Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-01

lne celebrated LIT. ADernethy OF
London was firmly of the opinion
that disorders of the stomach were
the most prolific souce of human
ailments in general. A recent medi-
cal writer says every feeling, emo
ton and affection reports at the
stomach Through the system OF
nerves. and the stomach is affected
accordingly. 1t is the vital center OF
the body ;" He continues,
so we may be said to live by land
he might well have said through the
stomach" He goes on to show that
the stomach is the vital center of the
body. He says "the function of di-
gestion in its several stages is to pre-
pare the food in forms which are
suitable to be added to the struc-
ture, meaning the structure of our
bodies. He continues, every phys
ical action from simple breathing,
thinking and circulating of the blood
to the most active bodily exertion
wears out portions of the structure
(of Our bodies) and they become
dead and so require to be taken away
speedily. Much of the food which
we take, and especially when I'M
wholesome, or in excess, adds to the
waste material, and when it has I'M
dergone chemical changes it is still
more mischievous." Then he goes
on to the effect that the nervous sys-
tenn prompts every part of the cir
culating system. He says "it gives
its message every moment to the in
hnate number of glands and folIicles
to unload themselves of waste ma
terial so that the current of blood
may carry it away"
when these two processes Of
nutrition and excretion are thus car
ried on with equal assiduity we are
in health, but when this equilibrium
does not exist there comes disorder
and disease. The common form of
such arrangement is indigestion or
dyspepsia. The function of nutri-
ton is interrupted and all the op-
erations which depend upon it go
wrong. Under these conditions it
has way of appearing in other
types of disorder. Many of these
often mislead physicians. Other
parts of the organism are likely TO
be involved, and we may find con-
sumption, kidney complaint, hepat;c
Qiver) disorders, hysteria and even
mental alienation (derangement)."
He says 1T may be observed that
deranged persons have a woe-be-
gone expression, offensive breath,
irregular action of the bowels, hal
lucinations and other like conditions
of dyspepsia"
The foregoing is no doubt ra-
tional view of the sad havoc worked
in the human system by indigestion
and dyspepsia, torpid liver and kin.
dred arrangements, which are gen.
orally associated with or followed
by many other diseases Of diverse
appearance, but all depending upon
tilS wan dHd SlOIlldSll.
Cure the stomach weakness and you
cure all these diseases and derange-
ments.
For weak stomaclls and the con-
sequent indigestion or dyspepsia,
and the multitude of various dis
eases which result therefrom, no
medicine can be better suited as a
curative agent than DR.. Pierce's Col
den Medical Discovery. The Golden
Seal root, Stone root, Mandrake
root and Black Cherrybark are all
recommended by such eminent au-
thorities as DR.. Bartholow, of JEFF
ferson Medical College; Prof. John
King, author of the American Dis
pensatory;" Prof. John M. Scudder,
late of Cincinnati; DR.. William
Paine, author of Paine's Epitomy of