Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-05-28

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NEW MEDICAL PHILOSOPHY
YES, We HAVE 4 NEW MEDICAL PHI
LOSOPHY-rstional,v easy Of csmprehension
sna proven 10 bsitrue. Il 10 simply this, that
the vital principle n0 it, struggles wishedisssss
and the causes Of disease, requires 70 b. fostsrs
and sustained.
Opinions may differ - TO Iths best mems Of
carrying out this idea, but.sll enlightened ply
sicians agree that il 10 sound and logical. The
sursst way to kill an invalid 10 10 make persist
ept war upon his strength aad stamina. Who
ever questions the propriety Of . precisely op
posite course 10 half century behind the age.
Many Of tuscan rscolect the time when II WAS
considered good practice" to give violent pur-
gatives during the prevalence Of epidsmics, -
. safe guard sgainst infection. Its now known
however, thst to deplete the system severely
under such circumstances, 10 to invite an attack
and TO increase the probabilities Of fatal issaes
Within the recollection Of persons mueh
yousger than the 'oldsst inhabitant." patients
suffering from intermittent, renittent and other
malarous fevers, were sometimes freely blsd
of these who were thus treated died. Even YET.
active purg aton 10 sometimes recommended ~
the best preparation for change from healthy
to an unhealthy climate. Sueh stupidity, how
ever. is fortusstsl. rare; TOMS treatment being
the approved formula under such circumstances
II liz admitted that unwholsssms air 10 sminsssly
depressing and dsvitaliring. and therefore. any
medicine operating 10 the same way must bs
considered an ally Of malaria, mot . protection
against its psrnicious influence.
But when il 10 conceded that . genial tonic.
and not fierce cathartic, 10 the medicine isdi-
Gated By reason and experience ~ the best means
of preparing the system to resist extraordinary
causes OF diseases, the question occurs-whst
tonic, Raw spirit, even IL il could be pure,
which is impossible, will not answer. Its an
excitsnt. and nothing more. sud its action 10 in
Asmmatory, not inv igorating. In fact it is sst
. tonic at all
What is ii that tho wise and thoughtful prac-
tltiOner uoSlIeo 10 pTesCTtU0 ~ IN outiuos1 "
infection. when infection is in the ars Simply
the best possible combination OF vegetable tonics
Infused into a pures stimulant-ths stimulant
being chiefly useful a. = vehicle for difiusipg
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 them
accompanies them in their progress. through the
system, and prsdsposes every organ which
they reach to assimiats them.
Here, then, We have the philosophy Of the
preventive and remedial operation Of proper
vegetable invigorsnts when in conjunction With
. inc alcoholic. stimulant
The next question is, does such an invaluable
compound exist! We claim that it)does, in the
form of H0sTETTERS STOMACH BlTTERs.
In making this ASSERTION We merely place on
record, for the icon idsration Of thinking men,
the opinions of thousands who have had exper-
mental proof of the fact. in their swn persons.
II is not necessary TO enlarge upon this poin
here For twenty years the public hare been
reading testimony ON the subject from distn-
gui.hed citizens in every walk Of life. and they
are. therefore, as familiar with It a. the propri-
etors Of the medicine themselves. The efficacy
Of the BITTERS Is matter that has long sine
passed beyond the pale Of argument. and become
A FIXED Axp- EsrAsLmnnD sRrrn.
The chief purpose Of this article 10 to impress
upon all. and especially upon the constitution
alv feeble, who live in localities subject to the
visitatious OF epidemic end endemic diseases.
the necessity Of IxvIsoaArlox. The pablic. with
the knowledge it has :bsiore it, may safely be
LETT to select the means for the accomplishment
of that end.
Perhaps there IL no silment common to all
climates and countries. in which . wnolRsons
sroxAcuic and GENERAL mvrooRAxr il so essen
italy requisite - in DrsrsrsiA. Without such
. medicine the complaint can mot Be eursd.-
Regular exercise may do much but We have
never yet seen case OF Chrome Dyspcdsia cured
By these alone. They are accessories. nat sps-
Gifts There must be direcil action upon the
stomach itself. and upon the sscrssions. 10 Grad
icate the malsdy.
II may be said of medicines - Of tssss-By
their fruits ye shall: know then. BY this critic
rion the BlTTERS have bssn tried, and the YER
dict Is fore the wsrld. 10 isSsst our purpose
to comment upon decision shst0 speaks for IL