Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-07


she could rest. She said: No
mother, l must get this lesson to-
night and be up early to get another
in the morning. | don't know why
it is, but | have been falling behind
my class for over six months, and
must work in order to graduate in
the spring. l believe | will 30 and
make me "A cup of strong coffee; that
will brace me up SO n good cup of
coffee was made and Maud got
through with her lessons at II O'Clock.
The next morning | heard a rat
Ting at the stove about half past four
and went down to find Maud there
building fire. She said she could
not sleep and that she had to study,
so she thought she would make some
coffee. As it helped her the night be-
fore. | went back to bed with Il
heavy heart, for there was a thought
of danger creeping in. Step by step
my mind went back over the past
wear. and the acts of our dear daugh-
ter during that time passed before me
like a panorama. She used to be so
well and happy. but now she acted as
ii she was almost crazy with nervous
ness and a wreck of her former beaI-
tiful self. 1t dawned upon the moth
cr's mind that Maud was fading
away, and looking To- God, / breathed
silent prayer TO the dear Father to
save my child.
The next morning / started out to
consult the family physician, but Just
IT the door | met a neighbours daugh-
ter on her way to school. \ year ago
this young lady had been confined to
her bed for months with nervous
prostration, and it was whispered
about that if she lived. she would be
likely to lose her mind. Her parents
sent her away to village nearby.
and this was the first time mad seen
her since her return. | saw that she
was the picture of health. and l said,
Why. Fannie Trayer, what have you
been doing with yourself? l never
saw such a change in my life She
answered. Why. you know l finally
found out that the coffee | was drink
ing was running me, and when / got
out to auntie's she took the coffee
away entirely and gave me Postum
Cereal Food Coffee. This is the only
thing l have had, and YOU can see
what the result is. am just as well
as | can possibly be. and getting along
beautifully with my school work
Il was so deeply impressed with
Fannie's experience, and her former
condition tailed so closely with
Maud ; that abandoned my proposed
trip to the physicians, and went in
stead to the grocer's and secured a
package of Postum. That night Maud
had Postum Food Coffee, instead of
coffee. and the next morning the dear
child said she had slept and was very
much refreshed. The effect was so
instantaneous that | was very much
surprised, and feared perhaps there
might be some medicines in Postum.
but have since been assured that it
contains no medicines whatever, but
that on the contrary, it is made of
pure cereals, so handled bv skilled ex-
perts in its manufacture that the deli
cate small particles Of phosphate of
potash are retained in a natural state
as found in certain parts of the cere-
ais, and that this, together with the
albumen in food. goes quickly to
work to rebuild the nervous system.
Our daughter has been saved TO US.
She graduated with honor, and in
stead of the nervous wreck she was at
one time. she is now the picture of
bounding health