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NZ Truth, Issue 93, 30 March 1907, Page 3

'The torments which are suffered^ when the digestive organs fail to do their work .thoroughly are, unfortunately, so- well 'known to most of us that it is not necessary for of indigestion or dyspepsia to be given m detail hofe. . Indigestion has several sources of; origin, the principal being Gastric Catarrh, m which the food becomes covered with mucus, and consequently resists the action of the idigestive juices . Gastric Flatulency, the development of wind or gas ; Gastric Diarrhoea, caused by the food being hurried through, the digestive; organs unassimilated, and Constipation. Constipation. is by far the most frequent and obstinate cause of indigestion, •and it .must be rectified or digestion cannot he otherwise than imperfect. . Food must be eaten m sufficient quantity, and must be 'digested, and be converted into blood. Nature makes this one of her most imperative laws of life. During the process of digestion food is entirely changed m composition by the aption of the juices of the internal organs through which it passes. In the mouth it is thoroughly mixed with the saliva. Then it is swallowed, and enters the stomachy where it is acted upon by the gastric juices, and becomes partly liquified. From the stomach it passes to the smaller intestine — which is about 18ft m length— and there certain portions of the food are liquified by the bile and other juices. The food thus made, fluid is m a condition to be absorbed into and becomes a constituent part of the blood, - The indigestible portion of the food is discharged into the larger intestine, whence it is m turn expelled from the body together with other refuse matter. ;■ ■■■■■■■. - .'•••;•■ Just as certainly as that it is necessary to life that food must be', absorbed, so, likewise, it is essential that the blood must be m a condition to absorb the food. Torpidity of the liver is the chief cause of nearly every case of. indigestion, and when the liver is torpid the kidneys are always sympathetically affected to a greater or lesser extent.; The blood, which should be transformed, cleansed and filtered by the kidneys and liver, then contain urinary and biliary poisons, and is therefore a feeble absbrbeiit of nutriment. This condition of the blood reacts upon the nervous system of the digestive organs, and prevents the flow and alters the quality of the digestive juices. '■ The entire nerve energy of a person suffering from indigestion is weakened, owing 'to the contaminated condition of the blood, and the general feeling of mental and physical depression, whioh is experienced during an attack of dyspepsia, is due to this cause. The blood must be continuously purified by the action of the liver, and kidneys, 01 good digestion cannot be expected to occur. . .. •v . ; . r Many sufferers from indigestion obtain temporary relief by eating predigested foods or taking medicines, such as pepsin, which act as digestives m the intestines. A course vof such treatment merely encourages a slothful action of the digestive organs, and causes them to becomo gradually weaker and less capable- of performing, their duty, just m the same way that a person who takes little or no exercise becomes incapable of responding to any demand for exertion. Other sufferers irritate the digestive' organs into temporary and abnormal activity by taking purgative medicines so frequently that presently the stomach and intestines refuse to act except under such' irritating stimulation. The only rational and permanent cure for indigestion is to create su6h a condition of the blood that each corpuscle becomes hungry for food, and ready and eager to absorb it. The digestive secretions will then respond to the demands of the blood, and the stomach and intestines will perform their work as a matter of course. When the blood is laden with uric acid and other urinary and biliary poisons it cannot, adequately absorb food and makes but a feeble attempt to do so. ... . . , .■ ' Warner's Safe Cure is not a purgative medicine. It permanently cures indigestion and dyspepsia, 'simply because it restores the liver and kidneys to health and activity, so that the blood naturally becomes free from urinary and biliary poisons, and ravenous to absorb nutriment freely. Nutriment is then conveyed by the blood to the nerves throughout the body. The nerves of the digestive organs being properly nourished, the organs are m a condition to do their work efficiently. Nature is merely aided m her efforts to preserve a balance m the manifold and complex processes of waste and renewal by which life is maintained. . ' Bemember, constipation or irregularity of the bowels must be overcome. Warner's Safe Pills should, therefore, also be taken m sufficient quantities to ensure one free movement daily, Do not overload the stomach. . Avoid tea, coffee, alcoholic stimulants and rich or fat foods. Do not eat generously of any solid food. * ' . • Write for treatise on Liver and Kidney disorders. Sent post free by H. H, Warner «nd 0o M Ltd. , Australasian Branch, Melbourne.