Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-28

Ran think. aud decide. The simple thcrs
pennies Of the pssriarchial era. when herbs given
"for the hesiing OF the nssions' were the only
,r.ac,rs. in use. find little favor with the In ed
ie.l NJ ofes.iou of tho present day. Yet at tina,
early period Of the worlds history the ordinary
term Of the human life was at least eight ,mes
longer than il is now. IL is therefore manifest
,ha. the stamina Of man has seriously declined
in tine lapse Of ages.
II is a sufficient fact. that durise this process
Of human degeneration aud decay, Al immense
number Of powerful poisons have been introdu.
ced into The medical repertoire. while the mild.
vsss~sble svsasn eswessnent. exclusively rrac.
ticed when the world was young. has been in
great measure abandoned by the medical pro-
Stssion. This 10 . curious coincidence, and il
suggests tie possibility Of direct connection
between the physisal deterioration Of the sps'
ciss and the wholesale administrators Of deadly
mineral and other drugs. II may well b done
bted whether the mineral salts and cxyds, ana
the no less dangerous aiksloidi, which chsns
try has added 70 ths pharmseepais, have not
DESTROYED more lives than all the diseases they
have been prescribed TO cure. One thing q
least. is certain, viz that the average term Of
human sxistsrc @ hes bees fssrfully shortened
sisse the days when The vegetable kingdom was
the only medical dispensary known 10 mankind.
ne truth is-and sensible people are beco"-
ing more alive TO IL every day-thst the wor's
is over -doetorsd. The principals Of medication
arc simple, but they have been SO bsfogssd By
.echnicalisies. - mystified BY professional veg
bisse. that one half the community fancy they
can neither be interrupted nor applied excep
BY PERI ons who have been taught 70 clothe the
living truths Of science In the dad languages.
I. is not to the interest Of 1.-The fscslty" that
the theory and practice Of medicine should be
simpli6ed and popslarissd. sad therefore the
public conceive but little tight On the subject
from that quarter.
To prevent crime 10 one OF the great ends
civil Law. and 70 prevent disease should be one
Of The great objects .of medical sciescs. III
better 10 protect than 70 cure. and much easier.
Vital power u the neutral astagoniss Of oil the
inlusssss tAsa militaas agaiass hsalth-whsther
hey sxis. IN The cir We breathe. in the water W
drink, or in The objects With which We come in
coatast or in ourselves. Without su1ieisnsy
Of this resistant principle there can be no res
sonabls hope Of escaping prevailing spidsmics
or Of enjoying, even under che most favorable
external circumstances. On immunity from STICK
ness and pain. This fact being established, the
ne II question is-how shall deficiency in phys
cal and constitutional vigor be supplied In
structed BY the experience Of twenty years, an
| sustained BY the testimony OF thousands Of in
| dividuals of both xes, mailing from all parts
Of the world. we reply that Hostetter's Stomach
MV.r. (. a.. criv -.dc;rn that rar h. f,iI :
relied On a. protective and preventive toni
and Alternative IN oil climstes and under oil conc
tngenciss. With system strengthened and
fortified by the use OF this invigorant, no one
who possesses common prudence need fear the
| effects Of maleria. 1t - the best safeguard
against infection and contsgion At prsssu
known. II produces appetite; ii prevents con.
stipatiUs; it regulates the Aow Of the bile; Il
strengthens the nerves; it purihes the animal
fluids; it clears the brain and the vehicle Of
its medicinal properties being pure diffusibls
stimulaat. their influence 10 extended to every
portion of the system. Mere alehoholc etimu
ants. though administered largely in medics
practice, ere not themselves medicines; but they
pervade the whole organisation more certainly
and swiftly than anything else thas can be given
They are quickly taken BY the absorbents. end
thsrs not fiber Of tho body between thu
crown Of the head and the sole Of the foot which
. exempted from their influence. HEDGE . spir.
stuous stimulant is the best medium for convey
ing to all the organs and members Of feeble Of
disordsred ~ stem the means whereby that sys
TEN il TO be regulated. II 10 for this purpcss
that the alcohol element 10 used in the prepars
ions Of Bostettes's Stomach Bittess II is sim
ply the instrument or vehicle BY which msdi
ciual virtues Of the preparation are carried Il
their objective points and rendered active.
The great objection 10 ordinary tonics. viii
On alcoholic basis 10. that the spirit used 10 i'm
pure. The charge 10 true. and the objections 4
them founded on this cause is rational and Just
The poison Of adslterased liquor oeuotsraets th
effect Of any sentative vegetable juices or sI
tracts with which they are combined; and henc
the worse the worse than uselessuess Of tn
onic tinctures hsbitually prescribed BY physi
clans. They are all, without exception, mad
Of inferior alcohol. and seven eights Of them ar
POSITIVELY deleterious. Nostetter's Ditters ar
| entirely exempt from this serious Arsubsck. :
The dinasible stimslass employed 10 their pre-
srasion is rye spirit absolutely pure. 1t 10 rec
sl6ed and tested sntil II 10 found to be utterI
,rss fran volatile oil. and il believed tAa1 lher
10 % other proprietary medicine in sEisAsne
which 10 manufactured with such csnseisstisu
care, With regard 70 I'll ns eonpnnenss, - Ros
letters BittsrA Most tonies sfe powerful OF
citants. but shis preparation 10 not On exc,tan
q all- On the contrary. Il soss6ss ed calm
Abe nerves. and u delightful anodone = VI
- On unequaled stomachic and alternative.
II y almost unnecessary TO ell satsntisa q
dyspspties 70 medicine which 10 svseywhsr
recognized - the stsnderd specific for indigss
zion. u every tswa il he Usited States while
contains drug stars or store in which drug
sis sold. il 4 knswa - . remedy for stomae
complaints Of every class, from simple fatu!er
- nm IN Aha u.nsf ohst;n ate chroo;r <crv,;A;ev