New-York tribune., 1869-03-17

THE STOMACH-PENALTIEs FOR ABUSING
i It's FUNCTIONS. INDIGESTlON-lTs PRE-
vENTIoN AND CURE.--Sir Ashley Cooper, the
famous English surgeon, once said that no man
ought to be aware, from his sensations, that ne
had a stomach Alas how many thousands OF
Americans are painfully and almost incessantly
reminded of the existence of that crgan! DE-
Franklin,s Conversation with the GOut" was
not accompanied by more unpleasant twlnges
than are experienced by countless host OF
dyspeptics every day.
In many desperate cases the sufferers nave
chiefly themselves to blame. The digestive
apparatus is not composed of gutta percha, or
of horn, but of delicate integuments; and 1t
ought, inasmuch as it supplies tho whole body
with nourishment to receive some degree OF
consideration. But it seldom does The stom-
ach is not unfrequently treated with the most
irrational ingratitude; and if it avenges It's
abuses by torturing the abuser, the verdict oil
impartial justice must be, "Served him right"
But, although it is easy enough to superln-
duce indigestion by deliberately violating the
hygienic laws which animals, without the GIT
of reason, instnctively observe, the mere re-
turn TO q more regular and rational course OF
life seldom, if ever, cures the evil. The tone
of the stomach must be restored; and diet and
regimen will not of themselves effect this OBJ
iect. The only sure resource in such cases
and very pleasant and palatable resource 1t
isis Hostetters Stomach Bittcrs
Indigestion, in its chronic phase of Dyspep-
sia, is believed to be more prevalent IN the
United States than in any other country; and
though often brought on by reckless disre-
gard of the condition upon which perfect as
similaton of the food is taken into the stom-
ach depends, is also referable to many
other causes. Grief and anxiety, lack
of proper exercise, inOrdnate toll,
excessive mental application, exposure
to sudden alterations of heat or cold, in
sufficient or unwholsOme diet, the exhalatiOns
from marshy lands the efiuvia from unclean
streets and over-crowded dwellings, and what
ever else tends to depress the vital energies,
has tendency to paralyze the organs OF di-
gestion. These are evils inseparable from the
lot of thousands and since this is the case,
common prudence dictates that their effects
should if possible, be guarded against by re-
enforcing and reinvigorating the wonderful
mechanical and chemical apparatus which
furnishes sustenance to every part Of the sys-
TEN. IF the stomach is wrong, all is wrong
1t would be as reasonable to expect watch
with an injured main spring to keep true time,
as to suppose that any of the functions OF the
body. can go on regularly and healthfully when
the stomach is out OF order.
1t is obvious therefore, that the grand object
of all persons whose avocations are unfavor-
able to health, or who are subjected, from any
Il. frHn
should be to increase the vigOr and activity OF
the great assimilating. DEMONSTRATING organ.
No tonic has yet been discovered which accom-
plishes this object so certainly, so rapidly, so
safely, and so agreeably as HostetteI's Stomach
Btters. BY timely resort to this pure medi-
Gated stimulant, Dyspepsia may always be pre-
vented, and by its persistent use that affecting
disease may always be cured. The assertion has
been made that it is incurabe. This is an un-
mitgatgd and cruel falsehoOd. Let no dyspeDtic
believe il for a moment An unbrOken chain
of afirmatory testimony, extending over Pc
rod of seventeen years, proves, beyond
shadow of doubt, that HOstetter's Stomach
Btters are specific for Dyspepsia in its vari-
Gus types, and even when hereditary and con-
stitutional. The record is open TO all who
CDOOSb lo CDnSuft IT, anu liic IlNb VI NitlCHoCo
comprises hundreds of individuals of the high
est standing in society, against whose trustwOr-
thiness no cayiler will venture to wag finger.
The famous Vegetable Stomachic differs in
one important regard from every other before
the public. 1t is not an irritant 1t does not,
like the fiery tinctures Of the Pharmacopeia,
excite the nervous system. On the contrary, its
effect is to calm physical irritation while it
cheers Its effect upon the coats OF the stomach
is balsamic, not Inilammatory, and 1t does not
unduly stimulate either the heart or the brain.
Finally, it is the one thing needful for the
prevention and cure of indigestion, and nothing
will supply its place. The Btters are a regu-
lating medicine. The excretory organs are the
safety valves of the system. Through the
bowels the pores, and the kidneys are dis
charged the refuse of the materials which sus-
tain, strengthen, and renew that wonderful
piece of animated mechanism, the human body. |
Ii is therefQre obvious that, if the bowels do
not perform their allotted tasks efficiently, the |
of the system, which is AS i'm |
portant as its sustentation, must be imperfectly
done. The intestnes are the waste-pipes of
the animal structure, and you might as well
expect a city TO be healthy with its sewers
clogged up or in ruins, as hope for strength
and vigOr in the human physique when its
main discharging organs are in an unnatural
condition.
Constipation, bilious, collie, cholera morbus
dyscntery, inflammation of the bowels, and in
deed, all intestinal diseases however different !
in their types and symptoms, have their
primary source in n want Of tone in the mem
brane which lines the alimontary and eX-
crotorv nossores The irritation which produces |