Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-31

RsAp. think. and decide The simple thefa
pennies Of the pstrisrchisl era. when herbs given
for the healing Of the nssicns'' were the only
medicines In use, find title favor with the med
zeal ptofsssioa Of the present Day. Yea At that
early period ofshs world's history the ordinsry
term OF the human life was at iesst eight simes
longer than IL il now. II 10 therefore msrifess
that the stamina Of man has seriously declined
In the lapse Of ages.
| II 10 SUFFICIENT fast. th.t during this process
Of human degeneration aud decay. an immense
number Of powerful poisons have been introdu-
ced into the medical repertoire, while the mild.
vegetable svstsm eftseasnent, exclusively rrsc-
ticsa when the world wss yesng. has been in
great measure abandosed BY the medical pro-
1 fsssion. This 10 . curious coincidence, and il
suggests the possibility Of . direct connection
between the physical deterioration Of the spe-
ciss and the wholesale administrstisa Of deadly
m,nersl and other drugs. II may we'll - done
bted whether the mineral salts end oxyds, and
the no less dangerous sikaloidi, which eaenis
try has added to She phasmseopois have not
destroyed more lives than all the diseases they
have been prescribed 10 cure. One thing -
least. is certain, viz that The aversge term Of
human sxisterc CO has been fesrfully shortened
since the days when the vegetable kingdom IVES
the only medical dspensarv known to mankind.
The truth is-and sensible people are becom-
ing more alive to il every dsy-thas the worla
is oves-docsored. The principals Of msdicssion
are simple. but they have been 80 befogsed By
teehuicslisies. % myssi6ed BY professional YER
biage. that one half the community fancy they
can neither be interrupted nor applied exeep
BY PERI ons who have been taught to eloths the
living truths Of science in the dead languages.
II 10 not TO the interest OF .'the Faculty" that
the theory and practice Of medicine should bs
simplined and populasissd, and therefore the
public conceive but little light on the subject
from that quarter.
Toprevsnt crime 10 one Of the great snds .
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| Of the great objects Of medical sciences. Its
better 70 bsetses thsn 10 cure, and much easier.
Vital power 10 the natural antagonist Of al the
influences that initiate agsinst hsal.h-whether
hey sxis: in the cir ~ breathe. in the water We
drink, or in the objects with which We come in
contset, or in ourselves. Without % aicieney
| of this resistant principle there can be no req
Sensible hope OF escaping prevailing epidsmies
or Of enjoying, even under che most favorable
external circumstances. an immunity from sick
usss and pain. This fact being established, the
next question is-how shall . deficiency in phys
ical aud constitutional vigor be supplied In
structed by the experience CT twenty years, an
sustained by the testimony OF thousands Of in
dividuals Of both sexes. hailing from all parts
OF the world. We reply that Hostetter's Stomach
Bltters is the only medicine that can be fully
la1 . tnr
and aiterstive in all climates and under all conc
tingencies. With . system ngthened and
ortifsd BY the use Of this invigorant, no one
who possesses common prudence need fear the
effects OF maler,a. II IL the best safeguard
gsinst infection and contagion at presen
nown. II produces appetite; it prevents con.
stipation il regulates the How of the bile; it
strengthens the nerves; IL puri6es the animal
fluids; it clears the brain; and the vehicle Of
its medicinal properties being pure diffusible
stimulant, their influence 10 extended to every
portion Of the system. Mere alehoholic stimu
ants, though administered largely in me dicsl
practice, are not them selves medicines but they
petvade the whole organisation more certainly
and swiftly than anything else that can be given
They are quickly taken by the 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 s,imulant 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
that the alcohol element 10 used in the prspara-
ions Of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. II is sim
ply the instrument y vohicls BY which msdi-
cinsl virtues of the preparation are carried to
their objective points and rendered active.
The great objection TO ordinary toncs, with
an alcoholic basis H. that the spirit used 10 i'm
pure. The charge is true. and the objections to
them founded on this cause in rational and Just
The poison Of sdulterated liquor eouuteracts the
effect Of any sensitive vegetable juices or ex-
tracts with which they ere combined; and hence
i the worse the worsc than uselessness Of the
onic tinctures habitually prescribed by physi.
clans. They are all, without exception, made
Of inferior alcohol. and seven Fights OF them are
| positively deletsricus. Aoststter's Bitters are
entirely exempt from this serious drawback
The dihusible stimuant employed in their prep.
srasion 10 rye spirit absolutely pure. II 10 rec
/ u6ed and tested until it 10 found TO be utterly
rec fran volatile oil. end 10 believed that there
10 no other proprietary medicine in exissauce
which is manufactured with such conscientious
care, With regard TO oil ito componenss As Hos
letters Bitters. Most tonics are powerful ex-
citants, but this preparation is no. an exc,tant
st all. On the contrary. it soothes and cslms
the nerves, and 10 . delightful anodone ~ well
a. On unsqusled stomschie end alternative.
II 10 almost unnecessary TO call attention OF
dyspeptics 70 . medicine which 10 vsrywhere
recognized - the standard speci6s Ter sndiges-
tion. In every town in the United States which
contains drug stare or store IN which drugs
ass sold. il 10 kAswa - : remedy for stomach
tcomplsints Of every class, from simple fatu.cn-
o. sp to the most obstinste chronic torpidity Of
that most important organ. lts anti-bilious