Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-02
1FEDICAL PROPERTIES OF HOST IT
wi TIERS STOMACH BlTfEBS

rEpICAL PROPERTIES OF HOs1Er-
M TIERS STOMACH BlTfERS.
Lesit TO dis:noly borne in mind that Hos
rrrrsa's Blrszas 10 AsoIcfSAL PaErAaarrcs,
no, rrvEnAes, and that il Is entirely free from
the attributes which create and foster . passion
for stmulan,s, and which belong to all the dis
titled and fermented liquors OF commerce. Its
alcoholic element 10 derived from sound rye. Q
grain which, according to the testimony Of the
most distinguished anal yticAl chemists. yields .
more wholesome spirit than any other known
Substance. Put the agryrKfnxcs OF Rr1 en-
ployed in the uanufaeturs Of the Bittsrs. must
no, be confounded With the rye spirit sold il the
maj ket Is Beurbe. and Monengahsls whisky
The very best brands Of those liquors procured
for hospital use, and preferred By the nedicsl
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 GasAr
Srox.cHic. 1t is subjected in the first instance
to a process which deprives it Of the pungsnt
.crid elemep ut proved By chemical tests TO exist
in .ven What are deemed the finest imported
and domestic spirits, and after being thus puri-
fed, is kept on hand long enough to give il
melowness before being indicated. The chief
virtue Of the preparation 10 not, however. in its
spirituous basis but in the juices Of the tonic.
sperient. corrective. and snti.bilious vegetable
products SO largely intermixed with il.
Perhaps it may be urged that il they inpsrt
to the alcoholic aaid its preventive and RENE
dial qualities. wsssr impregnstsd with the sane
ingredients would answer the purpose ~ WE'LL
Nothing but profound ignorsncs Of the laws Of
physiology and pathology can excuse such .
error. Only BY . difusibls stimulant can the
medicinal constituents that ere to fortify the
syssem against disease. or countsract diseased
action, be conveyed directly TO their destins-
tion. The stinulsnt rapidity prsvadss the ami
NAL structure, carrying with IL 70 the points
whore it is needed the required antidsts. Va
ter will not do this. II hes, comparatively
speaking. no .propelling Or diffusive power
Nor Is this all. Nothing but alcohol will pre-
ssree the medicinal property Of vegetable sx-
tracts in fluid state. Nix them with wsasr
and the compound will fermest. turn sour and
become worse thas valusless.
II is claimed that HosYrrrRa's Brssrss com
mend themselves 10 the sspicial favor Of tie
TrxraaAucs PsrnnAu a. the o.ly difusivs
stimulant which he can prescribe without dan
ger of unduly exciting the brain Of his patient,
and Of creating that morbid thirst for alcohol
which doses Of unme dicated spirits are 80 sp. to
sdgender.
To argue with the dosmatics who assert stim-
ulants are always unnecessary and pernicious,
would be waste Of time. The most eminent
a. Ay.AA kAA<
ton, and it is not worth while to have . contro-
vsrsy with the rushlig The leading cham
pions Of Temperance in I 10 United States. Hor-
ace Greeley among the number, have announced
that they are not in favor Of prohibiting the en-
ployment of spirituous liquors - medicines.
SO much for the moral claims Of the article
under the temperance code. The ground being
thus cleared. and. il 10 hoped, TO the satisfaction
of eveiy rational champion Of sobristy. the spe-
c,tc application Of the Bitters 70 the prevention
and cure OF the ellis that assh il heir to. comes
next in order.
Persons whese livers are peculiarly sensitive
are said 10 be of "blious habit" The morbid
influences which affect others in . general 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 20
periodical attacks Of biliousness. accsm-osied
by pain in the right side. lsngor. pain between
the shoulders. gloomy feelings, and that pecu-
liar tinge of the compile xion which indicates that
. portion Of the bile which Should have passed
oil through the bowels has been misdirscted 10
the vcnous system. and is present in the superb
cinl blood vessels. To avert these symptoms.
and the general disorder oftne internal organs
which they involve, il is advisable for the indi
viduals of bilious habit to take At least two do
sss Of Hoststter's Bitters daily 81 such times -
they have reason to apprehend an attack. In
deed. all who have . constitutional and temper.
anental tendency TO liver complaints would do
we'll to take one dose hf this admirable Anti-
Bilious Stomachic every day. when the great
tecretive gland 10 seriously disordsrsd, the med
,cine usually resorted 10 il mercury. which. un-
less administered With very great caution, IL il.
hnitsly more dangerous than the disease il Is
intended to subdue. In large majority 81 the
cases treated with calomsl or blue pill. the anti.
bilious and alternative properties Of the Bittsrs
would produce the desired effect. Ann let il be
borne in mind tAst, whereas mercury in every
shsps 10 an issidieus poison. the medicinal in.
gradients Of this preparation consist exclusively
Of wholesome vegetable extracts, which are dif-
fused through the system BY means Of the pur.
est and nildest Of al known stimulants.
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