Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-11-19

QlFrcn the Nsw Yorh Independent. Nov. -
hEAD. r@lNBx AND Decide!
The simple therapeutics Of the patriarchal era,
wh.a herbs given for the healing Of the na-
tisss were the only medicines in use. fad
little fsver with the medical profession Of the
present day. Yss q that early period Of the
worlds history the ordinary term Of human life
Was at least eight simes longer than it 10 sow.
II il therefore manifest that the stamina OF man
has seriously declined in the lapse Of ages.
IL il : signiSesns fact that. during this
precsss q human dsgsAsrssisn and decay, :.
insssss numbsr Of powerful pcisens have been
ia.rsduesd ists the medical rspsrtsirs. while
the Mid. vegetable system Of treatment szclu
sively practiced whom the world Wa yousg, hes
sssn in great measure abandoned BY the med
cal profession. This 10 curious condolences
and il suggests the possibility Of direct con
aeetion between the ply steal deterioration Of
he species and the wholesale administration o.
deadly mineral Or other drugs. 1t may we'll BE-
doubted whether .thc mineral SALT and oXyas
and the NO les. dangerous alkaloids, which
chemistry hss added to thelpAsrnscopoia. have
act destroyed more lives than oil the diseases
hey have been prescribed 70 cure. One thing
Il least, 10 certain, viz. that the ausrage term
u human existence has been terribly shortened
sipcs the daos when the vegetable kingdon va
! he emily medical dispsnssry known to mankind.
The truth Island sensible people are bsson-
ng moro alive = il every dsy-thas The world
i over dostorsd. Thsaprinsiplss u medication
are simple; bat they have bseu 20 bsfegged BY
,eehniealitss, Or mysinsl BY profsssisnal VERDI
.ss, that one half the community fancy they can
ssishsr Ibs interpreted nsr applied except BY
persons whs have bssa tsusht v elsths the liv-
nc truths Of science in the dsaA laaguagsa-
lisa 4 70 he interest u tAs Tasslty" that the
sassry and prss.ies Of medicine shsald b Gin
plia and pspslsrissA; and therefore the pat
10 receive bat ui,tls light - The subject frsn
taat quarter.
70 prevent crime 10 one or the great ends 81
evil law, and y prevent disease shssld b on
Of ths grand objects Of medical science. Il 10
bsttss 70 protect than 70 csrs, anA mseh sasisr.
Vital power is the natural sntagenist Of al the
islsssses that initiate sssisst hsalsh--whsthrs
asy exist in the air W brsaths, In the water
rink, Or the objects with which " cone con
TACT, Or in ourselves. without suficieney Of
his resistant principle. there can be no reason
able hope Of escaping prevailing epidemics, or
If enjoying, even under the most favorable ex :
rnal circumstances, an immunity from sickness
and pain. This fact being established. tho next
and constitutional vigor be supplisdi Instruct
ed By tho experience Of twenty years, and sus-
tanned BY the testimony Of thousands Of individ-
aals Of both sexes, hailing from all parts Of the
world; We reply that Hostettsr's Stomach Bit
tiers 10 tho only medicine that can BE- fully relied
90 - protective and preventive tonic and a.
isrativs in all climates and usder al contingen-
, css. With system strengthened and fortified
By the use Of this invigorant, no ore who pos
sessss common prudence need fear the effect of
malaris.-. II 10 the best safsgard against infs
item and contagion at present known. 1t pro-
isces appetite; promotes digestion; it prevents
constipation; it requisites the flow Of bile: /
strengthens he nerves it purioes the animal
fluids; it clears the brain and the vehicle Of
medicinal properties being pure difIusible slim
ulsnt, their influence is extended to every por
tion of the system. Mere alcoholic stimulants.
though administered largely in medical practice
vads she who Reorganization more certainly and
swiftly than anything else that can DO given
They are quicklv taken up by the sbsorbents
and there 10 nat fiber Of the body Se'wesn the
crown Of the head and the sole Of the foot which
: exempted from their influence. Heses spir-
tuous stimulant ID the best medium ior convey
Ing 70 oil The organs and members Of feeble Or
disoedsrsd system the nsaas whereby that sys-
tenn 10 to Be recruited and regulated. II 10 for
this purpose that the alcoholic element 10 used in
the preparation Of Hsststssr's Stomach Bitters.
lie simply the instrument or vehicle BY which
he medicinal virtues Of the preparation are car
lied = their objective peiats and rendered 20
i've.
The grsG objections 10 erdisasy tones with
! alsshslie basis 10 Inst The spirit used 10 In.
psfe. The caasgs 10 true. sad the objections 70
ten founded On the cause ere rational and Just.
ne poison Of sdultsrassd liqasf seuntsracts The
sfset ny saaeaivs vssstab,s isisss = extracts
VII whish they srs combined and hs.es the
worse than usslsssnsss Of the tonic tinctures
h,bitually prescribed typhysisiass. They are
81. without exception, made Of inferior alcohol,
ani seven sishths Of them are positively delsts.
risas. Hoststter's Bittess ~ snti7sly sxemps
from this serious drawback. The diffasibls
stlmslant employed IN their preparation ID re