The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-23
ARTIFICIAL pIGEsrIoN.

Your reporter. among Others, was recently re-
auestcd to witness an experiment at the New
Iory laboratory OF the Pre-Digcsted Food COM
pany. II seems that the digestive properties Of
Paskulo, their new food. have been questioned
in some quarters. cnd II was important that
the matter should be definitely settled once for
all II was to see an actual test that we had re-
ceivcd the invitation. After cordial greeting
the chemist in charge said: Make yourselves
comfortable, gentlemen, and we will at once
proceed to business"
At this juncture one Of the laboratory assist
ants appeared with a supply OF beef, hartl-hoiled
eggs, fish. poultry, and game, which he had
minced very finely in order to initiate the effects
OF natural mastication. \ quantity of Interests
ing apparatus was then brought forth, and the
mixed food having been divided into equal por-
tions. was placed In two similar jars. To each
of them was added acidula;cd water, but to
one was made a further addition OF a dose OF
paskola from a bottle which your reporter
had been instructed 10 purchase in the open
market.
Roth jars were now warmed to the tcmpera.
ture Of the body. aud thus kept for two hours. 40
the dainty little oven in which they had stood.
when 10! aud behold. we found that whereas the
change whatever. tho food In the other to which
had been added the paskola, mad literally dis.
solution was the result This, TO our unntiated
eyes, was most marvellous and almost savored
OF magic, Tor We nnu often seen bpT DOlIeu III
water without otherwise changing than TO part
with its color, Yet here. at the gentle temper
ature of the body, it had been rendered COM
plctely soluble. The chemist, while not sur
prisetl. was no less pleased than ourselves OBJ
served: "Gcntlemen, II you would know whether
or not Paskola possesses decided digestive prop
critics, look To those jars for an answer" Tho
evidence was conclusive. for the object lesson
before us was So simple that we could not fail To
comprehend the matter. lilo told Us that the
base of Pask ola was nrtiHcially dResteti starch
and that for this reason II was tesh-producinR
food vastly superior To any Of the nauscoiis
drugs heretofore used for this purpose. He stat
ed, furthermore. that a. we had seen. II pos
sessed the property Of diUesttng other foods in
the stomach. and thus was an active aid to dges-
tion. Twas permitted To sketch the jars after
the experiment had been completed. as repro
duccd above. The sediment shown by the shad-
ing In jar No. | represents the undigested food
rs when placed in il. We were told that thou-
sands Of su tferers had used l'askola with great
benefit, and were shown a large number or let
tiers in this connection. quote from few or
them as follows:
that she has been treated for years for indges-
ton by the most eminent physicians with only
temporary benefit. She began taking paskola
four weeks ago, has already gained cight to
pounds and now eats steak. chicken, and in
fact everything her sppStiir Graves ,,,,,,
Ind wrote that he gained four "a pounds tho
first week. and Is 50 enthusiastic that lie pro-
nounces Paskola superior To any medicine no
Mrs Vi. l.. Grant, OF Spring Valley, New
York whose letter was dated June 20. SAYS
that She, too. suffered from chronic dyspepsia
for years. At times even drink Of water dis
trcssrd her. She has been greatly benefited by the
use OF Paskola, and says tint she Is nov con
noIrishiment from food which she formerly did
not,
we had Witnessed.
The Pre- Digcstcd Food Company of No. 80
Reade street. New York, will gladly mail their
free pamphlet On the subject Of food and diges-
ton Ia any one who may send their name.
All druggists sell PaskOla.-Adr.