Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-01-27
INSIDE HISTORY

INSIDE HISTORY.
Some Self-Explanatory Letters
Battle Creek, Mich, Jan. :. II
DR.. E. H. Pratt,
Suite 1902, 100 State St.,
Chicago, Illinois
My Dear Doctor:
Owing to some disagreement wifi
--- magazine several years ago
they have become quite vituperatiye
and of late have publicly charged ma
with falsehoods in my Statements
that we have genuine testimonial Lot.
tiers.
ct has been our rule to refrain
from publishing the names either of
laymen or physicians who have writ.
ten to us in a complimentary wav
and we have declined to accede to the
demand of attorneys that we turn
these letters over to them.
II am asking few men whom
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
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 Wellvine.'
II 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 re-
freshed l am herewith enclosing
copy Of your good letter, also a copy
of the little book, and if you will give
me the privilege of printing this over
your signature | will accompany the
printing with an explanation as to
why you permitted it's use in publ.
cation in order to refute falsehoods,
and under that method of treatment
no breach of the code of ethics
II trust this winter weather is find.
ing you we'll, contented and enjoying
the fruits that are yours by right
with all best wishes, l am"
Yours very truly,
G. w POST.
DR.. Pratt, who is one of the most
prominent and skillful surgeons in
America, very kindly granted our re-
quest in the cause of truth and JUS
tice.
Chicago, Aug. 81, 1906.
Mr. C. w. Post,
Battle Creek, Mich.
My Dear Sir:
Il write to express my personal aP
probation of one of your business
methods, that of accompanying each
package of your GrapeNuts produc'
ton with that little booklet The
Road to Wellville," A more apprO'
pirate, clear headed and effective pre-
sentation OF health-giving auto-suggeS'
tons could scarcely be penned.
"Grape-Nuts is a good food in itself'
but the food contained in this little
article is still better stuff. | commend
the practice because | know that the
greed and Strenuousness, the c0nSe'
quent graft and other types Of they
cry and malicious mischief generally
can never be cured by Legislative az
ton
"The only hope for the bettermen.
of the race rests in individual Soul
culture.
'In taking a step in this direcnoh,
your process has been so Original anu
unique that it must set pace loi
other concerns until finally the WnoS
country gets favored with genulh''
practical Christianity.
81 shall do all that lies in my pow
er to aid in the appreciation OF Glap7
Nuts. not so much for the sake OF tne
food itself as for the accompanying
suggestions.
Visiting Battle Greek the other Gay
with a friend, DR.. Kelly OF Evanston
Illinois, while I was consulting WIZ
Mr.. Gregory, my friend visited !ou-
factories and came away grea'N
amazed, not only at the luxurious iul
nishings of the offices generally "n1
the general equipment OF the pI"Oo,
but with the sweet spirit OF couL'e'!
and kindness that seemed to Ill 'p0
air with a spiritual ozone that ""'
good to breathe. I'm
"The principles expressed IN NV
little booklet, The Road 10 "o"
VILE l well know are practlcai "n1
they work in business of all xmas IL IL
Guiding sanitariums, as Will Dc Lang
tested before time is done. -.
81 know you will not regard IDi0 ~. ~
ter of appreciation as an lntIuu'l 10
one. 1t is simply the saluta'ior
good fellowship to you from n pon
who, although he has never seen ~
feels drawn to you by the klDSH'p
thought. ,,on
"The only thing that makes I'm,
live forever in the hearts OF MS 'U tbot