New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-11
NEW MEDICAL PHILOSOPHY.

Yes, we have new medical pmlOsOplN-Ia-
tional, easy of comprehension, and pforen to be
true. 1t is simply this, that the vital principle
in its struggles with disease, and the causes OF
disease, requires to be fOstered and sustained
Opinions may differ as to the best means OF
carving out this idea, but all enlightened ply
sicians agree that it is sound and logical. The
surest way to kill an invalid is to make presist-
emit war upon his strength and stamina Who
ever questions the prOpriety of a precisely oppo-
site course, is half a century behind the age.
Many of us can recollect the time when it
was considered "good practice" to give violent
purgatives during the prevalence of epidemics
as a safeguard against infection. 1t is now
known, however, that to deplete the system
severely. under such circumstances, is to 'htHe
an attack, and to increase the probabilities Of
fatal issue.
Within the recollection of persons much
Younger than the oldest inhabtant," patients
suffering from intermittent, remittent, and other
NAL arious fcvers, were sometimes freely pied
with the lancet. AS matter of course, most oil
those who were thus treated, died. Even yet,
active purgation is sometimes recommended as
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TO an unhealthy climate. Such stupidity, however,
is fortunately rare; tonic treatment being the
approved formula under such circumstances.
II is admitted that unwholesome air is emin-
emily depressing and deyitalizing, and, there
fore, any medicine operating in the same way
must be considered an ally of malaria, not
protection against its perncious influence.
But when it is conceded that genial tonic,
and not fierce cathaitic. is the medicine indi-
Gated by reason and experience as the best
means of preparing the system to resist extra
ordinary causes Of diseases, the question occurs
-,chat tonic? Raw spirit, even if it could be
is an excltant, and nothing more, and its action
is inAammatory, not invigorating. In fact it is
not tonic at all.
! What is it that the wise and thoughtful
practitioner desires toprescribe as an antidote to
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the best possible combination of vegetable
toncs infused into a pure stimulant-the stimu
liant being chiefly useful as a vehicle FOR diff
fusing their effects rapidly through the system.
The same tonic juices, incorporated with water
would be comparatively powcrlcss. The al
coholc principle prepares the stomach to all
sorb them accompanies them in their progress
through tho system, and prcdsposes every
organ which they reach to assimilate them.
Here, then, We have the philosophy of the
preventive and remedial operation of proper
vegetable nvgorants when i'll CONTRACTION with
a fine alcoholic stimulant
The next question is--does such m invalu
able compound exist 7 We claim that IL does,
in the form of HosrETrrPs STOMACH BuTERs.
In making this assertion we merely place on
record for the consderationIof thinking men,
the opinions of thousands who have had eX-
peTimental proof Of the fact in their own per
sons 1t is not necessary TO enlarge upon this
point here. For twenty years the public have
been reading testimony on the subject from
distinguished citizens in every walk of life,
and they are therefore as familiar with il as
the proprietors Of the medicine themselves.
The efficacy of tho BTrERs is matter that
has long since passed beyond the pale of ar
glmcnt and become a liked AND ESTABLISHED
mU~u.
The chief purpose of this article is TO i'm
press upon all, and especially the cOnstiu-
tionally feeble, who live in localities subject TO
the visitations of epidemic aud endemic dis
eases, the necessity of IMMIGRATION. The
public, with the knowledge it has before il,
may safely be left to select the means for the
accomplishment of that end
Perhaps there is no ailmcnt common to all
climates and countries in which a WHOLESOME
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sTOMAClIIC and GENERAL INyIGORANT Is so es-
sentially requisite as in DYSPEPSIA. Without
such medicine the complaint cannot be- cured.
Regular exercise may do much dieting may do
much, pare air may do much; but we have
never yet seen a case of chronic dyspepsia