New-York tribune., 1867-08-28


strong constitutions, iron nerves; on others.
but little physical power or constitutional
! stamina, on nervous vigor Let the feeble take
heart, however. If they cannot become Sam
sons, they can, by Che use OK proper means
make up in "a measure for the deficiencies of
nature, and may perchauce live as long
and enjoy life as much as their more Her
chilean neighbors. Delicate machines under
proper care sometimes Outiast those Of more
sound and pOnder0Us structure. fine watch
will ruE longer than a steam engine OF a
thousand horsepower. Tie first object Of the
weak and fragile is, or should be, 10 acquire.
additional strength if possible II Is possible
Ii may be stated as a proved and established
fact, that science has given to the world, in
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, a vegetable inyig-
GRANT, which permanently braces up and sus-
tains the feeble physique, whether the lack Of
strength and stamina be an inherent detect or o.
the result OF extraneOus causes.
If general debility is not disease it is
something wOrse-viz., condition which pre-
dispOses the body TO succuMb TO all influences
that produce disease. We are continually sure
rounded and beset, more or less, By injecting
elements. Neither the purest air nor the
purcst water is perfectly pure. And in regions
where both are absolutely poisonous, how shall
the weakly constitution and frail system resist
their deadly effects unless fortified by arti-
fetal means? If the Bitters are the Ie-
enforcing, yitalizing, sustaining preparation
they are claimed to be-and on this head the
testimony in their favor is overwhelming and
incontrovertible-then 1t IS absolutely JdtnRodS
in any man or woman, suffering from physiIai
weakness, not to resort to so potent a remedy
When an epidemic is prevailing, or III pros
pect, the best safeguards are perfect dlges-
iiOn firm nerves. and a wise employment oi
the means which science has placed at the ds-
pOsal of thc public as antldotes against Hhios.-
pherc infection Among the latter, Hosietters
! BittcTs dcservedly enjoy the highest rep'lla-
ton throughout the western world, -
| Remember that physical Si9Or ia the best
| defense against disease, and that it may be
increased TO an extraordinary degree by the usc
! Of this celebrated tonic.
Bowel Complaints, Collie. Diarrhea, Dyscn-
! teIy, Cholera MOrbus, and Constipation. Bill
| iOus Collie is n disorder characterized by What
| PaIacelsus calls 0trOOc0gs pain. The torture
! extends over the whole abdomen, and strong
man wIlthcs under 1t rs if up0n the rack The
! BittcTs are useful to relieve the parOXysms, but
| it is as Il sure means OF preventing recurrence
! of the attack that they aIe particularly recon-
mended. Tone the liver and the bowels with.
| this gentle stimuant and corrective, and you
! will never be troubled with the agOnizing and
dangerous complaint known as Bilious Colic:
| Chronic Dianhea.-Thcre is scarcely any dif--
! ference OF opinion among regular physicians as
! regards the treatment OF chronic dla1llea
! Most of them have heretofore recommended
/ tablespoonful or tea-spOOniu OF brandy 10 be
| given seyefal times day. They one and all
admit that astringents and tOnicS are required.
| This being admitted, the main thing is to give
the best tonic and astIingent that can be pro-
cured and that has been proved by eXre-
rience, and under the best chemical tests, 10 be
llOstetter's Stomach BitteTs.
The symptoms of chronic dyspepsia are fire.
Qucnt discharges generally, with some pain and
gripping, resteSsness thirst, poor appetite, de-
blity, loss OF flesh, dry, rough, and somewhat
sallOw skin, the tongue dry and dark -cOlored.
| The food often passes through the bowels
nearly in the condition in which it was sUal-
| lowed thus showing that the gastric juce Is
either not generated in sufficient quantity, "r
that 1t has not the solvent properties necessary
! TO decOmpOse the masticated food. The lver
| is generally out of order, and the bowels
afflicted with a low grade Of inflammation.
Under these circumstances medicine slightly
| apelient, as well as tonic and antl-blllQus, ~
absolutely required and such medicine is
! HoStetter's Bitters.
Let it be borne in mind, however, that chronic
diarrhea, as well as the acute form or the dis
ease which leads to it, may always be avoided
by keeping up the tone of the stomach, and Of
the mucous membrane of the intestnes with
this salutary and harmless invigOIant Ii is u
great thing TO restore to regularity dSOrlCred
function but it is still better to exclude the
Necessity for restoration by preventing irTcgu-
laritiest --'-~-Ths' ~.
All sluggards require to be stimulated and
vet strange 20 say, the sluggish bowels are
often subjected 10 a treatment which IN the
end increases their tOrpidlty, and renders
complaint, easily cured IN the Degmnmg. oestl,
nately chronic. Let the constipated beware OF
drastic lills aud polions. They Invariably Az
g1avate the disorder A combination of a
wholesome stimulant with a mild, soothing
IL
laxative IS what Is needed: In HoStelters
Bitters the sufferer has this important desider-
atum. A course of this genial corrective will
eventually cure every form OF constipation,
and remove the headache, di iziness, teversh-
ness, nausea, and mHddy-mtndedheSS, by when
il is usually accompanied. Some persons who
aIe by constitution of n constipated habit may
overcome the difficulty and achieve perfect
regularity by using the bitters daily III con-
fOlmity with the directions.
The Three most Important Periods OF Life.
PHYSICIANS divide life into five distinct periods
the first extending from birth To the age Ot
seven years; the second from the seventh to
the fourteenth year; the third from tho four
tecnth to the twcntytirst year; the fourth from
the twcnty-tlst to the f0rtieth year; the fifth
from the f0rticth year 10 the close of life's
strange eyenttul history Shakespeare divides
life into "seYen ages" but five Is the number
adopted by the faculty.
In Whit is called Tie "thirl period" the inn
portant changes occur which mark and sep
alatc the sexes. This is the stage OF dCret0p-
meRt, when the frame in acquiring foFnl, pro-
portion, and strength, makes extraordinary de-
mands upon the vital and constitutional Ie-
sources. The weaker sex suffers most during
this period. Ehc vitality of woman. being
taxed to greater degree than that Of man,
often requires 10 be- reinforced by artificial
means. Whenever this is necessary, flostetters
Bittcrs may be conscienti0Ilsy recommended
as the mo,f harmless and effective of all tonics.
The fourtl.perod, embracing the maturity
of lie when the powers of body and mind III
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