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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-10
Some Facts

Battle Creek, Michigan, December 80, 1910.
We undersigned, certify that to knowledge
letter printed by the Postum Cereal
Co., Ltd behind it genuine letter signed
believed be honest statement.
of knowledge and belief the Company has
received upwards fifty 50O00) genuine est
monal letters.
Company has knowingly made permitted
regarding products its methods
M K Howe Treasurer years).
LAMSoN Inspector of Advts With company about ga years
F. GRANDIN Advertising Manager With company 10 years
R. STERRET d. Physician in charge of Scientific Dept
CHESTON SYER Advt Writer
CHARLES with about years.
BURT Supt with Company about 1S years.
H HAWK Assistant (wihcompany about years.
C. POST Chairman begnning).
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-10

The Weekly hunted up this physi-
clan, and because he seemed to be
poor. and as it says, broken down.
had him brought to court to be expos
ed before jury as the "only physician
that had ever endorsed Grape-Nuts,"
but much to the chagrin of the Week
ly." when our attorney asked him if
the article he wrote about coffee was
true, he replied, yes"
Statement No. reads THE
health officers of Michigan, Maine.
Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, and
other states in their official bulletins
have for years been denouncing as pre-
posterous and fraudulent the claims
made by the Postum Cereal company"
We do not recall any criticism except
from Michigan, Pennsylvania, Maine,
and South 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 severe criticism on us
for making Postum of barley (accord
ing TO his official chemist) at market
price and selling too high. He was
shown there was never a grain of bar
ley used in Postum. His report was
false and misleading. The governor
dismissed him.
We believe that most of the state Of
ficiaIs 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 criticise the purity of our
foods, for so much we are thankful.
If our conclusions in regard TO its be-
ing 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 it disa-
gTees with their opinion. Otherwise
they would harass grocers
Spasm No. 6 says: THE most
dangerous thing in the world for one
threatened with appendicitis is to eat
any food whatever Notwithstanding
he knew that danger, c. w. Post ad-
vertised Grape-Nuts at Is cents pack
age for those so threatened
This is intended TO muddle the reader
into believing that we put out Grape
Nuts as a cure for appendicitis
Mr.. Post himself has had probably
as wide experience as any other man
in America in the study and observa-
Jion of food as related 10 the digestive
organs. and we proved il in court by
the physicians and surgeons on the
witness stand that the predominating
cause of appendicitis is undigested
food. and that it is necessary TO quit
eating food. and when the body re-
quires food again, use pre-digested
food, or at least one easy OF digestion.
Dr. Ochsner in his work on append
citis refers directly to the use of the
well known pre-digested foods that can
be obtained on the market He also
brought out the interesting fact that in
after treatment" it is advantageous TO
take on pre-digested food
The price OF the package Preferred
to by the weekly is NOT known by US
10 have any relation 10 the question.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-10

got those testimonials by advertising
for them. In New York he used for
that purpose the New York magazine
of ---whose editor is now in the
federal penitentiary for fraudulent use
of mails. For example. Post announc-
ed in that magazine in 1907, etc"
(then 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 fed
eral penitentiary,'' etc. something 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 inciuen.
seems to have furnished an opportuni-
~ for q 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 il. Our business has been
conducted from the very first day upon
lines OF strict integrity and We never
yet have published a false testimonial
of human experience. Many of these
letters covered numerous sheets;
some, if printed, would spread over
half a page of newspaper If we
would attempt to print one such letter
in every one of the thousands of pa
pers and magazines we use, the cost
for printing that one letter would run
into many thousands of dollars.
We boil down these letters exactly
as a newspaper writer boils his news,
sticking sacredIy 10 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 a full knowl-
edge of our responsibility, but notice
the art of the "twister'' in the way he
presents 10 his readers this matter of
testimonials.
Distortion No. 4. This is a
bad one. II reads as follows: The on
ly famous physician whose name was
signed 10 a testimonial was produced
in court by Golfers and turned out to
be a poor old brokendown hOmeopath,
who is now working in a printing es-
tablishment. He received ten dollars
$4,000 for writing his testimonial
We will wager ten thousand dollars
($1O000.0OD with any investigator that
We have, subject to inspection of any
fair committee, upwards of three hun
dred (S00) communications from physi-
clans. many of them expressing the
highest commentator of our products,
but these will not now or ever be turn
ed over TO the publisher for his use.
Notice the statement in this charge:
The only famous physician whose
name was signed to Postum testimon-
ial. etc"
The truth Is, this DR.. Underwood
was one of a great many physicians
who have not only written commenda-
tory words about the value of our
foods. but every now and then some
writes an article on coffee or
on food. and sends it TO US with a sug-
gestion OF compensation for his time
and medical knowledge. Previous to
the time when we employed physicians
in our own business, We occasionally {
employed doctor to write an article
on coffee, always insisting that the ar
ticle be an honest expression Of his
opinion and research.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-10


donego dhosts
and of
There's a Reason
Postum Cereal. Ltd Battle reekr1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-10

tional writer delivering distorted mat
ter to his readers.
While on the witness stand Mr.. Post
testified TO his studies in Anatomy,
Physiology, Dietetics and Psychology
relating TO the preparation and diges-
ton of food. Asked to name authori-
ties studied he mentioned six or eight
from memory. and commented on some
clinical experience covering several
years in annual Journeys to Europe.
Now notice the distortion. Copy
from the printed criticism).
He (PosD pointed out a pile OF
books in possession of his attorneys as
the very ones he had read"
Notice - 'the very ones he had
read" leading the reader to believe
that they were the only ones).
Did you consult the books from
these editions?" was asked.
From these and various editions, :"
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
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 10 the action of the
digestive organs. These works are:
Human Physiology. by Raymond.
Physiological Chemistry. By Simon.
Digestive Glands, by Pawlow.
Hand Book Of Appendicitis, by ochs-
ner.
Physiological Chemistry, by Ham
marsten.
Biochemic 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 reader OF the
distorted article TO believe that his ed
lcation began since 1905.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-10

ton that for years every Postum pack
age announced i'll plain type that the
outer covering of wheat (bran) made
part of the beverage.
They ignorantly fell into a trap here,
not knowing enough OF food value TO
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 diastase
in manufactu Good Postum is i'm
possible without this part.
These self-appointed critics do make
some laughable plumbers through ig-
norance-but vbgkqxzfififfie
norance, but-be patient.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-10

before Public
A is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-10

It may have escaped notice that we
did not "bribe" that particular weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-10

No. 9 states that the amount of
the verdict will "be devoted by the
weekly to exposing fraud"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-10

Before the passage Of the Pure Food
law the packages stated that Grape
Nuts food was made of wheat aud bar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-10

Item 10 is discovery that
wheat bran Is a part Of Postum.
But the criticism neglected 10 men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-10

lie whether or not we "bribe" them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-10

Distortion No. / stated that
We have been accustomed to advertise
Grape-Nuts and Postum as "cure-alls
for everything"
1t 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 Pos
tum for the reason that it furnishes a
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 nature
tremendously in rebuilding, provided
the undigestible food that has been
used is discontinued and Grape-Nuts
taken in its place.
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 ev
cry package exactly what the con-
tents are made Of
Before the passage Of the Pure Food
law the packages stated that Grape
Nuts food was made of wheat and bar
70 ley.
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,
ciais at Washington and added the
words yeast and salt" although We
have no recollection OF being asked TO-
We believe 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
n gross exaggeration and inasmuch as
the Food department as Washington
could easily harass grocers, pending a
trial on the disputed question, we con
cluded 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
as follows:
The system will absorb a greater
amount OF nourishment from one
pound OF Grape-Nuts than from 10
pounds of meat, wheat. oats. or bread"
Some department chemists deceive
themselves as well as the public,
"Calorie" is the word which defines
a unit of heat determined by the I
amount necessary to raise one kilo- /
gram OF water one degree centigrade. (.
On this basis a table OF calories is pre-
pared showing the percentage or diff .
ferent kinds of food Butter shows .
$50; Grape-Nuts 396: milk o.70. Re /
member the statement on the package 4
spoke OF the nourishment the system 4
would absorb. but dId not speak OF
the caiorfes of heat contained in it. I
for the heat is not nourishment. and /
the hOdflSHmSut CauhOt De JuoSSo oS Il
the number OF heat units. notwith-
standing the fact that certain chem
lists would have the public believe so.
II may be remembered that v
before that great jury-The Pu
A good scrap" is more or
In the case lately tried, an
the ultimate decision of our Ar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-10

This is almost real humor.
We have two suits pending against
the weekly" total $500 10000.
We haven't devoted the sum TO
any particular purpose yet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-10

Item II is an illustration of the
squirming and twisting of the sensa-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-10

tents are made of.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-12

which he gladly promises to do: but If the ships
purser will also show her attention l Shall not
have an anxious moment with regard her"
Il Will do what for Miss 3orrodalc" was
my reply. but is it possible. Quentin" I added,
turning to the other man, that you are coming
out again to sydney"
Only to Colombo this time" was his reply:
II have some special business there which will not
take very long. In all probability ! shall be com
ing back with you on your return trip"
And | earnestly hope that Lucy will also be
coming back on the return trip" said the old man
u can i'll SPARE her, and the expense Of Keeping
her at Colombo will be considerable. Well. it does
cheer me to know that you Will both look after
her" He rubbed his hands as e spoke
Has Miss I2orrodalc friends in Colomboc'
asked. after pause
Il can say Yes and NO to that, Mr. Conway"
was Birchclls reply. old friends Of her mothers
will in all probability give Lucy welcome She
bears letter of introduction to them, but she is
going out important business very important
business" He glanced. he SPOKE. at Quentin
On Qucntn's lips again broke that disagrceablc
smile. and the watchful CLEAN in his eyes was
very marked.
"As Quentin knows ali about it. and as you
and he are friends and as want you to be good
to my girl. have great mind to conldc in you.
Mr.. Conway" said old Rirchell Eth. Quentin?
what do you think?'
Quentin did not speak at all for moment.
then he said slowly
81 naturally can have no objection Yes:
think, on the whole. it would be well that Mr..
Conway. should know
sit down. then. Conway" said Birche. and
I will explain matters as briefly rs can
lie cleared a chair Of a glass case and
dropped into it, He himself took chair opposite
to me- Quentin remained standing.
Did you ever, Conway" said my host. hap
pen TO hear Of the great I<alkana Chank?"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-12
TED BY RAYMOND ID. THAYER

your words are 50 much Greek to me-"
Then viii explain. The Turbi-
ncla Is a certain Kind Of shell found BY
divers off the And;,nian Islands. All
these Shells have a certain twist or
spiral. generally from left TO right.
called n sinistral hclix--that is. from
right to LEFT are Very rare and there
fore Very valuable The few that have
been found are used in IIindou temples
by the priests, to offer up incense 10
their idols They are considered sacred.
anu are called Chants. Now, at The end
Of Tie last century an enormous Chanlt
was found. nearly twelve inches long
This was sold to the Miami at kalkana
Tor half a lac OF ruuccs-that Is nve
thousand pounds. Now. 10 turn 10 the
personal part OF my narrative. l had
one daughtcr-shc was twice married
When Very young she married !; Mr.
Harrison. Il clerk in {, city office. who
died. leaving her with one son ana a
few years later she made match
which. IN point Of position, was con
sidcied good Her husband was I, Mr.
BOrrodalc. who was 1T the time Of the
marriage English Resident at Kalkan;l
Immediately after the wedding he ana
she Went out to kalknna There a
daughter was born To them, the Lucy
Borrodale. who is to accompany you OF!
Your next voyage. Ny daughter in
hcrltcd my nania for collecting shells
The shells you see aroma you have
been largely collected BY her The
great Chank was d, that time In the
TEMPLE 1T kalka.nH and she wanted 1t.
as II was the most unique specimen In
the world. What the true story Is has
never been revealed. but the fact re-
mains that the Chank disappeared
Suspicion pointed 10 my daughter. ana
the .NiZam made a great fuss Borro-
dale and his wife We're obliged to leave
kalkana ana it was then proved that
she had it in her possession But be-
fore She arrived in England the shcl!
was again stolcn-by whom was never
known From that day 10 this the mys-
terry remains uncx plaincd but one
crtain. the Chank was never brought back
ma
AT the time Of the theft the Nizam
ntcd funds. and Bolrodalc was an cx-
ich man In order 10 avoid open scandal
lent him four laos of rupees. the Nizam
tmc time giving him his bond whenever
vas restored the money should be re-
Sorrodalc was forced to he satisfied with
!. which was duly attcsted, and which the
H!2am has since declared he is willing to
cnever the shell is brought back to his
mple at kalkana by one Of the family
: soon after the theft Borrodale, through
Of msadvcnturcs lost his money. and
cor man His wife did not long surviv.
Lucy came to live with me- In Borro-
II the rupees. which the MAN was to
ever the Chank was returned. have been
lucy and her heirs, but were Lucy to
but children the money will become the
Of my daughters eldest son. Walter Do
IS me-"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-12

The what?" l cried.
The great Turbincllu
l'usus. with the dextral
helix, that was stolen
from the Temple at kal-
Kama. in India. fifteen
years ago."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-12
IKE CASE

~ + all the men 1
q b ever met in my
~ long cosmopolitan
Cqua in a nee,
Michael Quentin was the
one who for many years
puzzled me most. He was
- 1,,jfl5lo a cod ,,,an Il,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-19

rers at a target an histry book an
q pare of mittens an sevrul sacks an
boxes of candy an hav ct sum moar.
7:3O a. m.-Pa an ma KEEP astir me
why | dident eat no brekfust an pa
sed he bet Ide ben etin candy alreddy
in spite of his orders that | shuddent,
but ma sed no doubt the excitement
of Crismas was enuf to take away my
appetite.
s a. m.-Grandpa an grammar
unkel Joe is here. Thay brot me sum
moar candy an a indjun suite with a
tommyhawk an torpeder bote. that
winds up and sales in the wotter
a. m.-Pa showed me how to run
the trane on the track an broke the
engin, but he seq it can be fixed.
Unkle Joe Civ me doller an went
out an bot sum burd shot to shute in
my air gun an sum candy.
10 a. NIT isent cold if you don't
sit rite beside the parlor winder WHARF
| broke 1t axdently shutin with my
air gun. Pa Threatened to lick me,
but grampa sed boys will be boys an
he was wors than me when be was
my aige.
IL noon.-It wuz too bad about
gramma, but I cuddent help 1t. wuz
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-19

playin injun on the trale and Missus
Perkins frum mex dore wuz here and
she wuz talkin with gramma an run
up behine them an tommyhawked
gramma an Misses Perkins an then
started to scalp Missus Perkins. but
Jest her hare cum of an she looked
so funny sittin thare bollhedded that
gramma tainted an choaked on her
false teeth when l hit her with the
tommyhawk an Missus Perkins went
hoam an gramma had to 60 to bed
an the dokter cum and Civ her medsin.
3 p. NIT Is q loansum Crismas
indede to punish me thay made me
stay upstares an wuddent let me hav
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-19

any Crismas dinner but 1 had foar
pounds Of candy an hav ct moast OF 1t
an my torpeder bote is sailin CRATE in
the bath tub
1 p. nj went to the winder to
look out an forgot the bath tub an
the VOTER run over an the ceelin of
the parlor fell axdently an grandpa
an pa an unkel joe an ma was axdent-
ly hurt so the dokter is bak agen an
the plummer is comm if thay can
fined him.
p. m.-Gramma and grampa and
unkel joe has gone hoam an pa is
settin down stares with his arm in a
sling WHARF the plasterin broak 1t an
he seq when II gets well he will tend
to my case o 1t Is sad world for
littel boys that Is full of happiness
one moment AN filled with greet the
mex an our cook has quit because 1
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-19
Jo6nnAS
christmas
4JOurnalk
q 80 u
ui6ur D. Nes6it -
l1lT(6ur d Nes6it
DO. 90. %. %. %. q

Ga. m-Got up an went downstairs
in my mite close an was pickin things
Of the Crismas tree wen pa an ma
cum down an sed for gudness saik boy
yule catch yure deth Of cooled; 60 bak
to bed until It is time to get up.
6:15 a. m.-Put my close on an
went down stares agen an ct ten silks
Of candy an two Ornges befOar pa
cum down an sed he wud whip me II
I dident 60 bak to bed an let him
get sum slepe after bein up SO late
the mite befoar, but ma sed Jon
doant destroy the Crismas Joy for our
boy: let him aloan.
$50 a. nj hav got a ralerOde
track an trane an a hoOkin ladder an
a set of dun bells. an injun clubs an
a air gun an a pistol that shutes ar
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-19

axdently shot a arrer frum my pistol
into her ear an scaret her so she
dropped pan of dishes that wuz mas
best chiny an broak them all up an
she has quit an the fire engines cum
because tried to fire up my broaken
ralerode engine an thay got the fire
out but thare is whole in the side
OF the house an pa swore dredful an
SO ask why do thay Civ a little boy
things that cause them SO mulch trub.
BILE.
liIkRRA2:siSE=
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-19

1.-The Third Degree " is a
better play than The Music
Master or The Lion and the
Mouse Tremendous heart
interest. "A smashing human
story that raps the tyranny of
the police department and the
evils of yellow journalism,
and introduces real people with
real emotions"
The Evening Telegram
"Will rival in popularity
The Lion and the Mouse.
Absorbing story. Gripping
situations Remarkable act
ing of the cast"
The Evening World.
"A human pulse beating in
the play"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-19

Valuable Invention.
A man In East India has invented
- electric pen that carboni1es the
oAese q paper over which II passes.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-19
Pato's Grim humor.

Pato's Grim humor.
A pauper murderer in German
prison has Just fallen heir to $1,000.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-19
WHAT NEW YORK CRITICS SAY OF THE THIRn oc..>>
The Telegraph The Evening Mai

.c,;n s Evening Mail.
VIII run as long as a :,
Lion and the Nous. !.
tense heart interest. Rs, ~
manner Of acting.
The American
will undoubr.d!, ,s..,
wide approval. NJ. s.. =.
acted, Genuii.o a, 4'
applause
The Globe.
The audienc,
moment Of the
The World
Popular Success
The Tribune
A popular ,uct,.s
The Times
The stamp L ,.s g..
pingly' convinciug.s raj