Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-11-17
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HEAD. rnlNK AND DECIDE,
The simple therapeutics Of tn. pa.riarchal era.
whes herbs given for the healing Of the na-
hess' were the only medicines in use. and
little favor with the medical profession Of the
present day. Yet st that early period Of the
worlds history the ordinary term Of human lii.
Vas at least eight times longer than il 10 .ow
| IT'S therefore manifest that the stamina OF man
hss seriously declined in the lapse of ages.
Il Is significant fact that. during this
| process Of human degensratian and decay, IN
'"mss's number Of powerful pcisous have been
is'foduesd int the medical repertoire. while
'ns mid, vegetable system Of treatment sxclu
'"eiv practiced whom the world was yeuss, hes
'''o In great measure abandoned BY the med
i "stVu. lEtS - curious COinc10e0ceo
ana n'uggests the possibility Of direct con-
'e'"on between the physical deterioration Of
'ne species and the wholesale administration of
1'so'! mineral or ether drugs. II may well BE-
aouesed whether tho mineral salt and owls
.no the no less dangerous alkaloids, which
enemi'tr, has aided to thelph armscepeia. have
not eestroysd mere lives than oil the diseases
'nsy have been prescribed 70 cure. One thing
"ieast, is certain, viz that the ausrass term
fo' unsn existence has been terribly shortened
"ncs the dsos whom the vegetable kingdon was
NE only medical dispsnssry known 10 mankind.
Ihs truth is- ami Sensible people are besom-
ING more alive 70 IL every dsy-that the world
e''rdestersd. rhs1prinsiples Of medication
are simple; but they have bees 90 bsseessd By
'seaniealitiss Or myssineA By professional VERDI
- that ons.Aslf the csnnusity fancy they can
Nhsr lts interpreted nsr applied except BY
persons who have been taught 70 sloths the liv-
'ns truths os science in the dead languages.-
hisi u 70 the interest u 'ths Faculty" that the
theory aud practice Of medicine should b. Gin
phd and pepularissd; and therefore the pup-
lie receive bat little light On the subject frsn
that quarter.
Tsprsvent crime 10 one or The great ends Of
civil Law, and TO prevent disease should b on
Of the grand objects Of medical science. II 10
better 70 protect than to cure, and much easier.
Vital power il the natural antagonist Of al the
influences that initiate against health-whsthrs
hey exist in the air We breathe. In the water 10
drink, or the objects with which 70 come con
tact, or In ourselves. Without . suficiency Of
This resistant principle. there can be no reason
able hope Of escaping prevailing epidemic., or
Of enjoying, even under the most favorable ex
rnal circumstances, an immunity from sickness
and pain. This fact being established, the next
I question is, how shall deficiency in physical
and constitutional vigor be .upplisdp Instruct
ed BY the experience Of twenty years, and sus-
tanned by the testimony Of thousands Of individ-
ual. Of both sexes, ha,ling from all parts Of the
tiers 10 the only medicine that can BE- fully relied
90 as protective and preventive tonic and al
terativs in al climates and usder oil continRen-
cies With system strengthened and fortified
BY the use Of this invigorant, no ore who pos
esse. common prudence need fear the effect Of
aslsria.. Il is the best safessrd against infs
ton and contAgion at present known. II pro-
ducss appetite, promotes digestion: it prevents
constipation; 1t regulates the flow OF bile;
strengthens be nerves; il pur0cs the animal
fluids; it clears tho brain; and the vehicle Of
medicinal properties being pure diffu.ible slim.
ulant, their influence 10 extended to every por.
ton Of the system. Mere alcoholic etimulants.
though administered largely in medical practice
ere not in Them selves m medicines, but they per.
l -. .ha ~bo ,.,.cer;..t,o. .,... >..t.;.V, 3. a
swiftly than anything else that can be given
They are quicklv taken up BY the absorbents
and there 10 nat nbss Of The body 5eswsen the
crown Of the head and the sole Of tho foot which
. exempted from their influence. Heass spir
,uous stinulant 10 the best medium ior convey
ing 10 oil the Organs and members Of feeble or
disoraersd system the means whereby that sys-
TEN 10 to Be recruited and regulated. Ills for
this purpose that the alcoholic element 10 used in
the preparation q Hsstetssr's Stomach Bittsrs.
It's simply the instrument Or vehicle BY which
the medicinal virtues Of the preparation are car
ried to their objective points and rendered 80
IL
i've.
| The grsai objections 70 ordinary tones with
. alcoholic basis 10 that the spirit used 10 in
pure. The charge is true. and the objections 70
them founded on the cause are rational and Just.
The poison Of adultersssd liquor eeunteracts the
effect Of any sanstvs vegetable juiess q extracts
with which they are combined and hsses the
worse than usslsssnsss Of The tonic tinctures
hsbitually prescribed byphysieisns. they are
III, without exception, made Of inferior alcohol,
and seven -sighths Of them ars positively delete
risus. Heststter's Bitters ass snsi7siy sxemps
from this serious drawback. The di6usibls