The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-07
bnttermalk A Hist From the
Doctor.

Yes. Just plain, everyday buttermilk
is what I mean. -.
Perhaps you don't appreciate what
q blessing you have In this often de-
spised ..'stufH." But II you knew
more Of lis virtues, less of Il would 60
into the pig-trough and more into
your stomach.
Buttermilk I Why, bless yonr heart,
II freely used 1t Will save more doc
tors bills than you can dream Of. In
the interest Of my profession must
not proclaim its remarkable benefits
too loudly, lest more sensible people
take advantage Of the knowledge than
I now believe possible, and hence
work mischief to my income.
But dot,t mind limiting to the
readers Of the Three F's that butter
milk IL one Of the very best dyspepsia
cures. II your appetite is gone, II
food doesn't digest well, II 1t sours on
your stomach and q sick headache
follows, why, just let all foods alone
and live on good, rich buttermilk for
q few days. Then see what happens !
Well, would rather board you o
week than o month afterward. A saw
mill would scarcely be more voracious
than that same rebelliuus stomach ef
yours. And how IL does clear the co''-
webs from ones mind, refurbishing
the thinking apparatus in . marvellous
way.
And that old liver, that has failed
to work satisfactorily so long, what Q
"humpn 1t will get on itself II treated
to gallon OF buttermilk every day for
q week or more. That lame back, too,
gets pretty supple on buttermilk diet.
Kidneys? Why, buttermilk Is na-
ture's very own remedy for those Or
gans whether only sluggish or actually
Impaired. Pain In small Of your back,
eh? Diabetis yes, even Bright's
disease Of the kidneys; 1t greatly i'm
proves these conditions. Did you say
'too freQcent" or not often enough
Just the same-buttermilk, only plen.
~ Of II.
For rheumatism why, 1t Is the
grandest medicine you ever heard OF,
whether tho trouble Is acute or
chronic.
And the remarkable thing about
buttermilk is that IL Is Just as good
whether fresh out Of the churn, sour
from the pan, cold from the cellar or
hot Off the stove! Yes, sir IL Is fine,
anyway you can get It. 1fyou have
q bad cold just Try quart-a quart of
IL. mind you; no little teacup Of 1t -
then another hot quart. and 30 on un.
til your cold Is gone. Won't take long
snd you won't have to "wear of" the
the remedy when you are well.
Law.zee, how / used TO drink II
when burning with fever from ''chills"
years ago! And what . lots of good
IL did me-when I was much younger
than now. How IL all comes to me
now. was . ''soger boy" then. one
Of Uucle Samuel's chosen. just
couldn't 60 another step on that march
beyond that cabin on the "wire road"
Didn't care II every Johnny was after
me! Just lay down on that porch and
nearly shook my bones out OF me.
Then came the raging fever. Well.
that dear old Confederate mother just
brought me q whole bucket of butter
milk, :snd sat right by me and gave
me all wanted. / have blessed that
dear old heart for her practical kind
ness hundreds of times! That set me
to thinking on the subject, and In my
forty years OF pretty active practice
buttermilk has been q greater sheet
anchor In the cure OF diseases than you
believe.
How do 1 explain It? / dOn't-and
/ almost hear the editor of the +. +.
F., say "rime's up" But ! will, II
you ask him.