The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-09
Why Does Not
The Stomach
Digest Itself?
An UnsolVable Problem, Which Has
Puzzled Physicians Of All Schools
A Trial Package OF Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets Sent Free.

A Trial Package OF Stuarrs Dyspepsia
Tablets Sent Free.
There seems to be no logical reason why
the stomach should not digest itself when
we consider tho fact that 1t secretes diges-
tive fluids and acids which are powerful
enough TO disintegrate and digest meats,
eggs, fruits, cereals, vegetables and
other forms of food taken into it.
In animals which were killed while in
full digestion the stomach has under
gone complete self-digestion after death,
when the body was kept warm; and in
human beings who have died suddenly,
while digestion was going on, Ii was
found at the autopsy that not only had
thu stomach been digested, but also the
liver, pancreas, spleen and portions or
the intestines.
The question naturally presents ITSELF
What protects the stomach from self
digestion during life?' DR.. Hunter de-
ciared that the principle of life" In Nv
ing things protected this organ nom
being digested by its own fluids, but Or.
Barnard successfully demonstrated that
the hind legs of a living frog, when intro
duced through q fistula or artificial open
ing into the stomach of a dog, undergoes
complete disgestion, and DIR. Pavy,
through similar experiment, found that
the same was true of a rabbits ear
While the normal stomach Is immune
from self-digestion, there are many cases
on record. however, in which q long
standing gastritis, and perverted diges-
ton. has completely digested or eaten
away the mucous membrane lining or
the stomach. and In some Instances has
engendered gastric ulcer, which ate It's
way clear through the stomach wall, and
caused fatal peritonius-
In all cases of perverted function of the
ct oh, taanifR9t4 Itself nv the
numerous wel-known symptoms of In
digestion and dyspepsia, Stuarts Dyspep-
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it to a normal condition, toning up the
seeretory glands, as well as the lacteai
glands, which absorb the food, and at
the same time assisting the stomach III
the process of digestion and preventing
all possibility of such conditions arising
as will cause perverted function, gastritis,
gastric ulcer or the eating away OF the
mucous membrane of the stomach
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are exceed
ingly powerful digestives, single grain
being sufficient to digest 5000 grains or
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ETC. They digest Autonomous and starchy
foods equally we'll. Whenever the stom-
ach is in q weakened condition, and 80
lacking in tone, that it furnishes an IN
SUFFICIENT amount of gastric juice, such
symptoms as heartburn, biliousness, mead
ache. belching of gas and sour eructa-
tfons are sure to appear, and make one
feel generally miserable.
Such symptoms can, however, be over
come and done away with at once SIM
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lence and heaviness in stomach after
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