South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-23
Physical Department
BY DR.. Wells m an
Liver Complaints

Properly, every arrangement of
the liver or bilious system is a liver
complaint; but the peculiar state
now referred to is a Chronic Affec-
ton, and it usually arises from
torpid or congestive state of that
important organ. Sometimes the bile
is deficient in quantity or vitiated,
or both these states prevail at the
same time. Sometimes the disease is
caused by an obstruction in the duct
or pipe which conveys the bile from
the liver into the bowels.
This obstruction is very frequent
and is usually caused by the pipe be-
slime or mucus, and sometimes by
gall stones. The bile is then thrown
back into the gall-bladder where il
is absorbed by numerous small yes
sells which convey it to the Thoracic
duct. and from thence the bile is
conveyed to the heart, and becomes
mixed with the blood. The bile in
this manner heing diverted from its
proper course and circulating in
part of the body where il was never
designed by nature, produces evil
and often disastrous effects upon the
health of the individual for want of
healthy bile to mix with the half
digested food. AS results, costiveness,
or alternately, costiveness and diarr-
hoea, prevail; together with wind in
the stomach and bowels, and the pa
tient is often annoyed with worms
and frequently with Piles.
The coarse particles OF the bile
thus mixed with this blood, more or
less obstruct the pores OF the skin
and small blood vessels, and hence
give rise TO various diseases of the
skin. 1t becomes more or less yell
low, and sometimes there is a per-
feet jaundice. The white OF the eyes
also has a green or yellow t1nge.
More or less bile is strained off from
the blood in its passage through the
kidneys, and is mixed with the
urine.
The tongue is usually coated with
IA white or brown scurf. There is
irritation and frequently chronic in
Illumination Of the inner surface Of
the stomach and bowels Sometimes
there is a loathing Of food and at
other times there is a voracious ap-
petite.
There is a feeling Of oppression
across the stomach and chest. as II
pressed down by a weight: trouble
some and often frightful dreams,
low spirits, languor and want OF en-
ergy.
To sum up in few words. a
sensation Of fullness and distention
across the abdomen, with tenderness
on pressurei lowness Of spirits, Bill
iousness. Coles and Bilious Diar-
rhoea and dysenteries; Obstinate
.Costiveness. Jaundice, etc, may all
originate from the same cause a de-
ranged state Of the liver.
The most successful treatment is
to give the patient every night on
going 10 bed from one 70 two laxcar-
in tablets. or enough Of them to in
sure one evacuation from the bowels
next morning. The dose OF laxcarin
can be increased or diminished at
pleasure, so as 10 produce the above
effect, and their use should be con
tinued as long as needed. Usually
three or four boxes OF laxcarin, at
the most six. are needed.
''Laxcarin is sold by the Laxcarin
Products Co, Dept. Ed, Pittsburgh.
Penna. Price per box one dollar, full
treatment six boxes FIVE dollars. VIII
be sent post paid upon receipt OF
cash, money orders or stamps" sub
stitutes must be refused. -AdYt.