The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-03
The "Yell-Oh" Man
And One of His Ways.

To call man liar seems rude, so
we will let the reader select his own
term
Sometime ago the Manager of Col
lier's Weekly got very cross with us
because We would not continue to adj
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 condi-
tons, failing in which we were to be
attacked through their editorial col
umns. The reader can fit name to
that tribe.
We had understood that the editor
OF Golfers" was a 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 their editorial columns,
yellow as they are, for such rank out
and out falsehoods as appear in their
issue of July 9th, 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 Zone
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 endorsements OF "a distinguished
physician or "a prominent health of
ficiaP' persons as mythical doubtless,
as they are mysterious"
We do not hesitate to reproduce
these mendacious falsehoods in order
that it may be made clear to the pub
lie what the facts are, and to nail the
liar up so that people may have look
at him. If this poor clown knew what
produced appendicitis, he might have
some knowledge of why the use of
Grape-Nuts would prevent it, Let it
be understood that appendicitis re-
suits from long continued disturbance
in the intestines, caused primarily by
undigested food, and chiefly by undi-
gested starchy 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 decay, gener-
ating gases, and irritating the mu-
cous surfaces until, under such condi-
tons, the lower part of the colon and
the appendix become involved. Di-
sease sets up, and frequently, of form
known as appendicitis.
Now 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
predigested, No such food existed;
from his knowledge of dietetics he
perfected the food; made it primarily
for his own use, and afterwards in
troduced it to the public. In this food
the starch is transformed by moisture
and longtime cooking into a form of
sugar, which is easily digested and
does not decay in the inteStineS. 1t is
a practical certainty that when a man
has approaching symptoms of appen-
dicitis. the attack can be avoided by
all food except Grape
Nuts, and by properly washing out the
intestines. Most physicians are now
acquainted with the facts, and will YER
ify the statement.
OF 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
physician or "a prominent
health official being mythical per-
sons" We are here to wager Col
lier's 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
that We have never yet
published an advertisement announc-
ing the opinion of a prominent physi-
clan or health official on Postum or
when we did not have the
actual letter in our possession. 1t can
be easily understood that many promi-
nent physicians dislike TO have their
names made public in reference to any
article whatsoever: they have their
own reasons. and we respect those
easons, but we never make mention
Of endorsements unless we have the
actual endorsement, and that state
ment we will back with any amount of
money called for.
When a journal wilfully prostitutes
Its columns, to try and harm a repu-
table manufacturer in an effort to
force him to advertise, it is time the
public knew the facts. The owner or
editor of Golfers Weekly cannot
force money from US by such methods. |
POSTUM CEREAL CO., Ltd.