The Harrison times., 1917-03-17
DYSPEPSIA MANS GREATEST
ENEMY SAYS L. T. COOPER.
Distressing Malady Has Baffle1 the
Medical Profession For Many
Years.

Explaining the record rd-breaking de
mand for Tanlac, G.. f. Willis, south
ern representative for l.. T. Cooper,
manufacturer of the celebrated medi-
cine, stated recently in Atlanta. that
the thousands of questions that were
being asked all over the south regard
ing it make it imperative that some
explanation be made to satisfy public
interest.
Speaking of Tanlac, he said: "Fhou.
sands of the most prominent people
in fact-in the leading cities of the
country, where this celebrated medi-
cine has been accomplishing such re-
markable results, are even more ell
thusiastic over Tanlac than Mr.. Cooper
himself
"In explanation of this, it should be
stated that Tanlac is believed to be
the first actually direct specific for
catarrhal inflammation of the stOm-
ach, or what is more commonly known
as dyspepsia, and the complications
which follow it,"
At this point Mr.. Willis quoted from
one of Mr., Coopers recent lectures,
i'm which he said: "Of all the dis
tressing conditions that affect human
ity, chronic dyspepsia is probably the
most prevalent This most universal
malady has baffled the medical pro-
fession for years, and the most skilled
specialists have been unable to cope
with it successfully.
oh hn -, do
scribing sufferings, mental and physi.
cal, of the sufferers of chronic dys-
pepsia, and their failure heretofore to
get relief. A morbid, unreal, whimsi-
cal and melancholy condition of the
mind, aside from the nervousness and
physical suffering, is the usual condi-
tions of the average dyspeptic, 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 unsuitable food, and the
mucous membrane of the stomach be-
comes irritated, and there is set an
acute or sub-acute gastric catarrhal
condition, which prevents the proper
digestion Of the food. This food is apt
to ferment and decOmpose, and as a re-
suit the familiar, distressing symp-
toms of dyspepsia may arise In mild
cases there is nothing more than an
uncomfortable feeling in the stomach
with certain amount of depression,
headache, loss of appetite, perhaps
belching of gas and occasional vomit-
ing There may be also accompanying
intestinal symptoms, such as consti
patton, 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 putrefaction. In the most
severe Cases-those that last over
day or two-the symptoms enumer-
ated may be much more intense. The
distress may be marked and the gen
eral constitutional symptoms more evi.
dent. When this stage is reached, the
loss Of appetite the mental depression
and the general uncomfortable feeling
in the stomach are much more pro-
nounced. This is particularly true in
gast."is.
at freQuently occurs from continu.
ed errors in diet that this condition
becomes chronic, and the symptoms
persist for an indefinite period the
appetite is very apt to be varied, al
though at times very good. Heart
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 the amount Of the salivary secre-
tion. Constipation is also usually
present, although diarrhoea may al
ternate.
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 feat.
ures in the treatment Most people
eat toe fast and eat too much.
zone Of the most pernicious OF all
practices in the treatment of dyspep-
sia Is the promiscuous taking of so
many of the so-called proprietary med
icines which are 80 blantly adver.
tised in the daily press, many of them
being nothing more than alcoholic bev-
erages, and their use is not unattend.
ed with a great deal OF danger. The
treatment of constipation that Is 80
frequently an accompaniment OF dys.