Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-06
The "Yen- oh" Man
And One Of His Ways.

To call a man a liar seems rude. so
/ we will let the reader select his own
/ term.
Some time ago the Manager OF col
| lier's Weekly" got very cross with us
because we would not continue TO ad-
Vertise in his paper.
We have occasionally been attacked
by editors who have tried TO force us to
advertise in their papers at their own
prices, and, on their own conditions.
falling In which we were 70 be attacked
through their editorial columns. The
reader can NJ a name TO that tribe.
We had understood that the editor of
Golfers" was a wild cat OF the Sim
clair Jungle bungle" type. person
with curdled gray matter. but II seems
strange that the owners would descend
20 using their Niitorial columns. yellow
as they are, for such rank out and out
falsehoods as appear I'm their issue Of
July 9th, where the editor goes out OF
his way to attack us, and the reason
VIII appear tolerably clear TO any read
er who understands the venom behind
a.
We quote in part as follows: ''One
widely circulated paragraph labors to
induce the impression that Grape Nuts
VIII ohviate the necessity OF an opera
ton Ia appendicitis. This is lying. and.
potentially. deadly lying Similarly.
Postum continually makes reference TO
the endorsements OF "a distinguished
physician" or "a prominent health ON
cial' persons as mythical doubtless, as
they are mysterious.
We do not hesitate TO reproduce these
mendaCiOus falsehoods In order thar n
may be made clear 10 the public 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
unnanAfnfffa ha raferhH
knowledge OF why the use Of Crane
Nuts would prevent II. Let 81 be under
stood that appendicitis results from
long continued disturbance IN the intes-
tines, caused primarily by undleested
food. and chiefly by undigested starchy
food. such as white bread, potatoes.
rice, partly cooked cereals, and such.
These lie In the warmth and moisture
OF the bowels I'm an undlgested state.
and decay, generating gases, and irri-
tating the mucous surfaces until, under
such conditions the lower part OF the
colon and tho appendix become in
NolNed Disease sets up, and frequent
ly. OF form known as appendicitis.
Nov then. Grape Nuts food was made
by Mr.. c. W. Post, after he had an
attack OF Appendicitis, and required
some food IN which the starch was pre-
digestod. No such food existed from
his knowledge OF dietetics he perfected
the food. made u primarily for his own
use and afterwards introduced 10 70 the
public In this food the starch Is trans
formed by moisture and longtime
cooking into a form OF sugar. which Is
easily digested and doeso not decay in
the intestines. II Is practical certain
ty that when a man has approaching
symptoms OF appendicitis. the attack
can be avoided by disseminating an
food except Grape Nuts, and by proper
~ washing out the intestlnes. Most
physicians are now acquainted with the
facts and win verify The statement.
OF course, this Is all news, and should
be an education 10 the person who
writes the editorials for "Collier's." and
who should take al least some training
before he undertakes 10 write for tho
public
No as 10 the references 10 "a dlstin-
guishcd physician" or "a prominent
health onelal" being mythical por-
sons" We are here 90 wager "Collior's
weekly or any other skeptic or liar.
amy amount 81 money they care to
name. and which they win cover. that
We viii produce proof % any Board OF
Investigators that we have never vet
published an advertisement announcing
the opinion N prominent physician OF
health official on Postum or Grape
Nuts, when we ala not have the actual
letter in our possession. II can b. cast
~ understood that many prominent
physicians dislike 40 have their names
made public IN reference 90 any article
whatsoever they have their own rea-
sons, ana We respect those reasons but
We never make mention Of endorse
ments unless We have the actual en-
lorsement, ana that statement We viii
back with any amount OF money called
for
When a journal wilfully prostitutes
~ columns 20 Try and harm a roput-
aple manufactures In an offort 10 force
him 20 advertise, II a. limo the public
knew the facts. The owner or editor OF
golfers Weekly cannot force money
from W by such methods
POSTUM CEREAL Co, LA.