The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-23
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Some seIf-ExpIanatory Letters

some Self-Explanatory Letters.
Battle Creek, Mich, Jan'y. Z, IL.
DR.. E. H. Pratt,
Suite 1902, 100 State St.,
Chicago, Illinois.
My Dear Doctors
owing to some disagreement with |
- magazine several years ago
they have become quite vituperative,
and of late have publicly charged me
with falsehoods in my statements that
we have genuine testimonial letters.
ut has been our rule to refrain from
publishing the names either of laymen
or physicians who have written to us
in complimentary way, and we have
declined to accede to the demand OF
attorneys that we turn these letters
over to them.
81 am asking a few men whom I
deem to be friends to permit me to
reproduce some of Their letters over
their signatures in order to refute the
falsehoods.
1--WE have hundreds of letters from
physicians, but I esteem the one that
you wrote to me in 1906 among the
very best particularly in view of the
fact that it recognizes the work have
been trying to do partly through the
: little book, "The Road to Wellville."
81 do not sell or attempt to sell the
higher thought which is more. impor-
tant than the kind of food, but | have
, taken considerable pains to extend to
humanity such facts as may have
come to me on this subject
: I'm order that your mind may be
refreshed l am herewith enclosing a
4 copy of your good letter, also copy
of the little book and if you will give
! me the privilege of printing this over
your signature I will accompany the
+ printing with an explanation as to
why you permitted its use in publica-
ton in order to refute falsehoods, and
e under that method of treatment / feel
0 SO far as I know, there would be no
/ breach of the code of ethics.
= Il trust this winter weather is find
ing you well, contented and enjoying
the fruits that are yours by right.
With all best wishes, am"
Yours very truly,
q G. W. POST.
DR.. Pratt, who is one of the mos
|, prominent and skillful surgeons II
America, very kindly granted our re
quest in the cause of truth and justice
! Chicago, Aug. 81, 1906.
II Mr.. C. w. Post,
Battle Creek, Mich.
My Dear Sir
II write to express my personal ap
probation of one of your business
methods, that of accompanying eacf
o package of your Grape-Nuts production
+ with that little booklet "The Road t.
IS MELVILLE" A more appropriate clea
% headed and effective presentation u
q health-giving auto-suggestions coult
~ scarcely be penned.
s. "Grape-Nuts is a good food in itself
l. but the food contained in this littl'
p article is still better stuff. commend
s. the practice because I know that thu
T. greed and strenuousness, the conse
+ quent graft and other types of thiever!
y and malicious mischief generally cal
&c never be cured by legislative action.
e "The only hope for the bettermen
IL of the race rests in individual sou
" culture.
Ii ain taking a step in this direction
> your process has been so original ant
unique that it must set pace for 9th
er concerns until finally the whole
g country gets favored with genuine
d practical Christianity.
81 shall do all that lies in my powe
le to aid in the appreciation of Grape
N Nuts, not so much for the sake Of tn,
IL food itself as for the accompanyin,
"a suggestions.
a. Visiting Battle Creek the other da!
Or with friend, DR.. Kelly Of Evanston
's Illinois, while I was consulting will
Mr.. Gregory, my friend visited you
Is factories and came away great.
le amazed, not only at the luxurious fur
Of nishings of the offices generally ant
the general equipment of the place
I'd but with the sweet spirit Of courtes!
R. and kindness that seemed to fill tn
V. air with a spiritual ozone that wa
Id good to breathe.
Id "The principles expressed In the III
In tie booklet, "The Road to Wellville,'
in well know are practical and they worl
e. in business of all kinds, including
Of sanitariums, as will be fairly teste
es before time is done.
T know you will not regard TIL
IT, In