Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-12
Why Does Not
the Stomach
Digest Itself?
An Unsolvable Problem Which
Has Puzzled Physicians of
All Schools.
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There seems to be DO logical reason Why toe
stomach should not digest itself when We con
slider the fact that il secretes digestive 6uids
and acids which powerful enough TO dis
intesrate and digest meats. eggs. fruits cereals.
vegetables and other forms Of food taken into
II.
In animals which were killed while in full d.
gestion the stomach has undergone complete
self digestion after death. when the body WAS
kept warm: and in human beings who have died
suddenly. while digestion was going on, IL was
found at the autopsy that not only had The
stomach been digestcd, but also the liver. pan
creas spleen and portions OF the intestines.
The question naturally presents itself: What
protects the stomach from sclf-digestion during
life?r DIR. Hunter declared that the principle
of life'' In living things protected this organ
from being digested by its own duids, but Dr
Barnard successfully demonstrated that the
hind legs OF living frog. when introduced
through 6stuia artificial opening into the
stomach Of q dog, undergo complete digestion
and nr. Pavy, through similar experiment
found that the same was true OF q rabbits
While the normal stomach is immune from
self digestion. there are many cases on record.
however. in which a long standing gastritis and
perverted digestion has completely digested or
eaten away the mucous membrane lining OF the
stomach, and in instances has enGen-
dcred gastric ulcer. which ate its way clear
through the stomach wall, and caused q fatal
peritonitis.
In all cases OF perverted function OF the stom
ach which manifcsts itself by the numerous
we'll known symptoms Of Indigestion and dye
pepsia, Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets act .
corrective, restoring 1t to q normal condition
toning up the secretory glands, IS well ss the
tactical glands. (which absorb the food, and NJ
the same time assisting the stomach In the proc
ess OF digestion and preventing all possibility
Of such conditions arising will cause per
verted function. gastritis. gastric ulcer or the
eating away OF the mucous membrane OF the
stomach.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are exceendingly
powerful disestives a single grain being suf
hcient to digest 5000 grains OF food. including
meats, vegetables, cereals. etc. They digest sl-
bumenous and starchy foods equally we'll When
ever the stomach Is in a weakened condition.
and SO lacking in tone that Ii furnishes an IN
SUFFICIENT amount OF gastric juice such symp-
toms as heartburn. bilousness. headache, beich-
ing OF gas and quotations are sure to ap.
pear and make one feel generally miserable.
Such symptoms can. however. be overcome and
done away with at once. Simply take one or
two Of Stnart's Dyspepsia Tablets sDd forget
all about your digestive troubles. They do their
work promptly and thoroughly. every particle OF
food being completely digestsd, and fermenta-
ton. decomposition and datulencc and heav iuess
in stomach after eating relieved and cured.
Purchase a box from your druggist today. price
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