Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-26

medicines In use, lind little favor with the med
icsl ., ofession OF the present day. Yet at thss
carly period of the worlds history the ordinary
term Of the human life vas ut least eight times
longer than II is now. II is therefore manifest
that the stamina OF man has seriously declined
in the lapse Of ages.
1t is Sufficient fact. that during this process
Of human degener alton and decay an immense
asnber sf powerful poisons have been introdu-
ced into the medical repertoire, while the mild,
vegetable svstem oftrsatnent, sIelusiv ely prsc-
ticed when the world WAS young. has been in .
great measure abandoned BY the medical pro-
fession. This 10 . curious coincidence, aud II
suggests the possibility of . direct connection
between the ply sicsl dsteriosssien Of the spe
cies and the wholesale administration Of deadly
mineral and other drugs. II may we'll b done
bted whether the mineral salts and osyds. and
tho no less dangerous aIkaloidi, which caemis
try has added TO tho pharmscopeis. nave not
DESTROYED more lives than all the diseases they
have been prescribed to cure. One thing as
least. il certain, viz F: that the avsrsge term Of
human existercs has been fesrfuliy shortened
since the days when the vegetable kingdom Vas
the only medical dispensary known to mankind
Tho truth is-aud sensible people are beco'n-
ing more alive to il every dsy-thst the world
il over doctored. The principals of medication
are simple, but they have been so befogged BY
technicalisies. - mystifed by professional YER.
bisge. that ono half the community fancy they
can neither BE- interrupted nor applied except
BY per. ons who have been taught 70 clothe the
living truths of science in the dead languages
1t is not 70 the interest Of 1.-THE Faculty" that
tho theory and practice Of medicine should be
simpli6ed and popularized, and therefore the
public conceive but little light on the subject
from that quarter.
To prevent crime 10 one OF the great ends q
civ,, Law. and TO prevent disease should be one
| Of the great objects of medical science. II il
better to brotect than to cure, and much easies
Vital power 10 the natural satsgonist of all thu
| inaususss shat nii;tess against heslth-whesheI
hey sxis: in the cir We breathe. in the water VI
drink. or in the objects with which We come il
contact, or in ourselves. Without . sugieieney
Of this resistant principle there can be no res
Sensible hope Of escaping prevailing epidsmic'
Or Of enjoying, even under the most favorable
| external circumstances, an immunity from sick
uess and pain. This fact being established, thu
ne It question is-how shall deficiency in phys
ical and constitutional vigor be suppliedf In
structed BY the experience Of twenty years, an
sustained by the testimony OF thousands Of in
dividuais Of both sexes. mailing from oil part
of the world. w reply that Hostetter's Stomach
| Bitters is the only medicine that can be full
relied on a. = protective and preventive tom
and Alternative IN ali climates and under all con
tingcucies. With . system strengthened an
fortified by the use Of this invigorsnt. no on
who possesses common prudence need fear tn
effects Of maleris. II IL the best safsguar
ngsioet in fiction and contsgion ct prese
known- II produces appetite; it prevents cor
stipation; it regulates the 6ow Of the bile;
strengthens the nerves; it purifies the anim'
fluids; it clears the brain and the vehicle
IS medicinal properties being . pure difusibl
| stimulant, their influence 10 extended 10 ever
portion Of the system. Mere alehoholic ftim,
practice, are not themselves medicines; but the
pervade the whole organization more certainl
and swiftly than anything else thar can be giver
They are quickly taken by the absorbents. On
| there is not fiber 81 the body between th
crown Of the head and the sole Of the foot whic
| is exempted from their influence. HEDGE aspil
stuous stimulant 10 tho best medium for cont ey
ing to all the organs and members Of feeble {
| disordered system the means whereby that vi
| tenn is to be regulated. II is for this purpos
that the alcohol element is used in the prepar,
| ions of Bostetter's Stomach Bitters. 1t is sin
ply The instrument or vehicle by which med
cinai virtues Of the preparation are carried I
their objective points and rendered active.
The great objection 70 ordinary toncs. vi,
an alcoholic basis 10, that the spirit used il in
pure. The charge is true, and the objections
them founded on this cause is rational and Jus
The poison Of adulterated liquor counteracts II
effect Of any sensitive vegetable juices or O.
tracts with which they ere combined; and hen,
the worse the worse than uselessness Of Il
onic fractures hsbitually prescribed by phys
clans. They are all, without exception. ma,
Of inferior alcohol. and seven Fights Of them .
positively deleterious. Nostetter's Ditters a
entirely exempt from this serious drawback.
The difiusibl- s,imulant employed in their pre-
grafton Is rye spirit absolutely pure. 1t is re
titled and tested until It is found TO be utter
free fran volatile oil, and 10 believed that The
so other proprietary msdicise in exissan
which 10 manufactured with such conscientio
care, With regard 70 all its components, a. He
letters Bitters. Most tonics are powerful .
citapts, but this preparation il not an excsts
at ell. On the eostsasy. II seoshes sad cali
the nerves. and il . deiiehtfal anodone - VI
- IN uneqsaled stomachie end Alternative.
II 10 almost unnecessary 10 call attention
dyspepsiee 10 medicine which 10 evsrywhe
recognized - the standard specifc for ,ndigs
tiea. IN every town IN Ne United States Viii
. contains dfss stars OF , store in which dru
etc seld. IL 10 khswu - . remedy for stoma
complaints Of every class, from simple Hatu!e
~ up to the most obstinate chronic torpidity
shst most important organ. lts anti bilio
properties ere also universally understood q
appreciated, and il the Weet and South " el
the old "Aeus cures" have been general
abandoned. and this real chologogue-whch {
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