Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-07

early period Of the worlds history the ordinary
longer than il is now. Il is therefore marifes.
that the stamina of man has seriously declined
in the lapse Of ages.
II is sufficient fact. that during this process
Of human degeneration and decay, an immense
number sfpowerfui poiscns have been iu,rodu.
eed into the medical repertoire. while the mild.
vegetable system ofsrsa.nent. exclusively rrac.
ticed when the world vas young. has been in .
great measure abandoned BY the me dissl pro-
fessiOn. This 10 . curieus coincidence. and il
| suggests The possibility of . direct connection
between the ply steal deterioration of the spe.
cies and the Wholesale administration Of deadly
mineral and other dfuga II may well be dou
bted whether the mineral salts and oxvds and
the no less dangerous aihaloidi, which chemis
try has added to the phasmacop havc 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 exisserce has been fearfully shortened
since the days when the vegetable Kingdom was
she only medical dispensary known 10 mankind.
The truth is-and sensible people are becom.
ing more slive TO Il every day tina, the world
is over doctored The principals of medication
are simple, but they have been so belosged BY
iechnicalities. - mystifed By professional yer.
biage. tina. one half the community fancy they
can neither be interrupted nor applied except
By per ons who have been taught to clothe the |
living truths Of science in the dead Ian vuapes
II is not to the interest OF 1.-THE Faculty" tina,
tho theory and practice Of medicine should be
simplifed and popularized, and therefore the
public conceive but little light on the subject
Iom thet quarter.
Toprevent crime ia ono Of the great ends Of
civil Law. and 10 prevent disease should be one
Of the great objects Of medical science. Its
better to brotent than TO cure, and much easier.
vital power 10 the natural antsg oniet OF all the
influences that initiate against health-whether
they exis: in the air we brcsthe In the water We
drink, or In the objects with which VIC come in
contact, or in ourselves. Without = sul'ic,ency
Of this resistant principle there can be no rea-
sonsble hope Of escaping prev railing epidsmic,.
or Of enjoying, even under the most favorable
external circumstances, IN immunity from sick
ness and pain. This fact being established. the
ne xt question is-how shall a deficiency in phys.
icsi ard constitutional vigcr be supplied In.
struoted by the experience Of twenty years, and
ustaned by the testimony OF thousands OF in
dividuals of both sexes, hailing from all parts
Of the world. we reply that Hostetter'a Stomach
relied on a. protective and preventive tonic
and Alternative In all climates aud under all con
tingcncies. With . system strengthened and
fortified by the use of this invigoraut, no one
who possesses common prueeEce need fear the
enecs Of malerla. 1t Is the best safeguard
against infection and conisgion Al preeen
known. II produces appetite; it prevents con
stiration il regulates the flow Of the bile; II
strengthens the nerves; IL purihcs the animal
fluids; 1t clears the brain; and the vehicle Of
is medicinal properties being pure diHusible
stimulant, their influence 10 extended to every
portion OF the system. Mere aiehol,olic .timu.
PANTS, though administered largely in medical
practice, are not themselves medicines but they
pervsde the whole organization more certainly
and swiftly than nything else thar can be given
They are quickly taken by tho absorbents. end
there is not fibsr OF the body between the
crown of the head and tho sole Of The foot which
IL exempted from their influence. HEDGE aspir-
stuous stimulant is the best medium for convey
ing 10 all the organs and members Of q feeble or
dlsordered system the means whereby thsttys
TEN il to be regulated. Il is for this purpose
that the alcohol element ia used in the prepare
tions Of Bostetter's Stomach Bitters. II is sim
ply the instrument or vehicle by which mcdi.
cinal virtues Of the preparation are carried to
their objective points and rendered sctive.
The crest objection to ordinary tonics with
IN alcoholic basis IT, that the spirit used is i'm.
pure. The charge is true, and the objections TO
them founded on this cause is rational and lust
The poison Of adulterated liquor counterscts the
effect Of any sensitive vegetable juices or ex-
tracts with which they are combined; and hence
the worse the worse than uselcssness Of the
tonic tinctures habitually prescribed by physi-
clans. They are all. without exception, made
of inferior alcohol and seven eights Of them are
positively dsleterious. Hostetters Bitters are
entirely exempt from this serious drswbsck.-
~ OAuuosOsO Gun puOye N tuotb pt0p'
srstion il rye spirit absolutely pure. II il rec
titled and tested until II 10 found TO be utterly
free fran volatile oil. and 10 believed that there
- NO other proprietary medicine 10 sxistancs
which IL msnufactured with such conscientious
care. with regard 70 al it, components, a. Hos
letters Bitters. Most tonics are powerful e.
citsuts, but this preparation 10 not On exc,tant
at oil On the contrary. il soothes and calms
the nerves, and l. . delightfsl anodone - we'll
- n unsqualed stonsehic end alterstivs.
II ID almost unnecessary 10 call attention Of
dyspeptics 70 . Rsdicins which 10 everywhere |
recognized - the standard specific for ,ndiges-
tioa. IN every town in the United States which |
contains drug stare or . store IN which drugs
s'e sold. Il 10 known as . remedy for stomach |
complaints Of every class. from simple aatu!en- |
cy up to the most obstinate chronic torpidity Of
that most important organ. it, anti bilious |
properties are also universally understood and |
appreciated, end in the West and South " est
the old "Agus eures,' have been geserally
abandoned, and this real ehelogogue-which &C.