The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-03-13
HosTETTERs BITTERs.
tpNily Cincinnati Commercial, Sept 3, 1851
N EDICAL PROPERTIES OF

bAIlEh IL MEblCAlI fhbfAhAlIONp not
a BEVERAGE. and that II Is entirely free from
tho attributes which create and foster passion
for stimulants, and which belong to all tho dis
titled and fermentod liquors Of commerce. It's nj
eoholic 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 quintessonec of rye employed in the man
ufaoture Of the Bittcrs, must not DO conrounded
with the ryo-spirit sold in the market Bourbon
and MonongahclA Whisky The 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, not to be compared
in cNoeoEcy with tho article used in tho concoc-
ton Of tho great Stomnchic. II is subjected In
the FIRST instance to process which depriyes Il Of
the pungcnt and acrid elements proved by chem
zeal tests to exist in even what deemed the fn
est imported and domestic spirits. and, after being
thus purified, is kept on hand long enough to give
it mellowncss before being mcdiented. The chief
virtue of the preparation is not, however, in its
spirituous basis. but In the juices of the tonic,
apercul corrective and anti-bilious vegetable pro-
duets so largely intcrmixed with it.
Perhaps it may be urged that ir they impart to
the alcoholic fluid It's preventive and remedial
qualities, water imprcgnnted with the same ingrc-
dienis would answer tho purpose we'll. Moth
ing but profound ignorance Of the laws Of physi-
ologv and pathology can excuse such an error
Only by difrnsbe stimulaut can tho medicinal
constituents that are to fortify the system against
disease counteract diseased action, be conveyed
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idly pervadcs the animal structure. carrying with
it to tho points where IL is needed. the required
antidotc. Water will not do this. 1t has, com.
parctvaly speaking. propcllng or dhusive
power. Nor is this all. Nothing but alcohol will
preserve the medicinal property Of vegetable
tracts in a huid state. Mix them with water and
the compound will fcrmcnt, turn sour and become
worse than valueiess.
II IS claimed that HoSTETTER'S DfTTERs
commend themselves 10 the special favor or the
Temperance Physician as the only difTaslye stim-
ulant which he can presefibe without danger o
unduly exciting the brain Of his patient. and Of
creating that morbid thirst for alcohol which
doses Of unmedicated spirits apt 20 engen-
der.
To argue with the dogmatis;s who assert that
stimnlan;s are always unneceEsary aud Pernicioun
would be n waste Of time. The most eminent
lights Of Medical Science have settled tha, ques-
tion, and it Is not worth while to have eontro-
vcrsy with the rush light. The leading ehampi.
ons Of temperance ia the United States. Horace
6 rec!ey among the number, have announced that
they not IN favor Of prohibiting the employ.
nent of spiTituous liquors medicine.
SO much for the moral claims of the article un-
der the temperance code. Tho ground being thus
cleared. and Il Is hoped to rehabilitation OF every
rational champion Of Gobricty. the spcciGc appli.
cation of the Bit;vs 10 tho prevention and cure of
the ILLS that Resh Is heir TO-" comes next in order
Persons whose livcrs are peculiarly sensitive.
arc said to be Of bilious habit" The morbid
influences which affect othsrs in general say
seem 10 their cases 10 operate directly and main.
.Iy upon tbe hillary organ. Many who are thus
predisposei . ssaSrrs1W u bfse.rsc TdiJ5cT to
periodical attacks Of biIiousr ess accompanied by
pain IN the right side. ianzour, pain between tho
shoulder gloomy feelings. aud that peculiar
;inge- Of the complexion which indicates that
portion Of the bile which should hare passed oGI
through the bowels has been uisdirected 10 the
yenous system, and Il present in the superficial
blood vessels. To avert these symptoms. aud the
general disorder of the internal organs which they
involve. Il Is advisable for individuals pf II bilious
habit 20 take at least two doses os Hos,ettcr's Bit
terg daily at such times as they have reason 10
apprchcud an attack. Indeed, all who hare
constitutional and temperamental tendency 70 ly,
or complaints would do we'll TO take dose of this
admirable Auti-bilious stomaehic every day.
When the great sccretive gland Is seriously disor-
dcrcd, the medicine usually rerortcd to l. mercu-
rs, which, uuloss administered with great eau
tion, Is infinitely more dangerous than the dis.
ease it il intended to subdue. In 4 large maiori-
Is of the cases treated with caioincl or blue
pili the auti-biIious aud Alternative properties Of
the Bittcrs would produce the desired effect. And
LET il be borne in mind that, whereas mercury in
every shape is an insidious poison, the medicinal
ingredients Of this preparation consist exclusively
Of vegetable extracts, which arc diTused through
the system by means Of the purcat and ,nildest Of
known stimuIants.
4 Warming to Counferfciters, and
Caution 10 Purchasers.
No expense will be spared, no legal means Of
furnishing fraud will be neglected, in tho effort to
prevent the countcrfeiting of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters.
But scoundrelism, when its cunning and activity
stimulated by the horc Of gain, is very ingen-
ious and industrious. The whose dcspcable
business it is to simulate valuable proprietary
medicines, and who substitute therefor dangerous
or worthless preparations, arc provcrbially diff
cult to catch. Most of them have many aliases
and they fit from State to State with surprising
agility in the hope OF cVading the clutches Of the
law.
The propretors of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
are determined, if possible, to hunt them down.
Travelling agents are employed for thisspurpose,
and whenever an offender is detected, he is prose-
cutcd with the utmost rigor Of the law.
No amount of vigilance however, can prevent
the occasional introduction Of limitations and
couaterfets The public are therefore
CAUTIONED
Not to purchase any article purporting to be Hos
tetters Stomach Bitters, which is not authcntica-
ted by the handsome Government Stamp, espe-
cially engraved for the proprictors, and also by
their superb new label with beautiful yignctte,
representing the conflict between Saint George
and the Dragon at the top, and n miniature note
Of hand, signed by Hostetter b Smith, at the
foot.
N. B.-Thc Genuine Bittcrs are sold in bottles
My. All persons who pretend to sell the article
by the gallon or barrel are imposters, and the stuff
they offer is a worthless and probably poisonous