Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-24

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pennies Of the pa,riarchial era. when herbs given
for the healing Of the nations" were the only
medicines in use. ind ittle favor with the med
ical p, oiession Of the present day Yet at that
early period Of the worlds history the ord nary
term Of the human life was AZ ieas. eight times
Ion ger than il is now. /, is therefore NANTES,
10 Inc lapse Of ages.
1t is a suiIcieu, fact. that dar.ag this process
of human degener alton and decay. au immense
number Of powerful poisons have been introdu
ced into the medical repertoire. while the mild,
vegetable svstem Of trs.tneut, exclusively prac
ticed when the world WAS young. hss been in .
great measure abandoned by the medical pro-
fession. This 10 . curious coincidence, and il
suggests the possibility Of . direct connections
between the ply steal deterioration Of the spe-
cies and the wholesale administration OF deadly
m,.eral and other drugs. II may well be done
bted whether the mineral salts and o1yds and
the NO less dangerous sikaloidi, which caemis
try has added to the .phsrmscopeis. have not
DESTROYED more lives than all the diseases they
have been prescribed TO cure. One thing At
least. is certain. viz that the aversge term Of
human exis.erce has been fearfully shortened
since the days when the vegetable kingdom was
the only medical dispensary Known TO mankind.
The truth is-and sensible people are becom-
ing more alive to it every day--that the wor'a
is over doctored. The principals Of medication
are simple, but they have been so bsfogged BY
technicalities. 50 mystihed by professional YER
bisge. that one half the community fancy they
can neither be interrupted nor applied except
BY per. cns who have been taught TO clothe the
living truths Of science in the dead languages.
II is not to the interest of 1.-THE Faculty that
the theory and practice Of medicine should be
smpified and popularized, and therefore the
public conceive but little light on the subject
from that quarter.
Topreven. crime is one OF the great ends o
civil law. and to prevent disease should be one
Of the great objects Of medical science. It's
better to protect than to cure, cad much easier.
Vital power 10 the natural tsgonist Of all the
influences that initiate against health--whether
hey exis: in the air we breathe, in the water We
drink, or in the objects with which We come in
contact, or in ourselves. Without . suGisisney
of this resistant principle there can be req
sonable hope of escaping prevailing epidsmics
or of enjoy ing, even under the most favorable
external circumstances, An immunity from sick
ness and pain. This fact being established, the
ne 1t question is-how shall deficiency in phys
icsl aud constitutional visor be suppliedi In.
s.ructed by the experience Of twenty years. an
| sustained by the testimony of thousands of in
dividuals Of both sexes, haiiing from oil parts
of the world we reply that Hos,-tter's Stomach
nitters is the only medicine that be fully
relied on as u protective and preventive toni
and al,eratl ye In all climates aud under all conc
,ingencies. With system strengthened and
fortified bv the use Of this inviyprant, no one
who possesses common prudence need fear the
effects OF maleria II Is the best safeguard
ngans. in fiction and contsgion at presen
known. II produces appetite; it prevents con.
snpa.ion it requisites the Tow Of the bile; it
strengthens the nerves; it purihes the animal
fluids; i, clears the brain and the vehicle Of
is medicinal properties being pure difusible
stimulant, their influence is extended to every
portion OF the system. Mere alehoholic stimu
ants. though administered largely in medical
practice, are rot themselves medicines but they
pervsde the whole organization more certainly
and swiftly than any thing else that can ba given.
They are quickly taken by tho absorbents. and
there is not fiber Of the body between the
crown Of the head and the sole of the foot which
is exempted from their influence. HEDGE aspir-
stuous stimulant is the best medium for convey
ing to all the organs and members of feeble or
disordered system the means whereby that sys-
TEN is to be regulated. II is for this purpose
tina; the alcohol element is used in the prepare
ions Of Bostetter's Stomach Bitters. II is sim
ply she instrument vehicle BY which medi-
Gina. virtues Of the PREPARATION are carried TO
| their objective points and rendered active.
The great objection 10 ordinary tonics, with
an alcoholic basis is. that the spirit used is i'm
pure The charge is true, and the objections TO
them founded this cause is rational and Jus,
. The poison Of sdulterated liquor couuterscts the
effect of any sensitive vegetable juices or ex-
tracts with which they are combined; and hence
| the worse the worse than uselessness of the
| onic tinctures habitually prescribed by physi
clans. They are all, without exception, made
of inferior alcohol, and seven cights of them are
| positively deleterious. Hos.etter's Bii;ers are
| entirely exempt from this serious drawback
| The diffusible stimuiaIt employed in their prep
sration is rye spirit absolutely pure. II is rec
titled and tested until 1t is found TO be utterly
| free fran volatile OIL and is believed that there
| l. no other proprietary medicine in existancs
which is manufactured with such csnscientiou.
care, with regard to all its componenss, as Hos
letters Bitters. Most tones are powerful ex.
eitants, but this preparation is not an exc,tan'
at oil. On the contrary. it soothes and calms
The nerves, and is delightful anodone a. well
- IN uneqaalcd stomachic and Alternative
II 10 almost unnecessary TO call attention Of
dyspeptics TO . medicine which is everywhere
recognized - the standard specific for indiges
tion. In every town in the United Statss which
! contains drug stare Or store IN which drugs
| ate sold. it is known o . remedy for stomach
complaints OF every class. from simple aatu!en
cyap to the most obstinate chronic torpidity Of
that most important organ. Its anti-biliou.
properties are also universally understood and