The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-03-27
HOSTETTER2S BITTERS.
tDaily Cincinnati Commercial, Sept. 3, 1851
MEDrCAL PROPERTIES or

1
DO distinctly borne In mind that HosTETTER's
BITTERs Is q MEDICAL PREPARATION, not
u BEVERAGE, aud that II Is entirely free from
tho attributes which create and foster passion
for stimulants, and which belong to all the dis
tilled and fcrmented liquors of commerce. It's al
coholic element is derived from sound rye, grain
which, according to the testimony Of tho most dis
tinguished analytical chemists yields more
wholesome spirit than any othor known substance
But the quintessenco Of rye employed in tho man
ulacture of tho Bitters, must not bo confoundod
with the ryo-sprit sold In tho market us Bourbon
and Monongahola Whisky. Tho vory best brands
of those liquors procured for hospital use aud
preferred by tho medical STATS Of tho army and
navy TO any other liquor, aro not to ba compared
in cxcelloucy with tho article used In the ooneoo
tion Of tho great Stomachie. It Ia subjected In
tho first instance to Process which doprves Il Of
tho pnngent and acrid elements proved by chem
icai tosts to Exist in even what arc deemed tho au-
est impceted and DOMESTIC spirits and, after being
tA'.s purified, is kept on hand long enough 10 give
/ II mellowness before being medicated. The chief
virtue of the preparation is not, however, 10 its
sprituous basis. but in tho juices Of tho tonic,
aporien corrective and bilious vegetable pro-
ducts SO largely intermixed with it,
Perhaps ii may DO urged that if they impart TO
tho alcoholic auid It's preventive and remedial
qualities, water impregnated With tho same ingre-
dients would answer the purpose as we'll. Moth.
ing but profound ignorance Of the laws Of physi-
ology aud pathology can excuse such an error
Only by difTusiblo stimuant cau the medicinal
constituents that TO fortify the system against
disease. or counteract diseased action, be conveyed
directly to their destination. Tho slimulant rap
idly peryadcs the animnl structure. carrying with
it TO the points where It is needed, tho required
autdote. Water will not do this. Il has, com.
Iparctivaly speaking. no propelling or diIasiYs
Ipower. Nor Is this all. Nothing but alcohol will
preserve tho medicinal property of vegetable ex-
tracts in a auid state. Nix them with water and
the compound will feTmcnt, turn sour and become
worse than valuelcss.
It is claimed that HosTETTER's BITTERs
commend themselves to tho special favor Of tho
Temperance Physician as tho Only diiTusiyo stita.
ulant which he can prescribe without danger .
uudnly exciting ,ho brain Of his patient. aud ei
creating that morbid thirst for alcohol which
doses Of unmcdicatcd spirits are so apt 10 engen-
der.
To argue with tho dogmatis,a who assert tha,
stiinulauts always unnecessary and peFhIeioas,
would be waste Of tiao. Tho mos: eminent
lights oE Medical Science have settled that ques.
ton. aud it Is not worth while 10 have eoniFo-
vcgsy with the rush light. The lcadiag champ.
0us Of temperance 10 the United States, HoTaca
Greeley among the number, have announced that
they are not Ia favor Of prohibiting tho employ
ment of sprituous liquors rs medicines.
So much for the neral claims oC the article un
der tho temperance code. Tho ground being thus
cleared aud Il Is hoped 10 the satisfaction Of every
rational champion Of sobFiety. tho specific Appli-
cation Of the BiteEs to the prevention and cure o
the ellis that acsh Is hoir comes next IN order
Persons whose livers peculiarly sensitive,
are said to DO Of a bilious habit" The morbid
influences which affect others In \ general way.
seem in their cases 20 operate directly aud main
ly upon the hillary organ. Many who thus
prOdisposed TO an overflow Of bile are subject 70
periodical attacks Of biIiouaness, accompanied by
pain in the right side, langour. pain between tbs
shoulders, gloomy feelings. and tka. pssuiiaI
tinge Of tho complexion which indicates that a
portion Of tho bio which should have passed oa
through tho bowels has been misdirrcied 70 the
yenous system, and is present in the superficial
blood vessels. To avert these symp.oms snd the
general disorder Of tho internal organs which they
involve, Il is advisable for individuals Of bilious
habit to take at least two doses o! Hos.o.,ers Bit
tcrs daily a, such times as they have reason "a
appreheud aa attack. Indeed, Rll who have d
constitutional and temperameutal tendency 10 liz
CT complaints would do we'll 10 take dose Of thi'
admirable Aptl-bious stomaehis every day.
When the great secretiyo gland il seriously disor
dered, the medicine usually rcsorted to Is mercg
~, which, uueEs administered with great eau
tion, Is infinitely dangerous than the dis
ease il Is intended 70 subduc. In large majori
ty of tho eascs treated with calomel or bIus
pill, the anti-bious and Alternative properties o
the Bittors would produce the desired effect. And
let it 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 are dilused through
tho system by means Of the purost and iniidcst o
known stimuanu.
4 Warming to OCOunIerfeftePs, an q
"a Caution to Purchasers.
No expense will be spared, no legal means O.
furnishing fraud will bo neglected in tho effort Il
prevent the counterfeting Of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters.
But scoundrelism, when its cunning and activity
arc stimulated by tho hope Of gain, Ia very ingcn
ious and Industrious. The men whose despicabl.
business it is TO simulate valuable proprietary
medicines, and who substitute therefor dangerous
or worthless preparations, arc proyerbiaIly diff
cult to catch. Most Of them have many aliases
and they fit from State to State with surprising
agility, in tho hope Of evadng the clutches of th
; law.
The proprietors of Hostetter's Stomach Bittcr
are determined, If possible, to hunt them down
Travelling agents are employed for this:purpose
and whenever an offender is detected, he is prose
cuted with the utmost rigor of the law.
No amount Of vigilance, however, can preven
the occasional introduction of limitations an,
counterfeits. The public are therefore
CAUTIONED
Not to purchase any article purporting to bc Hos
tetter's Stomach Bitters, which is not authentica
ted by the handsome Government Stamp. espe
cially engraved for the proprietors, and also b,
their superb new label with beautiful yignette
representing the conflict between Saint Georg
and the Dragon at the top, and a miniature not
of hand, signed by Hostetter & Smith, at tn
foot.
n. B.-The Genuine Bittcrs arc sold in bottle