The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-07-03
HOsTETTER's BlTTERs.
DEAD, THINK, AND DECIDE.

tions" were the only medicines In use, find little
favor with the medical profession Of tho present
day. Yet at that early period Of the worlds his
tory the ordinary term Of human life was at least
eight times longer than II ID now. It ID, therefore
manifeat that the stamina Of man has seriously
declined In tho lapse of ages.
It Ia significant faet that during this progress
OF human degeneration and decay, nm immense
number Of powerful polsons have been introduced
inte the medical repertoire, while the mild, yeget
able system Of treatment, exclusively prncticcd
when the world was young, has been In great
measure abandoned by the medical profession
This Is n curious eoeidence, and IL suggests the
possibility of direct connection between the
physical deterioration Of the species aud the
wholesale administration Of dendly mineral and
othe- drugs. II may well be doubted whether the
mineral sails and oxydes. and the no less danger
ous alkaloids, which chemistry has added to the
pharmacop@a. have not destroyed more than NIL
the diseases they have been prescribed TO euro.
One thing, at least. Is certain viz: That the
erage term Of human existence has been fearfuy
shortened since tho days when the vegetable
Kingdom was the only medical dispensafy known
| ia mankind.
The truth is-and sensible people are becoming
more alive to- 1t every day--that the world ia over.
doetorcd. The principals Of medication arc sim
pie but they have been 80 bofogged by seeluiesli-
ties. 80 mystihed by professional verhage. that
one half the community fancy they neither
be interpreted nor applied except by persons who
have been taught 20 clothe the living truths Of
science In the dead languages. II Is mol to the
Intercss Of .'the Faculty" that tho theory and
practice of medicine should be pifed aud pop
ulnrixrd. aud. thefetore. the public conceive but
little light On the subject IRON that quarter.
! Lo prevent crime ia one Of tho great ends Of
civil las, and 90 prevent disease should 70 Of
the grand objects Of medicinal science. II IL bet
ter 10 protee, than to cure. aud much easier. Vital
power IL the natural antagonist ot all tho iniu-
cnees that initiate against hsalth--whetbor they
exis, in the mir We breathe, Ia the wafer we drink
ia the objects With which we come in contact, or
IN oarsulyes. Without suilieieney of this resist
ans principal there can 30 reasonable hope of
eEeariug prevailing epidgmees CT Of eujgyias
even under the tnost favorable external citeuta
Stances. immunity iron slekncss aud pain.
how shalt deficiency in physical aud eonssllu.
sioaal sisor be snppIisd7 Instructed by ,he ex-
/ perienee OF twenty years. and sustained by The
testimony of thousands of individuals Vt both sexes
hail,ng fron ali parts of the world. reply II ~
Iioste.tefs Stomach Iitters Is the only medicine
that be sally Fc,ted oa - protective and pre-
tentative TOME and alternative in all climates aud
under all contingencies. With a system strength
ensd and fortified by The Of tise lnvigofate no
cue who possesses common prudence need fear the
effects of malaria. Il l. the best safeguard against
infection and eoniasiuo at rsssent knowa. II
produeees appetite; IL promotes digestion /, pre-
vents constipation IL regulates tie aow ul bile Il
strengthens lhe it FufiGes tbs animal Ga.i
Il eltana the hFasp aud she vehicle of ,ls iayd-
leinal properties beips purs diGasible stiuuaai
their influences is extended to ctsry portion Of tle
system. Mere aleh"ie slimeiaats. though admin.
issFsd largely In medical practice. Got ia them.
selves tasd.e,nes but they ptsvaJe the whole or
! gantzatiuH moTe certainly aaI swiftly shan any
| isinf. else that eaa be gisen. They are quickly
I stees mp By she absotbenss. std there u MT
abeF Of tho body between lbe crown oF the Laed
aud tue sale Of tho fsos which Is exempted from
their uluepee. Hence spiri.ons siimalan. Is The
hes, medium Tor conveying 10 al the organs and
tuetabers of feeble disortierrd syssen the
means whereby that sy,tem Is To be recruited and
regulated 1, II fgF this purpose that The alcoholic
elemehi is used In the preparation Of Iios;eser's
Stomach EigteEa. ii l. simply the instrument or
vehicle by which the medicinal virtues nf the prep
agaiions arc carried 10 their objective poiass and
rendered active.
| The great objection to ordinary tones. with an
alcoholic basis Il. that the spirit used is impure
TIE charge IL true. and The objections 10 them
founded on this cause are rational and Just. The
poison of adulserated liquor eouneracta the effect
of any sanaiiye vegetable juices or extracts with
which they are combined. and hence the worse
prescribed by physicians. They are ali. without
exception made OF infer or alcohol. aud seven
eights Of them positively deleterious. Hosiet.
tcr's Bisters entirely exempt from this serious
drawback. The difushle stimulent employed in
their preparation is rye spirit absolutely pure II
is reeihcd and tested until It is found be utterly
| free rom volatile oil, or any other unwhncsomc
ingredient. and Il Is believed that there is other
proprietary medicine in existence which Is manu-
fuctured with such conscientious care with r, gard
to all its cotnponents as Hostettcrs BltteFs. Most
t0nies arc powerful excitants but this preparation
| i not an cxeitant at nil. On the contrary. 1t
soothes and calm the nerves. and Is a delightful
apodync ms we'll as an uncqualed stomach.c and
alternative.
It is almost unnecessary to call the attention of
dyspeptics to medicine which is everywhere re-
recognized as the standard specific for Indigestion
In every town in the United States which contains
Il drug store or a store in which drugs sold, II
is known ns a remedy for stomach complaints Of
every class, from simple aatucncy Up 10 the most
obstinate chronic torpidity Of that most important
organ. It's anti-blious properties also uni
versaiy understood and appreciated, and in the
West and Southwest the old Z" Ague cures " have
been generally abandoned. and this real chola-
goCuc-which actually breaks up intermittent
fcyers within n week after the first dose has been
Etakcn--adopted in their stead. In the intermit-
tent fevers, so common in malarious districts dur
ing the fall Of the year. Ii has proved equally cf-
icacious. and it may be truly said that it COM
bin in IN equal degree the qualities Of Tcstora-
tive and preventative.
| It is not alleged that IIostetter's Filters are an
infnlable panacea for oil bodily Ills There never
was such a wonder. and there never will be. But
that the tonu is the lost efcaeious and purest in
use that it is the best existing safeguard against
the miasBa that geneartos epidemic fcvers and
bowl complaints; that Is genuine remedy for
ldyspepsa, billi0usness, and Indigestion, in all
their forms. and that its popularity las attesed by
its sales and the testimonials in its favor from all
parts of the Western Hemisphere) exceed that of
any other proprietary medicine on this aide of the
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