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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-17
WaterIoaqed servians.

An Englishwoman travelling in Ser
via thus gives a striking glimpse of
her own prejudices and tastes. THE
Servians drink 0 much cold water.
and they drink 1t till they are pulpy.
An average Serb drinks enough cold
water for an English cow. ! doubt
whether the language contains an
equivalent for bad training for when
I tried to explain the Idea 1t created
surprise. A doctor told me be had
never heard the theory before. To him
1t seemed a natural and wholesome
habit Moreover. he added. there is
plenty and seemed to think 1t was
rather wasteful to leave any unswal-
lowed. To me 1t explained the tack
of activity. The nation ia wateriog-
ged. All day long and every day the
Serb calls for a glass OF cold water.
and when he has drunk 1t he calls for
another. Perhaps owing to this he
has little space for alcohol. At any
rate. / never saw a drunken man. even
among the peasants"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-17
sboppfno.

First Lady-Mrs. Smith is too young
to 20 shopping alone. Second Lady
What ia that? First Lady She's liable
% get excited and buy something.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-17
HE WAS THANKFUL
But stlil He Thought There Was .
Little More Hs Might Get.

But stlil He Thought There Was .
Little More Hs Might Get.
Old Simon. as we will call him. is
quite a character in his way. he be
lieyes in asking for a thing until he
gets It. and then-well, be Is imme-
diately In need of something else. He
has lived on the same estate all his
life. and until quite recently he was
paying a merely nominal rent-E1 q
~year--for the small cottage be occu-
pied.
Simon. however. wasn't quite salts
fed Whenever be paid an installmeni
Of his rent be called bis masters at
tention to the fact that this thing
wanted doing and that thing wanted
doing to the property. At length 81
mons master decided on a bold move
The next time Simon turned up witt
the quarters rent and the usual list
of suggested repairs the owner wa:
prepared to meet him.
Look here. Simon" he remarked
-I've been thinking the matter over. an(
in recognition OF your long and faithful
service I'm going to make you a fires
gift of the cottage you live in. From
this moment It's yours to do as you
like with. Now. what do you say tt
thatT'
Thank e, sir-thank e." returned
the old fellow. An now, sir. whar
about that bit o. paint for the bach
door? Yen throw that in, o. course7'
London Answers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-17
A Great Descent.

II can trace my descent from Ho-
mer," said Lord Slatey proudly.
Indeed" replied Miss Crosse, who
didn't seem to be at all impressed
ut Is certainly @ great descent"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-08
Spasm No. E saws:

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 advertised Grape
Nuts at fifteen cents a package for those
so threatened"
This is intended to muddle the reader
into believing that we put our 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 observation Of
food as related to the digestive organs,
and we proved in Court by the physicians
and surgeons on the witness stand that
the predominating cause Of appendicitis
is undigested food, and that 1t is neces-
sary to quit eating food. and when the
body requires food again, use a pre-di-
gested food, or at least ono easy of d.
gestion.
DR.. Ochsner in his work ON appendicitis
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 latter
treatment" it is advantageous to take
on a pre-digested food.
The price OF the package (referred to
by the weekly is not known by us to
have any relation to the question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-08
Distortion No. 4.

bad one. 1t reads as follows: 1.-THE only
famous physician whose name was signed
to a testimonial was produced in Court by
Golfers and turned out to be a. poor old
broken-down homeopath who> is now
working in printing establishment He
received ten dollars $1,000 for writing
his testimonial"
We will wager ten thousand dollars
$lO,OOO.CO) with any investigator that
We have. subject to inspection OF any
fair committee. upward Of three hundred
600 communications from physicians,
many of them expressing the highest
communication Of our products, but these
will not now or ever be turned over to
the publisher for his use.
Notice the statement In this charge:
THE only famous physician whose name
was signed to Postum testimonial, etc"
The truth is, this DR.. Underwood was
one OF great many physicians who have
not only written commendatory words
about the value of our foods but every
now and then some physician writes an
article on coffee on food and sends 1t
to US with suggestion of compensation
for his time and medical knowledge. Pre-
vious TO the time when we employed
physicians in our own business we occa-
sionaily employed doctor to write an
article on coffee, always insisting that
the article be an honest expression OF his
opinion and research.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-08

OlSSOE IlOIl lNOs lZrenorts NJ
Post as q 'dodSing witnesA"
His eye is not Of the saaifty kind OBJ
served In the head Of one Of his CHIEF
critics. On the witness stand Mr.. Post
looks quietly but very steadily straight
into the eyes OF the hagglins. twisting
lawyer. trying by all his art to ask deu.
ble-barreled questions and bull-dozs ana
confuse q witness.
The ''dodging" it seams consisted q
replying. II don't know
Opposing counsel holds Q book iu -
hand while he Queries,-
II want to know IL there II = slsas
thing In your whole book here ths& eu.
gests any particular kind Of food" Then
followed some discussion betwoen aktoe.
neyA
When Mr.. Post was allowed to reply,
he said. 81 don't know until I read the
book over to See"
This book. It turns out was written By
Mr. Post seventeen years ago ana prob
ably has not been read carefully by him
in the last fifteen years. II would re-
Quire q remarkable memory to instantly
147 pages did OF did not contain, without
reading It over.-but such conservative
and well balanced answers arc construed
by sensation 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 a. un-
reliable and worse.
The following is quoted from one OF
the questions:-
(Ths lawyer reading from the book
'The writer Of these pages desires to
say nothing Of himself other than a. .
simple instrument through which the
Divine Principle chooses to manifest t.
self by precept and example.
skill in mental practice ls gained in
the same way as skill in any department
OF science-by observation. study. ex.
perience and the ability to evolve correct
conclusions.
Read carefully. thoughtfully no more
than twenty pages daily. Afterward seek
an easy position where you will not be
disturbed. Relax every muscle. Close
your eyes and 60 into the silence where
mind is plastic to the breathings Of spirit
and where God talks to the Son. The
thoughts from Divine Universal Mind
come as winged angels and endow you
with a healing power. II you 60 into the
silence humble and trusting. you will
come out enriched and greatly strength
ened in body by contact even for short
time with the Father OF all Life and all
power. You will feel refreshed In every
way. and food taken will digest readily,
as the stomach works smoothly when
under the influence Of . Higher Power"
II ask you II you aid not writs that
ana II you did not believe It when you
wrote IT.
For a 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 Attorney to drop.
hs said. yes. am proud to say did.
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announced in plain typo that the outer
covering Of wheat (bran) made part Of
the beverage.
They ignorantly fell into q trap hero.
not knowing enough OF food value to
know that 'Taka-Diastase," tho article
used by physicians the world over for
starch Indigestion" q 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 man
ufacture. Good Postum Is impossible
without this part.
These self-appointed critics do make
some laushable plumbers through iEnor-
rance, but-be patient.
Item ! l i. an illustration Of tn.
squirmins and twisting Of the sensational
writer delivering distorted matter to his
readerA
While on the witness stand Mr.. Post
testified to his studies In Anatomy, Physi-
ology. Dietetics and Psychological re-
lating to the preparation and digestion
of food. Asked to name authorities
studied he mentioned six or eight from
memory. and commented on some clinical
experience covering several years in an
nual journeys to Europe.
Now notice the distortion Copy from
tho printed crfticism.)
HE Post pointed out a pile Of books
in possession Of his attorneys az 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 those and various editions" an
swered 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 1906
This is an example Of distortion and
false coloring to produce an unfavorable
impression.
The facts are Mr.. Post purposely intro
duced the latest editions that could be
obtained of prominent authorities to
prove by them the truth of his statements
regarding appendicitis and the analysis
Of brain, also the latest conclusions in
regard to 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 Hannah
stem.
Biochemic System Of Medicine, by
Carey.
The Weekly carefully eliminates from
its printed account, testimony regarding
the years of research and study by Mr..
Post is fitting himself for this work, and
would lead the reader of the distorted
article to believe that his education began
since 1905.
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As an illustration: Attempt to feed
man sixty days on butter alone, with its
SEQ calories. The man would die before
the experiment had run sixty days.
Then. take Grape Nuts with 3.96 and
milk with 0.7O-the two combined equal
4.68-about one-half the number Of calories
contained In butter. The man fed for
sixty days on this food would be we'll
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 man at the end OF
sixty days would be of practically the
same weight as when he started-if he
be a man Of normal weight
We will suppose that from his work
he lost a pound q day and made up
pound each day from food. If that prem
Use 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 ana
milk with half the number OF Galleries 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 as
sanitation by the body, presents more
nourishment that the system will alb
serb than many other forms of food, and
we will further say that in cases Of diges-
tive troubles where meat, white bread
and oats cannot be digested, that Grape
Nuts and milk contain more nourish-
ment that the system will absorb than
many pounds Of these other foods
Distortion No. 3eharges that
our testimonials were 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.
end are not to be delivered up on de-
mand of enemies.
Testimony at the trial brought out the
fact that We never printed single testi-
monial that we did not have the genuine
letter back of. Many of these letters
came spontaneously A record was kept
of twelve hundred and four 0.2OD let
tiers received in one month from people
who wrote that they had either entirely
recovered their health or been benefited
by following our suggestions on food and
beverages.
On three four occasions in the past.
ten or twelve years we printed broadcast
in papers offers OF prizes to users OF
Postum and Grare-Nuts-two hundred
Sl.OO prizes, one hundred 500, twenty
of $500 and five of $1,000 each-stating that
each must be an honest letter with name
and address We agreed not to publish
names, but to furnish them to enquirers
by letter. These letter writer's very gen
orally answered those who wrote to them.
and verified the truth Of the statements.
Under this agreement not to publish
names literally scores of letters came
from doctors. We kept our word and
neither printed their names or surren-
dered the letters.
Right here notice an limitation spasm.'
The Weekly says: Post got those testi-
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monials 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 the mails. For exam
pie, Post announced in that magazine in
1907, etc." Chen follows our prize COM
petition).
We used nearly all Of the papers and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-08

Our advice to stop using indigestible
food In bowel troubles and to use Grape
Nuts food has been a great blessing to
tens Of thousands OF people, and we hope
will continue to bless q good many more
in the succeeding years.
'ANOs is a live wire. It refers to
c. w. Post and his studies and experience
In Suggestive Therapeutics" or Mental
Healing which further lead to a most
careful and systematic study Of the eff
feet Of the mind on the digestive and
other organs OF tho body.
He attended clinics In Europe and fitted
himself for q future career In which he
has become known AZ ono OF the food
experts Of the world, fitted to Judge both
from the material as well as the mental
side Of the question.
For about eight years previous to 1891
he was an 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
well understood method. Sufficient to say
he became q well man, Weighing about
1s5 pounds.
This experience challenged his investi-
cation into causes Of disease and their
amelioration. Those studies and expert
ences developed a very profound rover
operates upon the human being. and this
reverence for the Infinite became to him
a form of religion which included hon
esty of purpose towards his fellowman.
A statement which will be Endorsed by
everyone who knows him closely.
He will make q public announcement
in detail Of these facts, and the Postum
Company will cause that statement to DO
published in newspapers and magazines
in due time We suggest the reader look
for 1t.
Prevarication No. 8 Post
spends nearly a million a year in adver-
Using and relies on that to keep out Of
the newspapers the dangerous nature of
the fraud he is perpetrating on the pub
lie
The Postum Company does pay out
upward of million a year for trade
announcements Newspaper men believe
our statements truthful or they would
not print them. Large numbers OF news
paper men use our products.
They are capable Of telling the public
whether or not we bride them.
1t may have escaped notice that we
did not 'bribe' that particular weekly.
lNOe 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, $500. 10000.
We haven't devoted the sum to any
particular purpose yet
Item 10 i "d,seovsrv. that
wheat bran is part of Postum.
But the criticism neglected to mention
that for years every Postum package
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Distortion No. 1 STATE,

Distortion No. l stated that
We have been accustomed to advertise
0rape-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 disa-
srees and Is causing sickness its dismissal
will remove the cause Of the trouble, and
We suggest the use of Postum for the
reason that 1t furnishes a hot palatable
morning beverage. and contains natural
elements from the grain which can be
used by nature to assist in rebuilding
nerve centers 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 state, that n.
passage Of the National Food & Drugs
Act compelled US to drop from the pack
ages some assertions regarding the nutri-
tive value Of Grape-Nuts
We have never been 'compelied' to
make any change.
Since the beginning it has been a uni
versal rule to print clearly on every pack
age exactly what the contents are made
o.:
Before the passage OF the Pure Food
Law the packages stated that Grape
Nuts FOOD was made Of wheat and barley.
we DID not esteem the small amount
or salt and yeast as Of value enough to
speak OF, but after the new Law came
In We became as technical as the off,
Gals 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 nour-
fsh tho brain and nerve centers is true
and bring authorities to support the fact
Some state chemists believed this a
gross exaggeration. 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 elm
mate from our packages such claims
however certain We may be that the
claims are true.
Another statement objected 10 read as
follows:
The system will absorb greater
amount Of nourishment from one pound
or Grape-Nuts than from ten pounds or
meat, wheat, oats or bread"
Some Department chemists deceive
themselves as we'll as the public.
'Calorie'' Is the word which defines a
unit OF heat determined by the amount
necessary to raise one kilogram of water
one degree centigrade. On this basis a
table OF calories Is prepared showing the
percentage OF different kinds of food
Butter shows SEQ; Grape-Nuts 3.98; milk
90. Remember the statement on the
package spoke OF the nourshment the
system would absorb. but did not speak of
tho calories Of heat contained in it, for
the heat Is not nourishment and the
p0urishment cannot be Judged by the
number OF heat units, Notwithstanding
The fact that certain chemists would have
tho public believe so.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-08

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 Penitentiary,"
ETC., something that we know nothing
of the truth Of now, and never did.
Space was bought in the magazine spoken
Of on q business basis for the reason that
it went to a good class Of readers. The
incident seems to have furnished an OPP
portunity for a designing writer to de-
ceive his readers.
We look upon honest human testimony
from men and women as to the means by
which they recovered health as OF tre-
mendous value to those in search Of 1t.
Our business has been conducted from
the very first day upon lines Of strict In
tegrity, and we never yet have published
q 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 papers and
magazines we use the cost for printing
that one letter would run into many thou
sands of dollars.
We boil down these letters exactly as
a newspaper writer boils his news-stick-
ing sacredly to the important facts and
eliminating details about the family and
other unimportant matters. This work
of boiling down, or editing, is done hon
estly. and with a full knowledge Of our
responsibility, but notice the art of the
"twister'' in the way he presents to his
readers this matter Of testimonials.
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from New York months in Bat
After
worken and took their
testified the made exactly
cleanedh
factories machinery scrnnucusly clean
That all weekly There
and pad find
purties of kind.
ordinary factory something magnify
a about
Twenty
thousand through
whether makes difference
He discover something advertising
criticised.
readers take the
We "chain
this article the BIRTH growth and methods the Weekly
to the discussion the questions issue.
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honest service humanity testimonials
"Tfere'S Reason"
Postum Cereal Co, Ltd, Battle Creek Mich.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-08

The weekly" hunted up this physician,
and because he seemed to be poor. and
as 1t says, ''broken down." had him
brought to Court to be exposed before a
jury az the 'only physician that had ever
Endorsed Grape-Nuts.' but much to the
chagrin Of the Weekly" when our at
torneys asked him II the article he wrote
about coffee was true. he replied, yes"
Statement No. 5r.aa.: 9TH.
health officers Of Mich. Maine, Penn,
New Hamp. and other states in their
Official bulletins have for years been de-
nouncing as preposterous and fraudu-
lent 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 Of
hcials are always correct, but that con-
clusion IL not borne out by facts.
AZ an illustration: About thirteen years
ago the Dairy and Food Commission OF
Michigan for some personal reason print
ed severe criticism on US for making
Postum Of Barley according to his Of
fetal chemisD at market price and
selling too high. He was shown there
was never q grain Of barley used in Pos
tum. His report was false and mislead-
ing. The governor dismissed him.
We believe that most Of the state Of
fcials are honest, and on the other hand
we are firmly convinced that some OF
their conclusions cannot be substantiated
by facts in scientific research.
They never criticise the purity of our
foods. for so much we are thankful
II our conclusions In regard to its being
q 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 pack
age any statement IL 1t disagrees with
their opinion. Otherwise they would
harass grocers.
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Some Facts.

Battle Creek, Mich, December 1870
We the undersigned certify that knowledge has
testimonial letter been printed by the Postum Cereal Co, Ltd,
which did not have behind letter signed and believed
to be an honest statement
To the best of knowledge belief the Company has
ceved upward Of fifty thousand 100000 genuine testimonial let
This Company has knowingly made permitted
unthful statement regarding its products its methods
M K HOWE, Treasurer. Cwsth Company about
LAMSON Inspector of Advts with Company about ~ yarss
F. GRANDN Advertising Manager fh Company about ,s.y
r. M STERRETT d. Physician charge Scientific Dept
CHESTON SYER, Advt Writer with Company about years,
CHARLES W. GREEN Advt Writer fh Company about ysaa,
HARRY BURT General Supt with Company about .sarA>
H G. HAWK Chairman with Company about yeazsy
G. W. POST Chairman. with Company 10 the beginning,
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$500 900 asked