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Middletown transcript., 1916-09-30

The true army worm usually appears
in the fields very suddenly, and it
seems quite certain that the moths at
times fly in great numbers for many
miles in the direction of the prevail
ing winds. and alight in body to de-
posit their eggs at some place favor
able to the development of their Off
spring. This fact accounts. for the sud-
den appearance of the army worm in
regions far removed from any known
source of infestation. Generally speak"
ing, outbreaks of the true army worm
are more common following cold, back
ward springs and should be looked for
first in neglected portions of fields upon
which rank growths Of wild grasses or
lodged and fallen unrine grain are to
be found. These should be examined
frequently and closely to discover the
small, greenish caterpillars, which
may be found in great numbers feeding
near the surface of the ground under
the sheltering overhanging leaf blades.
When the worms are discovered at
work do not lose a minute, but attack
them vigorously by means of burning
straw over the area. If the caterpil-
lars are well distributed, the crop
should be sprayed heavily with mix
ture composed of nine ounces of white
arsenic to so gallons Of water. Care
should be exercised in preventing
stock from gaining access to the poi
soned grass or grain and being in
jured or killed by eating it. 1t is far
better to sacrifice a portion of the crop,
if the destruction of the pest can be
accomplished thereby, because if the
army worms are not destroyed they will
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were given off in the milk and excreta
than were present in the feed, al
though the cows maintained their live
weight during the experiment. and
stored sulphur and nitrogen.
Doctor Forbes says that the COW
must draw upon her bones to supply
this deficiency, because her capacity
to produce milk is much greater than
her ability to digest minerals. The
farm foods which are richest in the
minerals are the legumes, especially
clover and alfalfa. Grain feeds are
all deficient in the most important
mineral nutrient, lime. Lime may also
be added to the ration in the form of
bone flour or as calcium carbonate.
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BETTER QUALITY OF CHEESE
Principal Cause of sourness Is Use of
oVerripe MiIk-condition Can
Be Prevented.

Much can be done at the farm in
helping to produce only the best quail
ity of cheese, which will command the
highest price, give complete satisfac-
ton to the best class of trade, and pre-
vent loss to the cheese factory.
During the summer one of the most
common complaints from the trade is
due to sour or acid cheese. The prin-
cipal cause of sour cheese is the use
Of overripe milk. Although milk may
be ripened too far before the whey is
drawn in the cheesemaking process by
an inexperienced cheesemaker, much
of it is overripe when brought from
the farm to the factory. The most
successful cheesemakers, as rule, are
those who have secured the co-opera-
ton Of their patrons in the care and
delivery of their milk to the factory in
first-class condition.
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SEEK PRESERVATION UF EEN
Nation Is Waking to the Danger Of the
Extinction of Animal in This
Country.

There are, according to estimates
made by the National Sportsmen,
about 100000 elk in this country, of
which {, 200 are in captivity in 125 diff
ferent places. The largest herd, num-
bering, according to the government
census, between $4,000 and $4,000, II
in the Yellowstone region. In the
summer these elk range In the vicinity
of the continental divide in the park.
Since the settlement Of the valleys the
elk which are forced to descend from
the mountains in the winter in order
to obtain food have starved In large
numbers. Since 1909, winter feeding
has been provided by the state of
Wyoming and the federal government,
and recently congress appropriated
$4,000 for the purchase Of 1000 acres
near Jackson, WyO., where sufficient
hay can be raised each year to feed
the herds during the winter. During
late years the government has expert
mented with small herds numbering
about 100, which have been transferred
to 13 different states for the purpose
of restocking reservations. In this
way it is hoped that wild elk can be
retained in this country permanently.
The Adirondack herd was rapidly ap-
preaching extinction when the govern
ment and the state of New York took
a hand. 1t is believed that after the
fate Of the buffalo many states will at
tempt to encourage the propagation Of
elk in country which Is unfit for farm
ing.
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Had Learned His lesson.

After one of the reservations had
been opened, the white community was
annoyed by the promiscuous swear
ing Of the noble red man, numbers Of
whom seemed quite unaware of the
strength of their recently acquired vo-
cabulary. This condition became so in
tnlerahle that several arrests were
made and jail sentences imposed. 1t
was not long before the native sons of
America realized that swearing in pub
lie was very bad business, and they
quit. One Of these Indians was wit
ness in a case Of some Importance in
the local justice court, and had testi-
fed to certain facts which greatly ex-
asperated counsel for defense. With
his hand uprafsed the lawyer impress
sively thundered: "Now, Nick, will
you swear" 'NOF' shouted the In
dian. "Me no swear! Swear talk no
good here-gettum Jail !"
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RELIABLE REMEDY
RESTORES KIDNEYS

For many years druggists have watched
with much interest~the remarkable record
maintained by DR.. Kilmer's swamp Root,
the great kidney, liver and bladder rem
edy.
It is a physicians prescription.
Swamp-Root is q Strengthening medi-
cine. DR.. Kilmer used it for years in his
private practice. 1t helps the kidneys,
liver and bladder do the work nature In
tended they should do.
Swamp Root has stood the test Of years
It is sold by all druggists on its merit and
it will help you. No other remedy can
successfully take its place.
Be sure to get Swamp-RoOt and start
treatment at once.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for q
sample bottle When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
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The department of agriculture has
issued q Farmers BuIIetin-No. 731-
designed to convey to the farmer, in
q brief and simple manner, the natural
history of the true army worm, cater
pillar which from time to time becomes
enormously destructive to growing ce-
reals, and sometimes to forage crops /;
to give him a summary Of the infor1na-
ton necessary for its control; and es-
pecially to urge upon him the necessity
for constant vigilance in the combat
with this insect.
The true army worm is often con-
fused in the public mind with the fall
army worm, overflow wOrm," or
"grass worm," as it is known in some
latter insect always originates in the
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ImpsrtInu information.

The British soldier will make joke
even against himself. An elderly lady
In a bus noticed the initials "R. D. c."
on a soldiers tunic. She puzzled her
brains, but could not solve the mystery
as to their meaning. At last her curl
Osity overpowered her and she asked
what they stood for. Reformed
Drunkards' corps, ma'am," said the
soldier gravely. Dear me-" said the
lady, chow very interesting" And
probably not one Of those who laughed
at the reply could have explained what
'R. D. c." really means.-London
Chronicle.
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LACK IN MINERAL NUTRIMENT
Dairymen Advised to Feed Cows Ma
teriaIs Rich in Calcium Mag
nesium and Phosphorus.

Dairy COWS fed the usual winter ra-
tions cannot produce large milk yields
without loss of minerals from their
skeletons writes DR.. e. B. Forbes of
the Ohio experiment station, basing
his statement upon recent investiga-
tions of the department of nutrition.
From his results he advises dairymen
to give the high-producing COW feeds
rich in minerals, especially calcium,
magnesium and phosphorus. A grad
uaI shrinkage in milk yield or fail
ure to breed may be due to mineral
depletion, he continues.
In his experiments different rations
varying in mineral contents were fed
to heavy-miIking Holsteins. More
calcium, magnesium and phosphorus
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REGULAR TIME FOR MILKING
Important That It Be Done at Same
Hour, Morning and Evening
Avoid Injuring Udder.

1t is very important that the milk
ing be done regularly at as near the
same time each morning and evening
as possible. And it is also well that
the persons doing the milking do not
change often, for each person has a
little different manner of milking than
anOther and a change causes the COW
to feel uneasy, and, in some cases, II
the change is repeated too often, it
may injure the udder and the COW will
give less milk as a result.
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- cat hA&Aa~ auaA apa uanuu wall am
stout and able to do my own housework.
/ can recommend the Vegetable Com
pound to any woman who is sick and
run down as q wonderful strength and
health restores. . Ny husband says I
would have been tn my grave ere this
Il it had not been for your Vegetable
Compound. Mrs. BLANCHE JEFFER-
BON, 7OS Lyon St., Des Moines, Iowa.
Before submitting to surgical opera
,iEion it is wise to try to build up the
female system and cure its derange-
ments with Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound: Il has saved many
women from surgical operations.
Write to the Lydia e. Pinkham
Medicine Co, Lynn Mass, for
adyice-it win be confidential
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DEVICE REDUCES MILK COST
Mechanical Mixer Is One Of Most
Practical investments Dairyman
Can Possibly Make.

Considering the high cost Of labor
the mechanical mixer is one Of the
most practical investments that the
dairyman can possibly make.
It not only cuts his labor cost in
two. but he can make better grade
of milk and his cows will maintain
their normal flow to the end.
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Eoruot Them.

Mandy" said the lady Of the house
Indignantly, "did you steal my tan silk
stockings2"
'Lor', Miss Edith, how you done
talk. Me steal? Poor old Mandy never
done steal nothing"
"How does it come I found them in
your room behind the trunkf"
"Now, Miss Edith, amt you jes the
smartest, though, finding them stock
ings there when 1 done forgot where
it was 1 put them. Nom, l didn't steal
'em; l jes forgot them"
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take the crop anyway and probably
devastate other portions of the farm.
In case the worms are crawling in
body, surround them with a furrow or
ditch and crush them with log drag
as they fall into it. If shallow post
holes are sunk in the bottom of the
ditch at intervals of about 20 feet, the
worms will crawl along the ditch bot
toms and fall into the holes, where
they may be destroyed by crushing or
other means.
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FOR ITCHING SCALP
And Falling Hair Use Cutieura Soap
and Ointment. Trial Free.

When the scalp is itching because Of
dandruff and eczema a shampoo with
Cuticura Soap and hot water will be
found thoroughly cleansing and sooth-
ing, especially If shampoo is preceded
by gentle application Of Cuticura
Ointment to the scalp skin.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept l.,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
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No Joke.

'Tneed a lot of new things this fall"
began Mrs. Wife. 1--WE have to get q
new rug for the dining room and some
curtains for the living room. We need
some new dishes, too. And besides, 1
haven't thing to wear. I've got to
get a new evening dress and street
dress, and couple of new hats, and I
haven't a pair Of shoes to my name,
and"
It isn't any joke-that's all.
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~, ;;;;;,,,s
Pupa Of True Army Worm.

such as the several varieties of millet,
which suffer severely during outbreaks
CT the insect. Wheat in its unripe
stages, corn, oats and rye seem to be
preferred in the order named, while
in some portions of the country alfalfa
also suffers injury. Occasionally clo-
yer is attacked, but such occurrences
are rare.
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MOTHERS JOY SALVE

for Colds, Group, Pneumonia and
Asthma GOOSE GREASE LINIMENT
for Neuralgia, Rheumatism and
Sprains. For sale by all Druggists.
GOOSE GREASE COMPANY, MFRS.
Greensboro, N. C.-Adv.
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-30

South and travels northward as the
summer advances. The western army
worm also is occasionally mistaken for
the true army worm, but it~Occurs In
destructive abundance only throughout
the regions west of the Mississippi
river. The true army worm is prob
ably a native Of North America, al
though 1t is also found in South Amer
lea. It occurs throughout most of the
United States east of the Rocky noun
tains, including the states bordering
the western banks Of the Mississippi
and the Missouri river. 1t also has
been found in New Mexico, Arizona
and California.
The loss in money to the farmer by
army worms in the past has been ex-
ceedingly great, and although no exact
estimate is possible, it is safe to say
that in the eastern states alone many
millions Of dollars worth OF grain and
forage crops have disappeared down
their threats during the past thirty
years. The army worm Injuries crops
in but one way, and that is by eating
away all the tender portions of the
, leaves. the immature seed, and sprouts,
and when numerous it may even de-
your the plants down to the very
ground. The more important and by
far the most conspicuous injury is al
ways inflicted by the nearly full-grown
caterpillar, whose greed and capacity
for food are almost unbelievable. The
pupa takes no food. The moth sub
-sists principally upon the nectar gath
cred from flowers.
The army worm feeds by preference
upon grasses, both wild and cultivat-
ed; next. upon the grasslike grains,
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"I contracted malaria In 1895, and after 3
see.ss- Nr,,i4lAaa treatment nv q rrnminent
Washington physician, your Elixir Babek
entirely cured me- On arriving here came
down with tropical malaria-the worst form
-and SEM nome for Babek. Again 1t
proved its valu 1t is worth It's weight in
gold here" Brasi O'Hagan, Troop E, Sth
b. s. Cavalry, alayan, Philippines.
Elixir Babek, so cents, all druggists or by
Parcels Post, prepaid, from Kloczewski q Co..
Washington, D. G.
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spent. The doctors
stated that / would
never get well with
out an operation
and that without it
/ would not live one
year. My husband
objected to any
operation and got
me some Of Lydia E.
Pinkhan's Vegeta.
bic Compound. l took
"a n~I a1v~,v,anvaNad
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True PhiIanthropist.

"What disposal did old Vandergelt
make Of his enormous fortune when
he dledf"
Most Of 1t was left-as fund to
supply gasoline to INDECENT motor
Ists.'"
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Feed During Dry Season.

Give the live stock little extra feed
during the dry season. You will find
it profitable to feed silage at this
time, thus keeping up the milk flow
and the young stock in thrifty con-
dition.
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DR.. Psery's 'DEAD SHOT'' is an effective
medicine for Worms or TapeWorm in adults
or children. One dose is sufficient and NO
supplemental purge neeessaEy.-Adv.
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Combining siIaoe.

While silage is an excellent feed for
dairy stock, it should be combined
witt some other leguminous feed, such
as clover, COW peas, or alfalfa, owing
to Its insufficient productive quality.
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Innked That WaN.

Mrs. Yeast-I see by the paper that
the ancient Romans used invisible ink.
Mr.. Yeast-That's why Caesar
thought Mrs. Caesars letters were out
of sight. / expect,
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Do Not Mix Cream.

Do not mix warm cream with colo
cream, as the warm cream win quickly
sour the cream that has stood for q
day or more.
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Feed Cows Rouahaee.

Dairy cows should be fed all the
roughage they will eat up clean. They
should be fed as much other feed as
they will consume without taking on
weight,
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:
NEdF EAUCTTEHEEs

"Have you had an experience IN
this floating hotel businessi"
'In way. l once boarded vessel
and lodged complaint there"
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Literal.

Literal.
''If the phone rings this morning"
said the mistress to her new Swedish
maid, "just say I'm out"
A few minutes later the phone rang
Olga stopped her sweeping.
"Ay bane out" she said distinctly.
and went on with her sweeping, leave
ing the phone unanswered.
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PAYS to Use Separator.

Butterfat Is too valuable to feed to
hogs. The old skimming system leaves
n lot Of butterfat in the milk. The
senarator removes all Of it. 1t pays
20 use O separator.
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Wrlght's indian Vegetable Pills have stood
the test Of time. Test them yourself now. Send
Ter sample 10 S72 Pearl street, N. Y.-Adv.
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-30

Egg Pupa Soils Para
Fly Laying Eggs Worm; Ground Beetle Preyns
coma LarVa Emerging From Bur-
ow Digger Wasp, Worm to Its RurrOw; h. Wasp
site Of ArnyW
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All Parente Know That.

Every bright boy, at the age Of four,
becomes an animated Interrogation
point.
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His Tree.

Bill-Has he a family tree?
Jill-Oh, yes.
What IS 1tF'
"Wen, it's of the Inut-bearing fam
ily,"
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stunted calf Never Develops.

6tunted Calf NeVeT DsVeI0Ps'
See that the calves get plenty OF
feed. A stunted calf never develops
into good animal.
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To keep up with progress, man
must keep up all day with it.
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Avoid Filthy Feed Pail.

Many a calf has sickened, gont
wrong or died on account of filthy
feeding pail
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Sites, Granulated Eyelids, Sore and InhaRsAt
Eyes healed promptly by the use Of ROEAA
EYE BALSAN.-Adv
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Cuba has the largest orange grove
In the world, covering 2,002 acres.
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HUSBAND OBJECTS
TO OPERATION
Wife Cured by Lydia e
Pinkhan's Vegetable
Compound

Dea Moines, lowe. Four years ago
I was very sick and my life was nearly
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The pubic's neck is always exposed
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INNtEArTEpcT l will pay cash for ideas whethsI
1NVENGENOt patented or not. Write At once fot
particulars. Mac-CaIlum Williams, Lexington, ky.
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ELIXIR BABEK WORTH IT'S WEIGHT
IN COLD IN THE PHILIPPINES.

1t isn't any joke-that's all.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1916-05-12
] I'VE
STOCK
SORE SHOULDERS OF HORSES
Don't Let Animals Work Single Hour
IN IIl-Fittino Collars-se Watch
ful in Spring.

tBy GEORGE II. GLOVER. Colorado Az
ricU!lural College, Fort Collins. Colo-J
We know how annoying II Is to be
obliged to lay horse of in the midst
Of springs work, on account OF sore
shoulders or sore neck.
DO not forget that it is your own
fault
Some men always make sore shout
ders, some never do. A good man Is
often seen in front of his horses, ad-
justing their collars and names. Don't
let a horse work an hour in an i'll
fitting collar.
The greatest care is needed in the
spring when work first starts, for the
horse will shrink and the collar will
soon be too large. A collar that is
too large will injure the shoulders
more than one that is too tight.
Imagine a man trying to play base
ball before his hands have become
toughened A horse works with his
shoulders. Keep them well. Look at
them several times day. Keep the
shoulders and the collar clean. II a
shoulder gets sore it is the drivers
fault; hold him responsible.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1916-05-12
MARBLE" GRUBS IN SPRING
Presence Of Insects Is Found in Tu.
mors on Backs Of Cattle
Plan for Removing.

by G. w. HOWARD, Minnesota Station.)
Owners Of cattle should be on the
lookout for MARBLES on the backs OF
their animals this spring.
Evidence of the presence of these
flies Is found In tumors or MARBLES
on the backs OF cattle. In the spring
or early summer from these MARBLES
drop grubs which burrow into the
ground and after about month
emerge as flies. These flies lay their
eggs on the legs OF cattle, the cattle
lick the eggs off, and after a time the
MARBLES appear on the backs of the
cattle.
The grubs may be removed by pres
sure around the MARBLES, and then
crushed; or they may be destroyed by
the injection of grease or oil into the
openings of the tumors.
In Europe from 20 to 40 drops of
tincture of iodine is sometimes in
Jected to kill the grubs.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1916-05-12
Better Than Postage Stamps.


Several American firms with unus-
ually heavy mailings use a postage
meter which, instead of affixing the
usual postage stamps on mail matter.
makes an impression in the upper
right-hand corner The new postal
meter performs several tasks, such A.
sealing, stamping. facing and counting
approximately $50 pieces of mail mat
ter a minute. The envelopes, unsealed
and unstamped, are placed in a COM
partment of the machine much in the
same manner as they would be placed
in a box, the mechanism handling the
envelopes automatically from that
point. The stamping mechanism not
only makes an impression on the en-
velopes, but also counts, the numbers
appearing in a descending serial ON
top of the stamping meter. The meter
Is SO made that its mechanism can
only be adjusted by the post office au-
thorities, who set 1t for the number
of impressions the user has paid for.
When that number Of Impressions 10
exhausted, the meter automatically
locks
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1916-05-12
BUSINESS OF THE BROOD sow
Failure to Produce Good-Sixed Litters
and Nourish Them Often Due
to Lack Of Milk.

The business Of the brood SOW is to
produce good-sized filters OF healthy
pigs and nourish them literally until
weaving time. In SO far as she fails
in this she fails In the purpose for
which she Is kept.
The farmer who keeps a half dozen
or a dozen sows for breeding purposes
finds half OF them, perhaps. capable
Of fulfilling the maternal function
well, while the other half do 1t only in
differently. Quite as often as not the
difficulty is the lack of capacity to
give milk enough for the litter, and
the pigs are in q state OF semi-star-
walton throughout the entire nursing
period.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1916-05-12
GLASS OF WATER
Upset Her.

People who don't know about food
should never be allowed to feed par
sons with weak stomacha
Sometime ago young woman who
lives in Me. had an attack Of scarlet
fever, and when convalescing was Per
mitted to eat anything she wanted.
Indiscriminate feeding soon put her
back in bed with severe stomach and
kidney trouble.
There l stayed" she says, three
months, with my stomach in such con
dition that could take only . few tsar
spoonfuls Of milk or beef Juice ct q
time. Finally Grape-Nuts was brought
to my attention and I asked my doc
tor II might eat it. He said, 'yes,'
and commenced at once.
1.-THE food did me good from the
start and I was soon out Of bed and n.
covered from the stomach trouble. ]
have gained ten pounds and am able
to do all household duties, some days
sitting down only long enough to eat
my meals. I can eat anything that
one ought to eat, but stu continue
to eat Grape-Nuts at breakfast and
supper and like it better every day.
considering that I could stand only
short time. and that glass Of water
seemed so heavy am fully satisfied
that Grape-Nuts has been everything
to me and that my return to health
Is due to It.
Il have told several friends having
nervous or stomach trouble what
Grape-Nuts did for me and in every
case they speak highly Of the food"
There's q Reason" Name given
by Postum Co.. Battle Greek, Mich.
| Ever read the above lettert A new
one appears from tine to time. They
are genuine, true, and fan Of hunaa
| interest.