New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-22
ARTIFICIAL DIGESTION.

Your reporter. among others. was recently n,
ouested to witness an experiment at the Nev.
York laboratory of The Pre-Digested Food CON.
pany. II seems that the digestive properties a
Paskola, their new food have been questioned In
some quarters and 1t was important that the
matter should be definitely settled once for all
It was to see an actual test that we had received
the invitation After a cordial greeting, the chem
lat in charge said Make yourselves comfortable
gentlemen, and We will at once proceed to bua.
ness"
At this tuncture one OF the laboratory assist.
ants appeared with supply OF beef. hard-boiled
eggs, fish, poultry and game, which he had minced
very finely in order TO initiate the effects OF natural
mastication. A quantity OF interesting apparatus
was then brought forth, and the mixed food hav-
Ing been divided into equal portions, was placed
In two similar jars To each OF them was added
calculated water, but to one was made further
addition OF dose o. Paskola from bottle which
your reporter had beer instructed 10 purchase IN
the open Tnarket
Both lars were now warmed to the tempera-
ture Of the body, and thus kept for two hours. At
the end of this time the Jars were removed from
the dainty little oven in which they had stood,
when 10, and behold We found that whereas the
contents OF one OF them had undergone no change
whatever the food In the other, to which had
been added the Paskola. had literally dissolved
was the result This to our uninitiated eyes was
most marvellous. and almost savored OF magic
for we had often seen beef boiled IN water
without otherwise changing than 10 part with It's
color Yet here. at the gentle temperature OF the
body Il had been reodered completely soluble.
The chemist, while not surprised. was no es
pleased than ourselves He observed; Gentle
men, II you would know whether or not Paskola
possesses decided digestive properties, look 10
those Jars for al answer The evidence was
conclusive, for the object lesson before us was
go simple that could no. fail TO comprehend
the matter. He told us that the base of Paskols
was artifcially digested starch and that for this
reason 1t was hesh-producing food vastly ST.
perior TO cod liver OIL. O.! any OF the nauseous
drugs heretofore used for this purpose. He stated.
furthermore that. as We had seen. 1t possessed
the property of digesting other FOODS IN the
stomach and thus was an active aid 10 digestion.
I was permitted 10 sketch the jars after the ex.
pertinent had been completed, as reproduced
above The sediment shown by the shading In
jar No represents the undigested food as when
placed In It. We told that thousands OF
sufferers had used Paskola with great benefit, and
were shown a large number Of letters In this con.
nection | quote from few OF them as follows:
Mrs; W. T. Andrew, OF Cold Hl Aia: says
by the most eminent physicians with only ten.
porary benefit. She began taking PasSola four
weeks ago, has already gained eight 90 pounds
and now eats steak, chicken and, IN TACT, every
thing her appetite Graves
r p Cross Of "A Michgan-ave., Hammond
Ind wrote that he gained four D pounds the
first week. and Is so enthusiastic that ne pro-
nounces Paskola superior 70 any mediclne ne ever
saw.
Mrs NJ L. Grant,. Of Spring Valley. New.York
whose letter was dated June 26, says t.at she
too suffered from chronic dyspepsia for years AZ
times even a drink OF water distressed her she
has been greatly benefited by the use OF PaskoA
and says that she Is now convinced by her general
condition that she derives nourishment fromIoN
which she formerly did not. 49,
These statements but confirm the test wnen
we had witnessed.
The Pre-Digested Food Company. OF NO
Reade-st. New-York will gladly mail their ffee
pamphlet on the subject Of food and digestion to
any one who may send their name.
All druggists sell Paskola.