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Show Tlnat Suait for Libel Against the Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., Gave a Splendid Chance I to Bring Gut Facts I A disagreement about advertising arose hospital and at the risk of death be cut. food, etc., etc., which has not been digested, 1 j with a "weekly" Journal. Plain common sense shows the better way then when again ready for food use Grape- i . Following it, an attack on us appeared in is to stop food that evidently has not been Nuts because it is easy of digestion?" i their editorial columns; sneering at the claims digested. Or should the child be at once carted oft to I we made particularly regarding Appendicitis. Then, when food is required, use an easily a hospital . and cut? " . L We replied through the regular papers and digested food. Grape-Nuts or any other if We have known of many cases wherein the J the "weekly" thought we hit back rather too you know it to be predlgested (partly digested approaching signs of appendicitis have dis- 1 hard and thereupon sued for libel. before taking). ' appeared ty the suggestion being followed. The advertisement the "weekly" attacked ye brought to Court analytical chemists No one tetter appreciates the value of a 1 us about claimed that in many cases of appen- from ncw York, Chicago and Mlshawaka, lnd skilful physician when a person is in the awful l dlcitis an operation could be avoided by dls- wee- swore to the analysis of Grape-Nuts and throes of acute appendicitis, but "an ounce l continuing indigestible food, washing out the that part of the starchy part of the wheat and of prevention is worth a pound of cure." I J bowels and taking a predigested food Grape- barley bad been transformed Into sugar, the Just plain old common sense Is helpful even i" j Nuts. kind of sugar produced in the human body by nowadays. 1 I Observe we said MANY cases not all; digesting starch (the large part of food). This trial' demonstrated Grape-Nuts food I Wouldn't that knowledge be a comfort to Some of the State chemists brought on by "is pure beyond question! I those who fear'a surgeon's knife as they fear the "weekly" said Grape-Nuts could not be , It in partly predlgested. 1 death? called a "predlgested" food because not all of Appendicitis generally" has rise from undl- I 1 ' The "weekly" writer said that was a lie. lt wa3 digested outside the body. geeted-food We replied that he was ignorant of the facts. .Tbe other chemists said any food which had Tt ta nnt always necessarv tr rrnt I He was put on the stand and compelled to been partly or half digested outside the body . . f necessary to operate. I admit he was not a Dr. and had no medical was commonly known as "predlgested." u i besi to stop all lood. I knowledge of appendicitis and never investl- Splitting hairs tbout the meaning of a word. When ready to beglrnfeeding use a predl- l 1 gated to find out if the testimonal letters to n i8 sufficient that if only one-half of the gested food. , ' I our Co. were genuine. food s "predigested." it is easier on weakened lt is palatable and strong in Nourishment. I A famous Burgeon testified that when an stomach and bowels. than food in which no It will P&y fine returns In health to quit the ) 7 operation was required Grape-Nuts would not part i0 predigested. heavy breakfasts and lunches and use less C I obviate it. True. To show tl;e facts we Introduce Dr. Thos. fooi but select food certainly known to con- l We never claimed that when an operation Darlington, former chief of the N. Y. Board tan tne elements nature requires to sustain I I was required Grape-Nuts would prevent it. of Health, Dr. Ralph W. Webster, chief'of the tbe body. May we be permitted to suggest a I Tho surgeon testified bacteria Igerms help- Chicago Laboratories, and Dr. B, Sachs, N. Y. breakfast of fruit, Grape-Nuts and cream, I ed to bring on an attack and bacteria was If we were a little severe in our denuncia- two Boft boiled eggs, and some hot toast and 1 trown by undigested food frequently. tlon of a writer, Belf-confessed Ignorant about cocoa, milk or Postum? j We claimed and proved by other famous appendicitis and its cause, it Is possible the The question ' whether Grape-Nuts does or j experts that undigested food was largely public will excuse us, in view ot the fact that does not ''' K119 elements which nature 1 , responsible for appendicitis our head, Mr. C. W. Post, has made a lifetime requires fojf-. yrlshment of the brain, also I We 6howed by expert testimony that many study of food, food digestion and effects, and V treated in later news- I cases are healed without a knife, but by stop- the conclusions are indorsed by many of the Cr Jto i ping the use of food which did not digest, and best medical authorities of the day. Lr f tne an( Its effect on the I when food was required again it was helpful Is it possible that 'we are at fault seats. Vo9K 1 to use a predlgested food which did not over- suggesting, as a Father and Mother might, jarchy Y tax the weakened organs of digestion. one of the family who announced a pain irr' " When a pain in the right side appears it is side: "Stop using the food, greasy rJ L Ltd not always necessary to be rushed off to a gravies, mince pie, cheese, too much sj ' |