The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-23

The celebrated DIR. Abernethy of
London was firmly of the opinion that
disorders of the stomach were the most
prolific source of human ailments in
general. A recent medical writer says
"every feeling, emotion 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, vso we may be said to live
by land he might we'll 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 suita-
able to be added to the structure"
meaning the structure of our bodies.
He continues, vevery physical action
from simple breathing, thinking and
circulating of the blood to the most
active bodily exertion wears out por-
tions 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 unwholesome or in excess, adds
to the waste material, and when it has
undergone chemical changes it is still
\ more mischievous." Then he goes on
ITO the effect that the nervous system
prompts every part of the circulating
system. He says "it gives it's message
every moment to the intimate number
of glands and follicles to unload them
selves of waste material 80 that the
current of blood may carry it away"
"When these two processes of nutri-
ton and excretion are thus carried 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 derange-
ment is indigestion or dyspepsia. The
function of nutrition is interrupted
and all the operations aUhich depend
upon it go aCr0ng. Under these condi-
tons 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 in
volved, and we may find consumption,
kidney complaint, hepatic (liver) dis
orders, hysteria and even mental
alienation (derangement)." He says
it may be observed that deranged
persons have a woe-be-gone express
sion, offensive breath, irregular action
of the bowels, Authorizations and other
like conditions of dyspepsia"
The foregoing is no doubt rational
view of the sad havoc worked in the
human system by indigestion and dys-
pepsia, torpid liver and kindred de-
rangements, which are generally asso-
ciated with or followed by many other
diseases of diverse appearance, but all
depending upon the weak and dis
ordered stomach. Cure the stomach
weakness and you cure all these dis
eases and arrangements.
For weak stomachs and the conse-
quent indigestion or dyspepsia, and
the multitude of various diseases which
result therefrom, no medicine can be
better suited as curative agent than
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry. The Golden Seal root, Stone root,
Mandrake root and Black Cherry
bark are all recommended by such
eminent authorities as DR.. Bartholow,
of Jefferson Medical College; Prof.
John King, author of the uAMERICAN
DIsPENsATORY" Prof. John M. Scud-
der, late of Cincinnati; Dr.. William
Paine, author of Paine's Epitomy of