The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-04-03
HosTETTER's BITTERs.
TDoily Cincinnati Commercial, Sept. ., 1sOsl
M EDICAL PROPERTIES OF

DO distinctly borne In mind that H0STETTER's IS
BITTERS Is n MEDICAL PREPARATION, moi
q BEVERAGE, and that II Is entirely free from
tho attributes which create and foster n passion
for stimulants, and which belong to oil tho dis.
titled and fcrmentod liquors of commerce. It's al
coholic element is derived from sound rye, grain
which, according to tho testimony of tho most dis
tingushed analytical chemists, yields moro
wholesome spirit than any other known substance
But tho quintessOnce Of ryo employed in the man
ufacturo OF tho Bitters must not be confoundcd
with tho rye-spirt sold in tho market MS Bourbon
and Monongahola Whisky. Tho very best brands
OF those liquors procured for hospital use, and
preferred by tho medical stats of tho army and
navy to any other liquor, aro not to bc compared
in cxcolleney with the article used in tho concoc-
ton of tho great Stomachic. 1t Is subjected In
tho first instance TO process which dcprves Il oi
the pungent and acrid elements proved by chem
ical tests to exist In oven what are deemed tho n-
est imported and domestic spirits, and, after being
thus purified, is kept on hand long enough to give
1t mellowness before being modicated. Tho chief
virtue Of tho preparation is not, however, In its
spirituous basis, but in tho juices Of tho tonic,
aperent corrective and anti bilious vegetable pro-
duets so largely lntermixcd with 1t,
Perhaps It m.y oe urged that II they impart to
tho alcoholic fluid It's preventive and remedial
qualities, water impregnatcd with tho Same ingre-
dients would answer tho purpose as WELL Moth
ing but profound ignorance of tho laws Of physi-
ologv aud pathology excuse such an error.
Only by difTusible stimulant can the medicinal
constituents that TO fortify the system against
disease, eounteract diseased action, DO conveyed
directly to their destination. Tho atimuant rap
idly pcrvades the animal structure, carrying with
it to the points where it is needed, the required
anudote. Water will not do this II has, com.
paretivaly speaking. no propellug or difrusiyc
power. Nor Is this all. Nothing but alcohol will
preserve tho medicinal property of vegetable ex-
tracts In u fluid state. Mix them with water and
the compound will ferment, turn sour and become
worse than valuelosa.
1t is claimed that HoSTETTER's BfTTERs
commend themselves to the special favor Of the
Temperance Physician the only difIusiYe stim-
ulant which he can preeeribe without danger Of
unduly exciting the brain Of his patient. and Of
creating that morbid thirst for alcohol which
doses Of unmedeated spirits are so apt 10 cngUn-
der.
To argue with the dogmatlsts who assert iha,
stimulants always unnecessary anl pcrnicious.
would be waste Of time. Tue nost eminent
lights Of Medical Science have settled that ques-
tion, aud it Is not worth while 10 have a eoptro-
rcrsy with the rush light The leading cAampi.
Of temperance IN the United ssatcs. Horace
Greeley among the number, have announced that
they arc not in favor Of prohibiting tho employ
ment Of spirituous liquors az medicines.
So much for the moral claims Of the article un-
cleared. and IL is hoped TO the satisfaeton Of every
rational champion Of sobriety. the specific appli-
cation OF the Bitsers to the prevention and cure Of
the ellis that lcsh Is heir TO- comes next In order
Persons whose liTefs arc peculiarly sensitive.
are said 10 be Of a "biiIDus habit" The morbid
influences which affect others ia a general way
seem IN their cases 10 operate directly and main
iy upon the hillary organ. Many who aFe thus
predisposed to an overflow Of bile arc subject TO
periodical attacks Of biliousress. accompanied BY
pain in the righ. side, langour, pain between the
shoulders, gloomy feelings. and that peculiar
iinge OF the complexion which indicates that
portion Of the bile which should have passed Of
through tho bowels has been misdirceted 10 the
venous system, and Is prcsen, in the superficial
blood vessels. To avert these symptoms, and the
general disorder Of tho internal organs which they
involve, IL is advisable for individuals Of bilious
habit to take at least tso doses os Hos.ettcrs Bit
tcrs daily at such times as they have reason 10
apprehend an attack. Indeed, ali who have
constitutional aud tcmpcramcntai tendency 10 Iiv-
or complaints would do well 10 take dose Of this
admirable ABt-biiious stomachic every day
When the great zccrctTe gland Is seriously disor-
dercd, the medicine usually rcsortcd TO il mercu-
~, which, uulcss administered with great eau
iion, Is infinitely more dangerous than the dis.
ease il il intended 10 subdue. In a largo maiori-
ty of the cases treated with caloEnel or blue
pill, the ant-bilious and Alternative properties Of
the Bittcrs would produce tho desired effect And
let it be borne in mind that, whereas mercury In
every shape is iusidious poison, tho medicinal
ingredients OF this preparation consist exclusively
Of vegetable extracts, which are diFuscd through
the system by means Of the purest and mildcst Of
known stimulants
A Warming to COunIerfeiIers. and
"a Caution 10 Purchasers.
No expense will be spared, no legal means Of
Furnishing fraud will be neglected, in tho effort 10
prevent the counterfciting of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters.
Bot scoundrclism, when its cunning and activity
stimulated by the hope Of gain, is very ingen-
ious and Industrious. The men whose despcable
business ii is to simulate valuable proprietary