Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-20
DYSPEPSIA MANS GREATEST ENEMY.
 SAYS 1. I. COOPER
Distressing Malady H a s Rallied the Medical Pro
 fession Of Many Years.

1 Explaining the r cord d-brcaking fc.
 mand for Yanlac, G. f. Willis, south.
 crn representative for l.. Y. Cooper | manufacturer of the celebrated mcdi
 cine. stated recently in Atlanta, that 1 the thousands of questions tha Wert l bti ing asked all over the south re
 Sardihg il make il imperative that
 some explanation be made to satisfy i public interest.
 Speaking )f Tanlac, he said: "Thou-
 sands of the most prominent people
 in fact-in the leading cities of the
 country, where this e lchratcd mcdi l cine has been accomplishing such rc-
 markable results, are even more en- | thusiastlc over Tanlac thaa Mr.
 Cooper himself
 'ln explanation of this. it should be stated that Tanlac is beleva d to
 be the first actually direct specific for catarrhal inflammation of the stomach, or what is more commonly known as dyspepsia. and the cohlpli- cations which follow it."
 At this point Mr. Willis quoted from one of Mir. CoOpcr's recent lectures, in which he said: "Of all the distr ss- Ing conditioas that afflict humanity, chronic dyspepsia is probably the most prevalent. This mist universal malady has baffled the medical pro fcssion for years, and the most skilled specialists have been unable to cope with il successfully.
 Hours might b. consumed in de- II, physical, of tie sufferers of chronic dyspepsia, and their failure hereto fore to get relief. A morbib, unreal whimsical anI melancholy condition Of the mind, aside from the nervous ness and physical suffering, is the usual conditions of tho average dys- peptic and life seems scarcely worth the living. Dyspepsia, or indigestion, as the case may be, is caused by the taking of too much food. or unsuit- able food, and the mucous mem brane of the stomach becomes irritat- ed and there is set an acute or sub acute gastric catarrhal conditions, which prevents the proper digestion ment and decompos and as a result the familiar, distressing symptoms of dyspepsia may arise. In mild cases there is nothing more than an uncom- fcrtable feeling in the stomach, with a certain amount of depression, h ad- ache, loss of appetite, perhaps belch- ing of gas and occasional vomiting. There may be also accompanying in- Eestnal symptoms, such as constipa- tion, pains in the back. collie, etc. There may be only the familiar heart burn due to the inflammation of the stomach from excessive gases of fer mentation or putrefacton. In the most severe cas2s--those that last over a day or two-the symptoms enumerated may be much more in- tense. The distress may be marked and the general constitutional symp- toms more avident. When this stage is reached, the loss of appetite. the mental depression and the general un- comfortable feeling in the. stomach are much more pronounced. This IS particularly true in gastrtls.
 ''It frequently occurs from con tnued errors in diet that this condi- ton becomes chronic, and the symp- toms persist for an indefinite period; the appetite is very apt to be varied. although at times very good. II art burn is frequent. if not constant; the stomach is painful on pressure, the Tongue is coated there is bad taste in the mouth, and there are changes in ahe amount of the salvary secre- tion. Constipation is also usually present, although diarrhoea may alternate.
 Most cases of dyspepsia can be cured, if the diet is properly looked after, and with the proper treatment. Proper eating and the proper amount of food are the most important fea- lures in the treatment. Most people eat too fast and eat too much.
 "One of the most perncious of all practices in the treatment of dys- pepsia is the promiscuous taking of so many of the so-called proprietary medicines which are So blantly ad- vertsed in the daily press, many of them being nothing more than alec holic beverages. and their use is not unattended with a great deal of danger. The treatment of cCnstlpa- ton that is SO frequently an accom- paniment of dyspepsia by means Of patent pills, calomel, powders and purgatives. is positively harmful.
 "I am convinced" continued MT. Cooper, "that the stomach regulates the condition of the blood, and is the fountain head of health or disease, as the case may be. My medicine is in tended primarily for the regulation of the stomach and the correction of ca tarrhal inflammation, but it is no un- common thing for persons who have used it to come to me and explain that it has relieved them of rheuma- tism and many ailments not general ly recognized as having their origin in stomach trouble.
 Tanlac is sold by Central Pharmacy, Pine Bluff, J. A. van Elton. Ferda,