Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-05-19

NEW MEDICAL PHILOSOPHY
YES, WE HAvEoA NEW MEDICAL Phi
LOsOPHY-rssionsi, Isssy Of esmprshsnsisn
asa proven 70 be true. u IL sippiy this, that
the vital principle iaEiss sssugglss wisA:disssss
and the causes Of disease. requires to b fsstsss
end sustaissd.
0pisions may differ = V the best nssas 81
carrying out this idea, but.all enlightened ply
sicisns agree that IT is sound and logical. The
surest way to kill an invalid 10 - make persist
ent war upon his strsssth asd stamina. Who
ever questions the prepriesy Of . precisely %
posite course 10 half century behind the sgs.
Many Of uscan rscollect the time whom Il vas
considered good practics" 70 give violent pur-
gatives during the prsvslsses Of spidsmics, -
. safeguard sgsinst infsetiss. Nis nov known
however, that 10 dsplsts the system severely
under such circumstances, 10 V isvits - sttsch
and to increase the probabilities Of fatal issus
Within the: ssssllsssiea Of pssssas ossh
younger than the "oldsss ishabitaat." patients
sunsrine frem istsrmistsat, renilssnt end ether
mslsreus fsvsrs, we're sometimes freely blsd
with the lancet. A. nsttsr Of course. NEST
of these Who we're thos treated died. Even yet.
active purgatioa 10 semstimss rssomwsaded -
the best preparation for change fssn healthy
to an unhealthy slinsas. Such stupidity. how
ever, 10 fortasstsly rsss; TOMS tssstosat being
NE approved formula usdsr such creumssascss
II IL admitted that snwhslsssns cir 10 sninsstly
depressing and dsvisali.ing. and therefore. any
medicine operating 10 the ssus wsy must be
an ally of malaria, not . protection
against its pernieious influence.
But when il 10 conceded that genial toaie.
and not fierce cathartis. 10 hsIlmsdlcins indi-
Gated BY reason and sxpsriescs - the best means
Of preparing the system 60 resist extraordinary
causes Of diseases, the question oceurs-whss
tesic' Raw spirit. even II II could ~ pure.
which 10 Impossible, will not snswsr. II 10 ~
sxeitant, and nothing more, aud its action 10 in
aammatory. not invisersaiss. Il fact il is ~
. tonic at oil.
What il it thatIthe wise and .shoughtful prac-
titioner desires to .prescribs q IN sntidots to
infections. when infectionOis in1ths cir. Simply
the best possible combustion Of vegetable tonnes
infused into . pure, stimulsnt-ths stimulant
being chiefly ussful ~ vehicle for dihusing
their effects rapidly through the system. The
same tonic juices. incorporated With wseer. would
BE- comparatively pswsrlsss. The aleohohs
principle prepares the stomach TO absorb them
accompanies them in hsirDprsgrsssthrsugh the
,ystsm, and tprsdisposes. every orssu which
they reach to assimilats them.
Here. then, We have the philosophy Of the
preventive and remedial operation Of proper
vegetable invigorants whss in conjunction with
! ans alcoholic. stimulsst.
The asxs question il. does such n invaluable
sxistp We ela,m that iildess. In the
form Of HOsTBrTERs STOMACH BfTrRRs.
In making this assertion O~e merely place on
record, for the consideration Of thinking men.
he opinions Of thousandslwho have had exper-
mental proof of the fact,n their swn persons.
Il is not necessary to enlarge upon this pein
here. For twenty years the public have bssn
reading testimony on the subject from distin-
yuished citizens in every walk Of life, and they
are, therefore. a. familiar with It q the propri-
stors Of the medicine themselves. The efficacy
,f the BlTTERS 10 . matter thsa has long sine
passed beyond the pale Of argument. and become
1 vlxsp Axp..EsrAnlnass ssusn.
The chief purpose of this article 10 10 inpress
apon all and especially spoa thsl constitution
lllv feeble who live in localities subject to the
Tisitstions Of Epidemic and snedsmie diseases,
he necessity Of INTERPOLATION. The public. with
be knowledge IL has sbsiorsais, lnay safely BE-
left to select the means for the aeesnplish.sss
Df that end.
Perhaps thsrs u me- sllmsss eemmsa 70 oil
climates and countries. in whichNs vDoLssons
'ronAcsic and sssnaAG lxvmoaAxr il 20 essen
tally requisite - in DYspsrsrA. without such
. medicine the complaint can net BE- cured
Regular exercise may do much ;ibut We have
never yet seen acase Of Chrome Dyspsdsia cured
~ these alone. They arslseesssories. nat sps
:if.s. There must be dirsctl action upon the
stomach itself, and upon the sscrstions. TO srsd-
oats the malady.
II may b. seid Of medicines - Of tssss-Dy
heir fruits - shall: know them. BY this critic
HON the BlTT8RS have bsss tried, end The YER
iict 10 before the wsrld. 10 is.nst or purpose