Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-05

''fof the healing Of the saiieus'' we're the only
medicines in use. find little favor with the ..ed-
ical pr ofsssion OF the present day. Yet q that
early period of the worlds history the ordinary
term Of the human life was u least eight times
longer than Il 10 now. lis therefore manifest
that the stamina Of man hes seriously declined
| in the lapse Of ages.
II is a sufficient fact. that durisg this process
Of human degeneration and decay, an immense
number Of powerful poisons have been introdu.
ced into the medical repertoire. while the mild.
vegetable system Of .rsasussns, exclusively prae-
ticed when the world was yossg. hes been 10 .
great measure abandoned By the medical pro-
fession. This 10 . curious coincidence, and Il
suggests the possibility Of . direct connection
between the physical deterioration Of the spe-
cies and the wholesale administration Of deadly
mineral and other drugs. II may we'll be dou-
| bted whether the mineral salts and oxyds. and
| the no less dangerous alkaloidi, which chcmis
try has added to the pharmscopris, have not
| destroyed more lives than all the diseases they
have been prescribed 10 cure. One thing q
least, is certain. viz that the aversge term Of
human existcrce has been fearfully shortened
since the days when tho vegetable Kingdom was
the only medical dispcnsarv known TO mankind.
The truth is and sensible people are bccom-
| ing more alive to II every day-that the world
are simple. but they have been 20 bsfossed BY
technicslities. 50 mystined BY professional YER
bisge. that one half the community fancy they
can neither be interrupted nor applied except
by per ons who have been taught 10 clothe the
living truths OF science in the dead Ian suaces.
1t is not to the interest OF .'the faculty" that
the theory and practice Of medicine should be
simpli6ed and popuiarizsd aud therefore the
public csfeeive but little light on the subject
from that quarter.
Toprevent crime 10 one OF the great ends Of
civil law. and TO prevent disease should be one
Of the great objects Of medical science. II 10
better to brotect than TO cure, aud much easier
Vital power 10 the natural antagonist OF oil the
influences that initiate against health-whether
they exs: in the air We breathe, in the water W
drink. or in the objects with which We come In
contact. or in ourselves. without suHisieney
Of this resistant principle there can 30 no req.
sonabc hope of escaping prevailing epidsmc.,
or Of enjoying. even under che most favorable
external circumstances, IN immunity from sick.
ness and pain. This fact being established, the
next question is-how shall deficiency in phys.
zeal aud constitutional vigor be supplied In
ssructed BY the experience OF twenty years, and
ustainsd by the testimony OF thous ands OF in
dividuals Of both sexes, hailng from all parti
of the world. We reply that uostetser's stomact
Bitters il the only medicine that can be FULLY
relied on as = protective and preventive toni.
and Alternative IN oil climstes and under all con
tingcncies. With system strengthened and
fortified BY tho use of this invigoraut, no QUE
who possesses common prudence need fear the
effects Of mslerIa. II h the best safeguard
| against infection and contasion at pressn
known. Nproduces appetite; it prevents con.
stipation il regulates the Gov OF the bile; II
strengthens the nerves; IL pufiies the animA
fluids; il clears the brain and ths vehicle o
its medicinal properties being pure dinusibl,
stimnlaut, their influence 10 extssded TO ever
portion Of the system. Mere alshoholic .timu
lants. though administered largely in medics
practice, are not themselves msd,cines; but thcy
perv sde the whole organization more certainly
and swiftly than anything else thu, can BE- gives.
They are quickly taken BY the sbsorbents. end
there is not fiber Of the body between the
crown Of the head and the sole Of The feot which
is exempted from their influence. HEDGE spir.
euous stinulant 10 the best medium for convey.
ing 70 oil the organs and members Of . feeble o.
disordered y stem the means whereby thst sys.
TEN 10 to be regulated. II 10 for this purpose
that the alcohol element 10 used In the prepare
tons Of Bostettss's stomach Bittsss. II 10 sim
ply the instrument or vehicle BY which msdi.
ciual virtues Of the preparation are carried TO
their objective points and rendered aetive.
The great objection TO ordinary tonics. with
IN alcoholic basis IL, that the spirit used 10 i'm.
pure. The charge 10 true, and the objections to
| them founded o. this cause is rational end Just
The poison Of adulterated liquor eeuuteracts the
effect Of any sensitive vegetable juices or sx
tracts with which they are combined and hence
the worse the worse than uselessness Of the
tonic tiactures habitually prescribed BY physi-
Vsossos suVy ee M, WsSoOut e8CepUous m00e
Of inferior alcohol. and seven Fights Of them are
positively deleterious. Aoststter's Dittsrs are
entirely exempt from this serious drswbask. -
The dinasible stimulant employed 10 their prep.
sratien 10 rye spirit absolutely pure. II 10 rec
tiAed and tested until Il 10 found 10 b. utterly
free fran volatile oil, and u believed that there
. no other proprietary medicine il sxistasee
which is nanufActured Win such conscientious
care, With regard 70 oil ~ compoasnss. . Hos-
letters Bisters. Most sonics ore powerful e.
citsuts, but this preparation Il not = sxcstant
At oil. On the contrary. II soothss end ealms
the nerves, and 10 . delightful anedens = we'll
= % uaequaled stomachie and Alternative.
II Il almost unnecessary 10 eall attention Of
dyspsptics to medicine which 10 everywhere
recognized ~ the standard specific for indiees-
ton. In every town IN The usitsd eteass which
contains drug stare Or store il which drugs
sse sold. il 10 knswu - . remedy for stomach
complaints ofevery elsss, from simple aasu!en-
~ up 70 the most obstinate chronic torpiditv Or