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Show THE, OLD PLEA He "Didn't Know It Was Loaded." The coffee drinker seldom realizes that coffee contains the drug, caffeine, i severe poison to the heart and aerve3, causing many forms of dis-sase, dis-sase, noticeably dyspepsia, "I was a lover of coffee and used It for many years, and did not realize th jad effects I was suffering from Its use. (Tea is just as injurious as coffee cof-fee because it, too, contains caffeine, the same drug found in coffee.) "At first I was troubled with indigestion. indiges-tion. I did not attribute the trouble to the use of coffee, but thought it arose from other causes. With these attacks I had sick headache, nausea and vomiting. Finally my stomach was in such a condition I could scarcely scarce-ly retain any food. "I consulted a physician; was told all my troubles came from Indigestion, Indiges-tion, but was not informed what caused the Indgestion. I kept on with the coffee, and kept on with the troii: bles, too, and my case continued to grow worse from year to year until it developed into chronic diarrhea, nausea nau-sea and severe attacks of vomiting. I could keep nothing on my stomach and became a mere shadow, reduced from 159 to 128 pounds. "A specialist informed me I had a very severe case of catarrh of the Stomach, which had got so bad he could do nothing for me, and I became convinced my days were numbered. "Then I chanced to see an article setting set-ting forth the good qualities of Postum and explaining how coffee Injured people peo-ple so I concluded to give Postum a trial. I soon saw the good effects my headaches were less frequent, nausea and vomiting only came on at long Intervals In-tervals and I was soon a changed man, feeling much better. "Then I thought I could stand coffee again, but as soon as I tried it my old troubles returned and I again turned to Postum. Would you believe it, I did this three times before I had sense enough to quit coffee for good and keep on with the Postum. I am now a well man with no more headaches, sick Etomach or vomiting, and have already al-ready gained back to 147 pounds." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Battle Creek, Mich. Look In pkgs. for the famous little book, "The Road to Wellvllle." Ever rend the above letter? A new one niipcnm from time to time. They are genuine, true, and Xnll of hnmaa Interest. |
