Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-08
COFFEE HITS HARD.
ALMOST KILLED A CALIFORNIA Girl.

young lady in California had remarkable eY
perience with coffee drinking. The details are
most interesting to any one who even suspects
that coffee is damaging TO the health She saws.
Il drank coffee from child, and a few years ago
my health began TO break down, everything 1 ate
or drank distressed me- and | settled into chronic
form Of Dyspepsia accompanied with a headache
every morning, and was very irritable most Of the
time could not sleep without taking a sleeping
draught. While at first the pains In NV stomach
We're slight they kept growing worse until finally
the most wholesome food and drink would cause
intense agony, and few minutes after eating I
would have TO throw everything up Nv doctor
had been telling me for some time that coffee was
hurting me, but l did believe it was true. for
saw many people drink coffee and thought |
could.
''of course, in this condition could not sustain
my flesh and strength. and lost in weight from
1s5 pounds down TO 80 pounds and became a
perfect skeleton, starving to death In a land of
plenty was confined to my bed and dying by
inches The doctor told me there was no chance NJ
my ever getting well my stomach was worn
out.
They had begun to wonder how many moro dave
l would live. one day lady friend called and
'old now wonderfully she had been helped out of
stomach trouble and headaches by leaving of
coffee and using Postum Food Coffee and Crane.
Nuts Food She went right to work and made me
nice cup of Postum and prepared little Crane
Nuts dreaded the torture of taking anythin.
into my stomach. but she coaxed me to take a
spoonful of Postum and of Grape-Nnts. To my great
surprise found that 1 did not have any pain TO
speak of in my stomach, and the food actually
stayed down.
Every one completed mystlhed In little
time afterward / drank three spoonfuls Of tho
Postum and took little of the Grape-Nu
anu mat stayed down and seemed to soothe my
nerves and give a restful feeling
soon after the doctor came In and nv nurse
oil
food had stayed on the stomach He could hardly
believe her he thought death was very near
Then he wanted to know what / had been eating
and drinking. He took home of the Grape
Nuts and Postum The next day he said there
was no mystery about 1t, he had analysed the
Samples and said he had found pre-dIgested
food, and one that would not hurt the stomach
aud the Postum was the most natural drink bs baa
ever seen. He said that 1t did not excite the
nerves as did coffee, and that 1t was ponrsb,n,
and built up the system instead Of tearing II
down He had my give me more of the
Postum and Grape-Nuts. and said there was one
chance IN ten that my system might be built up
and my life be saved
In less than weeks time I could drink half
cup OF Postum at once. and how it did quiet
my nerves and make me feel like was getting
some strength.
six days after beginning Postum 1 went to
sleep the first time in two months without taking
a sleeping draught So step by step kept on
improving. The headaches disappeared NV stom-
aeh became stronger each day, and gained stead
| lily in weight
AT the end Of four months felt like new
person. and had gained fifty pounds in weight
| could sleep well, eat plain food and all in all
feel we'll and strong again.
My head is so clear that / can think better
| than ever could know and all of our friends
know. that there is NOT the slightest doubt but
| that would be in my grave today but for Pos
| tum Food Coffee and Grape-Nu
You can publish this account II you wish, but
please only use my initials" Miss " IT, Sebas
| tepol, Calf. Full and address given to
| those interested upon application to the Postum
Cereal Co.. Ltd, Battle Greek, Mich.