Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 April 1888 — Queer Fits and Starts. [ARTICLE]

Queer Fits and Starts.

The fits and starts—using these words in their literal meaning—of the nervous people often strike the beholder as ludicrous. The nerves of hearing of such unfortunates are painfully acute, and impinged by abrupt, unexpected noises, lead them sometimes to perform antics worthy of a jumping-jack. At the root of nervousness, in most instances, is nonassimilation of the food, and consequently innutrition of the nerves as of the other tissues of the body. This prolonged is, of course, productive of serious nervous disease. The remedy is Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, that invigorates the stomach and enables it to perform its functions properly. Soon after commending a course of it. it will be found that the nerves grow more tranquil by day, nightly repose becomes less interrupted, and appetite more vigorous and satisfying. These are the initial indications, followed by the complete restoration of nervous vigor. The Bitters also cure fever and ague, liver complaint, and constipation. I ■