The Detroit times., 1910-01-12
why DOES NOT
THE STOMACH
DIGEST ITSELF /?
An unsolvAbIs Problem. Which Has
Puzzled Physicians OF All Schools.
A Trial Package Of stuart's Dyspepsia
= Tablets Sent Free.

There seems to DO NO logical reason
Why the stomach should not digest IL.
self when we consider the fact that It
secretes digestive fluids and acids
which are powerful enough to disinte-
crate and digest meats. eggs. fruits.
cereals. vegetables and other forms Of
food taken into IL.
In animals which were killed while
in full digestion The stomach has ui-
dergone complete self-digestion after
death. when the body was kept warm:
and In human beings who have died
suddenly. while digestion was going
on. 1t was found at the autopsy that
not only had the stomach been digest
ed, but also the liver. pancreas, spleen.
and portions OF the intestines. (.
The question naturally. presents It.
self. What protects the stomach from
self-digestion during life?" DIR. Hunter
declared that the principle OF life" In
living things protected this organ from
being digested By its own fluids. but
DR.. Barnard successfully demonstrated
that the hind legs of living frog.
when introduced through nstula or
artificial opening into the stomach OF
IA dog, undergoes complete digestion.
and DIR. Pavey, through similar expert.
ment. found that the same was true Of
a rabbits ear.
While the normal stomach Is im-
mune from seif-digestion, there are
many cases on record. however. in
which long-standing gastritis. and
perverted digestion. has completely d.
gested or eaten away the mucous menu
brane lining of the stomach, and In
some instances has engendered gas
tric ulcer, which ate It's way clear
through the storiach wall, and caused
q fatal peritonitis.
In all cases OF perverted function OF
the stomach, which manifests itself by
the numerous wc,llsnown symptoms o,
Indigestion AMI dyspepsia. Stuari's
Dyspepsia Tablets act as a corrective
restoring II 10 a normal condition. ton.
ing up the secretory glands as well a.
the tactical glands, which absorb tie
food, and at tho same time assisting
the stomach in the process OF diges.
ton, and preventing all possibility vi
such conditions arising as will cause
perverted function. gsstritis. gastric
ulcer. or the eating away OF the mu-
cous membrane OF the stomach.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are ey.
ceedingly powerful digestives. a single
grain being sufficient TO digest 5000
grains of food, including meats, vcge-
tables. cereals. etc. They digest albn-
menous and starchy foods equally
we'll Whenever the stomach Is in u
weakened condition and so lacking In
tone that 1t Furnishes an insufficient
amount of gastric juice. such symp-
toms are heartburn. biliousness. heae-
ache. belching OF gas and sour eructa
tons are sure To appear. and make one
feel generally miserable. .a !.
Such symptoms can, however. be
ov ercome and done away with at once
Simply take one or TWO OF Stuart5
Dyspepsia Tablets and forget all about
your digestive troubles. They do their
work promptly and thoroughly, every
particle OF food being completely III
gested. and fermentation, decomposi-
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stomach after eating. relieved AMI
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