The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-11-05
THE "lELT.-OiI" MAN
And One of His Ways.

To call man liar seems rude, so
we will let The reader select his own
term.
Some time ago the Manager OF
Golfers Weekly" got very cross
with us because we would not con-
tinue 10 advertise in his paper.
We have occasionally been at
tackled Ivy editors who have tried to
force us to advertise IN their papers
at their own prices, and. on their own
conditions, failing In which we were
to he attacked through their editorial
columns. The reader can fit name
to that tribe.
We had understood that the editor
Of "Collier's" was a wild cat of tho
Sinclair jungle bungle" type, per-
son with curdled gray matter, but L
seems strange that the owners would
descend TO using their editorial coll
umns, yellow as they are, for such
rank out aud out falsehoods "a mp
pear I'm their issue ot July 9th.
where the editor goes out OF his way
to attack us. and the reason Will APP
pear tOlerably clear to any reader
who understands the venom behind it.
We quote in part as fo'lows:-
-One widely circulated paragraph
Iabors to induce the impression that
Grape-Nuts Will obviate the necessity
OF an operation In appendicitis. This
is lying. and. potentially, deadly ~
Ing. Similarly. Postum continually
makes reference to the endorsements
OF distinguished physician or a
prominent health officiaj.' persons as
mythical. doubtless, as they are mys-
terlous."
We do not hesitate to reproduce
these mendncious falsehoods In order
that 1t may be made clear 10 the pub
lie what the facts are, and to nail the
liar up so that people may have look
at him. II this poor clown knew
what produced appendicitis. he might
have some knowledge of why the use
Of Grape-Nuts would prevent 1t. Let
1t be understood that appendicitis
results from long continued disturb
ance I'm the intestlnes. caused prlmar-
lily by undigested food. and chiefly by
undlgested starchy food. such IS
white bread. potatoes, rice. partly
| cooked cereals. and such. These lie
In the warmth and moisture OF the
bowels In an undigested state, and
decay, generating gases, and irrltat-
Ing the mucous surfaces until, under
such conditions, the lower pert of the
colon and the appendix become in
volved. Disease sets up. and fire.
quently, of form known as appendI-
citis.
Now then. Grape-Nuts food was
"a, 10 h.fA w
an attack OF appendicitis, and re-
duired some food in which the starch
was predIgested No such food ex-
isted from his knowledge Of dietetics
he perfected the food; made II prI-
marlly for his own use, and after
wards introduced It to the public. In
this food the starch is transformed
by moisture and long time cooking
into form OF sugar, which Is easily
| digested and does not decay I'm the
intestine5. 10 is a practical cerlaintj
that when n man has approaching
symptoms OF appendicitis, the attack
can be avoided by disseminating all
food except Grape-Nuts, and by prop
erly washing out the lntestines
Most physicians are now acquainted
with the facts, and Will verify the
statement.
or course, this Is all news. and
should be an education to the person
who writes the editorials for Col
lier's," and who should take at least
some training before he undertakes
to write for the public.
Now as to the references to "a dis
tinguished physician" or "a proml.
nent health official" being mythical
persons" We are here to wager
/ Golfers Weekly" or any other
skeptlc or liar, any amount Of money
they care TO name. and which they
will cover. that we will produce proof
TO any Board Of investigators that we
have never yet published an adyer-
tlsement announcing the opinion OF
n prominent physician or health
| Official on Postum or Grape-Nuts.
when we did not have the actual
letter I'm our possession n can be
easily understood that many prom
inent physicians dislike to have their
names made public in reference to
any article whatsoever: they have
their own reasons, and we respect
those reasons. but we never make
mention OF endorsements unless we
have the actual endorsement. and
that statement we will back with any
amount Of money called for
When a journal wllfully prostitutes
It's columns, TO try and harm a repu.
table manufacturer I'm an effort to
force him to advertise, Il IS time the
public knew the facts. The owner
or editor OF Golfers Weekly can.
not force money from US by such
I methods,