Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-07

which coffee manfcsy causing continuing tho disease
that it could not De ignored
Case l. In the latter part Of December, 1908 had under
treatment old lady, Il wears who conac-cng from
attack Of pneumonia She had responded a1oaby to the treat
and doing except for peculiar and fall Of the
temperature and irregular action OF the heart She had been
troubled more or weakness heart and this time
action giving good deal Of concern it, beat being r
regular and feeble much chan others study
of condition, and threw light the until found
that the rcguar marked the mornings when she
had coffee which she did have every morning As | could
not discover any other advised that she should take
coffee After dcDur the part the patient she
coded and Postum Cereal substituted for the coffee favor
able effect almost Immediately apparent the irregular action
gave place steady regular beat the pulse became fuller and
stronger the temperature became normal and the went to
uninterrupted recovery.
Case H. The result in set me thinking For some
years had been troubled with dyspepsia with cardiac
irrabilr and times great reguar in the action of the
heart intermittent beat Of the pulse and much nervous depression
all of which, spite Of treatment, steadily getting worse.
had had light enough thrown the had not been
blinded by prejudice that could As for instance,
OCCASION the cook who did believe that coffee
any good lcs, raed in color her ebony face gave cup
morning that fully up her IDEAL and which,
although noticed that it possessed nearly the strength of sam
son, | drank without consideration
had feeling rather better than usual for day
but after breakfast attacked with such peculiar
that unable 20 and obliged to call upon
colleague treatment Singuary enough although had the
feeling that was under the influence of drug not
I'll time aerward that realized that had been poisoned by
the coffee Under strong tonic treatment grew better for
time but in December, 1903 began grow again. and
failing effect any improvement began look if
/ was in danger of complete breakdown
The colleague who treating suspicious of kidney
disease but urinary analysis cleared that point but did not
improve. 1t this time, have said the result in
No. / thinking and found from study Of the modal
ties that and depressed after taking coffee and
finally penetrated into my inner consciousness that possibly cof
fee the Of my condition. took my prescription
and gave up coffee with the result Of anamost immediate change
for the better The depression disappeared the cardiac disub
ceased and the dypptc symptoms esenCd and steady I'M
proyement set in.
Case ILL., About the same time | had under treatment
young lady suffering from chronic nePh' who presented an al
most endless variety of symptoms which would yield to treatment
for time, only TO return in aggravated form Among the
more persistent and annoying of these gastric irritaby
with absolute refusal Of the stomach to digest absorb any
food progressive cmacaon with great weakness and constant
sensation Of hunger with and frequent spells Of vomiting
when the food taken would be returned unchanged paptaon Of
the heart ocdema hectic fever coiquatye Under
and most rigid diet the mitigation the symptoms was
very Slight
had advised her that coffee injurious and should be given
up but until her condition almost hopeless that she
could be induced follow my advice and refrain from coffee The
beneficial effect Of this was apparent at once the stomach began
tone the tabity ceased the vomiting stopped
and the food taken drecd and absorbed the sensation OF
continual hunger disappeared the emacaton essend and her
strength slowly returned Of the disease has not been
cured but which seemed hopeless before has been made
possible.
As Il result of these experiences to which could be
added in all OF ntracab gastric diseases have
regard coffee ncLtn and an important If not the
chief factor i'm the production He disease and insist upon
dscontnuancc part Of the and may add, with
uniformly good effect have found also that although the
giving mp coffee has been in many done only under pro
and with great reluctance has been attended with but little
difficulty when paaabc and satisfactory substitute provd-
e In my and in that of the others described used
the Postum and found entirely satisfactory Even the
nyetcc coffee drinkers after short use of the Postum
lose all desire for coffee and to be perfectly satisfied with
the Cereal
study the subject and apply the facts to Yourself