Evening star., 1896-12-02
DRINK At MEALS.
An IMPORTANT pARr


The real trouble with tea and coffee drinking is
not generally understood. II is common knowledge
WIN every one that physicians advise the ,lis,op-
tinuance OF both tea and coffee when n parsop is
SICK particularly when the digestive machinery is
Affected. Any person with a slight knowledge of
chemistry can make the following experiments Sc
curing the results given. Coagulated egg alhu-
men when mixed with artificial gastric Juices will
be practically entirely dieested In eight hours.
When tea h added during the process Of digestion
66 per cent Of albumen will he dgested leaving 81
per cent undlSestod while IL Dissection Of co1.,,
is mixed with the abumen. the result will Ia, Inn,
6l per cent digestcd and 80 per cent uudigested
his means one thing. and the eaIprimaat snaaks
that fact plainly. When tea or coffee is taken
into the human stomach they very seriously inter
fere with the natural and h.althful operation
Where person has an exceedingly powerful d.
gestive apparatus he stand this ahis. for a
time. but n is sure 10 tell sooner later.
In addition 10 the above it may be said that any
ordinary. analytical chemist anaIyza ,o,l., ana
show the poisonous alkaloids OF much the same
character as found in strychnine. whisky tobacco,
and morphine. These poisons have a dir,.f ,.rr,.l
upon the liver and a furr,-l tongue cosffv, bow
els, bad skin and various other ndicat ions Of al,-
preaching sickness are apparent. These facts hav,
been recognized by physicians for many year. bur
ID Is difficult to induce people TO leave on their
habits even when those habits are shown 10 l,e in
furious and 10 shorten the existenre of IN. human
body.
The manager OF II Vita Inn health Institution
at Battle Creek Mich, made large number or
experiments In the drection of a food drink ;ha;
"onid he at once noarishing. ralatalle and fra
grant, without any of the roisorais or mia ious
properties. His experiments confined to com
pounding and arbanging products various cereal,
or grains. such ns Were intended 10y nature for
mans Subsistence Being In position To note III,
effect OF the beverage upon weak stomac.ls and pa-
tiens who Needed the most n"urishing f.,d and
drink that could be obta iHed his eAT,crimrnis M,
conducted under what would probably ,e considered
tie most favorable circnmst ancas After .,ptin lI
use and the most Positive evidence OF the health
ful properties Of the food drink PATIENTS who had
been healed wished 10 continu, the rs. of IN.
cereal drink after their return tl.,ir bones and
others made demand for it,
in Older 10 supply this demand and the Uul,lic
generally. the Postum Cereal Co. Ijmir.d MIS-
formed All people who drink coffee and tea On
not care 10 discontinue their use. although quite
satisfied of their hurful properties. There arr
enough people. however in America who hold their
health In high enough esteem 10 D. wilin. To Civ,
a htfie attention To their food AMI drink. Their.
Is n" habit tine creature acquires which produces
as much real enjoyment as the Old fashioned haiti,
of heing thoroughly well. Wh~n a man rau iulill.
deep breath Of pure air and feel i!lat every I,aIt
of The Din"hinef! Of the human body IL workin.
perfectly, the :,'lnc Of comfort produces d,cj,
sense of easy content and tlankian.s to The Gre
ator for the mere privilege cf living
Postum l. Il Thoroughly h. althfu food drink II
can he taken at earh meal 10y all m,Inl,rrs OF fl,
fsmily. in"lrdinG the children. II quickly estai,-
lishes i's'lf important part of the meal and
when left ont. misses the fragrant vior. Tie.
comforting fav"r and The h alih-Siving irop-rii,s
lh. coffee 80 ccnis, gives ~ To ~ s.ul,,
rArkaE" Postum 60 cents gives 100 cups.
About , TO in favor 81 Postum
This item OF eronomy il 10y 10 means thc ,l!icr
consideration. Health comfort .nL rcd hlooi
speak out strongly for The nItlrIl drink.
This pure food drink br~ws exa..ly the color 81
the richest coffee and has much The fragrance
and taste. with Done of III. harmful pru,rrr;ias