Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-19

Rs,p. think. and decide! The simple tAera-
pensics Of the pssriarchisl ere. when herbs given
"for the healing Of the nations were the only
medicines in use. find little favor with the med
zeal pr ofsssion Of the present day. Yet at that
early period ofthe worlds history the ordinary
term Of the human life was at least eight times
longer than IL is now. II 10 therefore manifest
that the stamina Of man hes seriously declined
in the lapse Of ages.
| It's sufficient fact, that during this process
Of human degeneration and decay, an Immense
number Of powerful poisous have been introdu- |
csd into the medical repertoire. while the mild.
vegetable systsu eftrsatnens, exclusively Frac- |
ticsd whoa the world wss young. has beer in
great measure abandoned By the medical pro-
fession. This 10 curious coineidssce. and IL
suggests The possibility Of . direct connection
between The phy sissl deterioration Of the sps-
cies and the wholesale administration Of deadly
mineral and other drugs. II may we'll be dou-
bted whether the mineral salts and o1yds, and
the no less dangerous slkaloidi. which ehemis
try has added 10 the phssmacopcis, have not
destroyed more lives than all the diseases they
have been prescribed 10 cure. One thing II
least. is certain, viz that the average term Of
human existercs has been fesrfully shortened
since the days when the vegetable kingdom vas
the only medical dispenssrv known to msskiud.
The truth is-and sensible people are becoin-
ing more alive to il every dsy-thst the world
10 over. doctored. The principals Of medication
are simple, but they have been 30 bsfoggsd b
techuicaiities. - myssi6ed BY professional YER
biage. that one half the community fancy they
CO neither b. Interrupted nor applied except
BY per. oss Who have bees taught TO closhs the
living truths Of science in the dead languages.
Il is no. to the interest Of 1.-the faculty" that
the theory end practice Of Dedieine should BE-
simplifed and popularizsd, and therefore the
public conceive but little light on the subject
from that quarter.
Toprevsnt crime 10 one Of the great ends
civil Law, and to prevent disease should be one
u Ne gress objects !oG nsdies, scisscs. Its
better to project thsa 10 cure, and much easier.
Vital psvsr 10 the salsrsl astago1iss Of III the
innusases that militsas against hsalth-whsther
hey exis. in the cir We bressAe. In the water ~
drink. or in the objects With whisA " cone 10
contact. or in ourselves. Without sufieisney
Of this sssislaat psine,pls there can be no re
ssnsbis hope Of escaping prevailing epidsmies
or Of enjoying, even under che most favorable
external circumstances, On immunity from sick
ness and pain. This fact being established, the
next question is-how shall deficiency in phys
ical aud constitutional vigor be supplied In.
ssructed BY the experience Of twenty years, an
sustained by the testimony OF thousands Of in
dividuals of both sexes. hailing from all parts
Of the world. We rsp.y that Hostetter's stomach
B'tters il the only medicine that can be fully
relied ON - protective and preventive toni
and Alternative IN all climates and under all conc
tinyencies. With q system stren gthsnsd and
fortified By the use Of this iavigorant. no Que
who possesses ecmmos psudescs need fesr the
| effects of maleria. Il - the best safeguard
against infection and contagion st present
koows. II produces appetite; II prevents con.
stipation; it regulstss the Cow Of the bile; il
strengthens the nerves; IL puriRss she animal
Asids; II slsars the brals; md ths vskisle Of
its medicinal properties being psrs Ai6usibls,
stimulans, their influence 10 extended to every
portion Of the system Mere alehoholic etimu
| ants, though administered largely in medical
practice, ere not themselves medicines; but they
perv ade the whole organisation more certainly
snd swiftly than anything else that can b gives.
They are quickly taken BY The absorSents. and
there is not fiber Of the body between the
crown Of the head and the cole Of the foot which
8 exempted from their influence. usdce spir-
| stuous stimulant 10 ths best medium for convey
| ing to all the organs and members of feeble or
| disordersd system the means whereby that sys.
tenn is TO be regulated. II 10 for this purpose
that the alcohol element 10 used in the prepare
tons Of Hostettes's Stomach Bitters. II is sim
ply the instrument or vehicle By which medi-
cinal virtues Of the preparation are carried TO
their objective penis and rendered active.
The great objection 70 ordinary TONES, with
l an alcoholic basis il, that the spirit used 10 i'm
pure. Tho charge u true, md the objections to
them founded on this cause is rational and just.
The poison Of sduterated liquor coupteracts the
effect Of any sensitive vegetable juices or ex-
| tracts with which they are combined and hence
the worse the worse than uselessnsss Of the
tonic tinetures hsbitually prescribed BY pAysi-
sias. may srs III. without exception, made
ef interior alcohol. and sven sighss Of them ars
positively deleterious. nostetter's Bittsrs are
entirely exempt from this serious drawback
The didusible stimu;ant employed in their prsp.
sration il rye spirit absolutely pure. II 10 rec
titled and tested until II 10 found to be utterly
free fran volatile oil, and 10 believed thet Tiers
10 no Other pespristaey 6edisiss = ,s1istsase
which = naaufActured With such conscientious
care, With regard to oil lie components, ~ Hos
tstter's Bitters. Most teAics srS pewetlhl 81
citaats, but shis preparation 10 mot q excatant
st sll-v On The contrary. il soethes aad ealos
che NERVES, end 10 . deIightfsf~ anodons 1s we'll
- an unequaled stomschic end Alternative.
II 10 almost unnsessssry 10 call attsa1iss -
dyspeptics TO medicine which 10 everywhere