Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-10-31
MODERN PRESCRIBING
Doctors Methods Better Than
They We're Years Ago
THE PATIENTS LOT ALSO MUCH
IMPROVED.
Large Doses Of Nauseating Medicine
No Longer Necessary.

Our forefathers did not have such a
delightful time after all. just think of
the round about way they were obliged
to accomplish many things that are
done by us every day, almost without
thought, by means of modern inven.
tions. Then think of what happened
to them when they were sick. Lucky
was the man who was not pounced up.
on by a doctor and often literally bled
to death
That was only starter of what was
soon to follow. Long, deep draughts
brewed from horrible-tasting herbs
were continually administered. Rene
dies without number, each worse than
the other, followed quickly. No won.
der so many of our ancestors died
young. No wonder life insurance sta.
tistics show that we come from short.
| lived race.
II is in medicine like everything else.
The day of barbarism in treatment is
nearly over. No longer does the doe.
tor deprive the patient of his very
life's blood right at a time when he
needs every particle of strength. No
longer does he compel the poor sufferer
to absorb untold amounts of barks,
herbs and mineral solutions right at a
time when nature should be left to her.
self to straighten out what might only
be slight arouble.
The modern physician knows that he
can administer the vital principles of
his remedies in concentrated form.
You do not find your doctor brewing a
tea, or asking you to chew huge quan.
titles of Cinchona Bark, where Quine is
necessary. No longer does he admins
ter a bolus of Opium to deaden pain.
Not much. A hypodermic syringe
charged with active principles of
opium; morphine does the work better
and does not do as much damage for
nature to repair.
Right on this line comes news of a
recent discovery that will undoubtedly
prove TO be the most valuable one vet
made. 1t is that of Vinol, which is
nothing more nor less than concen.
trated extract of the active medicinal
principles found in the liver of the live
cod.
The above explanation is about all
that is necessary TO give one, in order
that he may understand the full value
of the discovery. Every one knows the
use for which cod liver oil has been.
Every one knows its Objectionable fea.
lures. Every one realizes that there
are many cases of wasting diseases
that could have been cured by the use
Of cod liver oil, had it been possible TO
administer the obnoxious remedy; but
oyery one ooes not know that when
they are taking cod liver oil in its old
form, they were absorbing into their
system n vast amount of vile-smeling,
misunderstanding grease that was ab-
s,lutely iowerless of doing them any
good, hut wlIe simply taking it be.
cause it was vehicle that conveyed
the peculiar medicinal principles that
it was the Intention Of the doctor 10
give them.
Here is where the new discovery will
benefit the world. These principles,
separated from the fat and all other
unnecessary features, dissolved in a de.
licious table wine, can now be admins.
tered even TO the most declicate pa.
tient without It's being apparent that
cod liver oil or anything connected
with it is being taken. The greater
strength Of the new preparation will
also enable the patient TO receive "A
greater amount Of necessary medicine
than was possible 10 administer be.
fore. The consequences will be that
the good for which the medicine is de-
sired will be accomplished in a much
quicker time. The harm that was
formerly caused 10 stomachs already
weakened by disease will be entirely
avcrted. and the result win be that
Vinol in but a few years will entirely
supersede, as a medicine, cod liver oil