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Show Tlhsit Suit for ILibel Against the Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., Gave a Splendid Chance to Bring' Out Facts A disagreement about advertising arose hospital and at the risk of death be cut. food, etc., etc., which has not been digested, x with a "weekly" Journal. Plain common sense shows the better way then when again ready for food use Grape-Following Grape-Following It, an attack on us appeared in is to stop food that evidently has not been Nuts because It Is easy of digestion?" their editorial columns; sneering at the claims digested. Or should the child be at once carted off to we made particularly regarding Appendicitis. Then, when food Is required, uso an easily a hospital and cut? We replied through the regular papers and digested food. Grape-Nuts or any other If We have known of many cases wherein the the "weekly" thought we hit back rather too you know it to be predigested (partly digested approaching signs of appendicitis have dls- hard and thereupon sued for libel. before taking). appeared by the suggestion being followed. The advertisement the "weekly" attacked Ve brought to Court analytical chemists No one better appreciates the value of a us about claimed that in many caBes of appen- from New York, Chicago and Mishawaka, Ind., skilful physician when a person is in the awful dicitis an operation could be avoided by dls- wno BWOre to the analysis of Grape-Nuts and throes of acute appendicitis, but "an ounce continuing indigestible food, washing out the that part of the starchy part of the wheat and of prevention is worth a pound of cure." bowels and taking a predigested food Grape- barley bad been transformed into sugar, the Just plain old common sense Is helpful even Nuts. kind of sugar produced in the human body by nowadays. Observe we said MANY cases not all. digesting starch (the large part of food). This trial demonstrated Grape-Nuts food Wouldn't that knowledge be a comfort to Some of the stat6 chemiBt8 brought on by is pure beyond question. those who fear a surgeon's knife as they fear the ..wekly Bald Grape-Nuts could not be U Is part1yp75dlgeste'a "weekly" writer said that was a He. SXT gestT fajf g6D6ra"y " " We replied that he was ignorant of the facts. The other chemlsta 8ald any food whlch had 00 , He was put on the stand and compelled to been tI or half dlgestd outsld3 the bod t s not always necessary to operate, admit he was not a Dr. and had no medical wa8 commoniy known as 'digested." t Is best o stop all food, knowledge of appendicitis and never lnvestl- Splitting hairs about the meaning of a word When ready to begin feeding use a predl- gated to find out If the testlmonal letters to It l3 Bumcent that if only one-half of the Ested food. ; our Co. were genuine. food u "predigested," it is easier on weakened It Is palatable and strong in Nourishment. A famous surgeon testified that when an Bt0mach and bowels than food in which no " will pay fine returns in health to quit the operation was required Grape-Nuts would not part ls predigested. heavy breakfasts and lunches and use less obviate It. True. To show the facts we introduce Dr. Thos. food but select food certainly known to con- We never claimed that when an operation Darlington, former chief of the N. Y. Board taln the elements nature requires to sustain was required Grape-Nuts would prevent it. 0f Health, Dr. Ralph W. Webster, chief of the tho body. May we be permitted to suggest a The surgeon testified bacteria Lgerms help- Chicago Laboratories, and Dr. B. Sachs, N. Y. breakfast of fruit, Grape-Nuts and cream, 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 grown by undigested food frequently. tlon of a writer, self-confessed ignorant about cocoa, milk or Postum? We claimed and proved by other famous appendicitis and Its cause, it is possible the Tbe question of whether Grape-Nuts does or experts that undigested food was largely public will excuse us, In view of the fact that does nt contain the elements which nature responsible for appendicitis. our head, Mr. C. W. PoBt, has made a lifetime requires for the nourishment of the brain, also We showed by expert testimony that many study of food, food digestion and effects, and of it-3 purity, will be treated in later news-cases news-cases are healed without a knife, but by stop- the conclusions are Indorsed by many of the Paper articles. ping the use of food which did not digest, and best medical authorities of the day. Good food ls Important and Its effect on the when food was required again it was helpful Is it possible that we are at fault for body ls also Important. to use a predigested food which did not over- suggesting, as a Father and Mother might, to " 1 tax the weakened organs of digestion. one of the family who announced a pain in the "There'i & Reason" When a pain in thq right side appears it la side: "Stop uBing the food, greasy meats, Primtiirr f-.-.i T not always neoessary to be rushed off to a gravies, mince pie, cheese, too much starchy . V O.. Lta., Battl Crttk, Mich. |