Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-08

the deetertous effects If coffee and its potency IS a factor IN te
of disease This has beer SO strongly impressed upon no 10 n
that am impened to Ia a contribution to the subject. "
few cases. n which coffee vas 50 ma nt@uy causing or continuin
ease that it could no be ignored.
Case l. In the latter part of December 1903. had urdor
an old lady, "A years, who was convaescng from an attack Of
She had responded tavoraby to the treatment and was doing
cept for a peculiar rise and fall of the temperature and an rreg
of the heart She had been troubled mor or less with weaRn
heart and 1t this time it's action IA giving m lie a good deal Of c
beat being irregular ant feeble, at times much mor Sc that at
study of conditions AM causesu threw no light o. the case unit
that the irregularhy as more marked OF the mornings when
coffee which she did not have every morning. As could no
any other cause advised that she should not take the coffee.
demur on the part Of the patient she acceded and Postum cerea
sdtuted for the coffee A favorable effect was almost mmedia
et; the irregular action gave place to a steady, regular beat.
became fuller and stronger the temperature became normal an
went on to uninterrupted recovery.
Case H. The result in case one set ne thinking. For sol
had been troubled with nervous dyspepsia, with cardiac hrtabn
times, great rregularty in the action Of the heart. intermittent
pulse and much nervous depression, all If which, in spite Of tres
steadily getting worse. had had light enough thrown m the
had not been so blinded by prejudice that could n t SEE.
stance on m occasion, when the cook, who did not believe
was an good unless it rivaned in colo her ebony face, gave m
coffee me morning that was fully up to her ideal and which.
noticed that it possessed nearly the strength of Samson. l da
consideration.
had been feeling rather better than usual for a day o two
after breakfast vas attacked with such peculiar sensations that
able to o out, ant was obliged to call pom a colleague for
sneuIary enough, although I had the feeling that vas under the
ence of m drug. it vas n OF until son time arerward that I realized
that had been poisoned by the coffee. Under strong tonic treatmen
grew better for a time, but in December, 1909, began to gro worse
again, and reatmen failing enect any Improvement, it began to look as
if I was in danger o a complete breakdown.
The colleague who was treating ne vas suspicious OF kidney disease,
but a urinary analysis cleared VI that point but | did not improve. It
was at this time as have said. the result in case No set me thinking.
and found from a study IF the modaIties. that "a worsea and more de-
pressed after taking coffee, and it finally penetrated int my inner on
seriousness that possibly coffee a the cause of my condition, took my
own prescription and ave up coffee with the result OF al almost immedt-
ate change for the better The depression disappeared. the cardiac dis
turbance ceased, and the dyspepuc symptoms Iessened and a steady
improvement set in
Case Ill About the same time had under retainer a young lady
suffering from chronic nephrHls who presented al almost endless variety
of symptoms, which would yield Ito treatment for a time. only to return in
an aggregated form. Among the more persistent and annoying Of these
was a gastric hrtabnny with an absolute refusal Of the stomach to digest
or absorb any food. progressive emacaton with great weakness. and a
constant sensation of hunger with nausea and frequent spells of vomiting.
when the food taken would he remned unchanged; paIptaton Of the
heart oedema, hectic fever, couquatve sweats, etc Under treatment and
a most rigid diet the mitigation of the symptoms IA very slight
1 had advised her that coffee "a injurious and should be given up,
but it was not until her condition was almost hopeless unt she could be
induced to follow my advice and refrain from coffee. The beneficial effect
of this VA apparent at once; the stomach began to recover its tone the
hhtanttty ceased the vomiting stopped, and the food taken was dgested
and absorbed; the sensation of continual hunger disappeared, the emada-
don lessened and her strength slowly returned. OF course, the disease has
not been cured but a cure which seemed hopeless before has been mad
possible.
As a result of these experiences. to which more could ue added. in all
cases o mtp0aoe nervous or gastric diseases have o to regard COT
fee as al LncHanl. and an important if no. the chief, factor in the produc-
ton of the disease, and to insist upon its dscontnuance as a part OF the
treatment and, may add. with uniformly good effect have found also
that, although the giving up of coffee has been in many cases done only
under protest and with great reluctance it has been attended with but
little difficulty when a palatable and satisfactory substitute was provided.
In my own case and in that of the others described. I used the Postum
Cereal and found it entirely satisfactory. Even the most nveterate nc
drinkers after a short use of the Postum seem to lose all DESIRE for coffee
and Ito b e perfectly satisfied with the Cereal
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