St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-17
ARTIFICIAL DIGESTION.

Your reporter, among others, was re-
Gently requested to witness an expert
ment at the New York laboratory of the
Pre.Digested Food Company. 1t seems
that the digestive properties of Paskola,
their new food, have been questioned in
some quarters, and it was important
that the matter should be definitely
settled once for all 1t was to see an
actual test that we had received the in
vitation. After a cordial greeting, the
chemist in charge said: MAKE your
selves comfortable. gentlemen, and we
Will at once proceed to business"
AT this luncture one of the laboratory
assistants 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, having been divided
into equal portions, was placed in two
similar jars. To each of them was add
ed calculated water, but to one was
made further addition of a dose of
Paskola from a bottle which your re-
porter had been instructed to purchase
IN the open market.
Both jars were now warmed to the
temperature 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 Ill the other. to which had beer
added the Paskola, had literally dis
solved like so much sugar. and a clear,
llmpid solution was the result. This,
to our uninitiated eyes, was most mar
Vicious, and almost Savored of magic, for
we HAD often seen beef boiled in water
without otherwise changing than to part
with its color. Yet here, at the gentle
temperature of the body, it had been
rendered completely soluble. The
chemist, while not surprised. was no
less pleased than ourselves. He OBJ.
served: "Gentlemen, if you would know
whether or not Paskola possesses de-
cided digestive properties, look to those
Jars for an answer" The evidence
was conclusive, for the object les
son before US was so simple
that we could not fall to comprehend
the matter. He told US that the base
OF Paskola was artificially digested
starch. and that for this reason it was a
mesh, produclng food vastly superior to
cod liver oil or any of the nauseous
drugs heretofore used for this purposs.
He stated, Furthermore, that, as we had
seen. IL possessed the property of di-
costing other foods in the stomach, and
thus was all active aid TO digestion. |
was permitted to sketch the Jars after
the experiment had been completed. as
reproduced above. The sediment shown
by the shading III Jar No. l represent.
the undlgested food as when placed In
1t. We were told that thousands of SUI.
ferers had used Pask0la with great
Dement,, and were shown large number
OF letters In this connection. | quote
from few of them as follows:
Mrs. w. L. Andrews, of Gold Hill,
Ala, says that she has been treated for
years for indigestion by the most emf
nent physicians with only temporary
benefit. She began taking Paskola four
weeks ago, has already gained eight 81
pounds, and now eats steak, chicken.
and IN fact everything her appetite
Graves.
K. T. Cross. of IA Michigan Ave,
Hammond, Ind, wrote that he gained
-FOUR ~ pounds the first week, and is so
enthusiastic that he pIonounces Paskola
superior 10 any medicine he ever saw.
Mrs. NJ: l.. Grant,. OF Spring Valley,
New York, whose letter was dated June
Goth, says that she, too. suffered from
chronic dyspepsia for years. At times
even drink of water distressed her.
She mas been greatly benefited by the
use OF Paskola, and says that she is now
convinced by her general condition that
she derives nourishment from food
which she formerly did not.
These statements but confirm the test
which We had witnessed.
The PreDigested Food Co mpany, of
No. so Reade street, New York, will
gladly mail their free pamphlet on the
sub ject Of food and digestion to any one
who may send their name.
All druggists sell Paskola.