The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-23

SO that she could rest. She said. No.
mother, I must get this lesson tonight
and be up early to get another in the
morning. l don't know why it is, but
have been falling behind my class for
over six. months, and / must work in
order to graduate this spring. / believe ]
will go and make ME cup of strong
coffee, that will brace me up. So good
cup of coffee was made and Maud got
through with her lessons at eleven
O'Clock.
1.-The next morning I heard a rafting
at the stove about half past four, and
went down to find Maud there building a
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 before. went back to bed
with heavy heart, for there was a
thought of danger creeping in. Step by
step my mind went back over the last
year, and the acts of our dear daughter
during Jnau time. passed blfore me like a
panorama. She used to be SO well and
happy, but now she acted as if she was al
most crazy with nervousness and wreck
of her former beautiful self. 1t dawned
upon the mothers mind that Maud was
fading away, and looking to God,
breathed silent prayer to the dear Faith.
or to save my child.
1.-The next morning started out to
consult the family physician, but just at
the door, met neighbours daughter on
her way TO school. A yeRr 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 near
by, and this was the first time had seen
her since her return. saw that she was
the picture of health, and / said, Why,
Fannie Trayer, what have you been doing
with yourself? I never saw such change q
in my life. She answered, Why, you
know finally found out that the coffee
was drinking was running me. and when
l got out to Auntie's she took the coffee
away entirely and gave me Postum
Cereal Food Coffee. That is the only
0UlOE nave udu, oAit JON NHh ooS !" AA"e
the result is. 1 am just as well as can
possibly be. and getting along beautifully
with my school work.
81 was SO deeply impressed with Fan
MES experience, and her former condl'
ton Tailed SO closely with Maud's, that
abandoned my proposed trip to the physi-
Clans, and went instead TO the grocer S
and secured package of Postum. That
night Maud had Postum Food Coffee, in
stead of coffee and the next morning the
dear child said she haG slept and was
very much refreshed. The effect was so
instantaneous that was very much sur
prised, and feared perhaps there might
be some medicines in Postum, hut have
since been assured that it contains no
medicines whatever, but that on the con-
trary, it is mads of pure cereals, 50
handled by skilled experts, in its manu-.
facture, that the delicate small particle:
of phosphate of potash are retained in a
natural state as found in certain parts oil
the cereals, and that this, together with
the albumsn in food goes quickly to work
to rebuild the nervous system. Oul
daughter has been saved to us. She
graduated with honor, and instead OF tbs
nervous wreck she was at one time, che ii
new the picture OF bounding health.