Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-01-14
WHY DOES NOT
The STOMACH
DIGEST ITSELF
An UnsOlvable Problem, Which Has
Puzzled Physicians of All
Schools.


There seems to be no logical rea-
son why the stomach should not di-
gest itself when we consider the fact
that it secretes digestive 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 un-
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, it was found at the au-
topsy that not only had the stomach
been digested, but also the liver, pan
creas, spleen and portions of the in
testines.
The question naturally presents
itself. What protects the stomach
from self-digestion during life?" DR..
Hunter declared that the principle
of life" in living things protected
this organ from being digested by
its own fluids, but DR.. Barnard sue
cessfully demonstrated that the hind
legs of living frog, when introduced
through the fistula or artificial open
ing into the stomach of dog under
goes complete digestion, and DR..
Pavy, through similar experiment,
found that the same was true of
rabbits ear.
While the normal stomach is i'm
mune 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 some instances has engendered gas
tric ulcer, which ate it's way clear
through the stomach wall, and caused
a fatal peritonitis.
In all cases of perverted function
of the stomach, which manifests itself
by the numerous well-known symp-
toms of indigestion and dyspepsia,
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets act as a
corrective, restoring it to normal con-
dition, toning up the secretory glands
as we'll as the lacteal glands, which
absorb the food, and at the same time
assist the stomach in the process of
digestion and preventing all possibili-
ty of such conditions arising as will
cause perverted function, gastritis,
gsatric ulcer, or the eating away of
the mucous membrane of the stom-
ach.
Stuart's DYSPEPSIA Tablets are ex-
ceedingly powerful igestives, a single
grain being sufficient to digest 5000
grains of food, including meats, veg
etables, cereals, etc. They digest al
bumenous and starchy food equally
well. Whenever the stomach is in
a weakened condition, and so lacking
in tone, that it furnishes an insufIl-
cient amount of gastric juice, such
symptoms as heartburn, biliousness,
headache, belching of gas and sour
eructations are sure to appear, and
make one feel generally miserable.
Such symptoms, can, however, be
overcome and done away with at once
Simply take one or two of Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets and forget all
about your digestive troubles. They
do their work promptly and thor
Oughly, every particle of food being
completely digested, and fermenta-
tion, decomposition and hatulence
and heaviness in stomach after eating
relieved and cured. Purchase a box
from your druggist today, price so
cents. Also send us your name and
address for free sample. Address f.
A. Stuart Co., $50 Stuart Bldg,
Marshal, Mich.