Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-05-14
NEW MEDICAL PHILOSOPHY

YES. WE HAvEsA NEW MEDICAL PHI-
LOSOPHY-rational,s easy Of comprehension
ana proven 70 be true. II 10 simply this, that
the vital principle inlits struggles with..disssss
and the causes Of disease. requires 10 - fostsrs-
and sustained.
Opinions may differ ~ 10 the best means Of
carrying out this idea. buLsll emil ghtensd ply
sicians agree that it 10 sound and logical The
surest way to kin an invalid is to make persist
en-, war upon his strength and stamina Who
ever questions the prspriety Of . precisely op
posits course is half century behind the age.
Many Of uscan rscollcct The time when Il Was
considered good practice" to give violent pur-
gatives during the prev alencs Of apidsmics. -
. safeguard sgainst infection. tits now known
however. that to deplete the system severely
under such circumstances, 10 to invite an attack
and to increase the probabilities Of fatal issue.
Within the: rscelleetionl Of persons much
younger than the ''oldsst iahabitant." patients
suffering from intermittent, remittent and other
mslarous fevers, wsss sometimes freely blsd
with the lancet. A matter Of course, most
Of these who we're thas trsstsd died. Even yet.
active purgatiou 10 somstimss reconstructed -
the best preparation for change from healthy
to an unhealthy climate. z Buchl stspidity, how
ever. 10 foalunatsl- rare TOMS treatment being
shs approved formula under such circumstances
II 10 admitted that unwh olssoms air 10 sminsnsly
depressing and devastating. and therefore, any
medicine operating in the same way must be
considered an ally of malaria, mot . protection
against its pernicious influence.
But whom il 10 conceded that genial tonic,
and not fierce cathartie, 10 thsi6medlcins indi-
Gated By reason and experience ~ the best means
OF preparing the system 10 resist extraordinary
causes Of diseases, the question oecurs-whst
tonic' Raw spirit, even IL IL could be pure.
which IL impossible, will not answer II 10 IN
exeitant, and nothing more. aud it, action 10 in
aammstory. not invigorating. IL fact it 10 net
. tonic at all
wha, is it thatNhe wise and thoughtful prac-
titioner desires to prescribe ~ an antidots to
when infectionlis inithe air, Simply
the best possible combination Of vegetable tonics
infused into a pure stimulant-ths stimulant
being chiefly useful a. . vehicle for difiusing
their effects rapidly through the system. The
same tonic juices. incorporated with water. would
BE- comparatively powsrless. The alcoholic
principle prepares the stomach to absorb the m
accompanies them in thsirlpro srsss through the
system, and tprsdisposesl every organ which
they reach to assimilate them
Here, then, We have the philosophy Of the
preventive and remedial operation Of proper
vegetable inyigorauts whom In conjunction with
. dns alcoholic stimulsnt.
The next question 10, does such an invaluable
compound EXIST We claim that itldoes. in the
form of HosTETTERs STOMACH BlTTERs.
In making this assertion 1--WE merely place on
record. for the consideration Of thinking men,
the opinions Of thousands. who have had sxper-
mental proof OF the fact in their swn persons.
II 10 not necessary to enlarge upon this poin
here For twenty years the public hare been
reading testimony on the subject from distin-
euished citizens in every walk OF life. and they
are, therefore, a. familiar with II a. the propri-
etors of the medicine themselves. The efficacy
Of the BITTERS is a matter that has long since
passed beyond the pale Of argument. and become
A FIXED AMP. ssrAsL1sHsp sarrs.
The chief purpose of this article is 70 impress
upon all. and especially upon the! constitution
allv feeble, who live in localities subject to the
of epidemic and endemic diseases,
the necessity of nvisoaAriox. The public. with
the knowledge it has before Iii, may safely be
LETT to select the means for the accomplishment
of that end
Perhaps there 10 mo- ailmeut common to all
climates and countries. in whichws waoLssons
sfonAcHic and CENTRAL rxviGoRAxr 10 so essen
TALLY requisite as in DIsprrsiA. Without such
. medicine the complaint can not be cured
Regular exercise may do much ;Sbut We have
never yet seen case Of Chrome Dyspsdsia cured
BY these alone. They are accessories, nat spe