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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-10

know that Taxa Diastase' the article
used by physicians the world over for
starch indigestion" is made from
wheat bran
So we use that part of the wheat
berry because it contains the element
needed to develop the valuable dias-
tase in manufacture. Good Postum Is
impossible without this part.
These self-appointed critics do make
some laughable blunders through
ignorance, but-be patient
Item II is an illustration Of
the snuirming and twisting Of the sem
satio nal writer delivering distorted
matter to his readers.
While on the witness stand Mr.
Post testified to his studies in Apato-
my, Physiology, Dietetics and Psychol-
ogy,-all relating to the preparation
and digestion of food. Asked to name
authorities studied he mentioned six
or eight from memory, and comment
ed on some clinical experience cover
ing several years in annual Journeys
to Europe.
Now notice the distortion. Copy
from the printed criticism)
"He (Post) pointed out pile Of
books in possession Of his attorneys
as the very ones ne had read
fNotice,-"the very ones he had
read" leading the reader to believe
that they were the only ones.)
Ibid you consult the books from
these editions ?" was asked.
From those and various editions, -
answered Post.
The attorney picked up book after
book from the pile and showed the
title pages to the jury,-all except
two had been published since 1905"
This is an example Of distortion and
false colortng to produce an unfavor-
able impression.
The facts are Mr.. Post purposely in.
troduced the latest editions that could
be obtained of prominent authorities
to prove by them the truth of his state
ments regarding appendicitis and the
analysis of brain, also the latest con.
illusions in regard to the action Of the
digestion organs. These works are:
Human Physiology, by Raymond.
Physiological Chemistry, by Simon.
Digestive Glands, by Pawlow.
Hand Book Of Appendicitis, by
| Ochsner.
Physiological Chemistry, by Ham,
marsten.
Biocheuic System of Medicine. by
Carey.
The Weekly" carefully eliminates
| from its printed account. testimony re
| garding the years OF research and
study by Mr.. Post in fitting himself
for his work, and would lead the read
or Of the distorted article to believe
that his education began since 1905.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-10

a man sixty days on butter alone, with
its $50 calories. The man would die
before the experiment had run sixty
days.
Then, take Grape-Nuts with 1876 and
milk with 0.70,-the two combined
equal to 4.66-abo,lt one-half the num-
Der of calordes contained in butter.
The man fed for sixty days on this
food would be well nourished, and
could live not only sixty days, but
six months on that food alone, and We
do not hesitate to say from our long
knowledge of the sustaining power of
the food that a man at the end of
sixty days would be of practically the
same weight as when he started-if
he be man OF normal weight.
We will suppose that from his work
he lost a pound day and made up a
pound each day from food. If that
premise proved to be true the man in
sixty days time would make sixty
pounds of tissue to replace what had
been lost, and this would be done on
Grape-Nuts and milk with half the
number of calories Of butter, upon
which no one can sustain life
Therefore, We have reason to believe
that our contention is right that con-
centrated food like Grape-Nuts, which
| Is partly digested and ready for easy
assimilation by the body, presents
more nourishment that the system will
absorb than many other forms Of food,
and we will further say that in cases
Of digestive trouble where meat, white
| broad and hn ad
that Grape-Nuts and milk contain
more nou1ishment that the system will
absorb than many pounds of these
other foods.
Distortion No. 8 charges that
our testimonials We're practically all
paid for and rewritten in Battle Creek
These testimonials were demanded
by the opposing lawyers. Naturally
this demand was refused, for they are
held in vaults and kept safe to prove
the truth, and are not to be delivered
upon demand of enemies.
Testimony at the trial brought out
the fact that We never printed a single
testimonial that We did not have the
genuine letter back of. Many of these
letter came spontaneously. A record
was kept of twelve hundred and -four
| 1204 letters received in one month
from people who wrote that they had
either entirely recovered their health
or been benefited by following oul
suggestions on food and beverages
On three or four occasions in the
past ten or twelve years we printed
broadcast in papers offers of prices te
users of Postum and Grape-Nuts,-twc
hundred S1.00 prizes, one hundred
$500, twenty of $500 and five of $1,000
each,-stating that each must be al
honest letter with name and address
We agreed not to publish names, bu
Ito furnish them to enquirers by letter
These letter writer's very generally
answered those who wrote to them, an(
verified the truth of the statements.
Under this agreement not to publish
names literally scores Of letters came
from doctors. We kept our word ant
1eiLIler printed their names or sluren
dered the letters.
Right here notice an Limitation
; spasm.' The Weekly says: Pos
got those testimonials by advertisin:
for them. In New York he used 70:
that purpose the New York Magazine
of ----- Whose editor is now il
the Federal Penitentiary for fraudu
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-10

barley.
We did not esteem the small amount
Of salt and yeast as of value enough to
speak of, but after the new Law came
In we became as technical as the Off
cials at Washington and added the
words yeast" and salt" although We
have no recollection of being asked to.
We believed that our statement that
Grape-Nuts will supply elements to
nourish the brain and nerve centres is
true and bring authorities to support
the fact
Some state chemists believed this
4 gross exaggeraiton and inasmuch as
the Food Dept. at Washington could
easily harass grocers, pending a trial
on the disputed question, We concluded
that much the better way would be to
eliminate from our packages such
claims, however certain We may be
that the claims are true.
Another statement objected to read
Is follows:
"The system will absorb a greater
amount Of nourfshment from one
pound of Grape-Nuts than from ten
pounds OF meat, wheat, cast. or bread. p"
Some Department chemists deceive
themselves as well as the public
"Calorie' Is the word which defines
. unit of heat determined by the
amount necessary to raise one kilo-
gram OF water one degree centigrade
On this basis table of calories is pre-
pared showing the percentage of diff
ferent kinds Of food. Butter shows
$50; Grape-Nuts $50; milk 070. Re
member the statement on the package
spoke Of tbe nouTishnrert the system
would absorb. but did not speak OF
ealories Of heat contained in it, for
the heat is not nourishment, and the
nourtshment cannot be judged by the
number of heat units, Notwithstanding
the fact that certain chemists would
have the public believe so.
AS an Illustration: Attempt to feed
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-10

Distortion No. IL reports
Mr.. Post as a lodging witness.
His eye is not OF the shifty kind OBJ
served in the head of one of hts chief
critics. On the witness stand Mr.. Post
looks quietly but very steadily straight
into the eyes of the haggling, twisting
lawyer, trying by all his art to ask
double-barreled questions and bull-ioze
and confuse witness.
The ''dodging" 1t seems consisted Of
replying, Il don't know"
Opposing counsel holds a book in
his hand while he QueIdes.-
81 want to know If there Is a single
thing In your whole book here that
suggests any particular kind of food"
Then followed some discussion be-
tween attorneys.
Wusem MT. Post was allowed to re-
ply, he said, Il don't know until
read the book over to see."
This book, dt turns out, was written
by Mr.. Post seventeen years ago and
probably has not been read carefully
by him in the Last fifteen years. It
would require a remarkable memory
to Instantly say yes" or mo" as to
what a book of 147 pages did or Odd
not contain, without reading It over
but such conservative and veil bal
|anced answers are construed by sen
sation seekers to be lodging"
The attorney sought by every art to
impress the Jury with the fact that
Mr.. Posts belief in the power Of Mind
in relation to the body branded him as
unreliable and worse.
The following LIS quoted from one Of
the questions
(The lawyer reading from the boo6.)
THE writer Of these pages desires
to say nothing OF himself other than
as a simple instrument through which
the Divine Principle chooses to mani
fest itself by precept and example.
Skill in mental practice is gained
in tie sa me way as skill in any depart
men Of science--by observation,
stuoy. experience end the ability to
evolve cogIrect conc Isfoas.
Fead carefully, t'yughtfuN no
mo- han twenty "a gee daily. After.
w RI seek an easy 10sillon where you
vii not be distur sd Relax every
mus le. Close youl yes, and 20 into
the hler ce where mind is plastic to
the ore&things Of spirit and where
Coo -alks to the Son. The thoughts
from Divine Universal Mind come as
wins d angels and erdow you with a
heal lg power. If you go into the
silence humble and trusting, you will
come out enriched and greatly
ST enlightened in body by contact even
for a short time with the Father OF all
life and all power. You will feel re-
freshed in every way and food taken
will digest readily as the stomach
works smoothly when under the in
fuence of a Higher Power"
| Il ask you If you did not write that.
and II you did not believe it when you
wrote It."
For moment the Court Room was
in absolute silence.
Mr.. Post slowly leaned forward over
the rail. pointed his finger at the
Atty's face to emphasize his reply and
with eyes that caused those of the At
torney to drop he said, Yes, / am
proud to say did"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-10
Some Suspicious Persons

OF light turned
offers splendid chance talk
pom honor not hiring that 'Weekly'
The reader seldom
may lately articles attacking US and may
be interested in the following:
Some disagreement with 'Week1y."
Using. which we objected.
The weekly discontinued inserting
negotiating changes wording
shape the and during
manager Advertising quit
vertisine altogether in that "Weekly'
the advertising editorial
attack We replied and the
Then libel and words
Generally TO the public.
That weekly" has attacked many prominent repua
bic manufacturers
Our Company prominent enough for
after hunt for little dort
and the public under Sc heads.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-10

Our advice to stop using indigesti-
BILE food in bowel troubles and to use
Grape-Nuts food has been a great
blessing to tens of thousands of peo-
pie, and we hope will continue to bless
good many more in the succeeding
years.
NO. Z is a live wire. 1t refers
to c. w. Post and his studies and ex-
perience in Suggestive Therapeutics,
or Mental Healing" which further
lead to most careful and systematic
study Of the effect of the mind on the
digestive and other organs of the body.
He attended clinics in Europe and
fitted himself fer a future career in
which he has become known as one OF
the food experts of the world, fitted to
Judge both from the material as we'll as
the mental side of the question
For about eight years previous to
1891 he was am invalid. In that year,
after being under the care of several
well-known physicians he was quickly
healed, by what to him was curious
and not MISUNDERSTOOD method. Suf-
weighing about 1S5 pounds
This experience challenged his in
vestigation into causes of disease and
their amelioration. Those studies and
experiences developed very profound
reverence for a Supreme Power which
directly operates upon the human
being, and this reverence for the
T,f,i+, noo,r,o - b,3r,, N Sor-,, M ~
iigion which included honesty of pur.
pose towards his fellow-man. A state
ment which will be Endorsed by every
one who knows him closely.
He viii make a public announce
ment in detail of these facts, and the
Postum Company will cause that state
ment to be published in newspapers
and magazines in due time We sug-
gest the reader look for it.
Prevaricstion No. 8. Post
spends nearly a million a year In ad-
Vertising and relies On that TO keep out
| OF the newspapers the dangerous ma
ture of the fraud he is perpetrating
on the public"
| The Postum Company does pay out
upwards of a million year for trade
announcements. Newspaper men be-
| lieve our statements truthful or they
| would not print them. Large numbers
Of newspaper men use our products.
They are capable of telling the pub.
! lie whether or not we ''bribe' them.
! It may have escaped notice that we
did not 'fbribe" that particular weekly.
No. 9 states that the amount OF
the verdict will "be devoted by the
weekly to exposing fraud
This is almost real humor
We have two suits pending against
the weekly" total, 100000 90
We haven't devoted" the sum to
any particular purpose yet.
Item 10 is discovery" tina,
wheat bran is part of Postum
But the criticism neglected to men
ton that for years every Postum pack
age announced in plain type that the
outer covering of wheat tbran), made
part OF the beverage.
They ignorantly fen into trap here
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-10
Some Facts.

Battle Greek. Michigan December so. 1910.
We undersigned certify that knowledge
testimonial been printed by the Postum Cereal
Co.. Ltd. which did have behind genuine letter
signed and believed to be honest
To the best of knowledge and belief the Company
has received upwards Of fifty thousand (5oooor genuine
testimonial letters.
This Company has never knowingly made nor permitted
untrthfu1 regarding products methods
L. LAMSON Inspector of Advts.
F. c. GRANDIN. Advertising Manager
Compan ebu
R. M STERRETT M. d. PHI scian in charge of Scientific
Dept. company
CHESTON SYER Advt. Writer. Company 3
CHARLES w. GREEN. Advt Writer.
Conpany aheuts
HARRY E. BURT. General Supt
ebout1s years)
H. c. HAWK. Assistant to Chairman
Company about years
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-10

Before the passage of the Pure Food
Law the packages stated that Grape
Nuts food was made of wheat and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-10

The weekly" hunted up this physi.
clan, and because he seemed to be
poor, and as 1T says, Fbrokendown,"
had him brought to Court to be ex-
posed before a jury as the only physi-
clan that had ever endorsed Grape
Nuts" but much to the chagrdn of the
weekly" when our attorneys asked
him if the article he wrote about cof-
fee was true, he replied. yes"
Statement No. 5 reads: THE
health officers of Mich, Maine, Penn,
New Hamp., and other states in their
official bulletins have for years been
denouncing as preposterous and fraud
ulent the claims made by the Postum
Cereal Company" We do not recall
any criticism except from Mich, Penn,
Maine and S. Dakota.
The average reader might think that
the opinions expressed by the State
Officials are always correct, but that
conclusion is not borne out by facts.
AS an illustration: About thirteen
years ago the Dairy and Food Commits
sion of Michigan for some personal
reason printed a severe criticism of us
for making Postum Of Barley (accCrd-
ing to his official chemist) at market
price and selling too high. He was
shown there was never grain or
barley used in Postum. His report
was false and misleading. The gov
erTDor dismissed him.
We believe that most of the state
officials are honest, and on the other
hand We are firmly convinced that
some OF their conclusions cannot be
substantiated by facts in scientific re-
search.
They never criticize the purity of
our foods, for SO much We are thankful.
If our conclusions in regard to its
rbeing a brain food differ from theirs
and we are both honest. they have
rather the advantage, because under
the law they can order us to eliminate
from the package any statement If 1t
disagrees with their opinion Other
wise they would harass gToce1s.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-10

Item III is discovery" that
wheat bran is part of Postum.
But the criticism neglected to men
ton that for years every Postum pack
age announced in plain type that the
outer covering of wheat (branl, made
part OF the beverage.
They ig1orartly fen into trap here,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-10

lent use of the mails. For example,
Post announced in that magazine in
1907, etc." Cthen follows our prize
|competition).
We used nearly all of the papers
and magazines in New York and the
rest Of America, but the sensational
writer gives the impression to his
readers that the only magazine We
used was one whose editor is now in
the Federal Penitentiarv,' etc, some
thing that we know nothing of the
truth of now, and never did. Space
was bought in the magazine spoken of
on business basis for the reason that
it went to a good class of readers. The
incident seems to have furnished an
opportunity for a designing writer to
deceive his readers.
We look upon honest human testi-
mony from men and women as to the
means by which they recovered health
as of tremendous value to those in
search of it. Our business has been
conducted from the very first day upon
lines of strict integrity and We never
yet have published false testimonial
of human experience. Many of these
letters covered numerous sheets;
some, if printed, would spread over half
page of newspaper. If we would at
tempt to print one such letter in every
one of the thousands of papers and
magazines we use, the cost for print
| ing that one letter would run into
many thousands Of dollars.
We boil down these letters exactly
as newspaper writer boils his news,
sticking sacredly to the important
facts and eliminating details about the
| family and other unimportant matters.
This work of boiling down, or editing,
is done honestly, and with full
knowledge of our responsibility, but
notice the art of the "twister" in the
way he presents to his readers this
matter of testimonials.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-10

This is almost real humor
We have two suits pending against
the weekly" total, 100000. 90.
We haven't devoted the sum to
any particular purpose yet.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-10

Charge No. 2 states that the
Passage of the National Food & Drugs
Act compelled us to drop from, the
packages some assertions regarding
the nutritive value of Grape-Nuts.
We have never been compelled" to
make any change.
Since the beginning it has been a
universal rule to print clearly on every
package exactly what the contents are
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-10

Distortion No. l stated that
we have been accustomed to advertise
Grape-Nuts and Postum as 'cure-alls
for everything
II has never been the policy of this
Company to advertise Grape-Nuts or
Postum to cure anything.
We say that in cases where coffee
disagrees and is causing sickness its
dismissal will remove the cause of the
trouble, and We suggest the use Of
Postum for the reason that it furnishes
q hot palatable morning beverage, and
contains natural elements from the
grain which can be used by nature to
assist In rebuilding nerve centres that
coffee may have broken down.
Likewise Grape-Nuts food does not
cure anything, but it does assist ma
ture tremendously in rebuilding, pro-
vided the udigestible food that has
been used Is discontinued and Grape
Nuts taken in its place.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-10
Prevaricstion No. 8. "r

No. 9 states that the amount of
the verdict will 'be devoted by the
weekly to exposing fraud
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-02

lowed Mr. Bacon and opposed the meas
ure. Senator Jones OF Washington, Sena-
tor Simmons OF North Carolina and
Senator Bourne of oregon spoke in favor
of the resolution.
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE.
Washington, Feb. 27.--The House
to day passed the Mann bill extending
the scope OF the public health and
marine hospital service and changing
It's name to the public health service
This bill has been confused to some
extent with the bill creating a depart
ment Of health to which strenuous OBJ
ieotious were raised by persons to the
xo-caIlcd regular school OF medicine
Mr. Mann said to-day that hearing
rad been granted 10 those Interested
and that the objections they made to
the health department bin could not
apply in any way to the measure un-
der consideration.
There is nothing IN the bill which re
Iatcs to the practice Of medicine or tho
art Of healing. or which restricts public
liberty in this regard. 1t merely gives
the public health service authority to
study and investigate the diseases Of
man and the conditions Influencing the
propagation and spread Of diseases.
The House also adopted the confer
ence report ON the legislative ana exc
Cutlyc appropriation bill. This fixed the
salary Of the secretary TO tho President
at $3.50.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-02

Result of Census in New Hnmpshirc-
Ten New Representatives az
Manchester.

Tho New Hampshire Legislature al
ready the largest representative body Of
Its Kind in the world. will be Increased
10y seven members next session as a re-
SUIT OF the recent census
The figures received from WASHINGTON
by tho committee on apporti ,nneut at
Concord for the purpose of rcdlstrcting
the state, will give a gain Of y represcn-
i7tiNca from the larger cities and towns.
with loss OF Id representatives. from tho
rural communities, giving "A net gain Of
seven members for the lower house
rho new representatives are divided ms
follows. ,lancho stcr 10, I.aconia Rerlin
Q, >l NJa Claromont. Derry, Gorhnru.
Lebanon, ewmarket, Rochester and Rol.
Imslors ! each.
The towns ~ Whitcheld, Enfield and
huu1Ic NOW sending two r-presenta.
tive. each TO the Legislature. lose one
,pic.g. l4corla. ward |, Chichester and
Newcastle are raised from classed towns
To those regularly entitled to che repre-
sentative
Tho fouoo'ne are reduced 20 classed
tovu1. nruaNuc. Carroll, Danbury,
DapviIc Dublin EmuRham. Greenfield,
Greenland. Ul. jackson, New Durham,
NewRelds ni.rmout salisbury, Stark and
Wentworth
By couuup. .rhuap gains 4, Carroll
loses 2, Cheshire loses 2, Coos splits even,