The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-07
COFFEE HITS HARD.
Almost Killed a California Girl.

A young lady in California had a re-
n alkable experience with coffee drink
ing The. details are most Interesting to
anyone who even suspects that coffee is
damaging to the health. She says Il
drank coffee from u child, and few
yTears4tso my health began to b eaF down,
everything l ate or drank distressed me,
and l settled into a chronic form of dys-
oepsia accompanying with a headache
every morning, and was very irritable
most Of the time. l could not sleep with
out taking Il sleeping draught While
at first the pains in my stomach Were
light, they kept growing worse. until
finally the most wholesome food and
lrink would cause intense agony, and a
sew minutes after eating would have to
throw everything up. My doctor had been
telling me for some time thar coffee was
hurting me, but l did not believe it was
true for l saw many people drink coffee
and thought | could.
OF course, in this condition I could not
sustain my flesh and strength, and [ lost
in weight from 1S5 pounds down to 80
pounds, and became q perfect skeleton,
starving to death III a land of plenty. l
vas confined to my bed and dying by
inches. The doctor told me there was no
chance of my ever getting well as my
.tomacll was worn out.
They had begun to wonder how many
more days / would live. One day a lady
riend called and told me how wonder
'ully she had been helped out OF stomach
roube and headaches by leaving off cot
'ee and using Postum Food Coffee and
irape-Nuts Food. She went right to
work and made me a nice cup Of Postum
md prepared a little Grape-Nuts. l
dreaded the torture Of taking anything
n1o my stomach, but she coayed me to
AXE a spoonful of Postum and OF Grape
Nuts To my great surprise, 1 found
hat [ did not. have any pain to speak of
II my stomach, and the food actually
stayed down.
Everyone was completely mystifed In
i little time afterward l drank three
7poonfuls of the Postum and took 4 little
more of the Grape-Nuts, and that stayed
Town and seemed to soothe my nerves
and give me a restful feeling.
Soon after the doctor came in and my
aurse told him that, for the first time in
three weeks food had stayed on the
stomach He could hardly believe her
as he thought death was very near. Then
ne wanted to know what l had been eat
ing and drinking. He took home some
Of the Grape-Nuts and Postum. The
next day he said there was no mystery
about ii. as he had analysed the samples
and said he had found a Dre-digested
God and one that would not hurt the
stomach, and the Postum was the most
natural drink he had ever seen. He said
hat it did not excite the nerves as did
,offee and that it was nourishing and
built up the system instead of tearing it
ioysn. He had my nurse give me more Of
the Postum and Grape-Nuts and said
there was one chance III ten that my sys-
TEN might be built up and my life saved
In less than (, weeks time I could
drink half 4 cup of Postum at once, and
how It did quiet my nerves and make
me feel like 1 was getting some strength
Six days after beginning Postum I
went to sleep the first time in two months
without taking al sleeping drausht. So
step by step I kept on improving. The
headaches disappeared My stomach
became stronger each day and gained
steadily in weight.
At the end of four months / felt like a
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.
NY head is so clear that I can think.
better than I ever could. L know. and
all Of our friends know, that there is not
the slightest doubt but that would be
in my grave to-day but for Postum Food
Coffee and Grape-Nuts.
You can publish this account If YOU
wish, but please use only my initials
Miss y. T., Sebastonol, Calf Full name
and address given to those interested
upon application to the Postum Cereal
fsn I'D Battle Creek, Mich