The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-06-27

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wooden jpa a. the spripg back % 40 barn,
hli a ,sith std water Sns bong 4 . me.
qhictl lrOh, nnAksa, ntah unwilling else /
you ash III dos you know what missus and
doctor said NO water, 10 wafer " ABE, I
yJs 10, W yoa deTt ma ' hve, I'll shoot
dad" rAfier delihsptingf prp moment,
ht Siy& "Mttta, | ~ flwn brought
him. lie drank his hll. BY morning every
drop was gone. The fever broke. lie feli
into a quiet, peaceful sleep-soon restored 70
hs g .A9 y. ~. sr''l 'As" rf'sg one told
such examples as these finally changed the
present system Of treating fevers. In this
specific disease common sense Is at last master
o. the situation. But Row about the entire
catalogue Of nearly every other disease known
such as bilious disorders, liver complaints.
dyFpopsie, female weakness, pains in the side.
stomach, bach, shoulders and muscles, period
ical and life-long sick hes1achss, constipation,
hilious diarrhca, billion cohc, neuralgia.
rheumatism, kidney d|liculfiea paralysis, IL.
regular action Of the heart, neftousness, liver
coughs---ofien taken for nsumption-period.
ical drunkenness; and more Specially the
dreaded scourge, malaria. .ath As intermil-
tent, remittent, bilious. typhoid and. scarlet
fcvers, fever aud ague, ague eahe, niplarial
fever, and the yearly visitation Of yellow fever
in the South, sill more violent fctm Of
malaria.
The above embnces hong list, and the
unrchecting mind would naturally Be- slow IN
accepting ali these as proceeding from the
great cause-siomach and liver. ..
weask the question: 'Do you remember
Of ever suffering with any Of the above
named symptoms while you had a sound
stomach and lverf" Ask your neighbor the
same question.
But little change or advancement in the old
practice has been shown during the last 400
years IN the treatment Of all these diseases
which are, with the rarest exceptions. the
outgrowth Of deceased stomach and a torpid
liver, the last being consequence Of the
first. Yet they are all treated specially, as M
they were distinct diseases proceeding from
some other cause than those I have jus,
named. These are generally treated with
some OF the following so-called medicines;
Mercury or calomel--a deadly and insidious
poison. which has 6Iled the world with hu-
man wrecks; once taken into the system II
never ceases 10 rack and poison the sufferer
until death steps in to relieve him. Arsenic
"A deadly mineral poison, but often used.
Strychnine Of grain will kill a
dog in half a minute, and one grain will in
stantly destroy human life think Of admins
tering such a medicine as that for fever
and ague aud biliousness. II is done daily,
however Bismuth - this corrosive metal
poison is becoming a favorite for the treat
ment Of disease. II deposits itself in the
bones as lead does, and entails permanent
symptoms Of poisoning. Quinine this drug
Is much relied on by the profession. But we
deny that Il has curative powers. II excites
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helps to resist the shock for the time being.
IL helps the patient over bad spell, but il
will not eradicate poison.
The curse Of quinine is, as you all know,
thai It's continued use establishes an abnormal
condition Of the liver, kidneys, aud stomach,
tending to congestion, irritation. torpidity, en-
gorgement and final positive impairment.
Who that has ever used this drug freely did
not ind an increased quantity needed for each
succeeding dayl As a consequence, deafness
and want Of memory fastened in the system
also feelings Of horror and wretchedness, but
little short OF misery personi6ed, Such prac-
tee is disereditable to the medical faculty.
The theory Of poison to cure poison is falla-
cious, and can not be borne out in any illus
tration in nature. As well might we say ben
zine is an antidote Of FIRE; or another bite Of
the dog win cure hydrophobia-not the hair
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