the shadow of doubt by
closely watching the symptoms and making inQuir-
les c,noeTnng the early history of the case for in nv
belief there neUer single isolated case of
either of the GbOUe mention ed
Of the ttUsr but that there pTeUiousiy to IT, or
cOncoHidntly with it, disease Of the dgestiUe or
ganS.
Believing these notions correct ones let us before we
quit the subject take cursoy glance at the system of
calomel blue pill and ''patentD pill medication And
why they exhibited why the pill vendors say to
stimulate the secretions of the liver" which to
the liver to pour out more bile Now how do they
stimulate the liver, for they don't touch the liver at ALL
and it is physically impossible that they should If they
don't come in contact with the liver how is it possible
for them to stimulate that organ p tell you how they
do it. They canno, for it is physically impossible for
them to stimulate the liver to eDctpt By previously
stimulating the membrane of the stomach and
By extension of Irritation from the stomach TO the
liUsr. This is che way the liver is stimulated by
the use of those remedies. They irritate the mucus
membrane OF the stomach, the very membrane which,
bear in mind is already in Ocsr-ercited and rrf
tated condition, from Which condition of mem
brdne the dUer through sympathy Nth the diseased
membrane became originally diseased. Now strikes
this is curing oliver Disease with vengeance
curing it by still farther irritating and inhsmng mucus
membrane which was the whole cause of the disease in
the first pace.
My pill friends may say that their pills don't irrtate
the mucus membrane OF the stomach. II they don't ir
fate the stomach and bowels how is il that they cause
the bowels to move! The bowels would not unless
they stimulated TO action, and that the bowels do
move in proof positive that they have been stimulated
action
They may say that the silver disease is not caused by
previously diseased and irritated stomach Well if
they don't believe that an named and irrtated stomach
will iate the liver Wby do they exhibit their pill then,
for they knOg Tor ought to- that their pills not and
cannot touch the liver at ALL aud that they only ri
tate and stimulate the liver by first Irritating and stmu-
lating the mucus membrane Of the stomach So it is
easily to be seen, that they after ALL do know that
rtaed and diseased stomach produces an rrtaed and
diseased liver and acknowledge by administering their
pills
They may say, SWELL your theory readsvery WELL and
is very pretty to look at, but if it i9 true why is it
pills cure9" All! there's question about that matter; do
they cure! that's the questions and pretty important
question it is too. II they will there mighty
many mean nigardly aLd penurous invads scattered
throughout the United States that wont pay quaern
fora box Of pills and good health for there thousands
and tens OF thousands that suffering from those
very diseases which these pills said to This
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 rratedand diseased condition of the digestive or
gans; and whatever medicine is taken into the stomach
that increases instead alaying this disease Of the di
gesve organs will not only do the disease Of the liver no
good but great deal Of harm for whatever increases
the Irritation and disease OF the stomach will increase the
irritation and disease Of theveI and this fancy the
very why there at this very many
thousands that sick and suffering from disease OF the
hve and have BEEN Tor years. notwithstanding they
have swallowed pills enough during the time shinge
museum. Pills won't do, because they increase instead
Of lessen the disease Of the stomach.
And now, in conclusion will remsrk that II is easily
to be seen that the true indications Of Are 10
lessen the irritabty and nfammatoTy action of the
stomach, which is the cause and the only cause the
disease OF the liver What shall be renediesi Any
that meet the Indication Any remedy that will calm aud
soothe rritated mucus membrane Of the stomach and
dssipste whatever Of infammaory action may be Turk
ing there, is proper remedy One, and very impor
tant among the Of this class OF remedies is
"BLISS 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 now being tested and with the most
happy results by hundreds aud thousands In every Sec
ton Of the countrya remedy that will not dsappoint
its curative effects It be taken and pereevered in
directions properly complied with 1t will fail 10 the
stubborn case matter OF how long stan ding or
how ntracsbe II may have been It will directions
are complied with, and the treatment perseyered In.
hope, however, will commence With the Remedy
supposug that they have to take but single package to
be entirely cured Of disease that has beeeu tormentng
them for years. One package will doubt do great
deal Of good may In fact lead the patient suppose he
almost we'll but be shond persevere In the taking Of
and keep the system under its influence for time 1t
may be that the FIRST package and the second may
TOLL TO produce apparently any alteration for the better
Should this prove 10 be the with any invalid, he
should continue its USE for he may depend upon that II
will later every vesge of the disease
W. ". BLISS,