New-York tribune., 1868-03-04
VEGETABLE
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man in digging deep into the bowels Of the
earth in search of curatiyes, when all the best
and safest antidOtes to disease grow upon the
surface. The inspired writers, who must be
supposed to have derived their knowledge
directly from the Fountain of all Truth. recon-
mend none other than vegetable remedies
"'Ihe tree,' we are told, was made for tho
healing of the nations.' When King David
| languished, it was the Balm of Gilead that
renewed his strength n "ponltice Of fgsr cured
the sick Hezekiah oil expressed from tile,
Syrian olive) was poured into the hnrts of the
wounded man by the wayside; hySsop, myrrh
and alOes were purgatives of the prophetic age;
and the pure, fermented juice of the grape
(wines shad not then been adulterated Wig
taken to Timothy =" for his stomacbs sake.' II
the MINE as well as the TREE had been made
for the healing of the nations, Is 1t likely that
the VIRTUES % of Mercury wouLl have been
hidden from the patriarchsf
The instincts of the brute creation teacl,
them how to doctor themselves, and they m-
variably stick to VEGETABLE MEDICATION. Tho
mongoose, when bitten by deadly serpent,
eats of a certain herb, and thereby neutralizes
the virus injected into its veins; tho sick dog
eats grass; and many other animals, guided by
that faculty which serves them in the place of
reason, find balsams for their injuries and all
ments in the woods and fields.
I These indications that the Vegetable King
dom is the true Siateria Medica arc. coFrobora-
ted by daily experience, aud the time is not
far distant when this fact will be universally
| admitted.
Without disparagement to other botanical
remedies, it may be fairly claimed that thu
| combination of vegetable preventiyes and
| restOratives in
HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS
entitle the preparation to high place among
the specifies of the age. Rock and valley. PLAIN
and forest, have contributed of their hygleian
stores to produce its extraordinary properties.
1t is
PRESERVATIvE MEDICINE;
in other words, its effect is to PRESERVE
THE PHYSICAL POWERS IN THEIR Full,
VIGOR beyond that period when nnassstet
| noture bepins to succuinb to the canker OF de
cav IA q stomaohic, il is altogether the best
| known. Its depuTative tendency Is particularly
evident in bilious cases, III Whlc1 II seems !"
| nnr~a the blood of superuOus bile, and re-
| Store that clearness of complexion which can
! onlv co-exist with healthy circulation. Ger
| fai1lv there is no advertised tonic corrective
| which more completely Ymdlcates ule 'lhc1cy
| of botanical treatment
| APPETIZING PROPERTIES OF TIE
BITTERS.
A medicine flat excites appetite ~ithou, pIo--
noting digestion is always injurious. It's ciieca
| IS to impose task on the stomach which IT X
| unable TO perform, and the result IS chronic
| der1peement of that organ, and Of It's depend
| epts the liver aud the bowels. The operation *
HOSTETTER'S BITTERS
is very different from this. The preparation
( develops appetite, and invigOrates and ener
| gizes the digestive powers at the same tnne:
| Hence, when indifference to the enjoyments ~
| the table, or absolute disgust for food is COM
| bined with gastric weakness or any other form
of dyspepsia, this faY-reaching restorative re-
moves the entire difficulty. 1t is not a tonic
| that does its work by halves.
LADIES IN DELICATE HEALTH
WILL FIND
I HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS
wonderfully adapted 20 the relief Of the diff
| culties TO which they are subjected. Tha
| preparation i'm cases of this kind has a double
| operation. IL not only controls the local hreg-
| ularities which occasion the distress but. acting
| simultaneously upon the whole nervous sysem,
! checks the. tendency TO hystella and despOn-
dency which aInlOSC always accompanies Snth
| disturbances,
| Sickly wives and mothers are advised 10 siya
the medicine q trial. They are earnestly aSsnrck
that it contains no Ingredient that can possibly
] do any harm to the teeOlest OF tner h0mVei,
! while it undoubtedly contains the invlgoratuS
principle which them eneIyated system requlIe>.
Let them beware of the cordial drops ana
tinctures often prescribed for invalid ladies;
| All these medicaments are mainly composed or
common alcohol and are therefore injnuous;;
] The liquors ordinarily gwen rs tones are Stlll
worse, being al deteriOmted with posoHcuS
| drugs.
| A WORD TO CONVAIESCEN1S
After the infammatOry symptoms OF acnle
| diseases have been subdued and the patiens
| has been pronounced out of danger there a
| still the prOstIatiOn which always follows lever
To contend with. The whole art and mystery
of medical treatment does not consist in eradI-
eating malady. Indeed, the violent opcm-
ton OF the drugs administered for that pnr-
pose sometimes reduces the sick persons -
teuibly that it is found impossible 10 create u
reaction, and they sink and die from. sheer
exhaustionS. In diptheria, for example, tlc
weakness which succeeds the removal of tho
Instructions from the throat often proves
| fatal
What the feeble convalescent needs is ned-
cine that will brace the nerves, stimulate the
! appetite, and tone the stomach. Nature always
makes n gallant effort to retrieve herself aztec
the pressure of disease has been taken on boz
it is unwise TO leave her to fight alone IN hcr
| disabled and uroopingr condition.. He