The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-24

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DRINK AT MEALS.

The real trouble with tea and coffee
drinking is not generally understood.
1t is common knowledge with every
one that physicians advise the discon-
tinuance of both tea and coffee when
a person is sick, particularly when the
digestive machinery is affected. Any
person with a slight knowledge of
chemistry can make the following ex-
periments, 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, &C per cent of albumen
will be digested. leaving "a per cent
undigeSted, while if a decoction of cof-
fee is mixed with the albumen, the re-
suits 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 or
coffee is taken into the human stom-
ach, they very seriously interfere with
the natural and healthful operation.
Where a person has an exceedingly
powerful digestive apparatus he can
stand this abuse for time, but it is
sure to tell sooner or later.
In addition to the above, it may be
said that any ordinary analytical
chemist can analyze coffee and show
the poisonous alkaloids of much the
same character as found in strychnine,
whisky, tobacco and morphine. These
poisons have a direct effect upon the
liver and a furred tongue, cestive
bowels bad skin and various other in
dications of approaching sickness are
apparent. These facts have been re-
cognized by physicians for many years,
but it 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, a
health institution at Battle Creek,
Mich, made a large number of expert
ments in the direction of food drink
that would be at once nourishing, pal
atable and fragrant, without any of
the poisonous or injurious properties.
His experiments were confined TO COM
pounding and arranging products of
various cereals, or grains, such as were
intended by nature for mans sub
sistence. Being in q position to note
the effect of the beverage upon weak
stomachs, and patients who needed
the most nourishing food and drink
that could be obtained, his experiments
were conducted under what would
probably be considered the most ia
vorable circumstances. After contin-
ued use and the most positive evidence
of the healthful properties of the food
drink, patients who had been healed
wished to continue the use of the GER
cal drink after their return to their
homes, and others made demand for it,
In order to supply this demand and
the public generally, the Postum Ger
cal Co. Limited was formed All peo-
pie who drink coffee and tea do not
care to discontinue their use, although
quite satisfied of their hurtful prop
critics. There are enough people, how
ever, in America who hold their health
in high enough esteem to be willing to
give little attention to their food and
drink. There is no habit the creature
acquires which produces as much real
enjoyment as the old fashioned habit
of being thoroughly well. When a man
can inhale a deep breath of pure air
and feel that every part of the ma
chinery of the human body is working
perfectly. the feeling of comfort pro-
duces a deep sense of easy content and
thankfulness TO the creator for the
mere privilege of living.
Postum is thoroughly healthful
food drink. 1t can be taken at each
meal by all members of the family,
including the children. 1t quickly es-
tablishes itself as an important part
of the meal, and when left out, one
misses the fragrant odor, the comfort
ing flavor and the health-giving prop
critics.
/ lb. coffee $50 cents) gives 40 to 40
cups.
package Postum (25 cents) gives
100 Guns.
About to in favor of Postum.
This item of economy is by no means
the chief consideration. Health, COM
fort and red blood speak out strongly
for the natural drink.
This pure food-drink brews exactly
the color of the richest coffee and mas
much the same fragrance and taste.
with none of the harmful properties.
Sold by George F. Brooks. John Nc
Donald, Jr., j. H. Williams
BucLlen's Arnfca SnIye