Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-11-10

tFron the New York lndepsndest. Fov',' J
REAu. rnnNK AND DEClDEi
The simple therapeutics Of the pasriarchal err,
when herbs ..givea for the healing Of the M
ton, were the only medicines in use. 6nd
little fsvsr With the medical profession Of the
preseu. day. Yet a thss early period Of the
worlds history the ordinary term Of human life
vas a least eight times longer than il 10 aow.
Il Il therefore manifest that the 1tsmins Of man
has seriously deelised 10 the lapse Of EGGS.
IL 10 . siguiscsns fact tha. during this
process q human dsgsasrasiaa and decay, -
mnssss asmbsr Of powerful pcissss have bssa
Introduced ists the nsdieal fsp'rtsirs. While
the mild. vegetable system Of treatment s1clu
si,ely prsc.iced wAsn the world We yeusg. hes
been in s,eat measure abasdonsd BY the med
ical profession. This 10 asurisus coincidencss
and Il suggests the possibility Of direct con
nsction between the physical deterioration Of
the species and the wholesale administration Of
| deadly mineral or ether drugs. II may we'll be
doubted whether tho mineral salt and oxy 10
and the NO les. dangerous alkalsids, which
chemistry has added to helpharmacop9ia. have
not destroyed more lives than oil the diseases
they have been prescribe 70 cure. One thing
st least, 10 eertsis, viz. that the suerass term
Of human existence hss been terribly shortened
since the dsos whom the vegetable kingdo. was
the only medical dispsnsary ksswa TO mankind.
The truth Island Seaside people are bseem-
ing more alive 70 II every dsy-shas the world
is svsr-destsred. rhs:.priasiples II nsaisatiss
are simp.s: bat they have been % bsfsgged By
t.ehsicsli,ss, Or myssinsl by professional verbi.
sgs, that one half the conmssisy fancy they co,
neither BE- Interpreted nsr spilled except BY
persons Who have been taught y elsths he liv-
ing truths Of science in The dsaA lsngsagss.-
I. i not . the interest sf vhs Tss1ty" shsa III.
theory and praesies Of medicine should - sin
pliasd and pspularissd; and therefore The pue-
lie receive bat uistis light % The sspjsss fro.
that quarter.
To prevent crime 10 enc Or The great ends .
civil Law. and - prevent disease should b on
Of the grand objects Of medical science. II il
better 70 protect than 70 csrs, snd mach sasisr
Vital power 10 the natural sataessist 4 I'll III
inaassses that militass against health whsshr
they exist 10 the air ~ brsetls. in the wster v
drink, Of the objects with which ~ come con
tact, or in ourselves. without sufhciepsy q
this resistant principle. there can be NO reason
able hope Of escaping prevailing spidamics. .
Of enjoying, even under the most favorable ex
ternal circumstances, Al immunity from sicknes
and pain. This fact being established. the nez
question is, how shall deficiency In physic,
and constitutional vigor be supplisds Instruct
, ed BY the experience Of twenty years, and sus
) tanned BY the testimony Of thousands Of individ
, uals Of both sexes, hailine from oil parts of th
world; We reply that Hostettss's Stomach BIZ
tiers 10 the only medicine that can b fully relic
% - protective and preventive tonic and a
terativc in al climates and uader I'll contineer
ciss. With system Strengthened aad fortiae
By the use Of this invigorant, no ere Who po,
eases common prudence need fear the effect ,
malaria. II il the beet safsa ard ssaipst inf
ton and eontagion At present ksown. II pr,
ducss appetite; promotes dig .stion it prevent
constipation; It regulates the How of bile;
strengthens the nerves; it puriOss the anim
fluids; it clears the brain; and the vehicle
medicinal properties being pure difIusible stin
, ulant, their influence is extended to every pc
ton Of the system. Mere alcoholic stimulant
though administered largely in medical prac,it
are not in them selves N Medicines, but they pc
wade ,hs who Reorganization more certainly an
swiftly than any thing else that can b given
They are quicllv taken up BY the absorbes
and there is nst 6ber Of the body ssswssn Il
crown Of the head and the sole Of the foot whie
ssxempted from their influence. Hsses spi
tuous stimulant 10 the best medium ier CONVEX
ing to oil the organs and members Of feeble
disordersd system the means whereby that ~
TEN 10 to be recruited asA regulated. It's
this purpose that the alcoholic element 10 used
the preparation Of Hosssstsr's Stomaeh Bitter
10 simply che instrument or vehicle BY whic
the medicinal virtues Of the preparation are CO
, risd to their objective pe.sss and rendered .,
tive.
The grsn objections 70 srdisary tsa,cs vii
= alcoholic basis i that The spirit used 10 ID
pure. The caarss 10 true. and the objections ,
them founded on The cause are rational asd il,
! The poison Of adsltsratsd liquor ssuutsraets u
eject Of any saaativs vssstabls juices q sxtrae
\ | with which thaY ara oomhinaA - A..>~ a