New-York tribune., 1867-08-21
REMEDIES.

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It is difficult to account for the peIyclshy of
| man in digging deep into the bowels Of the
earth in search Of cumtiyes, when all the best
and safest antdOtes to disease grow upon the
surface The inspired writer's, who must be snp-
posed to have derived their knowledge directly
from the Fountain of all Truth recommend none
otherthan vegetable "The iree,' we are
told, Twas made for the healing of the nations.
| When King Davidlanguished it was the Balm
Of Gilead' that renewed his strength; "poul-
tice Of figs" cured the sick HeZeLiah; OIL Tex
pressed from Syrian oliye) was poured into the
hurts of the wounded mau by the Tsyside;
hyssOp, myrrh and aloes were purgatiyes Of
| the prOpbct.fc age and tie pure, fermcnted
! ;;y,ce of the grape (wines had not then been,
/ adulterated) was taken by Timothy for his
stomach's sake" If the mine as wcn as the
tree had been made for the healing of the ma
tions, is it likely that the cjr.Aes () OF Mercury
would have been hidden from the patIiarchsY
The instincts of the brute creation teach
them how to doctor themselves, and they in
variably stick to vegetable medication. The
mongoose, when bitten by deadly serpent,
eats of certain herb, and thereby neutTalizes tho
virus injected into its veins; the sick dog eats
grass; and many other animals, guided by that
faculty which serves them in the place Of
reason, find balsams for their injuries and all
ments in the woods and fields.
These indications that the Vegetable King
dom is the true Materia Medica are conobora-
| ted by daily experience, and the time IL not
far distant when this fact will be universally
| admitted.
| Without dsparagement to other botanical
4 IL. 4l..A.
combination of vegetable preventives and re-
storatives in Hostetters Stomach Bitters entitle
the preparation to high place among the
specifics of the age. Rock and valley, plain and
forest, have contributed Of their hygeian stores
to produce its extraordinary properties. 1t is
preservative medicine in other words, its effect
is to preserve the physical powers in their full
vigor beyond that period when unassisted ma
ture begins to succumb to the canker OF decay.
AS stOmachic, it is altogether the best known.
It's depurative tendency is particularly evident
in bilious cases. in which it seems to purge tie
blood of superfuous bile, and restore that clear
ness of complexion which can only coexist with
1 q healthy circulation. Certainly there is ne adj
vertised tonic corrective which more completely
yindicates the efficacy of botanical treatment.
Appetizing properties Of the Bitters-A med
icine that excites appetite without promoting
digestion is always injurious Its effect is to
| impose q task on the stomach which it is una
BILE to perform, and the result is chronic de-
rangement Of that organ and of its dependents,
the liver and the bowels. The operation OF
Hostetter's Bitters is very different from this.
The preparation develops appetite, and nvig-,
crates and energies the digestive powers at
the same time. Hence, when indifference to the
enjoyments of the table, or absolute disgust for
food is combined with gastric weakness, or any
other form Of dyspepsia, this far-reaching re-
st0ratiye removes the entire difficulty. 1t is not
a tonic that does its wogk by halves.
Ladies in delicate health will find Hostetter'a
| Stomach Bitters wonderfully adapted to the re-
lief of the difficulties to which they are sub
jectcd. The preparation in cases of this kind
has a double operation. 1t not only controls
the local irregularities which occasion the dis
tress, but, acting simultaneously upon the whole
nervous system, checks the tendency to hysteria'
and dependency which almost always accom-
| panies such disturbances.
Sicllly wives and mothers are advised to give
the medicine trial. They are earnestly assured
that it contains no ingredient that can possibly
! do any harm to the feeblest of their number,
while it undoubtedly contains the invigorating
principle which their enervated system requires.
Let them beware of the cordial drops and
tinctures often prescribed Tor invalid ladies.
| All these medcaments are mainly composed OF
common alcohol, and are therefore injurious.
| The liquors ordinarily given as toRics are still
worse, being all deteriorated with poisonous
drugs.
A Word to Convalescents.-After the infam-
matOry symptoms of acute disease have been
subdued, and the patient has been pronounced
"Out of. danger,n there is still the prostratiOn
which always follows fever TO contend with.
The whole art and mystery Of medical treat
ment does not consist in eradicating a malady.
Indeed, the violent operation of the drugs
administered for that purpose sometimes
reduces the sick persons SO terribly that it is
found impossible TO create reaction, and they
sink and die from sheer exhaustiOns. In
diphtheria, for example, the weakness which
succeeds the removal of the distractions from
the throat often proves fatal.
What the feeble convalescent needs is medi-
cine that will brace the nerves stimulate the
appetite, and tone the stomach Nature always
makes a gallant effort to retrieve herself after
the pressure of disease has been taken of, but
it is unwise to leave her 20 fight alone in her
disabled and dropping condition. He must
rally with the most active and thorough of in
vigorants, Hostetter's Btters
Strychnine or prussic acid is frequently given
by the advocates of what is called "heroic' Gn
plain English, desperately treatment. These are
faI