Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-02-27
COULDN'T DO II.
Milk Diet Failed.

Food that will actually lift one out
of a sick bed is worth knowing of. A
Chicago lady writes. 81 want to tell of
a positive cure Grape-Nuts Food has
made in a case that was considered
almost hopeless.
IL know you do not look upon Grape
Nuts as a medicine but, inasmuch as
the food certainly does build up worn
out systems, it seems to me it is close
ly allied to a tonic. Now about the
re
Last Spring a dear girl friend fell
i'll and was taken to one of the hospi-
tails, but weeks before entering the
hospital she had been able to take
nothing but milk to nourish her, all
other foods distressed the stomach so
much that she tried to live on the milk
alone.
The doctor in the hospital endeav-
ored to keep her alive with broth and
other food, but her stomach refused to
retain anything but milk. and very lit
tie of that at a time.
81 worked away at the resident ply
stefan until he consented to my taking
her home to see what the change
would do for her The poor child was
so very weak and v and so frail
lildl L ltll Qullt uubiOu abOul inc Out-
come, nevertheless | knew enough
about Grape-Nuts Food. which | in
tended 10 give her. to feel that it would
bring her out. After she had rested a
little while | warmed some milk and
poured 1t over a tablespoonful of
Grape-Nuts and persuaded her to take
il. She did so with fear and trembling,
for she,did not expect to keep the food
down. After giving her the food /
started to read her a story, and al
though il was an interesting one, she
fell asleep. When she finally awoke
her first woTLs were, Did | really keep
the Grape-Nuts?'
she had kept them but could scarce
y believe it. After two or three hours
| ave her a little more with the same
good result. Gradually and cautiously
| increased the amount until after a
few days she was able to eat a saucer
full with no bad effects.
"She lived on Grape-Nuts entirely
and gained strength so rapidly that
she soon recovered, and now recon-
mends Grapefruit to all her friends.
She says she would be glad to have
anyone who s suffering from stomach
trouble write her, and she will tell
what Grape-Nuts Food has done for
her, and how grateful she is TO the
man who had the forethought to manu-
facture a food already digested so that
weak stomachs can take it. Her name
is Lille NJ. Gestabt, 4416 Wabash ave.
Chicago.
"A clergyman of our acquaintance
eats a dish of Grape-Nuts before pre-
pairing his sermon. | asked him once
if he got inspiration from the food. He
said. Not only that, but il seems to
clear my mind and make my "|thirdlys'
and 'fourthlys" come much more
quickly. Just think about ones stom-
ach not having to think about digest.
ing Grape-Nuts at all, they have done
the digesting themselves, and all we
have 10 do is to tickle the palate by
swallowing them This same gentle.
man assured me that he would rather
dispense with any article of food on
the table than Grape-Nuts.
I'VE eat the food regularly with
sometimes a little fresh or canned
fruit added. We call it our tonic My
husband joins in thanking you heartily
for its manufacture" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.