The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-17

NY other most OF the
XXI time Today II is
W Bew-fangled liver
OH, tomorrow some kind OF blood
purifier, and the next day something
for the stomach's sake.
This order Of things Is kept up until
the patients stomach rebels. causing
dyspepsia and perhaps infinite suffer-
Ing. Then he begins to realize the
necessity Of consulting a physician to
obtain relief from an ailmont which Is
the result OF his own lndiscretion.
There Is a great variety OF medicine
cranka One constantly cxtols the
merits Of phosphate" such as is now
sold at all soda fountains. The prcpar-
alton used In most places Is a watery
solution Of phosphorlc acid. II u an
excellent medicinal agent when prop
erly and dlsorootly used. but. Of course.
the crank does not use It In that way.
The noxt In point Of numbers Is the
calisaya crank. lie calls at his favorite
drug shop lone would Just as well say
dram shop. for an ordinary drink OF
callsaya Is the equivalent In alcoholic
strength Of a good drink OF whisky
several times daily and takes his dose
OF medicine" The immediate effect a.
pleasing. for II Is powerful stimulant.
After the effect OF the alcohol has
passed on. he does not feel quite 20 good
and suffers from that tired feeling"
and perhaps he has headache. These
symptoms are attributed to the weather
I an to- a a..
in reality they are due to the reaction
which usually follows the use Of nlro-
hollc stlmulants.
He may complain OF fullness Ia the
head or ringing In the ears. both OF
which he thinks are caused by catarrh.
when they are really caused by the
qulnlne In the elixir Of calisaya.
Another prominent species ~ the coca
crank. He Is enthusiastic In ais
recommendation OF the drug. His Ia
yorite preparation II the wine OF coca.
This compound usually consists Of
claret. sherry or other wine. ana OK
tract OF coca leaves. Each pint OF the
finished product represents about one
ounce OF the crude drug.
The preparation Is a good nerve slim
ulant but that Is not sufficient to lustl-
~ the constant use OF It rs beverage
The cocaine contained In the wine acts
an a local anacsthetic. and must oven
tually produce a stomach disorder ~ n
serious character.
The list OF popular drugs and COM
pounds IL long. and each and every
! medicine has It's advocates
The cyer-popular sarsaparllln stands
at the head OF the list It Is universally
used as blood purifier although
several medical authorities have AS
serted that the drug has no eject what
ever upon the blood
Another prominent member OF the
order Of medicine Franks IL the one who
must have spring medicine" lie
will tell you that his mother used to
give him sulphur and moieases or per-
haps sulphur and cream OF tartar every
spring, These medicines. he wisely
asserts. cool the blood"
Extract OF malt is another popular
J compound with n devoted following
Tho old-llme preparations OF this class
= are very good In the particular cases In
which they are indicated. within the
J past few months there has been an Inn
monse Increase In the number OF malt
; extracts In the market. Some OF these
; preparations are good. others are bad
while stlll others may be classed as In
, different.
3 Al all events, they make good sub
q stltute for Sunday beer. or perhaps on,
might better say ale, for the alcohol,
? strength OF most OF these EXTRACTS" Il
equivalent TO that OF ordinary stronl
l beer or mixed ale"
r Rather a pronounced variety Of tn,
medicine crank Is the one who has &
I prescription for vegetable blood pur
Q iher." which he always takes pains L
I inform one was originally compounded
by his or someone else's grandmother
The compound Is invariably a decoc
ton OF dandelion, sarsaparllla, yellow
dock. prlckly ash. burdock, comfrey an,
numerous other roots.
I Still lanothor and very important sub
h Jet Is the mineral water crank. III
J. drinks mineral waters with the great
J; est freedom, regardless OF the mediclna
- properties OF their ingredients
4 This particular crank goes to Sara
\ toga during the season, Starting on
y In the morning, he makes the roundi
r Of the different springs. First he take
n a glass or two OF a strong iron water
= then he walks to the next spring an,
+ takes drink OF water In which a soda
= salt predominates. His next drinl
;, probably consists OF natural solution
= OF still other chemicals
y When he reaches his hotel he com
G plains OF stomach disturbance. whlol
e may be followed by an attack OF aeut'
Is gastrltls. usually OF severe form
Sometimes Il Ii fatal.
That the waters OF Saratoga are yalu
able from a medicinal standpoint la
., been proven. That they are capabl
d OF causing much Injury when excos
Il siyely and iniudiciously used by IN
medicine crank has also been proved
To treat popular medicines with dis
% arrangement is not the object OF thl
n article, II Is Intended rather for ~
l. purpose OF pointing out the dangers O