Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-23
NFEpfCAL PROPERTIES OF Hos4Er-
lVI TIERS STOMACH HlTTERQ

NFEDIcAL PROPERTIES OF Hos1Er-
Nl TIERS STOMACH BlTrERs.
let Il be distinctly borne in mind thss Hos
rsrrs.'s BirrEss is MEDICINAL PREPARATION.
not pRvrsAe,. and tha, il Is entirely free from
At the'ributss which create and foster passion
for ssimulsnts, and which belong to all the dis
titled and isrmented liquors Of commerce. Its
alcoholic element 10 derived from sound rye. .
grain which. according 10 the testimony Of the
most distinguished anslytic chemists. yieldsa
more wholesome spirit than any other known
substance. But the euIxrxsssxcs or Rrs en-
ploysd in the manufacture Of the Bittsr,. mus,
net BE- confouadsd with the rye spirit sold il the
market - Bourbes and Monon sahels whisky.
The very best brands Of those liquors procured
for hospital use. and preferred By the medical
STATS Of the army and navy 70 any other liquor,
are not to be compared In excellence with the
article used In the connection Of the GssAr
SrouAcH1c II is subjected in the frs. instance
to process which deprives il or the puueeut
scrid element proved BY chemical tests TO exis,
in even what are deemed the finest importsd
and domestic spirits, and after being thus puri-
he'd. Is kept on hand long enough 10 sivel
msllowness before being medicated. The chief
virtue Of the preparation 10 not, however. in in
sPirisueus basis but in the juices Of the tonic
sperient, corrosive. and anti bilious vegetabl,
products 50 largely intermixed with IL.
Psshaps i nay be urged that IL they import
- the alssholie asiA its preventive and RENE
dial qualities. water imprsgsatsd With The same
ingredients would answer the purpose a veil.
Nothing bus profound ignorance Of the laws Of
pAysislesy and pathology can excuse such .
error. Only bys diaasibls ssimalast ON the
medicinal constituents That are 70 fsrtily The
system against disease. or eountsrsct diseased
sstion. be conveyed directly 70 their destins-
ton. The stlnulant rapidly prsvadss the ami
NAL structure, carrying with II to The psints
where il i needed the required antidots. Wa
Ter will not do this. Il has, comparatively
speaking. No propsling OF diffusivs power,
Nor 10 this oil. Nothias bst alcohsl will ~
ssree The medicinal property ef vegetable *
tracts in fluid state. Mix them with water
and the compound will fermsnt, turn sour and
become worse thaa valusless.
II n slaims1 that Hossssrsa's Dussss ssu-
msnd themselves 70 the sspicisi savor u ste
TssrsaAScs Pass,cAx a. the oaiy diiFasivs
stinulaat which he can prescribe without dan
ger falsadey exciting the brai. Of his patient.
and Of creating thst morbid thirst for alcohol
which doses Of unmedi spirits are % apt to
sdgender.
To argue with the dogmatics who assert slim
ulants are slwsys unnecessary end pernicious,
would be waste Of time. The most eminent
lights Of Medical Science have settled that cues
ton. and il 10 not worth while to have contro.
versy with the flashlights. The leading cham.
pions..ef Temperance in tie United States, Hor-
zee Greeley among the number, have announced
shst they are mot in favor of prohibiting ths EN-.
ployment Of spirisuous liquors - med,cisss.
30 much for the moral claims 81 The article
ssdsr The Temperance csds. The groand being
hus cleared, and, il 10 hoped. TO the satisfaction
Of eveiy rational champion Of sobriety, the sps-
s,6c application Of the Bittcrs to the prevention
next in order.
Persons whese livers are peculiarly sensitive
are said to be Of q "blious habit The morbid
influences which affect others 10 . Renersl way.
seem in their cases TO operate directly and main
" upon the hillary organs. Many who are thus
predisposed to an overflow Of bile are subject to
periodical attacks of bliousness, accsmpoaied
BY pain in the right side. langor. pain between
the shoulders. gloomy feelings. and thss pscu
liar tinge Of the complexion which indieatss that
portion Of the bile which should have passed
the venous system. and is present in the superb.
dial blood vessels. To avert these symptoms,
and the general disorder oftne internal organs
which they involve. il 10 advisable for the indi.
viduals Of bilious habit TO take at least two do.
sss Of Hoststtsr's Bittsrs daily u such times =
they have reason - appsshend IN attack. In
deed. al who have constitutional and temper.
sasntal tendency 70 liver complaints would do
we'll 70 take one dose hi this adnirabls Anti
Bilious Stonachie every day. When the great
seerstivs gland il seriously disordsred. the med.
ieine usually rssortsd TO is mercury. which. IN.
less administered with very great caution, 10 ia-
snitsly moro dangerous than The disease Il -
iatsnded TO subdue. In large majority Of the
eases treated with cslsmsl or blue pill the anti
bilious and Alternative properties Of the Bittsrs
would produce the desired effect. Ann lot il b
borne In miad that whereas mercury in every
shape 10 On issidieus poison. the medicinal in
grsdissts Of this preparation eonaist exclusively
u Wholesome vegetable sxtrasts, which are dif
fused through the system b. means IF the pur-
sst and siiAsst d I'll ksows stimulants.
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