Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-30
A Talk with a Surgeon.

Talking few days ago with one OF our
most distinguished surgeons, one of cur
writer's said to him:
"DOctor, what's the matter with our
people nowadays, that so many OF them
are complaining about their livers? 1t
seems 10 me that half the people l meet
have their livers out OF order"
''YOur estimate is a very light one"
said the doctor. "Probably 70 per cent.
of the people have livers which are not
doing their work fully and properly. You
can see 1t for yourself in various degrees
of signs on the skin or In the eyes. No
tice it, all the way from the satfrOn-col-
Ored skin and eyeballs Of the thoroughly
jaundced victim of liver complaint to the
slightly-pimpled face of the young lady
whose waist is too tightly laced, and
who is providing her liver into such mar
row quarters that it has not half chance
to work"
"Wen," said our correspondent, "what
is the most general cause of what we call
liver cOmplaintW
"The causes" responded our eminent
medical friend, ''are as many as the di-
versities of the disorder. Prominent
among them you may mention greasy
food, lack OF proper exercise and ventila-
ton, and irregularity in eating. The
liver is wonderful organ. 1t has to do
its work in the dark. No process OF sur
gerry can reach 1t while in the living body.
All the blood must pass rapidly through
it, to be cleansed of impurities. There
are great tubes and small ones in the liver
some so exceedingly small that they
cannot be seen except with the micrOs-
cope. If any of these become clOgged,
there are at once some imperfecJiOns in
the grand system Of filtration. When the
liver is out Of order, the bile, which
ought to 90 In proper directions on it's
mission of usefulness, goes astray and
wanders into the circulation, and tells its
tale of mischief in the yellow tinge It
gives the skin. The healthy skin is rosy
and life-life. The skin which has lost its
rosy hue, and looks as II it had been
tanned or WAS going to be, telling it's
story Of disordered liver and corrupted
blood"
but, doctor, you say that no surgical
operation can reach the liver. What is
to be done for the 70 livers out Of 100which
you say are disOrderedW
"My dear sir, happily we do not need
surgery for this organ. There is a better
and easier way Of reaching the difficulty.
You want TO enrich the enfeebled and cor
rupted blood, ana for that you need iron.
You want TO administer tonic to tone
up the system and 10 invigorate the liver
so as to renew It's diligence in the work Of
sitting the impurities out of the blood. OF
course, you know that there are all sorts
OF preparations which claim to do this
work. But be careful what you use.
There is a capital iron preparation which
is made I'm Baltimore, and is the best
know OF, for IL does its work without pro-
ducing constipation or headache. The
trouble with most of the iron prepara-
tiOns is that they do mischief in these di-
rections. My position as a professional
man makes me careful in speaking of any
proprietary article. But may mention
that this article IS Browns Iron Bit
ters.'V
"Why, that's the great popular tonic
that the people are all talking about"
"And well may they talk about it, for H.
Is good thing"
Sauntering away in the direction Of
SpringrOYe avenue, and looking at the
new improvements In that direction, lac
stopped for lunch at the Springrove Ex-
change restaurant, and WAS waited on by
its proprietOrs, Mr.. and Mrs. j. &. NcGee.
To these good people he began 10 talk on
the subject which was uppermOst IN his
mind. He found that they had both been
afflicted with liver complaint, and had
both found their way out OF 10.
Said Mrs. MCGEE: 81 had liver COM
plant for five or six years, and kidney
trouble. too. About year ago I began
using Browns Iron Bitters, and then ]
got well. ! have had no trouble since. /
took three or four bottles Of this medicine.
Some OF my friends have taken II, and 1t
has done them great deal Of good"
Said Mr. McGee' 81 have been taking
It, too; and am taking IL yet, for did not
begin as soon as my wife did. II has
done me much good, and / believe IL is the
right thing tor people who have any liver
or kidney troubles"
There are two cases OF cure, right be-
fore our eyes.
Tho efficacy OF this popular medicine IL
not confined ~ any one section, but Is Bc-
knowledged the country over. Here are
some Of the results OF us use right here at
home:
Miss Emma c. Duggan, River street,
near Farm, says;
II can heartily recommend Browns
Iron Bitters ne irst-class tonic. 1 gained
nearly % pOunde while using one dozen
bottles, and my health. which had been
yery poor, g. now excellent"
Miss Annie Benken, No. 10 William
street, says
~ was suffering with severe case OF
neuralgia and found no relief except IN
Browns Iron Bitters."
summer Complaint
cured and Immediately relieved BY Dur