The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-11
Accumulation of Gas
In The Stomach
One of the Most Common Symptoms of
Dyspepsia and Deranged Digestion.


The presence of a small quantity of
gas in the alimentary canal may be de-
scribed as constituting the ordinary con-
dition, az certain foods, such as peas,
beans, etc, naturally eliminate and Gre
ate gas while undergoing digestion.
1t is only when this gas accumulates
to such extent as to cause inconvenience
and belching, that person may be said
to be suffering from fiatulence. This
collection of gas becomes in extreme
cases so great that a swelling presents
itself in the pit of the stomach; and
when this stage is reached, complaint is
made that this part feels tender to the
touch, the clothes of the person being
loosened to obviate the distres secession
ed by pressure.
Attempts are usually made to get rid
of this stomach-gas by eructation, and
immediate relief is sometimes obtained
when this is accomplished. Infants are
very subject to fatulence, especially
when their natural food Is taken away
too hastily, and when food other than
that provided for them by nature is
given to them. Mothers and nurses are
familiar with this infantie trouble, and
have various remedies for it, the most
popular of which Is charcoal, which re-
lieves the trouble completely, by absorb
ing the stomachic and intestinal gases,
thereby removing the colicky pains of the
infant, which is the symptom which
most frequently causes the nightly cry
ing spells.
Charcoal is a marvellous absorbent, and
is capable of oxidizing and absorbing
one hundred times its own volume in
gases. 1t is applicable to all cases of
f1atulence or gas in the stomach, and
rs it is entirely harmless, 1t can be
taken, by any one, with comparative i'm
munity and without fear of Its doing
any harm whatever to the system.
Infants and old people can use it as
readily as young persons and those In
the prime of life. and nothing but bene-
fit can result from its use. 1t can also
be used In any quantity; and in this
respect 1t differs from drugs sometimes
employed for stomach troubles, as the
dosage of these must be regulated by
a competent physician. Not SO with
charcoal, however, as is shown by the
fact that a French surgeon used as
much as fifteen ounces per day, every
day of the last thirty years of his life.
Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges should be
employed in all cases where the stomach
is filed with gases resulting from the
fermentation and decomposition of food
and also from the use of those vegetable
foods which seem naturally to engender
and promote the accumulation of gas.
These wonderful little lozenges which
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which charcoal can be administered to the
stomach
Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges are ex-
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Ing contrast and contra distinction to the
ordinary powdered charcoal, which is a
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