The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-03-20
HosTETTER,s BITTERs.
[Daily Cincinnati Commercial, Sept. 3, 1861
MEDICAL PROPERTIES OF

BITTERS is u MEDICAL PREPARATION, not
BEVERAGE, and that 1t Is entirely FREQ from
the attributes which create and foster passion
for stimulants, and which belong to all tho dis
titled and fermented liquors of commerce. It's al
coholie element is derived from sound rye, grain
which, according to the testimony of the most dis
tinguished analytical chemists, yields more
wholesome spirit than any other known substance
But tho quintcssOncc of rye employed in the man
ulacture Of the Bitters, must not bo oonfounded
with tho rye-sprit sold in the market rs Bourbon
and MonongaholA Whisky. Tho very best brands
Of those liquors procured for hospital use, and
preferred by the medical stats of tho army and
navy to any other liquor, not to be compared
in execllcncy with the article used in tho coueoc
ton OF tho great Stomache. II is subjected In
the first instance to process which deprives it of
tho pungont aud acrd elements proved by chem
ieal tests TO exist in what are deemed the n-
ost imported and domestic spirits, and, after being
thus purified, is kept on hand long enough to give
it mellowness before being mcdcatod. Tho chief
virtue of the preparation is not, however, In It's
spirituous basis. but in the juices Of the tonic,
aperien,, corrective and anti-bious vegetable pro-
Perhaps IL mny be urged that r they impart to
tho alcoholic fluid its preventive and remedial
qualities, water impregunted with the same ingro.
dients would answer the purpose as well. Moth
ing but profound ignorance Of tho laws Of physi-
ologv and pathology excuse such error
Only by n difTusible stimulant can the medicinal
constituents that TO fortfy the system against
disease, countoract diseased action, be conveyed
directly to their destination. The stimulant rap
idly pcryades tho animal structure. carrying with
it to the points where it is needed, the required
antidote, Water will not do this. II has, com
paretiyay speaking. no propeliag or diGusive
power. Nor is this all. Nothing but alcohol will
preserve the medicinal property of vegetable OK
tracts in a tiuid state Mix them with water aad
the compound will fcrmeHt, turn and become
worse than yalueess.
1t is claimed that HoSTETTER's B1TTERs
commend themselves to the special favor Of the
Temperance Physician the only dtiTusivo stm-
ulaut which he can prescribe without danger .
unduly exciting the brain Of his patient. and Of
creating that morbid thirst for alcohol which
doses Of unmedica,cl svirits.are so apt to cngoa-
der.
| To argue with ,he dognAtists who assert that
stiInulan,s always unnecessary and pernieious,
would be waste Of time. Tho most eminent
lights Of Medical Science have settled that ques-
/ ton. and j, is not worth while 10 have coutro-
versy with the rush light The leading cham pi-
ous Of ,cmperaucs IN tho United States, Horace
Greeley among tho number, have announced iha,
they arc not in favor of prohibiting The employ
ment Of spirituoas liquors as medicines.
/ 50 much Tor the moral eiaitas 0! tho article IN
der the temperance code. Tae ground being thus
cleared. and :, Is hoped tbs satisfaction OF every
rational champion Of sobEiesy. the specific appli-
cation Of the Bi,:crs to the prevention and Of
tho ellis that lesh IS heir to-" next in order
| Persons whose ltvera are peculiarly sensitive,
arc said 70 be Of bilious habit" The morbid
influences which affect others in a general way .
seem in their cases TO opsra,e directly and main
ly upon the hillary organ. Many who arc thus
predisposcd TO an overflow OF bile arc subjcci to
periodical attacks oF biIsasress. accompanied by
pain in she right side, laugaur, pain between the
| shoulders. gloomy feelings. and that peculiar
| tinge Of the complexion which indicates that 4
portion Of tho bile which should have passed oa
through the bowels has been tnisdireeted 10 the
yenous system, AMI il present in the superficial
blood vessels. To avert these symptoms. aud the
general disorder Of the internal organs which they
invoiye IL IS advisable for individuals Of bilious
habit to take 1. ieas. two doses os Hoste.ters BIZ,
ters daily 1T such times as they have to
apprshend m attack Indeed, all who have =
constitutional and ,emperamcntai tendency to liz
er complaints would do we'll 20 take dose Of this
admirable Anti-bilious ssomaehic every dag.
When the great scereiyc gland Is seriously disor-
dered, the medicine usually resorted to IS nercu-
~, which, uuless administered with great eau
tion is infinitely dangerous than tho dis.
case it is intended 20 subduc In large uajori-
Ity of the cases treated with calome1 or bluc
Ipi, the anti-bilious and Alternative properties Of
the Bittcrs would produce the desired effect. And
let i. be borne in mind that, whereas mercury in
every shape Is an insidious poison, the medicina
ingredients Of this preparation consist exclusively
of vegetable extracts, which arc diffused through
the system By maans Of the purest and mildcst OF
known stimuiants.
a Warming to COunlerfeifers, nn a
I n Caution to Purchasers.
No expense will be spared, legal means oi
punishipg fraud will be neglected, in tho effort to
prevent tho counterfciting Of Hostetters Stomach
! Bitters.
But scoundrelism when its cunning and activity
stimulated by the hore Of gain, is very ingen-
ious and industrious. The men whose despcablc
business it is to simulate valuable proprietary
medicines, and who substitute therefor dangerous
or worthless preparations, are proverbally diff.
cult to catch. Most of them have many aliases,
and they fit from State to State with surprising
agility, in the hope Of eyading the clutches Of the
law.
The proprietors Of Hostetters Stomach Bitters
are determined, if possible, to hunt them down.
Travelling agents employed for this.purposc,
and whenever an offender is detected, he is prose-
cuted with the utmost rigor of the law.
No amount of vigilance, however, can prevent
the occasional introduction of limitations and
coqntcrfeits. The public are therefore
CAUTIONED
Not to purchase any article purporting to bo Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, which is not nuthentica-
ted by the handsome Government Stamp, espe-
cially engraved for the proprietors, and also by
their superb new label with beautiful vignette,
representing the conflict between Saint George
and the Dragon at the top, and miniature note
of hand, signed by Hostetter Smith, Of the
foot.
n. B.-The Genuine Bttcrs are sold in bottles
My. All persons who pretend to sell the article
by the gallon or barrel are mposters, and the stuff
they offer is o worthless and probably poisonous
counterfeit.