Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-05-09
NEW MEDICAL PHILOSOPHY

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YES. WE HAvR.A NEW MEDICAL PHI-
LOSOPHY-rationai, easy Of cemprehensien
ana proven 10 be true. II is simply this, thst
the vital principle in iss struggles ~ithsdisssss
and the causes Of disease, requires 70 b. fostsrs
and sustained.
Opinions may differ - 70 the best means Of
carrying ou, this idea, bus;all snligLtsnsd ply
sicians sgree that it 10 sound sad logical. The
sursst way to kill 90 invalid 10 70 make persist
snt war upon his strength and stamina. Who
ever questions the propriety Of . precisely OPP
posite course il half . century behind the age.
Many of uscan rscollect the time when II was
considered good practice" to give violent pur-
gatives during the prevalence Of spidemics, -
. safe guard against infection. Ills now known
however, that to deplete the system severely
under such circumstances, ia 70 invite IN attack
and to increase the probabilities Of fatal issue
Within the: recollection of persons much
younger than the "oldsst inhsbitant.' patients
suffering from Intermittent, remistsnt and other
mslarous fevers, we're sometimes freely bled
with the lancet. As matter OF course, most
of these who we're thus treated died. Even yet.
active purgation 10 sometimes recommended -
the best preparation for change from healthy
to an unhealthy climate. Z Such stupidity, how
ever, is fortusatsl, rare TOMS treatment being
the approved formula under such circumstances
|, is admitted that uuwholesoms air 10 smnsstly
and devitalizin2. aud therefore. any
medicine Operating 10 the sane way must be
an ally of malaria, not protection
against its pernicious influence.
Bnt when it 10 conceded that genial tonic,
and not u fierce csthartic. 10 ths,0medicine indi
Gated BY reason and experience - the best means
of preparing the system to resist extraordinary
causes OF diseases, the question occurs-whst
tonc' Raw spirit. even IL II could be pure.
which. is impossible, will not answer Il 10 an
ercitant, and nothing more. aud its action 10 in
ilammatory, not invigorating. II fact it is net
. tonic at all
What Is it thaschs wise and thoughtful prac-
titioner desires to prescribe a. an sntidots to
when nfectionlis intthe air. Simply
the best possible combination Of vegetable tonics
infused into . pure stimulant-ths stinulant
being chiefly useful a. . vehicle for dfiusing
their effects rapidly through tho system. THE
same tonic juices. incorporated with water, would
be comparatively powsrless. The alcoholic
principle prepares the stomach TO absorb them
accompanies them in thsirlprogress through the
81 stem, and predisposes every organ which
thew reach to assmilats them
Hore, then, We have the philosophy of the
preventive and remedial operation Of proper
vegetable invigorants when in conjunction with
. fne alcoholic stimulant.
The next question is. does such an:inva luablst
exist, We clam that isldoes, in tn
form of HOsTETTERs STOMACH BITTERS.
record, for the consideration Of thinking men
the opinions Of thousandsswho have had exper-
mental proof of the fact in their swn persons.
1t is not necessary to enlarge upon this poin
here. For twenty years the public hare been
reading testimony on the subject from distin-
guished citizens in every walk OF life. and they
are, therefore. as familiar with II as the propri-
of the BlTTERS Is matter thst has long since
passed beyond the pale Of argument. and become
A yIxEp Axp.ssrABLuHsp vnrrn.
The chief purpose of this article 10 TO impress
upon ell. and especially upon thsl constitution
sllv feeble, who live in localities subject to the
of epidemic and snedemic diseases,
the necessity of INVOCATION. The public. with
the knowledge it has bsiore1is,l msy: safely BE-
let to select the means for the aceomp lishmsnt
Of that end.
Perhaps there IL no. ailmsutY common TO al
climates and countries. in whichlis wsoLssoxs
ssonAcuic and esxssAL.MvrooRAsr is so essen
TALLY requisite as in DrspsrsrA. Without such
. medicine the complaint can not BE- cured
Regular exercise may do much ;sbut We have
never yet seen acsse Of Chrome Dyspsdsia cured
BY these alone. They are accessories. nat spe
cities. There must be direct sction upon the
stomach itself, and upon the sscrs,ions, 10 srsd
icate the malady.
II may be said Of medicines - Of trses-By
their fruits 70 shall: know them. By this critic.
rion the BlTTERS have been tried, and the YER
dict 10 before the wsrld. 10 is.not or purpose
to comment upon decisson shstl speaks for IT,
SELF
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