The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-02-01
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| 1t is one Of the most remarkable facts of
his remarkable age, not that SO many
| persons are the victima of dyspepsia or in
| digestion. but its willing victims. Now,
We would not he understood to say that any
one regards dyspepsia with favor. or feels
disposed to rank it among the luxuries of
| life. Far from it. Those who have ex-
perienccd its torments would scout such an
idea. An dread It, and would gladly dis.
pense with its unpleasant familiarities
| Mark Tapley. who was Jolly under nll the
trying circumstances in which he was
! placed, never hal an attack of dyspepsia
or his jolity would have speedily forsaken
him.
OF all the multifnrious diseases to which
the human system is liable,
there is perhaps no one so
generally prevalent as dyspepsia There
are diseases more acute and painful. and
which more frequently prove fatal, but
none the effects of which are so depressing
to the mind and so positively distressing TO
the body. If there is a wretched being in
the world it is
A CONFIRMED DYSPEPTIC.
We have said that dyspepsia is perhaps
the most universal of human diseases.
This is imphatically the case in the United
States Whether this general prevalence
is due to the character of the food the
method of its preparation, or the hGsty
manner in which it is usually swallowed,
is not our province to explain. The great
feet with which we are called to deal is
This:
DYSPEPSIA PREVAILS
almost uniyei sally.
Nearly every other person you meet is a
victim an apparently willing one; were
| this not the case, why so many sufferers,
when a certain, speedy and safe remedy is
within the easy reach of all who will
avail themselves of it? But says dys-
peptic What is this remedy? to which we
reply: This great allevator of human
suffering is almost as widely known as the
| English language. It has allayel the
agonies Of thousands, and is to-day carry
comfort and encouragement to thousands
of others. This acknowledged panacea is
| note other than
! DR.. HOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS
Would you know more of the merits of
this wonderful preparation than can be
learned from the experience of others?
| Try it yourself and when it has failed to
! fulfil the assurance of its efficacy given by
the proprietor, then abandon faith in 1t.
! LET IT BE mEMBERED,
! first Of all, that HOOFLAND'S GERMAN
| BlTTERS Is - rum beverage.
They are composed wholly of the pure
juice or vital principle Of roots. This is
not mere assertion. The extracts from
which they are compounded are prepared by
one of the abest of German chemists. Their
effects can be beneficial only in all cases of
the hillary system. Hoohands German
Bittcrs stand without an equal, actirg
promptly and vigorously upon the liver;
they remove its torpidity and cause health
full secretion Of hile--thereby supplying
the stomach with the most indispensable
elements Of sound digestion in proper pro-
portions.
They purify the blood, cleansing the
vital iluid Of all hurtful impurities and SUI
planting them with the elements of genuine
hcalthiulucss.
Now, there are certain classes ot per-
sous to whom extreme BitterS are not only
unpalatablc, bat who find it impossible to
take them without positive discomfort. For
such Dr.. HOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC
has been specially prepared It is intended
for use where a slight alcoholic stimulant
is require in connection with the we'll
known Tonic properties of the pure Ger
man Bittcrs.
HOOFLANDS TONIC
acts with almost marvellous effect. II not
only stimulates the tagging and wasting
energies Int invigorates and permanently
strengthens its action upon the Liver
and Stomach thorough, perhaps less
prompt than the Bitters, when the same
quantity is taken is none the less certain.
Indigestion, BiIliousress, Physical or Ner-
vous Nrostration, Weld readily to its po-
tent influence. 1t gives the Invalid a new
and stronger hold upon life, removes de-
pressiol Of spirit. and inspires cheerful.
ness. nnf DR.. Iioofland's bcnefactions to
the human race Arc not confined to his
celebrated GERMAN -BITTERS, or his
Invaluable ToEIc. He has prepared an
othcr medicine, which is rapidly winning
its way to popular favor because Of its in
ir;nsia mctts. This is HOOFLAND'S
P0DOPHYLLiN PILLS, perfect substi-
;nte for mercury without any of mercury's 8
evil qualities.
These wonderful Pills, which are Intend
ed to act upon the Liver, are mainly com.
posed Of POdophylln, or the vital princi-
pie of the mandrake root 1t is the medi-
cnal Virtues of this health giving plant in
a perfectly pure and highly concentrated
form. The PodophylIn acts directly on
the Liver, stimulating its functi 5us and
causing it 10 make its hillary secretions in
regular and proper quantities. The inju-
rious results which invariably follow the
use Of mercury is entirely avoided by
their use. But it is not upon the Liver
only that their powers are exerted. The
! extract of Mandrake contained in them is
skillfuliy combined with four other ex-
tracts, enc Of which acts upon the stomach,
one upon the upper bowels, one upon the
lower bowels. and prevents any griping g
effect, thus producing pill that influences
the entire digestive and aiimentary system,
in an equal and harmonious manner, and
its action entirely Tree from nausea, vomit-
ing or gripping pains common to all other
purgatiyes.
Possessing these much desirable qualities
the Podophyllin becomes invaluable Gs a
FAMILY MEDICINE.
No household should be without them
They are perfectly safe, require but two
for an ordinary dose, are prompt and eff.
cient in action, and when used in connec.
ton with DR.. Iloofland's German Bitters
or Tonic, may be regarded as certain spe
cities in all cases of Liver Complaint, Dys
pepsia, or any of the disorders to which
the system is ordidarly subject. The
PODOPHYLLIN PILLS
act upon the stomach and bowels, carrying
off improper distractions, while the Bitteri
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