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Show Now About Glean Food Another Splendid Opportunity to Bring Out Facts Q. Do yoo ns Post urn or Grape-Nuts yourself your-self at all? , A. Yea. I use them at home. Q. If from your knowledge of the factory which you have gained In your ten years at the factory you believed that they were dirty or Impure In any way. would you use them? A. I do not think I would. No. Asked If any one on behalf of the Company had asked him to testify In any particular manner. Stated "No." All thes sworn depositions were csrefully eitiuded from the testimony at the trial, for they wouldn't sound welt for the "Weekly." Think of th fact that every man swore to the purity and cleanliness so that the Atty. for tho "Weekly" was forced to say In open court that the food was pure and good. 1 What a disappointment for the "Weekly!" But tho tHmony showed : All of th prnln used In tirapo-N'uts, Post urn nl t owl Ti.hli- In ll.w Inylion elamlarrl .4iNlhitt to e4iiu. ""' All parts of th factory are kept scrupulously scrupulous-ly Ci-illl. Nnnw of thw workmen hsd boen told bow to tti'y. Mot of tem have rwen from 10 to 15 years with th t o mill imo Him roii( i on tl lr tables at bom. Why do their families use the products, Grspe-Nuts. Posfum and Post Toastles. that they, themselves, mske? "There's a Reason" Postum Cereal Co. Ltd., Battle) Creeh, Mich. When the "Weekly" which sued ua for libel (because we publicly detiounced them for an editorial attack on our claims) was searching for somo "weak sot." they thought best to send a N. Y. Atty. to Battle Creek, summoned 25 of our workmen and took their aworn statements state-ments before a Commissioner. Ind we object? No. On the contrary, we helped all we could, for tho opportunity waa too good to be lost. Ceo. Haines testified he Inspected the wheat and barley, also floors and every part of the factories to know things were kept clean. That every 30 minutes a sample of the products pro-ducts was taken and Inspected to keep the food up to standard and keep out any impurities, impur-ities, also that it Is the duty ot every man In the factories to see that anything not right ts immediately reported. Has been with the Co. 10 years. Edward Young testified hsd been with Co. 15 years. Inspector, he and bis men eiam-ined eiam-ined every lack and rar of wheat and barley to see they were up to standard and rejected . many ears. H. E. Burt. Supt. testified has been with Co over 1J years. Bouaht only the best grain obtainable. That the Co. kept a corps of men who do nothing but keep things clean, bright and pollard. Testified that no ingredient went Into Grape-Nut Grape-Nut and Postura except those printed In the advertising. No possibility, of any foreign thins getting Into the foods as most of the mscblnery Is kept clod. Asked tf the fse-tory fse-tory Is open to the public, said "yes" and "It took from two to thre guides constantly to I show visitors through the works." SalJ none pf the processes were carried on behind closed doors. At this point attys. for the "Weekly" tried to show the water ued was from some outside out-side no ore T"tined the water came from Co "s own artesian wells and waa pure. 1 He testified the workmen were first-class, high-grade and Inspected by the Co.'s physl-rlan physl-rlan to be sure they were all in proper physical phys-ical condition; also testified that atate reports showed that Co. pays better wages than the average and he thought higher than any in the state. V. D. Martin. Asst. 8upt., testified Grape-Nuts Grape-Nuts made of wheat, barley, yeast and water. Anything elite? "No, sir." Postum nude of Wheat. Wheat Bran and New Orleans Molnses. Statementa made on bis experience experi-ence of about 10 years with Co. Testified bakers are required to wear fresh white suits, changed every other day. Said had never known any of the products being sent out that were below the high standard of Inspection. Asked If any one connected with the Postum Co. bad Instructed hi in bow to testify. Said, "No, sir." Horace Brown testified has been with Co. 9 years. Worked la Grape-Nuts bake shop. Testified the hole of the flour is composed of Wheat and Barley. Attys. tried to confuse him. but he Insisted that any casual visitor could see that nothing ele went Into the flour. Paid machinery and floors always kept clean. So thei n.en were examined by the "Weekly" "Week-ly" lawyers hoping to fnd at least one who would say that some under rrado grain was put In or some unclean condition was found somewhere. But It wss no ue. Each and every man testified to the purity and cleanliness. As a sample, take tho testimony of Luther W. Mavo. Testified been with Company about 10 years. Now working In the bakery department making mak-ing Grape-Nuts. TeHlflcd that the ovens and foors are kept clean and the raw products as they go In are- kept clean. Also .that the wearing apparel of the employes bss to be changed three times a week. |