The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-04
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
 Sometime ago the Manager of "CoI- Her Weekly" got very cross with us because we would not continue to ad- vertise in his paper
 We have occasionally besn attacke ed by 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 be attacked through their editorial columns. The reader can nt name to that tribe.
 We had understood that the editor of Golfers" was wild cat of the Sin clair Jungle bungle" type, a person with curdled gray matter. but it seems strange that the owners would de- scend to using heir editorial columns. yellow as they are, for such rank out and out falsehoods as appear in their issue of July 27th, where the editor goes out of his way to attack us, and the reason will appear tolerably clear to any reader who understands the venom behind It.
 We quote in part AS follows:-"Ope widely circulated paragraph labors to induce the impression that Grape-Nuts will obviate the necessity of an opera ton in appendicitis. This is lying, and, potentially. deadly lying. Similarly. Postum continually makes reference to the Inducements of "a disting -ti physician" or "a prominent heal
 icial." persons as myth ical dor as they are mysterious"
 We do not hesitate to reproduce mendaclous falsehoods in order may be made clear to the public the facts are, and to nail the liar that people may have a look at | this poor clown knew what pro appendicitis, he might have Knowledge of why the use of Grape Nuts would prevent 1t. Let 1t be un- derstood that appendicitis results from long continued disturbance In the in- testines, caused primarily by undigest- ed food, and chiefly by undigested starehy food. such as white bread, potatoes. rice. partly cooked cereals, and such. These lie in the warmth and moisture Of the bowels in an undigested state. and de- cay, generating gases, and irritating the mucous surfaces until, under such con ditions. the lower part of the colon and the appendix become involved. Disease sets up, and frequently of form known as appendicitis.
 Now then. Grape-Nuts food was made by Mir. C. w. Post, after he had an attack of appendicitis and required some food in which the starch was predi- gested. No such food existed from his knowledge of detetics he perfected the food: made it primarily for his own use, and afterwards introduced 1t to the public In this food the starch Is transformed by moisture and long tme cooking into a form of sugar, which 10 easily digested and does not decay Tn the ntestnes. 1t is a practical certainty that when man has approaching symp- toms of appendicitis the attack can be avoided by discontinuing all food except Grape Nuts, and by properly washing out the intestines. Most physicians are now acquainted with the facts and VIII verify the statement
 Of course this is all news. and should be an education to the person who writes the editorials for Golfers and who should take at least some training before he undertakes to write for the public.
 Now as 10 the reference to "a distin- gufshed physician or "a prominent health official" being mythical persons We are here to wager Golfers Weekly, or any other skeptic 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 ever yet published an advertisement an- nouncing the opinion of prominent phy- siclan or health official on Postum or Grape-Nuts, when we did not have the actual letter in our possession II 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 endorse- nents unless we have the actual en- dorsement and that statement we will back with any amount of money called for
 When a journal wilfully prostitutes It's columns. to try and harm a reputable manufacturer in an effort to force him 70 advertise 1t is time the public knew the facts The owner or editor of Golfers Weekly cannot force money from us by such methods.
 &OSTuM CEREAL CO. Ltd.