The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-10-31
DRINK At MEALS,
An Important Part.

An important Fart.
The real trouble with tea and coffee
drinking is not generally understood.
1t is common knowledge with every one
that physicians advise the discontlnu7J
ance of both tea and coffee when q per-
son is sick, particularly when the d.
gestive machinery is affected. ANY
person with slight knowledge of
chemistry can make the following eX-
periments, securing the results as CIV
en-. Coagul2ted egg albumen when
mixed with artificial GASTRIC juices will
be practically entirely digested in eight
hours.
When tea is added duXfng the process
OF digestion Sc per cenE of albumen will
be digested, ieaging/S4 per cent. undi-
gested, while if Secoction Of coffee is
mixed with the aRbumen the result VIII
be but 81 per cent digested and 80 per
cent. undlgested. This means one thing
ana the experiment speaks that fact
PLAINLY when tea or cotfee is taken
INTO the nNman stomach they very Sc
l1ousiy Nterfere with the natural ana
neaithhl operation. where person
mas w exceedingly powerful digestive
apps&fatus ne can stand This ABUSE ior
Jfne, but it is sura to tell sooner or
lager.
n In addition to the above 1t may De
said that any ordinary analytical chem
list can analyze coffee and show the
poisonous alkaloids Of much the same
character as found in strychnlne, Whis-
key, tobacco and morphine. These pol
sons have direct effect upon the liver,
and furred tongue, costive bowels
bad skin and various other indications
of approaching sickness are apparent.
These facts have been recognized by
physicians for many years, but 1t Is d1f-
fcult 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
institution at Battle Creek, Mich. made
a large number of experiments in the
direction of a food drink that would be
at once rnllrishing, palatable and frag-
rant without any of the poisonous or
injurious properties. His experiments
were confined to compromising and ar
ranging products of various cereals, or
grains, such as were intended by nature
for mans subsistence. Being in a po-
sition 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 exper-
iments were conducted under what
would probably be considered the most
favorable circumstances. After con-
tinued use and the most positive evil
dence of the healthful properties of the
food drink, patients who had been
healed wished to continue the use of
the cereal drink after their return to
their homes, and others made demand
for 1t.
In order to supply this demand and
the public generally, the Postum Cere-
al company, Limited, was formed. All
people who drink coffee and tea do not
care to discontinue their use, although
quite satisfied of their hurtful proper
ties. 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
ture acquires which produces as much
real enjoyment as the old-fashioned
habit of being thoroughly well. When
a man can inhale deep breath of pure
air and feel that every part of the
machinery of the human body is work.
49,. ,,arfao+1v the fea1inq IF comfort
ny peiiee'i ~ Aseiliee :. 4s,
ana tila.ikl uiiiess ~ .ne oie''oi ~
Postum is a thoroughly healthful
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