Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-26


Of all tho disorders incidea. to humanity ia not
preached. Each has lis little day. il prose
sytes, may or few. rs the case may be.-and
then drops nio oblivion. To use III. words
Byrcn
.sfssga t~pt3 ns>s r..t..A -
"Every month and year brings forth new one.
TILL sfter cloying the sasettes with cant.
The ass dircevsrs u ID not she true sus.''
Strange 10 say. Ill the so-called ''infallibls
sysssms Of trsasGsnle which good nasared
autlic is invited to patronse propose 10 DO bat
tie with disease after II has fastened upon its
victims. not 10 anticipate aud battle its attacks.
Now. the gsandest and most important mission
OF medical science Is. not to cure sickness. bu,
70 prevent II. Remedial agents would. Of course,
never be needed il. by means Of sntido.es taken
in advance, all disorders could be averted.--
This. perhaps, IL not possible !; but 10 claimed
as fact established by seventeen years Of sue
ccs'fa. experience that IIos,o.ser's Stomach
bi'scrs come nearer 10 the standard Of perfec-
tion. a. u protective medicine, than any other
preparation in use while US u remedy for
large class Of complaints. and q vi,aliring.
debility. whether constitutional or producek by
aevcntisious cause its great value 10 sdmitted
by oil liberal minded medical practitioners. aud
svonched BY the most voluninous array Of tes-
timony that hss ever been accumulated in 70
vor Of any tonic end alternative.
Fifty ysars ago, the faculty. - . rule. took
sides with disease. against nature. or eourss
such was not their design: but such vas uu-
qusstiossbly their practice. Their iasestions
we're good but their pathology md method Of
treatment we're strosisusly wrong. Bliatering,
bleeding. s.!iv alton. violent purgation. and stu
pc.aosion with narcotics, were then the main
resources of the profession. The lancet wss ssed
freely in inssrhdsast MvsrsN,; md IL tho brais
IVES excited. OF came the patients hair aud was
supplanted BY cantharides plaster. Cslomsl
and jalsp were administered lin heroic doses"
bowel complaints, and the system was satur.
sted with mercury a. . specific for liver disease
end scrofaious dissempers. This sort Of treat.
mont was = source Of profit to apo.hessries and
usdcrtskers. but deadly TO the subjects oft. II
brought mourning into countless houses and
hlled inn cradle graves.
The era Of violent and iudscrminate dspls
,ion has passed away. never, rs hoped. to re-
turn, end the immense importance Of iuvigora-
tion is generally recognized. But until the in
PRODUCTION Of Hostetter's Stomach Bittsrs Meth.
er the public nor the ply sisi ans knew where 10
box for pure and harmless invigorant. For
many pears the ordinary alcoholic STIMULATE
had been becoming more and mere impure un-
ill careful and conscientious practitioners were
afraid TO prescribe them, and IL was blessed
day for the sick aud feeble whom this innoc uous
and powerful Vegetable Tonic was ushored into
s1istsnce.so supply their piece. its advent was
the great sanitary event Of the nipeteenth CEN
tury. Tho spurious liqecrs Of seventeen years
ago were much adulterated, but they were in
fini.ely less dangerous than the acrii and con
poisons now vendod under the same
names in grocery stores and At tavern bars. On
the other hand. the stimulant employed in the
OF the 1i.ters 10 far preferable 70 |
the iincst ever distilled from the grape or the
cane. II IL, SO TO speak, the life blood Of the
most wholesome of cereals. sound rye. But this |
admirable st,mulant is mersly the vehicle BY |
which the rare mcdicinn, eIc,ncntsos this Bitter
ire diTused through the system, and the agent
~ which their active power is increased. The
vegetable Ingredients intermixed with the al /
.oholic base. comprise thirteen Of the most po-
ent vegetable tonics. oorrecsives snd Alternative
II present known In medical botany: ssd
o their operation. quickened n il h By the pure |
,xhilarant with which they arc combined, that
he preparation owes its wonderful efficacy - .
means offcgSIss,ng rs-enibrems, ard rsstsst
ng from deletsrious infnsaes The human
,hysique.
Ainossh sAs medsal ptsnasksa sss slvs v
he valss u nestettsr's Bitters - rsssesasivs
md IL has bsen introduced excessively in their
private practice and into many public hospitals :
md i.armaries, they DO not seem 70 form
ursSse Sssmsss' SfxS 49, sAsce - sssss Of
.ombasins ~ psslbDGass eassA u d,sesss.-
Per aisss saisssious TIA. ~ sssitsy sssdss
MAJ eosld b. established round On itfesgsldss. l.
ret would " ~ ~ " shts sssidOss " such
II the inhabitasas - had pet yst bssn sGaessd
y the epidemic sirus. IL slIsst y y sndow
he system with rssisssat power. Its properties
lss n diust sstageaisa - ne evil ssadsssies
Il IN smpsistssd eGmssphefe. nd y q! the d. |
,ressiae,na nsrsia iaassssss wAish yesdispsss /
he body u NJ fssspttoa u dissass. For these
'sasnns II = spscisIly aad sarnestly rsseneDdsd
o I'll vhess eissunstasees saa surrsaadings
We ussavsrabls 70 The pesssrvation Of health, /
Q ths inhabstants Of sxampy lssslitiss. ~
slessisss end rich allsvisl seals, TO traveller
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