Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-11-07

ment:
Take two pint bottles and in one
| place tablespoonful Of glucose and in
the other a like quantity Of Paskols; fill
| them with water, shake thoroughly and
add to each forty drops of muristic or
hydrochloric acid, in order to initiate the
acidlty of the natural gastric juice Hav
ing previously finely minced quantity
of rare or raw lean beef, chicken, the
white of hard boiled eggs or similar
foods; put into each bottle one ounce
Immerse the bottles in warm water and
carefully maintain the contents at tenn.
perature of 100 to 105 degrees Fahren-
heit, frequently shaking in order to
thoroughly expose the food to the action
| of the solution.
In the course of very short time the
contents Of the bottle containing Paskola
will be seen to undergo change, and in
/ two or three hours the food will have be.
come entirely dissolved or digested /;
whereas the contents of the other bottle
containing the glucose and acid will show
no change beyond a slight difference in
appearance.
If you have neither the facilities nor
the inclination TO make the test for your
self. We have no doubt that your druggist
will be glad to try the experience. The
tubes herewith show the results of test
made Ia our own laboratory, the cuts
being rom q photograph. No. / con-
tanned glucose, and No. 2 Paskola
| What are we to concluded One OF two
things: either that the so-called
chemists" are ign GRANT or dishonest.
! Glucose has no digestive properties.
This is a well-known fact, whereas Pas
kola is giving relief to thousands Of
| dyspeptics, q truth attested By the
unsolicited testimonials that pour in
upon us The presence Of digestive
ferments in Paskola cannot be determined
by chemical test. No one has ever
cen digestive ferments in a pure
form, and the only way to de-
ermine their presence is by observ-
ing the effects which they produce
upon food This is a fact recogniz sd by
every authority, and will be found
stated in Fosters Physiology and other
standard works.
Another tbing which these ignorant
and jealous rivals have said about
Paskola is that inRsmuch as its basis is
predigested starch, it is calculated to
encourage diabetes.
We cannot better answer this charge
than by quoting a paragraph from q
report mace to Mayor Gilroy, Of New
York, by DR. Cyrus Edison, commissioner
Of health for the city OF New York and
for the State Of New York.
Pre- digested starch is starch in the
exact condition that we find it prepared
by the digestive organs for assimilation.
1t Is prominently a fat forming, heat
producing food Under diet Of pre-.
Dig sted starch or glucose, a msn can
perform more muscular work than under
any other single article of food Pre-
digested starch not only is not injurlou 3.
but 1t is an essential article Of food.
without which In some form, man cannot
enjoy life"
This letter from DR. Edison was written
Ia answer to an inquiry from the mayor
as 10 whether or not pre-digested starch
was healthful
Paskola contains special form of
digestsd starch as well as digestive fer
ments, and is pot alone q fattening food
but it aids The digestion OF other foods
inithe stomach. just as you may see ia the
above experiment. The tired, feeble
stomach OF the dyepeptic is TOO weak to