"Alterative" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... not last very long. A few electric capsules of half an alterative volt each soon relieved her; but her mind was still out of order; she was not satisfied. She had accustomed herself to submerged conditions, and ordinary ...
— The Great Stone of Sardis • Frank R. Stockton
... great benefit in all diseases caused by impurities of the blood. Do not class it with bitters of any kind. It is not a drink or an appetizer, but a strictly medicinal preparation. It is a powerful alterative, but a purely vegetable preparation, and may be taken without fear by any invalid. The dose is small and with good nutritious diet of any kind, avoiding highly seasoned or greasy food, you will be free from ...
— Treatise on the Diseases of Women • Lydia E. Pinkham
... the blood has received any hereditary taint, the lymphatic glands not only reproduce it but often increase the virulency of the original disease. This temperament indicates a necessity for the employment of stimulating, alterative, and antiseptic medicines. The torpid functions need arousing, the blood needs depuration, i.e., the elimination of corrupting matter, and the system requires alteratives to produce these salutary changes. The secretions need the correcting ...
— The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English • R. V. Pierce |
