The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-14
Why Does Not
The Stomach
Digest Itself?
An UnsOlvable Problem, Which Has
Puzzled Physicians of All Schools.
Trial Package of Stuart's Dyspep.
sia Tablets Sent Free.

There seems TO be no logical reason
why the stomach should not digest it.
self when we consider the fact that IL
secretes digestive fluids and acids
which are powerful enough 10 disinte-
CRATE and digest meats, eggs, fruits
cereals. vegetables and other forms of
food taken into fl.
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
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?" Dr.. Hunter
declared that the principle OF life"
in living things protected this organ
from being digeSted by its own fluids,
but DR. Barnard successfully demon
stTated that the hind legs Of a living
frog, when introduced through a fistula
or artificial opening into the stomach
or dog, undergOes complete digestion
and DT. PaVy, through similar expert
ment found that the same was true
OF a rabbits ear.
While the normal stomach Is immune
from self-digeSuon, there are many
cases on record however. I'm which a
long-standtng gastritis and perverted
digestion. has completely dieested or
eaten away the mucous membrane lin
ing or the stomach, and In some in
stances has engendeTed gastric ulcer.
which ate its way clear through the
stomach wall, and caused a fatal peri
tOnitis.
In all cases Of perverted function OF
the stomach, which manifests itself by
the numerous weli-knoWn symptoms of
indigestion and dyspepsia. Stuart's dvs-
pePsia Tablets act as a corrective, re-
storing II 20 a normal condition, ton
Ing up the SeCTetOTy glands as we'll
as the lacteal glands. which absorb the
food, and at the same time assisting
the stomach in the process Of digestion,
and preventing all possibility OF such
conditions arising as will cause per
verted function, gaStrttts gastric III
Ger, or the eating away Of the mucous
membrane Of the stomach
StuaTt's Dyspepsia Tablets are ex-
ceedingly powerful digestives. a single
grain being sufficient to digest 1900
grains Of food including meats, vege-
tables, cereals, &C. They digest al
luminous and staTchy foods equally
well, Whenever the stomach is I'm a
weakened condition, and so lacking in
tone that il furnishes an insufficient
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.
AtANAA - tAAAlNAAAst Nn4ls bEGftl. U6 over
come 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 theiY
work promptly and thoroughly. every
particle OF food being completely d.
gested. and fermentation, decOmDOsi-
ton. and flatulence and heaviness in
stomach after eating, relieved and
cured Purchase a box from your
druggist to-day. price 80 cents. Also
send Us your name and address for free
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