Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-05-16
NEW MEDICAL PHILOSOPHY

YES. WE HAvEsA NEW MEDICAL rHI-
L0SOPHY-rstionai,, easy Of comprehension
and proven 10 be true. II 10 simply this. that
the vital prinsipls inrits ssrssgiss withsdissass
and the causes Of disease, requires to b festsss
and sustained
Opinions may differ ~ to the best means Of
carrying out this idea, bu.ail snligLtsssd ply
sicisDs sgree that il 10 sound and logical The
sursst way to kill an invslid 10 to make persist
snt war upon his strength aAd stsmina. Who
ever questions the prepriety Of . precisely op
posits course 10 half century behind the ass.
Many of uscsu rscolect The time when II WAS
considered good practice" to give violent pup
gatives during the prevalence Of spidsmies, -
. safe guard against infection. lis now known
however, that 10 dsplsts the system severely
under such circumstances, 10 TO invite On attack
and to increase the probabilities Of fatal issue.
Within the: recollection Of persons much
younger than the "oldest inhabitant." patients
suffering from intermittent. remittsnt and ether
malareus fsvers, were sometimes freely blsd
with the lancet. A. matter Of course. most
Of these who we're thus treated died. Even yet.
active ,urgatiou 10 sometimes recommended -
the best preparation for change from healthy
70 IN unhealthy eimsss. 2 Suchls tspidity, how
ever, is fortunatsly rars; TOMS treatment being
the approved formula under such circumstances
tbs admitted that IN wholssoms air 10 sminsutly
depressing and devastating. and therefore, any
medicine operating in the same way must b
considered an ally of malaria, not protection
against ito pernicious influence.
Bnt whom il 10 conceded that genial tonic.
and not fierce cathartic, 10 ths;1med,cins indi
ssted BY reason and experience - the best means
Of preparing the system TO resist extraordinary
causes Of diseases, the question oecurs-whst
tonic Raw spirit, even il il could 10 pure,
which 10 impossible, will not answer Its an
s1eitant, and nothing more. aud its action il in
Aammatory, not invigorsaing. II fact II 10 net
tonic at all
What 10 il thateshs wise and thoughtful prac
titioner desires to prescribe - an antidots TO
infections, when infectioneis in the air. Simply
the best possible combination Of vegetable tonics
infused into q pure stimulant--the stimulant
being chiefly useful a. . vehicle for difiusing
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 the m
accompanies them in hsiriprogressthrough the
system. aud spredisposesl every organ which
they reach to sssimilate them.
Here, then, We have the philosophy Of the
preventive and remedial operation Of proper
vegetable invigorauts whsn in conjunction with
6ns alcoholic stimulant.
The next question il. does such an invaluable
compound exist, We clam that itIdoss. in the
form Of HOsTETTERS STOMACH BlTTERS.
In making this assertion I'VE merely place on
record. for the consideration Of thinking men,
the opinions of thousands.w have had e1per-
imental proof Of the fact. in their swn persons.
It 10 not necessary to enlarge upon this poin
here For twsnty years the public hare been
reading testimony on the subject from distin-
guished citisens in every walk Of life. and they
are, therefore, a. familiar with It % the propri-
etors of the medicine themselves. The efficacy
of the BlTTERS 10 . matter that hes long since
passed beyond the pale Of argument. and become
4 rlxsD Axu.ssrAsLmHsp vaurs.
The chief purpose Of this article is to impress
upon ell. and especially upon the! constitution
alv feeble, who live in localities subject to the
visitations Of epidemic and endemic diseases.
the necessity Of rHvIeonArIox. The public. with
the knowledge it has .bsforsIi .may. safely b
lett TO select the means for the accomplishment
Of that end.
Perhaps there 10 NOS s,lment common TO oil
climates and countries. in which:.s wnoLssoss
sson Aculc and sassaAL. lxvIeoRAxr 10 90 essen
TALLY requisite - in DrspsPslA. without such
medicine the complaint can not be cured
Regular exsrclss may do much ;ybut We have
never yet seen aesse Of Chrome Dyspsds,s cured
BY these slsus. They srsIsessssssies. - sps
cifes. There must b directo action upon the
stomach itself, and upon the sscrssioss, TO srsd-
icats the malsdy.
II may BE- ssid Of medicines q Of tress-Dy
their fruits 70 shall: know then. BY this csits.
rion the BlTTgRS have been tsisl, anA the YER
dict IL before the world. 10 is,nss our purpess