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

NEW MEDICAL PHILOSOPHY
Yes. We HAVE a ygw MEDICAL rHI
LOSOPHY- rational, easy Of comprehension
ard proven TO be true. II Is simply this. that
the vital principle in its struggles with disease
and the causes Of disease, requires 10 b fost ere
and sustained.
Opinions may differ ~ to the best means Of
carrying out this idea, bat oil snlightsssd ply
sicians agree that it il sound aud logical. TIE
sursst way to kill an invalid 10 to make persist
en-, war upon his strength and stamina Who
ever questions the propriety Of . precisely OPP
posite course 10 half century behind the age.
Manv Of tuscan rscollect The time whom IL was
considered good practice" TO give violent pur-
gatives during the prevalence Of epdemics, a.
. safe guard against infection. Its now known
however, that to depete the system severely
under such circumstances, il to invite an attack
and to increase the probabilities OF . fatal issue
Within the: recollection OF persons much
Younger than the oldest inhabitant.'' patients
suffering from intermittent. remittent and other
malarsus fevers, were sometimes freely bled
With the lancet. As matter Of course, most
OF these who we're thns treated died. Evenyes.
active purgation is sometimes recommended a.
the best preparation for change from healthy
10 an unhealthy climate. Buchsstupidity, how
ever, is fortunately rare TOMS treatment being
the approved formula under such circumstances
tits admitted that unwhol esoms air 10 sminsntly
depressing and devastating. and therefore, any
medicine operating in the same way must be
considered an ally of mslaris, not . protection
against its pernicious influence.
and not fierce catharsic, 10 The. lmedicine indi
Gated BY reason and experience a. the best means
of preparing the system TO resist extraordinary
causes Of diseases, the question occurs-what
tonic Raw spirit. even IL il could be pure,
which is impossible, will not answer. II is an
excitant, and nothing more, aud its action is in
hsmmatory, not invigorating IL fact it is net
. tonic at all
What is /, thas!ths wise and thoughtful prac
titioner desires to prescribe AS an sntidote to
infection. when in'ectionlis iusthe air. Simply
the best possible combination Of vegetable tsnics
Infused into pure stimulant-ths stimulan
being chiefly useful as q vehicle for diflusng
their effects rapidly through the system. The
same tonic juices. ncorp orated with water, would
be comparatively powsrless. The alcoholic
principle prepares the stomach to absorb them.
accompanies them in thsir:progrsss through the
system. and predisposes every organ which
they reach to assimilate them.
Here, then, We have the philosophy Of tho
preventive and remedial operation of proper
vegetable inv igorants when in cor junction with
q fine alcoholic stmulan.
The next question is. does such an.nv alusblet
compound exist We claim that il does. in the
form Of RCsTETTERS STOMACH DITTERB
In making this assertion I'VE merely place on
record, for the Consideration Of thinking men
the opinion. of thousands who have had exper-
| mental proof of the fac. in their ewn persons.
1t is not necessary TO enlarge upon this pon
here For twenty years the public haze been
guished citizens in every walk Of lite. and they
are, therefore. as familiar with II a. the propri-
e,ors Of the medicine themselves. The efficacy
of the BITTERS is matter that has long since
passed beyond the pale Of argument. and become
FIXED AND ESTABLISHED rRurH.
The chief purpose of this article is TO impress
| upon all. and especially upon the, constitution
vlsitations of epidemic and enedemic diseases,
the necessity of INVOCATION. The public. with
the knowledge it has bsiore.i ,i.may; safely be
| LETT TO select the means for the accom- lishmsnt
| OF that end
Perhaps there is no ailmentvcommon to all
climates and countries. in whichns waoLasons
| sroxAcnic and enxsaAL INvrcoRANr is SO essen
TALLY requisite rs in DrsPsrsrA. Without such
a medicine the complaint can not be cured
Regular exercise may do much ;.but we have
| never vet seen case of Chronic Dyspedsia cured
by thtse alone. They ass1accessoriss, nat spe
cities There must be directl action upon the
stomach itself, and upon the secretions, 10 Grad
icate the malsdy.
II may be said of medicines - Of trees-By
their fruits We shall: know them. BY this critic
rion the BlTTERS have been tried, and the YER