The Indianapolis journal., 1896-02-19
DRINK AT MEALS.


The real trouble with tea and coffee drink
ing is not generally understood. 1t is COM
mon knowledge with every one that physi-
clans advise the discontinuance of both
tea and coffee when person Is sick, par
ticularly when the digestive machinery Is
affected Any person with a slight knowl-
edge Of chemistry can make the following
experiments. securing the results as given
Coagulated egg albumen when mixed with
artificial gastric juices. will be practically
entirely digested in eight hours.
When tea is added during the process OF
digestion, IS per cent. OF albumen will be
sligested. leaving "a per cent. undigested,
while II a decoction or coffee Is mixed with
the albumen. the results will be but 81 per
cent. digested and 80 per cent. undigested
This means one thing. and the experiment
speaks that fact plainly. When tea
coffee is taken into the human stomach.
they very seriously interfere with the
natural and healthful operation. Where a
person has an exceedingly powerful di-
gestive apparatus. he can stand this abuse
for a time. but il is sure to tell sooner or
later.
In addition to the above ii may be said
that any ordinary analytical chemist can
analyze coffee and show the poisonous al
kaloids OF mach the same character as
found in strychnine. whisky. tobacco and
morphine. These poisons have direct ef-
feet upon the liver, and furred tongue,
costive bowels, bad skin and various other
indications of approaching Sickness are ap-
parent. These facts have been recognized
by physicians for many years, but 1t is
difficult TO induce people to leave off their
habits even when those habits are shown to
be Injurious and TO shorten the existence
OF the human body.
The manager Of La Vita Inn. health I'M
stitution at Battle Creek. Mich. made a
large number OF experiments in the direc-
tion or a food drink that would be at once
nourishing, palatable and fragrant, without
any OF the poisonous or injurious proper
ties His experiments Were confined to
compromising and arranging products of
various cereals, or grains. such as were
Intended by nature for mans subsistence.
Beng IN position 10 note the effect of
the beverage upon weak stomachs and
patients who needed the most nourishinc
food and drink that could be obtained. his
experiments were conducted under what
would probably be considered the most
favorable circumstances. After continued
use and the most positive evidence of the
healthful properties OF the food-drink. pa
tsents who had been healed wished to con-
tinue the use of the cereal drink after their
return to their homes. and others made de
mand for if.
In order to supply this demand anu the
public generally, the Postum Cereal Com
drink coffee and tea do not care to dis
continue their use, although quite salts
i'en 81 their hurtful properties There are
enough people. however. I'm America who
hold their health i'm high enough esteem
10 be willing TO give little attention to
their food and drink There IL no habit
ne creature acquires which produces as
much real enjoyment as the old fashioned
haeit OF being thoroughly well. When
man can inhale deep breath OF pure air
and feel that every part OF the machinery
OF tho human boiy Is working perfectly.
the feeling Of comfort produces a deep
sense or easy content and thankfuness to-
ing.
Postum Is thoro1zhlv healthfuI food
-. ~ - can be taken at each meal by
all members of the family including the
children. IL quickly establishes itself as an
important part OF the meal and when left
out. one misses the fragrant odor the COM
iortlng flavor and the health-giving prop
10. coffee go cents) gives 10 TO 80 Guns
package Postum t25 cents gives 100 cups
about TO i in favor OF Postum
iDls Item OF economy is 10y no means the
CHIEF consideration. Health. comfort and
red blood speak out strongly for the nat
ural drink
This pure food drink brews exactly the
color OF the richest coffee and has much
the same fragrance and taste with none
- the harmful properties