The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-12
Why Does Not
The Stomach
Digest Itself?
An UnsOlVable Problem, Which Has
Puzzled Physicians of All Schools.
A Trial Package of Stuart's Dyspep-
STA Tablets Sent Free.

Ihere seems to be no logical reason
WY Jhe stomach should not digest it.
sell Wnen We consider the fact that II
secretes digestive fluids and acIds
Whleh are powerful enough 10 disinte-
sIate and digest meats. eggs fruits
cereals, vegetables and other forms OF
food taken into IT,
In animals which were killed while
az luH digeSu0n the stomach has nm
dergone complete self-digestinn after
Oeath. when the body was kept warm.
ana IN human beings who have died
suddenly, while digestion was going
vi, II was round at the autopsy that
not only nad the stomach been digest
ed. but also the liver, pancreas. spIeen
ana portions OF the intestines
ne question naturally presents It.
ser what protects the stomach from
Sef-digestiOn during life?' DIR Hunter
declared that the 'principle Of Wfe''
IN living things protected this organ
rom belng dlgested by its own fluids
uuI Ut barnard SUCCESSFULLY demon
strated that the hind legs of a living
frog, when introduced through a fistnIs
OF ARTIFICIAL opening into the stomach
OF a dog, undergoes complete digestion
ana Dr. Pavy, through similar eyperj,
HieHI round that the same was true
of a rabbits ear.
NHlle the normal stomach is immune
from self-digestion, there are many
cases on record however in which
Iong-standing gastritis. and perverted
oIgesuon, mas completely digested or
eaten away the mucous membrane I'm
ing OF the stomach and I'm some in
stances has engendered gastric ,IIcer
which ate its way clear through The
stomach wall, and caused a fatal peri
In all cases Of perverted funcrion If
tHe stomach, which manifests itself nv
the numerous well-known svmntor,s 81
indigestion and dyspepsia. Stuart's dvs-
L L,II5L ao.ets act as a corrective. re-
fl0Tl1E
ing up the seCretOTy glands as we'll
as the tactical glands which absorb The
1000. and al the same time ASSISTING
the stomach in the process of digestion,
conditions arising as viii canse ~
Nerted function, gaStritis. gastric NJ
Ger, or the eating away Of the mucous
membrane of the stomach.
STUART dyspepsia Tablets are ex-
ceedingly powerful digestives. a single
grain being sufficient 10 digest 300O
grains Of food. including meats vege-
tables. cereals. &c. They digest al
luminous and starchy foods equally
Wei Whenever the stomach Is in a
weakened condition, and so lacking in
tone that it furnishes an insufficient
amount of gastric juice. such evnntou1S
as heartburn, biiiousness. headache.
oelchlng OF gas and sour quotations
are sure 10 appear, and make one feel
generally miserable
such symptoms can however be over
come ana done away with at once
Simply take one or two of Stuart's
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your digestive troubles. They do their |
work promptly and thoroughly, every
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