The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-04-10
HosTETTER's BITTERs.
[Daily Cincinnati Commercial, Sept 3, 1851
MrDrcAn Properties or

. BEVERAGE, and that II Is entirely free from |
the attributes which create and foster . passion |
for stimulaEts, aud which belong to all the dis
titled and formcnted liquors Of commerce. It's al-
coholie element 10 derived from sound rye, grain
which, according TO thetestmony of the most dis.
tngushed analytical chemists, yields o more
wholesome spirit than any other known substance
But tho quintesscnco Of rye employed In the man
ufacturc Of the Bittors, must not be confoundod
with the rye-spirit sold in tho market as Bourbon
and Monongahcla Whisky. Tho very best brands
Of those liquors procured for hospital use, and
preferred by tho medical stalls Of the army and
navy to any other liquor, are not 10 be compared
In excelcncy with the article used in tho eoncoc-
tion Of tho great stomachic. II is subjected In
the first instance to process which deprives II Of
the pungent and aerid elements proved by chem
cal tcss TO exist in even what arc deemed tho Gn-
est imported and domestic Spirits and, after being
thus purified, is kept on hand long enough 10 give
It meiowness before being medIeated. The chief
virtue Of tho preparation Is not. however. in It's
spirituous basis. but In tho juices Of the tonic,
nperlen corrective and anti bilious vegetable pro-
ducts so largely intsrmixed With Il.
Perhaps II may be urged that IL they impart 10
the alcoholic fluid les preventive and remedial
qualities, water imprcgnated with the same ingro-
dienis would answer the purpose as we'll. Meth
Ing but profound ignorance Of the laws Of physl.
oleSv aud pathology can excuse such an error.
Only by difusible stimalanl can the medicinal
constituents that TO forsify the system against
disease, or countsraet diseased action be conveyed
directly 10 their destination. The ssimuiant rap
idly psrvadss the animal structure. carrying With
Il to the points whero Il Is needed, the required
Rntidolo. Water will not do this II has com.
paretivRiy speaking. propelliug or difusvs
power. Nor IL this all. Nothing bat alcohol will
preserve tho medicinal property Of vegetable ex-
tracts In 9 auId state. Mix them with water and
the compound will fermsnt, turn sour and become
worse than Vaiuslsss.
1t Is claimed that HosTETTER's DITTERS
commend themselves to the special favor Of the
Temperance Physician As the only diGusive stina-
uiAnt which hs prescribe without danger Of
anduly exciting the brain Of his patient. and Of
creating that morbid thirst for alcohol which
doses Of unmedieated spirits are 50 apt 10 engen.
der.
To argue with the dogmatisls Who asssr. that
ssimuiants sFs always unnecessary and psrnieioas
would be waste Of time. The most eminent
lights of Medical Science have settled that auss-
tion. and IL Is not worth While 10 have eontFo.
TsEsy with the rush light. The leading ehampi.
ons Of temperance In the United States, Horace
Greeley among the number, have announced that
they arc not IN favor Of prohibiting the employ.
ment Of spiEituons liquors as medicines.
So maeh for the moral claims Of The article un-
der the temperance code. The ground being thus
cleared aud Il 10 hoped to the satisfaction Of svery
rational champion Of sobristy. tho specific appli-
cation Of the BlsFs TO the prevention and cure Of
the 'is that Gesh l. heIE TO-" comes next in order
Persons whose liVsFs are peculiarly sensitive
are said 10 be Of = "biiioHs habit" The morbid
influences which affect others Ia a general w.v
seem IN their eases 70 operate directly and main
y upon the hillary organ. Many who are thus
psedisposed To overflow Of bile are subject 70
periodical attacks Of hiIIousress, accompanied BY
pain Ia tho right side, langour, pain between The
shoulders, gloomy feelings. and that peculiar
tIngs OF the complexion which indicates Tia. I.
portion Of the bile which should have passed Of
through the bowels has been misdirecsea 20 the
venous syslem, ard is present In tho superhoial
blood vessets. To avert these symptoms. and the
general disorder Of the internal organs which thew
involve, II Is adviaablo for individuals Of bilious
habit TO take a. lsns. two doses OF Hostettsrs Bill,
teFs daily at sneh times as they have reason 10
appFebend an attack. Indeed, all who have \
constitutional and temperamentaI tendency 10 liy
eF complaints would do well to take dose Of this
admirable AntI.bilous stomaehic every day.
When the great secTetive gland is seriously disor.
dsrcd, the medicine usually resortcd TO Is mercu.
~, which, uuless administered with great can.
ton, Is infinitely more dangerous than the dis.
case u Is intended 10 sabdne. In large maiori-
~ Of the eases treated with calomeI or blue
pill, the anti-bious aud alternative properties ol
the Bitters would produce the desired effect. And
let it be borne in mind that whereas mercury in
every shape IL an insidious poison, the medienal
ingredients Of this preparation consist exclusively
Of vegetable extracts, which arc dlfEascd through
the system by means Of the purcst and mildest Of
|, known stimulanls.
A Warming 20 COunGerfeIters. and
Caution 20 Purchasers.
} No expense will be spared, no legal means OF
Furnishing fraud will be neglected, In tho effort "a
prevent the countorfeiting Of Hostetter's Stomach
I Differs.
But scoundFelism, when It's cunning aud activity
arc stimulated by tho hope Of gain, Is very ingen
, ious and industrious. The men whose despicabl,
business 1t Is 10 simulate valuable proprietar,
: medicines, and who substitute therefor dangerout
or worthless preparations, are proyerbially din
! cult to catch. Most Of them have many aliases
and they fit from State to State with surprising
agility in the hope Of evadng the clutches Of th,
: law.
The propretors Of Hostettor's Stomach Bittcr
are determined, IL 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
tho occasional Introduction Of limitations an,
countcrfeits. The public nre therefore
. CAUTIONED
! Not to purchase any article purporting to be Hos
letters Stomach Biters, which is not authentica
: ted by the handsome Government Stamp, eape
cially engraved for the proprietors, and also b
/ their superb label with a beautiful vignetts
> representing tho conflict between Saint Georg
and the Dragon at the top, and miniature not
. of hand, signed by HOstctter q Smith, at th
I foot.
N. B.-The Genuine Bittcrs arc sold in bottle
only. All persons who pretend to sell the artcl
by the gallon or barrel are imposters and the stu
J. they offer Is o worthless and probably poisonou
Is counterfeit.