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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-01-21

Physiological Chemistry. by Hir
stem.
Biochemic System of Mediciu
Carey.
The weekly" carefully eliminate
its printed account testimony rr
the years of research and study y
Post in fitting himself for his wu1
would lead the reader of the da
article to believe that his edx
began since 1905.
Distortion No. IL reports Nh. p
a "dodging witness"
His eye is not of the shifty XII
served in the head of one Of BIZ
critics. On the witness stand NJ
looks quietly but very steadily stain
to the eyes of the haggling, twisin
yer, trying by all his art to ask u
barreled questions and bull-doze and
fuse a witness.
The "dodging" it seems consist
replying, al don't know"
Opposing counsel holds a book b
hand while he queries
Z want to know if there is
thing in your whole book here thi
gests any particular kind of food"
followed some discussion between q
neys.
When Mr.. Post was allowed to
he said, Il don't know until raj
book over to see."
This book, it turns out, was wrhs
Mr.. Post seventeen years ago and
ably has not been read carefully 3
in the last fifteen years. 1t would II
a remarkable memory to i~nstantV
yes" or mo" as to what a book
pages did or did not contain, VII
reading it over.-but such conssT
and well balanced answers are crrs'
by sensation seekers to be "dodgns
The attorney sought by every n
impress the Jury with the fact taa
Posts belief in the power Of Mn.
relation to the body branded hin .
reliable and worse.
The following is quoted from ont
the questions:-
(The lawyer reading from the book
"The writer of these pages desfs
say nothing of himself other than
simple instrument through which "
vine Principle chooses to manltesl
by Drpoapt and a-anDIa
,"Skill in mental practice is GalHs
the same way as skill in any depar.
cf scicnce-by observation, study
rience and the ability to evolve q
conclusions.
Read carefully, thoughtfully no
than twenty pages daily. Afterwan
IN easy position where you VIII D.
disturbed. Relax every muscle. .
your eyes. and go into the silence
mind is plastic to the breathing Of
end where God talks to the son
thoughts from Divine Universal Z
come as winged angels and endos
with a healing power. If you 20 l W
silence humble and trusting, you WI
out enriched and greatly strengthsn'
body by contact even for a shnr.
With the Father of all life and all =
GU will feel refreshed in every wa
food taken win digest reodily =
stomach works smoothly when unu'
influence of a Higher Power
Il ask you if you did not wrle
and If YOU did not believe It Wns'
wrote it."
For a moment the Court Room W
absolute silence.
Mr.. Post slowly leaned forwaIu
the rail, pointed his finger at tne 1
fsce to emphasize his reply and WIZ
that caused thosr &C tho ATTORNEY y,
he said. YES, l aAl proud 10 say
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-01-21

in due time. we Suggest lhe reauer ioOh
for it.
Prevaricatlon No. 8. post spends
nearly a million a year in advertising and
relies on that to keep out of the news.
papers the dangerous nature of the fraud
he is perpetrating on the public"
The Postum Company does pay out up
wards of a million a year for trade an
nouncements. Newspaper men believe our
statements truthful or they would not
print them. Large numbers of newspa-
per men use our products.
They are capable Of telling the public
whether or not we .bribeo them.
1t may have escaped notice that we
did not "bribe" that particular weekly.
No. 9 states that the amount of the
verdict will "be devoted by the weekly
to ewnosin~ frnudo
This is almost real humor.
We have two suits pending against the
weekly" total, $500, 0 100.
We haven't devoted" the sum to any
particular purpose yet.
Item 10 is a discovery" that wheat
bran Is a part Of Postum.
But the criticism neglected to mention
that for years every Postum package an
nounced in plain type that the outer COW
ering OF wheat DRAM, made part of the
beverage.
They ignorantly fell into a trap here,
not knowing enough of food value to know
that 'Taka-D iastase7 the article nsed nv
physicians the world over for Starch in
digestion" is made from wheat bran"
So we use that part of the wheat berry
because 1t contains the element needed
70 develop the valuable diastase in man
without this part.
These self-appointed critics do make
some laughable blunders through ignor-
ance, but-be patient.
Item II is an Illustration Of the souirm-
ing Land twisting OF the sensational writer
delivering distorted matter to his road.
ers. :" us ledu-
While on the witness stand Mr.. Post
o9sIlne9 70 his studies in Anatomy, Phvsi-
Sology, Dletetics and Psycholoev.Iall re-
iatlnng TO the preparation and digestion of
ioou. ASKED to name authorities studied
ne mentioned SIX or eight from memory.
vi sOIhe clinical eNDe-
ience covering several years in annual
journeys to Europe. mud
Now notice the distortion fCnu s.
the printed criticism.) '0ops ironi
lie tPost) pointed out 2 nile Of hool.s
~ posseS,slon of his attorneys as the verv
ones he had read" '"e very
ro1lee; the very ones he had read ,,
leading the reader to believe that ths,,
were the only ones.) '"' 'ney
and you consult the books from tbeso
editions?" was asked. "0" Vhese
su From those and various editions. an.
ne attorney picked ND book of+ou
80 No. from the pile and Showed the I'LL
pases to the iury,-all excent tr.o 1Il.lgf
',rn published since 1867 ""u
ms IS an example of distortion 49,,
,5 ,re coioring to produce an T bIa
d, cns facts are Mr. Poss purposelv intro.
on.el 5he. latest editions that cs,i lily 10
'.iiea OF prominent authorities ~ u
lem the truth Ct his statemon s'.ne
ing appendicitis and the snaits;. ~
aiSo the latest conclusion VI
Egrd to the action of the digest;re IN re-
lhese works are: eeS'''e organs.
1pluma9 Physiology, by RAYMOND
nr1slgiegic1l Chemistry. bv So
~panSiYe GLANDS, by Pawlow
ner DOCK CT Appendicitis. by Oohs
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-01-21

Itmay be rememberedthat we were first attacked and have since defended
ourselves by placing facts before that great. jry-The Public.
A good scrap" is more or less comforting now and then if Won know
you are RIGHT.
In the case lately tried an appeal has been taken to the higher courts. We
have unbounded faith in the ultimate decision of our American Tribunals
Our suits against the weekly have not yet been tried. They IRE for libel
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-01-21

So an attorney from New York spent more Or less ue ~"
months in Battle Greek hoping 70 find impurities IN our i0ou -
dirt in the factories. After treless spying about ne unlnlo"e
twenty-five of our workmen and tcck their testimony Gyelx
single one testified. that the foods are made OF exactly the gram anu
ingredients printed on the packages; the wheat barley Il o"n
Being the choicest obtainab'e-an thoroughly cleaned Ma.e-@
the purest, and every part of the factories and machinery kept
scrupu1ously clean.
That all proved Disappointing to the Weekly" lhere are
very few factories, hospitals, rrivate-or hotel and restaurant XII
chens that could stand the close spying at unexpected times and by
an enemy paid to find dirt or impurities Of some kind.
In any ordinary kitchen or factory he would find something TO
magnify and make a noise about.
But he failed utterly with the Postum Works and produc1s.
Twenty TO thirty thousand people go through the factories annual
1y and we never enquire whether they are there to spy or not. 1t
makes no difference to us.
He next turned to discover something about our advertising
that could be criticized.
An analysis Of the methods and distorted statements of the
Weekly may interest some readers, SO we take up the items one
by one and open them out for inspection. We will chain up the
harsh words and make no reference in this article to the birth,
growth and methods of the weekly" but try to couhne the dis
cussion to the questions now at issue.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-01-21

TTTTTT TTT TT7TTTT VI TTT VTT ~ II
law the packages stated TINT Grape-Nmts
food was made of wheat and barlow,
We did not esteem the small amount
Of sait and yeast as Of value enough 10
speak OF, but after the new Law came
In We became "a technical as the OH.
gals at Washington and added the words
'yeast" aud Salt although we have
no recollection Of being asked TO.
We believed that our statement that
Grape. Nuts win supply elements TO nour-
ish the brain and nerve centers is true
and bring authorities to support the fact.
Some state chemists believed this a
gross exaggeration and inasmuch az the
Food Dent. at Washington could easily
hnrass rrocers, 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 to read as
follows:
"The synlcm will absorb a greater
amount OF nourishment from one pound
Of Grape-Nuts than from ten pounds of
meat, wheat. oats. or bread"
Some Department chemists deceive
themselves as well as the pablo.
"Calcried" is the word which defines a
unit Of heat determined hy the amount
necessary to raise one kilogrnm az water
one degree centigrade. On this basis a
table OF ~calorlcs ~ prepared showing TIM
percentage Of different kinds Il fool.
Huster shows 500; Crape-Nuts 800;
milk 070. Remember the settlement on
the package spoke Of the noprishment ths
sxstem would absorb; but did not speak Of
The ~caiories II heat contained in il, for
The heat is not n%ourishment. and the
nourishment cannot be judged by the
number Of heat units. Notwithstanding
the fact that certain chemists would have
the public believe So.
IA an illustration; Attempt to feed a
man sixty days on butter alone, with It's
eG ~calcrics. The man would die be-
fcre the experiment had run sixty days.
Thcn. take Crape-Nnts wet Gof anl
milk with o.70.-the two com met eloal
4fj-atont one4nlf the number 81 calo-
ries centsined ia hutter. The m1n fed fo~
sixty dlvs pm this food would b. we'll
nourisLed. aud could live not only sixty
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-01-21

OF course every time a spot light is turned on from any source
\ offers a splendid chance to talk about the merits Of the products
but pen honor now, we are not hiring that Weekly"
The general reader seldom cares much for the details of scraps"
A few may have read lately some articles attacking us and may
be interested in the following:
Some time ago a d disagreement arose with a Weekly" They
endorsed our foods by letter, but wanted to change the form of
advertising, to which we objected.
The Weekly" discontinued inserting our advertisements while
they were negotiating Tor some changes they wanted in the word
Ing and shape Of the advertisements, and during this correspondence
our manager gave instructions to our Advertising Department to
quit advertising altogether in that Weekly"
Quite a time after the advertising had been left out, an editorial
attack came. We replied in newspapers and the scrap was on.
Then came libel suits from both sides, and some harsh words.
Generally tircsome to the public.
That Weekly has attacked many prominent men and repu-
table manufacturers.
Our Company seems prominent enough for a sensational
writer TO 60 after, hunt for some little spot to cricise, then dstort,
twist and present it to the public under scare heads.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-01-21

'' S'IAyfS After e. AL ta asked as damages and may the right man win.
clearly and never be f Sno1g 0l t legal pa battle blows away the facts will stand
moniais arc E@T real I, ad DONE tDs.g good honest service to humanity na . S for ES ears s33 fe ts
OF commercial integrity. ~' ue business conducted on the highest b
rmere,s a Reason
Som Cereal Co.. Ltd. Batsrs craak. Mic
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-01-21
Some Facts

Battle Creek, Michigan, December a
we the undersigned certify that never to our knowledge
testimonial letter been printed by the Postum Cereal Co. /
which did not have behind it a genuine letter signed, and BEL
TO be an honest statement.
To the best of our knowledge and belief the Company h
ceivs upwards of fifty thousand 100000 genuine testinonialh
This company has never knowingly made nor permits
,ntruthful statement regarding its products or its methods.
NJ. K. HOWE, Treasurer. with Company about IA years.
T.. 7. LAMSON Inspector of Advts. with Company about Ok yea
&c. GRANDIN, Advertising Manager. with Company about u !!
R. STERRETT, M. D., Physician in charge of Scientific
with Company about 4Ka
CHESTON yer, Advt Writer. with Company about years.
CHARLES W.. GREEN, Advt. Writer. with Company about,
HARRY E. BURT, General Supt. with Company about r, yau
H.. c. HAWK, Assistant to Chairman. with Company about ya
c. w.. POST, Chairman. with Company 10 years. from the begha4
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-01-21

Distortion No. I stated that we have
been accustomed TO advertise Grapefruit
and Postum as "oure-alls for everything.
II has never been the policy OF this
Company to advertise Grape uts or Pos.
tum to cure anything.
We say that in eases where coffee disa-
grees and Is causing sickness is dismissal
will remove the cause Ct the trouble, and
we suggest the use Of Postum for the
reason that II furnishes a hot palatable
morning beverage. and contains natural
elements from che grain which can be
used by nature TO assist in rebuilding
nerve centers that coffee may have broken
down.
Likewise Grkpc.Nuts food does not
cure anything. but It does assist nature
tremendously in rebuilding. provided tho
undigeatihle food that has been used is
discontinued and Grape Nuts taken in its
place.
Charge No. 2 states that the passace
Of the National Food n Drugs Act com
PEELED rs 10 drop from the packages some
assertions regarding the nutritive value
Of Crapc-Nuts.
We have never been "compcllcd' 20
make any change.
Since The beginning II has been a univer.
sal rule 20 print clearly on every PACKAGE
exactly what the contents are made Of.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-01-21

Before the passage Of the Pure Food
Law the packages stated thet Grapc-Nmts
food was made of wheat and hnrley.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-01-21

We believed that our statement that
Grape Nuts win supply elements TO nour-
ish the brain and nerve centers is true
and bring authorities to support the fact.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-08

be dated from 1865; when the
"Social Party. Of New York and
Vicinity'' was organized. ~
The first political party on q
national scope organized on
American: soil was the Social De-
mocratic Working Mems party,
and two years later, in 1876, it
was merged with several others
into the "Working Mems Party
Of the United States. - It was
this party which in the mean
while changed it's name to the
Socialist Labor Party of North
America which maintained un-
disputed harmony in the Socialist
movement for twenty-three years
and was largely instrumental in
laying the foundation of the pre-
sent Socialist movement in this
country. In 1892 the Socialists of
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-08

temporary benefit. Reduced rents
make it possible for laborers to
take less wages. =,
Although laborers do not work
for less then they will be com
PEELED to work for less by the
unemployed who will take advan-
tage Of the opportunity given
them by reduced rent to under
bid those at work. SO Mr..
Schmidlap's philanthropy when
carried out to an extent he prob
ably does not contemplate will
help no one.
The same defect inheres in all
schemes to help the poor by CIV
ing them something which I'm
just conditions prevent them
from getting for themselves. No
No rich man can do anything to
help the poor, no matter how
good his intentions may be, ex-
cept to use the power his wealth
gives him to abolish the unjust
laws that enable some to legally
appropriate the earnings of
others without adequate return.
If Mr.. Schmidlap would join
in the movement to secure the
initiative and referendum in Ohio
he would do the poor Of his city
and state a far greater service
than he can do by building any
number Of model dwellings,.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-08

full Of butter until it is throughly
incorporated. Add enough milk
to make a dough that can be
easily handled. Turn this upon a
Toured pastry board, roll lightly
into a huge biscuit as large as a.
pie-plate. Put into a creased pan
and bake in a quick oven. When
done, split open quickly, spread
with butter, then ~thickly with
mashed berries, put the two
halves together again, pour the
remaining mashed berries over
entire cake, and serve very hot
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-08

where there are an excessive num-
Der of apprentices none receive
the proper amount of tuition. In
many shops operating under union
conditions advantage is not even
taken Of the full limit of appren-
tees permitted under union reg
ulation, in order that those en-
ployed may be given proper atten-
ton and approach some degree Of
competency at the end of their
term.
The chief object of those who
advocate an unrestricted appren-
tice system is the exploitation of
the growth. AS soon as one batch
Of apprentices would reach a
point where they would feel they
were entitled to recognition as
journeymen, out they would go to
make room for another, thrust up
on a market which under such a
system would be glutted with this
kind of skilled (?) labor, for there
would be need for apprentices
constantly and journeyman in
rare instances. With the standing
OF the craft Of which they had
hoped to become proficient men,
bers wrecked by this ruinous pro.
cess, they would curse the sys-
tenn that made such deception pos
sible and especially those individ-
uals who had deceived them per-
sonally.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-08
LAND SPECTATORS.

Land speculation Of the few is
a debt-creating scheme for the
many. There is no question about
this, and the sooner cities and
municipalities realize it, and
govern themselves accordingly
the better will it be for them.
Manufacturers, mechanics, Ia
borers and others produce wealth,
and never make hard times; that
must be laid up to the gambler
and in that profession the land
speculator stands in the fore
ground in Duluth.
We don't mean TO insinuate
that land spectators are essenti-
ally very wicked class. Indeed
many Of them are Upright and
shining lights'' in our city
churches-at all events they try
to shine, but the business in
which they are engaged is an
enormous and industrially des-
tructive occupation.
Those parasites are loudest in
their opposition to organized Ia
Dor. But the legitimate business
interests Of the city are becoming
to realize that their prosperity is
not with those parasites but with
the labor interests.
In other words, the true indus
trial line is not between employer
and employe, but between the
producers and those exploiting
parasites
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-08
WHO ARE THE SLUGGERS

Good people outside of Chicago
and many such inside, should be
advised, as the fact is, that the
labor sluggers" of whom they
read so much are not labor-union
sluggers. Gangs whose brutal SER
vices are at the command of any
paymaster, they are frequently
hired by employers of labor.
Members of this identical gang
are reasonably believed to have
been employed by detective agen-
cies with anti-union work to do.
They were hired by certain Chi
cago newspapers only recently, to
promote circulation They did
it by smuggling news dealers.
They were hired to create Ia
Dor disturbances : at Muscatine,
Iowa, during the pearl button
strike in order to make an ex-
cuse for calling out the militia to
awe the strikers. 49,
The men "higher up" in the
Chicago smuggling are not labor
leaders. They are business men
and politicians Public
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-08
THE OPEN SHOPPER.

An open shop, the place. alas,
You find employed the working ass. -
His head is weak, his back is strong,
His pay is short, his hours are long.
He's independent" yes, of course.
SO is the meek, dumb, driven horse.
Poor chunp, he cannot realize
Employers even him despise.
He's satisfied and well centent
SO long as he can pay his rent
And just exist from day to day;
That's good enough for such a Jay.
NO labor union goes for me,
For I'm independent see!'' .~-..
employers pat him on the back
And urge along the braying Jack"
AN open shop is where you find
me backward type of humankind;
or being "free'' he likes to blow;
Meanwhile he reaps where Others
sow, ~ st.* E. b .:z
he furthers sweatshops, crime,
And pads he wears upon his knees.
A RUDE, on human kind q blot,
oustalner of the open shop.
THOMAS II. WEST.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-08
HARD ON GOVERNOR.

Gov. Eberhart says he will not
call an extra session of the legis-
lature to provide remedies for the
1nlqulties of higher railroad fares
and freight rates. This is what
might be expected Of a governor
OF his calibre and conscience. He
even lacks the 'deportment' to
be modest and ashamed of him,
self.-Freeborn County Standard.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-08
FUTILE PHILANTHROPY.

j. G.. Schmidlap one of Gin
cinnati's prominent bankers and
business men, is planning to build
model tenements for the city s
poor. The idea is not exactly
new but Mr.. Schmidlap figures
on carrying it out on a bigger
scale than has yet been attempted
elsewhere.
Houses will be built of a bet
ter quality than the ordinary tene-
ment containing more conven-
fences and occupying more space.
Presumably the rental will not
be more.
Mr.. Schmidlap will not admit
that this plan is a charity as he
figures it will yield dividend
OF five per cent. He forgets that
the sale of anything for less than
the market price is giving some
thing for nothing, regardless of
whether it yields dividend or
not.
MIR. Schmidlap's intentions are
good but he is unconsciously Of.
fering the poor, dead sea fruit
He is a very wealthy man but
is hardly wealthy enough to build
sufficient model dwellings to
house the entire tenement popu.
lation, or any more than an in.
significant fraction Of it.
| But even if he should be able
to command funds enough to put
his plans in operation on a large
scale he will find when he tries
it that he has reckoned without
his host.
- The mere rumor that he is
about to do as he plans will SEND
. up the value of land so that he
will at the outset find the need
of revising his figures.
If in spite of this drawback hi
will proceed to pay the inflated
prices, build his houses and rent
them at a loss he will run ur
against another difficulty. The
owners Of the old tenements
rather than lose their tenants
will offer to reduce rents. Ever
I this will only prove to be but 3
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-08

Answer-The following from
Section II Of the Minnesota road
laws is an answer to your ques-
ton:
whenever a person walking
in the travelled portion Of a public
highway, or person riding, driv-
ing or leading horse or other
animal, or driving or operating a
vehicle therein, shall meet another
person thus walking or thus rid
ing or operating a vehicle, if such
persons are moving in opposite
directions, each. shall select his
pace, if necessary, and seasonably
turn to the right so as to give
half Of the travelled road, if
practicable, and fair and equal
opportunity to pass, to the other ;
or, if they are moving in the same
direction the person overtaking
shall pass on the left side Of the
person overtaken, and the person
overtaken shall, as soon as
practicable, turn to the right so
as to give half Of the travelled
road to the other