The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-09-12
THE "YELL-OH" MAN
And One of His Ways.

To call a 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 to advertise in his paper.
We have occasionally been at
tackled 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
TO be attacked through their editorial
columns. The reader can at a name
to that tribe.
We had understood that the editor
Of Golfers" was a wild cat OF the
Sinclair jungle bungle" type. a per-
: son With curdled gray matter, but It
seems strange that the owners would
descend to using their editorial coll
umns, yellow as they are, for such
rank out and out falsehoods as ap-
pear in their issue OF 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 1t.
We quote in part as follows:-
zone 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 ly-
ing. Similarly, Postum continually
makes reference to the endorsements
OF distinguished physician or a
prominent health Official persons as
mythical. doubtless. as they are mys-
Furious
~ tess DO not hesitate to reproduce
SUI mendacIous falsehoods In order
Antp be made. clear to the pub
The facts are, ance<a rail the
in II that people may have a look
eager If this poor clown knew
that ;uced appendicitis. he might
: knowledge of why the use
hoISe-Nuts would prevent 1t. Let
it be understood that appendicitis
results from long continued disturb
ance In the intestines, caused primar-
lily by undigested 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 undigested state, and
decay. generating gases, and irritat-
ing the mucous surfaces until, under
such conditions. the lower part of the
colon and the appendix become in
yolved. Disease sets up, and fire.
Guently, of form known as appendI-
citis
Now then. Grspe-Nuts food was
made by Mr.. G. w. Post, after he had
an attack OF appendicitis, and re-
Quired some food in which the starch
was predigested. No such food ex-
listed; from his knowledge OF dietetics
he perfected the food; made 1t pri-
marily for MS own use. and after
wards introduced It to the public. In
this food the starch is transformed
by moisture and longtime cooking
into form of sugar, which IL easily
diEestsd and does not decay in the
intestines. 1T Is a practical certainty
that when a 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 intestines.
Most physicians are now acquainted
with the facts. and will verify the
statement
OF course. this isl alIe news, and
should be an education to The person
who writes the EDITORIAL for "Col-
iier's," and who should take at least
come training before he undertakes
to write for the public.
Now as to the references to "a dis
ungnished physician or "a promi-
nent health official" being mythical
persons. We are here to wager
"Collier's Weekly" or any other
skeptic or liar, any amount of money
they care to name, and which they
VIII cover, that we viii produce proof
to any Board OF Investigators that we
have never yet published an adver-
Nsement announcing the opinion Of
prominent physician or health
ofhciaI on Postum or Grape-Nuts.
when we did not have the actual
letter In our possession. 1t can be
easily understood that many prom
inent physicians dislike to have their
names made public In referance to
any article whatsoever; they have
their own reasons. and we respect
those reasons. but we never make
mention OF endorsements unless we
hNfe the actual endorsement, and
that statement we will back with any
amount Of money called for.
When journal wilfuily prostitutes
It's colamns. to try and harm repu-
table manufactures Ia an effort to
force him to advertise, It Is time the
IH&1E& knew the facts The owner
log OF Golfers Weekly cam
~ : money from, as by such