Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-07-16

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w new-fangled liver
pill, 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 ailment which is
the result of his own indiscretion.
There is a great variety OF medicine
cranks. One constantly extols the
merits of phosphate" such as Is now
sold at all soda fountains. The prepar-
alton used in most places is watery
solution of phosphoric acid. 1t Is an
excellent medicinal agent when prop
erly and discreetly used, but OF course,
the crank does not use it in that way.
The next in point Of numbers is the
calisaya crank. He calls at his favorite
drug shop Zone would just as well say
dram shop, for an ordinary drink OF
calisaya is the equivalent in alcoholic
strength Of a good drink of whisky
several times daily and takes his dose
of medicine" The immediate effect Is
pleasing. for it is a powerful stimulant.
| After the effect of the alcohol has
passed off, he does not feel quite so sood
and suffers from that tired feeling
and perhaps he has headache. These
symptoms are attributed to the weather
or to something that he has eaten, when
in reality they are due to the reaction
which usually follows the use OF AFRO
holic stimulants.
He may complain of fullness in the
head or ringing in the ears, both or
which he thinks are caused by catarrh,
when they are really caused by the
quinine in the elixir of calisaya.
Another prominent species Is the coca
crank. He is enthusiastic in MS
recommendation of the drug. His ia
vorite preparation is the wine Of coca
This compound usually consists OF
claret, sherry or other wine, and ex-
tract of coca leaves. Each pint OF the
finished product represents about one
ounce of the crude drug.
i The preparation is good nerve slim
l
| fy the constant use of it as beverage
The cocaine contained in the wine acts
as a local anaesthetic, and must even
tually produce stomach disorder Of ;
serious character.
The list of popular drugs and com
pounds is long, and each and ever.
medicine has it's advocates.
The ever-popular sarsaparilla stand
at the head of the list. 1t is universally
: used as blood purifier although
1 several medical authorities have as
t serted that the drug has no effect what
ever upon the blood. ts ~tEE
a Another prominent member Of tn
I order of medicine cranks is the one VIII
e must have Spring medicine" H
t will tell you that his mother used
: give him sulphur and mc;sases or pei
: haps sulphur and cream of tartar ever
J, spring. These medicines, he wisel
e asserts, "cool the blood"
e Extract of malt is another popula
e compound with a devoted following
: The old-lime preparations OF this elias
i are very good in the particular cases
= which they are Indicated. Within tt
8 past few months there has been an in
# mense increase in the number Of ma
IS extracts in the market. Some of thei
Is preparations are good, others are ba
e while still others may be classed as il
;e different.
l. At all events, they make good su
s. stitute for Sunday beer or perhaps Of
r. might better say ale, for the alcohol
e strength Of most OF these EXTRACTS"
s. equivalent to that Of ordinary stro,
ID beer or mixed ale."
E. Rather pronounced variety of Il
lg medicine crank is the one who has
ct prescription for a vegetable blood pu
re ifier," which he always takes pains
OF inform one was originally compound
s. by his or someone else's grandmoth'
10 The compound is invariably deco
ton Of dandelion, sarsaparilla, yellt
dock, prickly ash. burdock, comfrey a
numerous other roots.
I'd Still lanother and very important ST.
CHI ject is the mineral water crank.
Is, drinks mineral waters with the gre.
g.: est freedom, regardless Of the mediciI
J." properties Of their Ingredients.
ed This particular crank goes to Sa,
A toga during the season. Starting Z
'ly in the morning, he makes the roun
H. Of the different springs. First he tai
I'm glass or two Of strong iron wat
At then he walks to the next spring a
OIL takes a drink of water In which q so;
Dr. salt predominates. His next dri
lie. probably consists Of natural soluti
his Of still other chemicals.
ky When he reaches his hotel he co
me plains Of a stomach disturbance. VIII
the may be followed by an attack of &C
les gastritis, usually of a severe fol
Sometimes 1t Is fatal.
That the waters Of Saratoga are va
able from a medicinal standpoint
Ire. been proven. That they are capa
lad Of causing much injury when exc
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