Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11
Is LIFE WORTH LIVING?
Solomon Once Said 1t Was Not, but
Afterwards Changed His Mind
Cheer for the DespOndent.

The Kew. DIR. Talmage, who h now touring In
Australia, considered this question Of Sufficient
Importance to make Ii the subject Of Q recent
sermon. Happiness is not a question OF bank &C
count material prosperity, but rather Of health,
and this can only be enjoyed where the digestive
organs are performing their proper functions.
We're the question addressed to q chronic eys-
peptic. q negative answer would probably be re-
turned.
DIR. ]. Millner FotheryIl Of London, whose name
Is A household word In England says Of this dread
yet prevalent disease: More distressing than the
actual pain Is the seDse Of misery experienced By
many. the mental discomfort, the sense Of wretch
edness. OF utter uLntness for WORK, the mental
attitude Of gloom, Distress and incapacity, the
physical discomfort, tents 10 cause the sufferer TO
Lave m,ssivinss int the paiaay s s MFG
the brain Is the seat Of the disease where there
Is headache. the heart whs.e there is paipitation
or Irregular action fortunes the unhappy sufferer.
The remembrance OF this impression hangs like .
DARK cloud over the Intervals VI comparative health
whole system appears Linguid and weak, Instead Vt
the man being able for n twenty Of thirty mile
tim=s an intense languor Is felt without any ex-
ertion AT all. When he to his medical at
sorts Of strrnsi aenins things. and yet i feel 90
weak" Ii instead el using these words he were
TO say, because take all sorts OF things i feel
50 weak he would express q part ut least Of tine
truth
MAl-products OF digestion are positive depressent
poisons. strong food does not necessarily involve
strength, rather tine opposi:e when the digestion
II impaired a little, well ulgtStcsl, IeeuS the
blood, and from it again the tissues. better than
large meal of which none. or very little. indeed.
Is property diyested In this condition. The more
person eats, the worse he thriyes. berause ne
digests little none. md unless he Is restricted
TO proper meals, he virtually eats himself TO death,
and he dies OF hunger-of actual starvation, in
midst Of unlimited food and everlasting eating.
To eat and digest, then. 10 not one and the same
thing.
DIR. Fotheryill speaks Of artincialiy digcsteti
starch in tine following uInist1Aa1ie terms:
AS the cooking OF starcby foods involves their
partial digestion, that ntuitivsiy and with
ous the light OF science, man commenced the artii
long before dawn of history. We ut the prese.l
are emerging out Of the carly darkness and step
ping forward by morning light on the path 10 the
artificial digestion of starch, by doing. econo-
mining the body energy which would otherwise be
consumed in preparing such food for absorption"
combined with organic ferments, possessing the
property Of digesting other foods In oh,
thus virtually resting the diseased digestive organs
and yet insuring strength and n0lrishment to the
body.
Paskola has passed beyond the experimental
stage. and Is now being employed with the greatest
success and satisfaction by thousands Of sufferers.
Many the and woman no would lave an
swered the question: is life worta living r. with
an emphatic Mo- now comes forward to sound
the praises OF Paskola ami tell how IL has rescued
them from 4 living death.
Mr.. l.. w. Crisp, agent OF the Southern Railway
Company, Fort hin, y. e., writes rs follows, under
date of July 20. 1904:
Just i've years ago 1 quit the farm take ND
Office work. 1 was I'm perfect health. and for two
years following continued to be robust and strong.
At the expiration Of that time. which three
but gave the matter little attention, tLiukins /
would soon come arounsl all rIxnf Inxraad fhiy