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Every year we see thousands rush to warm and cold springs that have the reputation of being possessed with dissolvent and cathartic properties. Those who cannot afford to go to the springs, use artificial mineral water in order to accomplish similar purposes. EVERY YEAR WE SEE THOUSANDS RUSH TO WARM AND COLD SPRINGS THAT HAVE THE REPUTATION OF BEING POSSESSED WITH DISSOLVENT AND CATHARTIC PROPERTIES THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO GO TO THE SPRINGS USE ARTIFICIAL MINERAL WATER IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH SIMILAR PURPOSES
 prevailing and almost ineradicable delusion of _cathartic medication_. Scarcely has the little being seen the light of the world, when the process of purgation begins. Nurse, aunt, grandmamma, everybody, hasten to hush the cries which the rough contact of the outer world extorts from the little being, by forcing down its throat a little laxative mixture, and the family-physician, who goes by fashion, approves of all this. It is his habit, in after-life, to combat every little costiveness, every digestive derangement, every incipient disease, by means of his cathartic mixture, and his skill is considered proportionate to the quantity of stuff which the bowels expel under the operation of his drugs. Laxative pills, rhubarb, glauber-salts, bitter-waters, aloes, gin, etc., etc., are in every body's hands, and become an increasing necessity for millions. An ancient prejudice decrees that, to permit a single day to pass by without stool, would be to expose one's life to the greatest danger. TO THE GRAVE BY THE STILL PREVAILING AND ALMOST INERADICABLE DELUSION OF CATHARTIC MEDICATION SCARCELY HAS THE LITTLE BEING SEEN THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD WHEN THE PROCESS OF PURGATION BEGINS NURSE AUNT GRANDMAMMA EVERYBODY HASTEN TO HUSH THE CRIES WHICH THE ROUGH CONTACT OF THE OUTER WORLD EXTORTS FROM THE LITTLE BEING BY FORCING DOWN ITS THROAT A LITTLE LAXATIVE MIXTURE AND THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN WHO GOES BY FASHION APPROVES OF ALL THIS IT IS HIS HABIT IN AFTER LIFE TO COMBAT EVERY LITTLE COSTIVENESS EVERY DIGESTIVE DERANGEMENT EVERY INCIPIENT DISEASE BY MEANS OF HIS CATHARTIC MIXTURE AND HIS SKILL IS CONSIDERED PROPORTIONATE TO THE QUANTITY OF STUFF WHICH THE BOWELS EXPEL UNDER THE OPERATION OF HIS DRUGS LAXATIVE PILLS RHUBARB GLAUBER SALTS BITTER WATERS ALOES GIN ET CETERA ET CETERA ARE IN EVERYBODY'S HANDS AND BECOME AN INCREASING NECESSITY FOR MILLIONS AN ANCIENT PREJUDICE DECREES THAT TO PERMIT A SINGLE DAY TO PASS BY WITHOUT STOOL WOULD BE TO EXPOSE ONE'S LIFE TO THE GREATEST DANGER
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