The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-05-19

| Of the dish. Then this milk charged
with Post Sugar is fed to the infants
producing the most satisfactory results
for the baby has food that it can digest
quickly and will so off TO sleep Well fed
and contcnted.
When baby gets two or three months
old il is the custom of some mothers 10
allow the Grape-Nuts to soak IN the
milk a little longer and become mushy
Whereupon a little Of the food can he
fed n addition 10 the milk containing
the washed off sugar
II is by no means manufactured for 4
baby food. hut these facts are stated as
an illustration of 4 perfectly disestible
food.
1t furnishes the energy and strength
for the great athletes. 1t is in common
use by physicians III their own families
ana among their patients. and can be
seen on the table of every frst-clasS
college IN the land.
We quote from the London Lancet
analysis as follows:
The basis of nomenclature of this
preparation is evidently an American
plea santry. since 'GrapeNuts is de-
tory process undoubtedly converts the
food constituents into a much more di-
reStihle condition than IN the raw
cereal. This is evident from the re-
markable solubility of the preparation
no less than one-half of II being soluble
in cold water. The soluble part con
tains chiefly dextrn and no starch. IL
appearance 'Grapc-Nuts' resembles
fried b9ead-crumbs Tie grams arr
brown and crisp. with pleasant taste
not unlike slightly burnt malt. Accord
Ing to our analysis the following is the
composition of 'GrapeNuts: Moist
ure. COZ per cent: mineral matter. POI
per cent; fat. 1.6o per cent; proteids
loo per cent; soluble carbohydrates.
etc, 1910 per cent: and unaltered
carbohydrates insolublel, 2o.J7 per
cent. The features worthy of note in
this analysis are the excellent proper
ton of proteid, mineral matters. and
soluble carbohydrates per cent. The
mineral matter was rich in phosphoric
acid. 'GrapeNuts' is described as q
brain and nerve food. whatever that
may be. Our analysis, at any rate
shows that it is a nutritive of high
order. since it contains the constituents
Of Il complete FOOD in very satisfactory
and rich proportion and In an easily as
similable state"
An analysis made by the Canadian
Government some time ago shows that
trrape-Nuts contains nearly ten times
the digeStible elements contained in or
binary cereals, and foods, and nearly
twice the amount contained in any
other food analysed.
The analysis is familiar to practically
every successful physician in America
and London.
We print this statement in order that
the public may know the exact facts
upon which we stake our honor and
will back it with any amount Of money
that any person or corporation will
put up.
We propose to follow some of these
choice specimens Of the tribe of Ana
MAS.
When you hear a cooking school
teacher or any other person assert that
either Postum or GrapeNuts are made
Of any other ingredients than those
printed on the packages and as we
say they are made. send Us the name
and address, also name of two or three
and if the evidence is clear
to get judgment We VIII right
that wrong quickly.
Our business has always been con-
Quoted on as high grade of human in
telligence as we are capable of. and we
propose to clear the deck of these pre-
varicators and liars whenever and
wherever they can be found.
Attention is again called to the gen.
eral and broad invitation to visitors to
go through our works, where they Will
he shown the most minute process and
device in order that they may under
stand how pure and clean and whole
some Grape Nuts and Postum are.
There is an old saying among bust
ness men that there is some chance to
train a fool but there is no room for
liar, for you never can tell where you
are, and we hereby serve notice on all
the members of this ancient tribe of
Ananias that they may follow their
calling in other lines, but when they
put forth their lies about Grapefruit
and Postum, we propose to give them
IN opportunity to answer to the proper
authorities.
The New York girl wisely said that
# a person would lie about one item, il
brands the whole discourse as absolute
y unreliable.
Keep your iron ready and brand these
mavericks" whenever you find them
loose.
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