Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-01-24
INSIDE HISTORY
Some Self-ExplanatOry Letters.

Battle Greek, Mich, Jan'y Z, II.
DR.. e. II. Pratt,
Suite 1902, 100 State St,
Chicago, Illinois.
My Dear Doctor:
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 statement that we
have genuine testimonial letters.
''It has been our rule to refrain from
publishing the names either of laymen
or physicians who have written us in a
complimentary way, and we have de-
clined to accede to the demand of at
torneys that we turn these letters over
to them
q am asking a few men who I
deem to be friends to permit me to re-
produce some of their letters over their
signatures in order to refute the false
hoods.
eve have hundreds of letters from
physicians, but | 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 partially through
the little book, THE Road to MELVILLE
81 do not sell or attempt to sell the
higher thought which is more i'm
portant than the kind of food, but
have taken considerable pains to ex-
tend to humanity such facts as may
have come to me on this subject.
"In order that your mind may be re-
freshed I am herewith enclosing a
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 | will accompany the prAlt-
ing with an explanation as to why you
| permitted its use in publication in
order to refute falsehoods, and under
that method of treatment | feel so far
as know, there would be no breach of
the code of ethics.
! i 'S' 'iiiS winter weather Is iiii"-
'"s you we'll 'oii'eii'e'' anu enJo' ihs
the fruits that are yours by right
With all best wishes, am"
| Yours vary tru1v
io"i . 'ei , 'iuiS,
~ W I 20
DR.. Pratt, who is one OF the most
prominent ana sMlllul surgeons III
America, very kindly granted our re-
quest IN the cause OF truth and justice
Chlcago' Aug o. l90o
Mr.. C. W. Post,
Battle Greek, Mich.
My dear Sir
81 write to express my personal APP
probation of one of your business
methods, that of accompanying each
package of your Grape-Nuts production
with that~little booklet "The Road to.
Wellville." A more appropriate, clear
headed and effective presentation of
health-giving auto-suggestions could
scarcely be penned
"Grape-Nuts is a good food in itself,
but the food contained in this little ar
ticle is still better stuff. I commend
the practice because know that the
greed and strenousness, the consequent
graft and other types of thievery and
malicious mischief generally can never
be cured by legislative action.
"The only hope for the betterment Of
the race rests in individual soul Gull
ture
In taking step in this direction,
your process has been so original and
unique that it must set pace for 9TH
er concerns until finally the whole
country gets favored with genuine,
practical Christianity.
Il shall do all that lies in my power.
to aid in the appreciation OF Grape
| Nuts, not so much for the sake OF the
food itself as for the accompanying
| suggestions.
Visiting Battle Creek the other day
with friend, Dr. Kelly of Evanston,
Illinois, while | was consulting with
Mr.. Gregory, my friend visited your
factories and came away greatly amaz-
ed, not only at the luXurlous furnish
lngs OF the oillces generally and the
general equipment OF the place, but
with the sweet spirit of courtesy and
| with n c,,irit1,o1 oyOuo tbot 1vac oOod n