Introductory remarks of the American hygiest, William Sears.

  • Sears, William.
Date:
1835
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    safety and certainty be relied upon, as being more efficacious in functional diseases of the liver, than any preparations of mercury ; and, as a common family medicine, to be taken on all occasions of indisposition ; they are not surpassed by any medicine. The immediate effect of these Pills, when taken according to the directions accompanying them, will be, to excite an in- creased vermicular or peristaltic action throughout the sto- mach and intestines, and produce a discharge from them, of all the morbid, bilious, and offensive matter which they may contain. They also operate directly upon the liver, increase its action, and promote its healthy secretions. They may be relied upon as an effectual and sovereign remedy for all diseases of the liver, originating from bilious obstructions, or derangement of the biliary secretions. They also stimu- late the absorbent vessels into action, remove all obstruc- tions, and promote and sustain all the natural secretions of both sexes, and produce a general diaphoresis or perspiration over the whole system; removing all cutaneous eruptions, and rendering the skin smooth and clear. The countenance, which has become sallow and deeply tinged with bile, will, by a few week's faithful use of these Pills, resume its na- tural, clear, and bright appearance. And in producing all these salutary effects, they will not debilitate, but strengthen and invigorate the whole system. So perfectly do I under- stand the properties of these Pills, and so much have 1 ex- perienced and witnessed of their efficacy, that I am confident that they cannot fail to produce the effects which I have as- cribed to them, any sooner lhan opium can fail to produce its narcotic effects. Obstinate cases, however, may occur, which will require a treatment somewhat different from that prescribed, and in such cases on application at the office of the American Hy- giene Vegetable Medical Dispensary, the necessary advice and directions would be obtained. These Pills are not offered as a specific for all diseases but they are confidently offered, as a sure remedy (if taken in season) for all diseases, originating from a disordered state of the digestive organs, and derangement of the. biliary functions. Such as Indigestion, Costiveness, Bilious Cholic Piles, Nervous and Sick Headache, Hypochondria, Yellow and Black Jaundice, Cholera Morbus, Cutaneous Eruptions Scrofula, Erysipelas, Heartburn, Sourness of Stomach! Loss of Appetite, General Langour and Debility, and they