Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-14

the no less dangerous aikaloidi, which chemis
try has added to tho pharmscopris, lave not
DESTROYED more lives than all the diseases they
have been prescribed to cure. One thing u
least, is certain, viz that the aversge term Of
human existcr CO has been icsrfully shortened
since the days when the vegetable Kingdom was
she only medical dispcnsarv known to mankind.
The truth is-and sensible people are bcccm
ing more alive to il every dsy-tha: the world
il over doctored The principals Of medication
are simple, tut they have been so befogged By
technicali.ies. 50 myssi6cd by professional YER
biagc. that one half the community fancy they
can neither be interrupted nor applied except
BY per ons who have been taught to cio,he the
living truths Of science in the dead languages.
Il is not TO the interest Of .'the Faculty" that
the theory and practice Of medicine should be
simpli6ed and populariled. and therefore the
public conceive but little light on the subject
from that quarter.
Topyevens crime is one OF tho great ends Of
civil law. and 10 prevent disease should be one
Of the great objects Of medical science II il
better to brotect than to cure. and much easier.
Vital power 10 the nstursi antsgonist OF oil the
influences that initiate against health whether
hey ezis: in the air We breathe. in the water We
drink. or in the objects with which wc come in
contact, or in ourselves. without suaio,sncy
Of this resistant principle there can be no rec
Sensible hope Of escaping prevailing epidsmics
or Of enjoying, even under che most favorable
e1tsrnal circumstances, an immunity from sick.
ness and pain. This fact being established, the
ne n question is--how shall deficiency in ply $
zeal and constitutional vigor be suppliedi In
structed BY the experience Of twenty years, an.
sustained BY the testimony OF thousands Of
dividuals Of both sexes, hailing from all part,
of the world. We reply that Hoste,ter's Stomach
Bittcrs il the only medicine that can be full,
relied on 40 protective and preventive toni,
and Alternative IN all climates aud under all con
tingencies. With . system strengthened ant
fortified BY tho use Of this invigorant, no one
who possesses common pruderce need fear the
effects of maleris. II Is the best safeguard
against infection and contsgion st present
known. II produces appetite; II prevents con
stipstion ; il regulates the Aow Of the bile;
strengthens the nerves; It purides the anima
fluids; il clears the brain; and the vehicle 0
IT, medicinal properties being pure difiusibl
stimulant, their influence 10 extended 10 ever,
portion Of the system. Mere alehoholic stimu
ants. though administered largely in medics
practice, are not themselves medicines; but the.
perry ade the whole organization more certainl!
and swiftly than any thing else thai can be given
They are quickly taken BY the nb,orbents. en-
there 10 not = fiber Of tho body between tn
crown Of the head and the sole Of the foot whic
is exempted from their influence. HEDGE spir
stuous stimulant 10 the best medium for convey
ing to oil the organs and members Of o feeble o
disordered ystem the means whereby that sya
tenn is to be regulated. II is' for this purpos
that the alcohol element is used in the prepare
tions Of Dostcttess stomach Ditters. Il Is sim
ply the instrument or vehicle by which med
cinal virtues Of the preparation are carried
their objective points and rendered active.
The great objection 10 ordinary tonics. will
an alcoholic basis 10, that the spirit used IL i'm
pure. The charge 10 true. asd the objections =
them founded on this cause is rational and Just
The poison Of adultera,ed liquor oouuterscts til
effect Of any sensitive vegetable juices or 81
tracts with which they are combined; and henc
the worse the worse than uselessnsss OF III
tonic tinctures hsbituslly prescribed by phys
eisns. They are I'll, without exception mad
Of inferior alcohol. and seven eights Of them u
positively dslstsrious. Aostetter's Bitters sr
entirely exempt from this serious drswbsck.
The di6asibis ssinulast employed IL their pref
GRAFTON 10 rye spirit absolutely pure. II 10 rec
titled and tested until Il 10 found TO be uttefl
frss fran volssils oil, aad 10 believed that shss
% 20 other proprietary nsdieiae 10 sxistasc
which il maaufactursd With such csascientiou
care, With regard 70 all its compeuents. = Hot
letters Bittsrs. Most tones ere powerful u
chants, but shis preparation i mot = excatan
Il ill On the contrary, il soothes and calm
the nerves, and IL . Delighted anodone - we
= = sasqssled stonachie end alternative.
II 10 almost unnscessasy 10 call attention I
dyspsptiee % nsdieiss vhieA 10 svsrywhsr
recognised = the stsndssd specific for isdigei
tion. Il every town il the United States whic
contains . drug stare or store IN which drug
are sold. il is known - . remedy for stonac
complaints Of every class, from simple 6atu!eu
cysp TO the most obstinate chronic torpidisy
that most important organ. It's snti-biliou
properties are also universally understood On
appreciatsd, end II the West and South N o.
Che old "Asus cures." have bssn gsnersll
abandoned, and this real chologogue q
taafiy breaks sp inssr~itteut fevess within
week afser the Arst dose hes bsen tsken-sdop'
- II their stssd. In The intssmistsns fsvefs .
commos il maliasous districts during me iaii 9
~ yssr, II has proved sess'ly smess'sss -
II may b. truly said that u combines 10 - eqna
degree the qualities Of res'orssvs ana pre-
vsstive.
his not .llsdged that Hostetter's Bitters q
~ infs,libIs panseea for oil bodily ills. Their
.ever was ssch wonder ssd there sever vii
-. Bat that the preparation 10 the most efRcs
efous and parsae sosis in ne thas Il 10 the bes
existing safeguard against The niasma that the
esaseslss seidsalie isvess asd bswel ssnplainta
thst 10 ssnuise rsnudy for dyspepsia, billieua
ness. end Indigestion iE al their forms. an
that ~ popularity (ss stssstsd b. IL ssies a.
tsstiaosials ~ IL favor ftsa oil pasts Of th
westssa Hemisphere exceed shss Of ssy sthe
psspsietsry aeaisiss - this side Of The Atlsn
tic, are palpable sAcss which cannot Be ignored
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