OMRI AND AHAB SanJiy School Luioa for Jan. 22, 1911 Specially Arranged lor Tlii Paper I.KSSON TKXT-l Kings 10:15-33. Mora cry Versos 2.1. 30. CiOI.IiKN TKXT-"lllgnteoiiancB Ex- lli-lli a riulliin: but nln Is a reproach to any pi'ople."-I'rov. 1131. TIMK-Omrl reigned 12 years from D. O. 9.'lb (or to lor Si-'). Abah, bin son, from n. ('. J5 Itol (till). M.ACK-Tliey were kings of Israel, with llielr capital lit Fiimarla. In tho thirty end first year of Asa king, of Judah bcRiin Onirl to reign over Isrucl. Onirl wan the general of Israel's nrmy In tlie miHettk'd nnd troublous times that followed Una nhn'B reign. ISoforo his t all to be king we know nothing about him. Ho was the sixth king of Idrnel, and founded the fourth dynasty, which lusted sixty yours, with four kings. Vhen first brought to notice he was fighting for his country against the Philistines at (iibhethnn. Another g'-'nenil named Tln.rl was put forward as king, and there was war for Hevernl years be tween theso two warriors. Finally Omrl had full possession of the king dom. Mis first work was to choose a but tor site for Ills capital, for Tlrzah had doubt less been Injured In the fdego, ii nd Its location was not the best for defense. Ho bought the hill Samaria for his capital. This cholco proved Ms R.igacity as a general and states man. The superior strategic position of Snmnrla, a conical hill standing 400 feet above the base of the broad val ley, Is evlrtr-t'ced by the long siege v.'hlch It endured, and tho stout resist ance which It offered to the armies of Sargon. Oji.rl wrm:j,ht evil. Wo are not told the particulars of Omil's sin, but Ml call pays: Tor tho statutes of Omrl nro kept." "We cannot doubt that heo 'statutes of Omrl' were measures udopted for more completely Isolating the people of Israel from the services of the house of the Lord nt Jerusalem, mnl of perpetuating perhaps of In creasing their Idolatrous practices." Mon thought him rich und prosperous, ti.it (iod looks on the heart and not on outward nppearances. I The retribution for Oniil's course did not come all at once for tho na tion, but the Feeds of ruin were com ing up like upas trees. Ahnh, the son of Omrl, followed Ills father Omrl In his military traditions nnd prowess; but still more la the Idolatrous ten dencies, the debased morality, the al liance with heathen nations, the neg loct of true religion, the downward course toward ruin, which character lzcd Oinrl's reign. Instead of being a positive, creative forco for good, he palled with the downward tide, as a boat without engine or rower down the rapids of Niagara toward the falls "It takes live (lsh to swim up stream." ,"A boy's will Is the wind's will." ( AM'b "was a man not destitute nl ability, not devoid of patriotism, not wanting In cottrago, at limes not tin kingly, but perfectly Indifferent to the obligations under which ho lay ns unilcr of a nation which (bid h:id taken Into covenant with himself." He was egotistical, covetous, Keltlsh, cruel, the worst of Israel's evil klnss. He took to wife Jezebel, the daughter of Eth- haul. I I "Thp shadow of Queen Jezebel falls laik for many years over tho Matorj -f Israel ami Judah. She was one of those masterful, Indomitable, Implac able women who, when fato places Ihem In exulted power, leave a terri ble mink on the annals of nations What the Fmpress Irene was In Hie hl.-ilory of Constantinople, or the '.-.he wolf or France' In 1 lift of Knghind, or Catherine do Medici In that of France, that Jezebel was In tho his tory of Faleatlno. Je7i-bcl stands out on the pajre of sacred history ns 1 ho first supporter of religious persecution. Such fanat icism Is n frequent concomitant of guilt. Sho Is the authentic authoress of priestly Inquisitions. If no king no completely "sold h!m?elf to work wickedness" ns Ahat), It was beeauso "Jezebel his wife stirred him up." Ho went nnd served Haul, nnd wor shipped him. The downwar! course of religion Is marked If not measured by the fact that while Solomon al lowed hlB heutheu wives to worship their gods, but did not Join In the wor ship, Ahab rejected Jehovah by Join ing his wife In worshiping the Idol. It Is of the utmost importance to avoid false friendships and compan ionship with tho bad. Every power for good In true friendship Is a power for evil In the false. Our environ ment, the persons with whom we coma In contact, especially If we admire them, are among the most potent fac tors for good or evil In our Uvea. A great deal of evil comes from false friendship. The danger is doubly great because It comes under tho guise of friendliness a wolf In sheep's clothing. "Give me," says one, "a roarlns devil rather than a sleeping one; lor a sleeping devil makes mo slumber, but roaring ones provoke mo to run to my Master." Many nro ruined by bad com panlonchlp! How large a part of drunkenness comes from tho custom of social drinking! How many are kept away from Christ and heaven by fear of their friends! Looking Ahead. We cannot change the record of the past by bemoaning it; wo can not straighten the crooked furrows by looking back over the distance we have come, but keep your eye to tho front and make the rest of the fur rows straight-Rev. V. M. Stray Presbyterian, Rochester, N. Y. Lovlna the Right Life. Exercise neighborllness, feel kindly to your brother man, show an Interest in tila success, live und let live, find Titeimnre In love and interest In nth rs. It Is our selfishness that, accounts for ineeh of our stress. Rev. J. II Hein-nsnvdor. Lutheran. New York city. SQUIRRELS RANG TELEPHONE Max Examines Box Where Wires ' Were Converged and Finds It Nearly Full of Nuts. A lady in Englewood, N. J., was called to the telephono one day by the operator, who Inquired, "Whut do you want?" "Nothing at oil," she responded. "Your bell rang," Insisted the oper ator. "None of us rung It," replied the lady. The next day a man appeared from tho telephone office. "I have come to see what makes your telephone bell ring most of the time," ho remarked. Hut none of the family could en lighten him, und he saw nothing ubout It which was out of order. Tho next day ho cume again, took tho telephone entirely to pieces, ex amined tho full length of the wire. Still, he could find nothing amiss, and still nt the central ofllce the little Hume kept burning In tho nlcho dedi cated to tills particular fumlly. This Indicated that their bell was ringing. At last It occurred to the authori ties to examine a little box, of about the size of an ordinary suit case, which was nailed up agalnEt a large tree close by the house. In this box several telephone wires convorgo.il. It was a Bort of neigh borhood switchboard. Whut was the surprise of the tele phone men to find this box nearly tilled with nuts. They took out three peach baskets full, each one holding at least two quarts. Rioting among the nuts were the youthful members of a promising squirrel family Christian Herald. BACHELORS 2 CENTS A FOUND M. Caoey, Wealthy St. Loulsan, Weigh ing 267 Pounds, Is Bid In for $5 as Prize. St. Louis. St. Louis bachelors are worth less than 2 cents a pound, ac cording to tho market established at the St. Vincent de Paul's church, when 267-pound Martin Casey, tho wealthy head of a broom manufactur ing concern, was bid in for 3 after the young woman who had won him ns a prize In a church celebration re fused to accept him. To wfnaer erf the prize wua Miss Dora Kohlor of St. Louis. . "Do you want to take him home with you?" said Futhor Nugent, who had charge of tho affair. "Really," replied Miss Kohlcr, "he's very ulce, but I don't think 1 wuut him." "Very well, then, I'll have to sell him to tho highest bidder, and I'll sturt the unction with a bid of $3." As no one made a higher bid, Fath er Nugent handed to Miss Kohler a $5 bill in lieu of 2G7 pounds of Casey. Vlat Was the Matter With MC. Percy -Miss Jane, did ?.los-j tj the sum after-dlmitr tompiulat papa's got Mian Juno- -Gruclous tne, it, , Whatever do yon mean, my dour? Percy Wtl!, V- wy bere the gave Moses two iabluts. Lipping Magazine. The Sculptor Philosopher. Tho sculptor had Jiut tini!.lieil r-, Apollo Uolvcdere. "I am satisfied," ho -iled. "i;Verj man who passes thinks it louli8 himself. - - - X3 Enquired 11 we were "hiring5 a certain "weekly" paper to abase as. Of course every time a spot liht is turned on from any source 1 offers a splendid chnr.ee to talk about the merits of the products, but 'pon honor now, we are not hiring that "Weekly." The general reader seldom cares much for the details of "scraps." A few may have read lately some articles attacking us and may be interested in the following : Some time ago a disagreement arose with a "Weekly." They endorsed our foods by letter, but wanted to change the form of advertising, to which we objected. The "Weekly" discontinued inserting our advertisements while they were negotiating for some changes they wanted in the word ing and shape of the advertisements, and during this correspondence our mancger gave instructions to our Advertising Department to quit advertising altogether in that Weekly. Quite a time after the advertising had been left out, an editorial attack came. Ve replied in newspapers and the scrap was on. Then came libel suits from both sides, and some harsh words. Generally tiresome to the public That "Weekly" has attached many prominent men and repu table manufacturers. Our Company seems prominent enough for a sensational writer to go after, hunt-for some little spot to criticise, then distort, twist and present it to the public under scare heads. So an at'.orney from New York spent more or less time for months in Eattle Creek Imping to find impurities in our foods, or dirt in the factories. After tireless spying about he summoned twentv-five of our workmen and tock their testimony. sinple one testified that the foods are made of exactly the flrain and IUli printed on the pnC1a?,rs ; the wheat, barley and corn being the choicest obtahalVe all thoroughly cleaned -the watrr of the purest, and every part of the factories and machinery kept pcrunulonsIycVnn. That dl proved disappointing to the "Weekly." There are very few factories, hospitals, private or hotel and restaurant kit chens that could stand the close spying at unexpected times and by nn enemy paid to find dirt or impurities of some kind. In any ordinary kitchen or factory he would find somethinz to magnify and make a noise about Rut he fniVd utterly with the Print urn Works and products. Twenty to thirty thousand people go through the factories annual ly and we never enquire whether they are there to spy or not. It makes no difference to us. He next turned to discover something about our advertising that could be criticized. An analysts of the methods and distorted statements of the "Weekly" may interest some readers, so we take u: the items one by one and open them out for inspection. We wiU "chain up" the harsh words and make no reference in this article to the birth, growth and methods of the "Weekly" but try to coufine the dis cussion to the questions now at issue. Some Fact Battle Creek, T.Ilchi-an, December :o, 1S!1 Ve the undersigned certify that never to our knowledge has testimonial letter been printed by the Postum Cereal Ca, Lti, which did not have behind it a genuine letter signed, ar.d LchcvcJ to be an honest statement. To the best of our knowledge and belief the Company has rs- ceivc upwards of fifty thousand (50,000) genuine testimonial itt.-a This company has never knowingly made nor permitted a untruthful statement regarding its products or its method M. K. HOWE, Treasurer. (With Company about m ) ) L. J. LAMSON, Inspector of AdvtS. (Wilh Company about 9 y-arv) F. C. GRANDIN, Advertising Manager. (With Company abuui 13 p m STERRETT, M. D., Physician in charge of Scientific D:p't IV1, 4 (V itli Company aoui 4 , vci, CHESTON SYER, Advt. Writer. (With c ompany about 3 jrs) CHARLES W. GREEN, Advt. Writer. (With Company i.-..:t 5 n HARRY E. DURT, General Sup't. (Willi Company aUmt ij Mrs H. C HAWK, Assistant to Chairman. (With Company about r C W. FCST, Chairman. (With Company 16 ear. from the IrT.ic;) Distortion No. 1 Muted that we have lvrn accuhtunii-d to advertise (.rape-NuU mid IWum as "cure-alls for every uiinj. It his novcr been tho p -.licy of this Company In advertise (Jrape-Xuts or l'o ,uiu to cure anything. We Fir that in case where colTee. disa grees and i causing nickiiert it dismissal will lemove the cauc of the trouble, arid wc KUet the ue of I'olum f-r the reit-iin that it furnishes n hut palatable morning bevrratrc, nnd enntains natural elements from the drain which can be u-ed by nature to a-it in rebuilding nerve centers that coffee may have broken duWU. T it-u-tai. firane Xllts fond dues net r-nre nnvthing, but it does ant nature tTemeniioiielv in rebuildini!, provided fiu undit'-tible food that hi' Wen Ui-.'d is discontinued und tirape-Nuts taken in lis plaee. Charqe No. 2 tate that the pa'-atro of the National l'nml & lnir Act com. pell.-d us to drop from the paekaeeH "" assertions renardina the nutritive v.iiuo of drupe Nuts. We liave never been ""compelled" to nmke any change. Pinee tho becinnins it has been a univer sal rule to print clearly on every pm-We r-ru-Mv vhit the et-n tents me wit.- of. T)f., Tuissntre of the Pure Fond Law the pnekaces stated that Crape-Nuts f,.,l nam ninde of whMit and lnrW. We did not esteem the small amount of salt and veat us i f value en. Uvdi to fpeak of, but hilar the new Law caino in we became ri technical as the o'h riaU at Washington und added the words "yeast" and "wilt." iilthomdi we have no recollection of boinR asUed to. We believed that our statement that Crape-Nuts will eupp'y elements to nour ish the brain and neve centers n t-uo and brinu authorities to support the fact. Rome state cheniM believed this a rroHS exniweratio" and inasmuch na the Food Dept. t Wa-hinnton could easdv harass Rrooers. pending a trial on lie .1: 1. niiuilnn ( concluded that much the better wnv would he to elim inate from our pacWes such rlai-vs. however certain we may bo that tie claims ore true. Another itatemcnt obj'ceted to road as follows : "Xhe sv.tnm Vi'l "hcih a eator amount ol iioiiii-liim-nl from one pounrt of Crape Nut than from t-n poundi if meat, wheat, oats, or breaa. Come Department rhemi-ds decrive themselves as well aa the public. "Cnloried" is the word which defines a unit of heat determined by the amount necessary to raie 0110 kilogrnm of water one diairee eentiurade. On this basis a table of calories is prenaied showing the iiereenta?e of different kinds of fool. Jhitter shows 8.0D; Crape Nuts 3.9; inillt 0.7i). Keniember the sti'lomcnt on the package spoke of tho nouj'hwnMji svtcm would absorb, but did not speak of the cnlorii-s ol lieat contained in it, for the heat is not nourishment, and the nourishment cannot be judeed by the number of heat units, notwithstanding tha fact that certain chemisU would have tlie public believe so. As an illustration: Attempt to fc?d a men sixty davs on butter alone, with in Him calories. The mnn would die be fore the experiment had run nxty days. Then, take Grape-Nuts with n milk with 0.70. the two oi:nune 1 c-o-al 4C0-a'uMit one-half the number of calo ries contained in butter. Th- man f-.l fo' ,ixtv davs on this fod would " well nourished, aud could live nut only sixty davs, but six months on that ford alone, and wo do not hesitate to say from our lor.lt knowledge of the su.-tamiiu power of tlie food that a man at the end if i-ixty days would 1m? of practically the same weicht a when he ftartcil, if be be a tnun of normal weiuht. We will puppose tli.it from his work he lost a pound a day and made up a pound each day from food. It that prem ise proved to be true tlie man in sitv days' time would make sixty pounds of tiK-.ue to replace what had been lost, and this would be done on (iratie Nuts and milk with half tho number of calorie, or letter, upon which no one can sustain life. Therefore, we have reason to brlievo that our contention is ih'ht that con ccntrated food like Grave Nuts, which is partly digested und ready for easy as similation by the body, presents more iirurii-hment that the sv-'em will ah- f-li than many other f-uiM of food, an 1 we will further say that in rases of die s tive troubles where meat, white brcixT end oats cannot be digested, that Grape Nuts und milk contain more nourish ment that the svstrm will absorb than niuny pounds of thews other foods. Distortion No. 3 charts that ni:r tes timonials were practically nil paid f r and re-written in i'attle Creek. Thoe testimonials were demanded hv the opposing lawyers. Naturally this demand was refused, for they are held in vaults anil kept fu'o to prove the truth, nnd are not to be delivered up on demand of enemies. Testimony nt tho trial 1 rouvht out the fact that v.e never printed n sirt:!e testi monial tlist we did not have tlie penning letter bncl; of. Mnny of theso letters: eatno spontaneously. A record was kept of twelve hundred and f"iir W!) let tern received in one inon'h f-nm people vho wrote that they In l either entirely "oeovorod their health or been boncfi'ed ry following our auimeslious on food and beveraces. On three or four occasions in the nast ten or twelve years wo printed broadcast in papers offers of prices to ti-crs of Vostiim nnd Grape No's. two hundred $1 .Oil t1ri7.es. one hundred $2 .oft, twenty of Sf5.0(). and iivo of lft.0' each. ' thnt o-ri must Po an noP"tft letter Willi iti'I H-ldiss. We mrrocd nut to pub lish names, but to fornish them to on quirers by letter. These letter writers very nencrallv. answered those who wrote to them, and verified the truth of the statements. fnler this agreement not to publish name's literally scores of letters c-"in fmm do-tors. Wo kept our. word a nd t eiThcr printed their names or surren dered the letters. Tti'l-t here notice nn "imitation spasm." Tlie "Weekly" nays: "Post Pt those testi monials bv iidvortisitut for them. In Now S'ork be used for that piirpo-o the New York Machine of whose editor is now in the Federal l'cniten'iary for fraudulent ue of tho nrils. I-'or exam ple. Post announced '11 that nwazine in 1!7. etc.," (then follows our ptize com petition). We used nenrlv all of the Tenors nnd mcriecs in New Vor'; lin ),(. it.st ut America, but tlie svo-tionM writer gives tho impression to his readers that the onlv. maparine we used was one "who's o-'itor is now in the Federal Penitentiary, etc something that we know nothing of the truth of now. ami never did. .'mice wns boucht in the magazine spoken i f on R business basis for the reason that it wont to a K'od cla of readers. The incident seems to hsve furnished an op portunity for a designing writer to de ceive his readers. We look upon honest human testimony lrom men nnd women as to the rnenns by which they recovered health us of tre mendous value to those ill search of it. Our business lias lieen conducted from the very lust day upon hues oi strict integ rity und we never yet have published a filse testimonial of human experience. Many of these letters covered numerous sheets; some, if printed, would spread over half a pane of newspaper. It wo would attempt to print one such letter 111 every one of the thousand of p.iM-rs and inaii.'irines we Use, the cot for printing t'vt ' tie letter would run into many thou hands of dollars. We boil down these letters exactly as a newspaper writer boils his news. stick ing sacredly to the important facts and eliminating details ubout the family und other unimportiint matters. This work of boiling down, or editing, is done honestly, and with a full knowledge of our responsibility, but notice the art if the "twister" in the wav he presents to his reader this matter of testimonials. Distortion Mo. 4. This is a bad one. Tt re ids us follo vs: " The only famous physician who-e name was si-'tied to a testimonial was produced in Court by Co'liers and turned out to be n poor 1 I brokendown homeopath who is now work ing in a printiic! establishment He re reived ten 'olkils ($10.00) for writing ins testimonial. " We will warer ten thousand Rial's l.lM,(MH).(Hn with nnv investigator that w hnve, subject to inspection of nnv fair committee, upwards if three hundred (OTil communications fvo-u physicians, n,nn ,.f tlieoi erovessiiiL' the hichest. com mendation of our products, but the-e will not now or ever be turned over to the publisher for his use. Notice tho statement in this rhnrce: "The onlv faui'iis physician whose name was signed to Postum testimonial, etc." The truth is. this lb-. Cndenvood was one cf a ereat many physicians who have not cnlv written commend itorv words about the value of our f ids. but every now nnd then some physician writes in nrticle on eo'ee or on foH. and sends it to us with a s:irestion of ci-nip'-n"ticn for his tini" nn 1 m".l:cil knowMco Previous to tlie time wVn wo employed physicians in our own business, we oc casionally cmplo-ed a doctor to write nn article nn ceffe", nhvavs insisting tlvt the nrticle be an h"nest expression ot ins opinion and research. The "Weekly" btnte' im )Vs phvsicia". nnd because he scorned to 1 e r" or, ana ns it. snvs. brokemlnw n. nan nun brought to Court to be oxpns-od before a jury ns the "rnlv phv-ieian that had ever endorsed Grapo-Vnts." but much to the chnirrin of tho "WeeUv," when our attor neys asked him if tho nrticle lie wrote ubout colTee was true he replied, "yes." Statement No. 5 reads: "The health pfliccrs of Mich.. M-ine, Tenti., New Hemp., and other states in thir official bulletins have for years been denouncing PS pronosterous and fraudulent the claims made S- the Postum Ceres I Company." We d-'not recall env criticism except from Mich., Tenn., Maine and S. Dakota. The average reader might thick thnt the opinions expressed bv the State Offi cials nro nlwavs correct, but thnt con clusion is not borno out by fucts. As an frustration: About thirtcn rears n"o the Dairy and Food Commission of Michigan for some nersonnl reason printed a severe criticism on us for making P;s tum of Ha Hoy (according to his official chemist at market price and selling too hi"h. Fe was shown there was never a ravin of bnrlev ued in Postum. His re- l,ort w"S fuse nno imsieuuiux. ' i-rnor dismissed him. We believe that most of the slate officials are honest, and on the other hand we are lirmly convinced that some of their conclusions cannot lie substan tiated by facts in acientitic research. They never criticize the purity of our foods, for u muck wo are thankful. If our roncbiions in regard to its be ing a brain food differ from theirs, and we are both honest, they have rather the advantage, because under the law tliey can order us to eliminate from the p irk age any stuteinent if it disagrees with their opinion. Otherwise they would harass grocers. Spasm No. 6 says: "Tho most dan gerous thing in the world for one threat ened with appendicitis is to eat any food whatever. Notwithstanding he knew that danger, C. W. Post advertised ( irspc-NuU nt tifteon cents a package for those so threatened." This is intended to muddle the reader into believing that we put out Crape-Nut us a cure for appendicitis. Mr. Post, himself, has had pro'iably as wide experience as anv other man in America in the study und observation of ford Hi related to tlie dint-stive organs, mil we proved in Court bv the physicians end imrcei ns on the wiliie-n stand that the predominating cause o appendicitis is undigested fond, and thai !t is neces hut to onit eating food, and when the bob- reoiiirea food n'ain, use a pre-di-gesied food, or at least one easy of dies tii n. Dr. Ochsner in his work on appendieil'S refers direct Iv to the use of the well- ) nown Pie-dicested foods that can be obtained on the market. He also broii'dit oet the interesting fact thnt in "aft"r treat men" it is n-b-antageoiw to take on u pre-digested food. The price cf the package (referred to by th-" weekly) is not known by us to have any relation to the question. Our advice to atop usin indigestible food in bowel trouble and to use Crape Nuts food has been a great Hesshnt to te-is cf thousands cf poop'", and we hope will continue to hlos a good uiauy more in the tsucccediug yours. Mo. 7 is a live wire. It refers to C. W, Post and his studies and experience in "SinMiestive Therapeutics." or "Mental Heeling" which further lend to a most careful nnd systematic study of the ef fect of tho mind on the digestive and oth er organs of the body. Tie attended clinics in Kurope and fitted himself for a future career in which he has liecome known as one of the fond experts of the world, fitted to judge both from tho materinl as well as the mental side of the question. For about eirrht, years previous to 1S01 he was an invalid. In that year, after being under the cure of several well known physicians, he was quickly healed, bv what, to him was a curious and not well understood method. Sufficient, to say he became a well man, weighing about 1S5 pounds. This experience challenged his investi gation into causes of disease and their amelioration. Those studios and experi ences developed a very profound rever ence for a Supreme Power which directly operates noon the human being, and this reverence for the Infinite became to him a form of religion which included honesty of purpose towards his fellow-man. A statement which will he indorsed by every oue who knows him closely. He will make a public announcement in detnil of these facts, and the Postum Company will cause that statement to be published in newspapers and magazines in due time. We suggest the reader lock for it. N 8. "Post soend nearly a million a year in advertising and leiies r.n that to keep out of the nows- lapet the dunroroua nature in ine nauu le is perpetrating on the public.' The Postum Company does pay ont up wards of u million a year for trade an nouncements. Newspaper men believe our statements truthful or they would not print them. Large number of newspa per men Use our products. Thcv are eap-ddc of tcllm" tho nn'i" tin-in. 7T ii i.niv lisvo t-st-iuietl notice mar wtt did po't "bribe" that particular weekly. No. 9 states that the amount cf the verdict will "be devoted by the "weekly t ,.-.,o.-:n" f "' This is ulinost real humor. Wo have two ritUs ponding against the "weekly," total. .".W),U0J.00. Wc haven't "devoted" the sum to any particular purpose yet. Item 10 is a "discovery" that wheat bran u a part of Postum. lint tlm criticism ncclrctcd to mention tlrat for vears every l'ostum package an nounced in plain type that the. outer cov ering of wheat (bian), made part ot the Leveraue. They ignorantly fell into a trap nere, not knowing enough of food value to know that 'Taka Diastase" tlie article u.-ed by physicians the world over for "starch in diiiestioii" ia made from "wheat bran." So we use that pnrt of the wheat berrr because it contains the element needed to develop tho valuable diastase in tnin ufaeluie. Good Postum is impossible without this part. These self -appointed critics do make some laughable blunders through ignor ance, but be patient. Item It is an illustration of tho squirm- ing and twisting of the sensational wri'cr ilelivenug distorted matter to his readers. While on the witness stand Mr. Po t testilied to his studies in Anatomy. P.iysi l.,., Iliulotii-s nnd Psychology. all re lating to the preparation and digestion of food. Asked to name authorities studied he mentioned six or eight from memory, and commented on some clinical expe rience covering several years in annual lournevs to r.urope. Now notice the distortion. (Copy from the printed criticism.) "He (PoRt) pointed out a pilo of books in possession of his attorney as the very ones he had read." (Notice. "the very ones he had read," leading the reader to believe uiai tucy were tlie only ones.) "Did vofi consult the books from theso editions?" was asked. "Flxim those and various editions," an nwercd Post. Tho attorney "picked up book after book from the pile and allowed the title pages to the jury, all except two had been published since 1905." This is an example of distortion and false coloring to produea an unfavorable impression. The facts are Mr. Post purposely intro duced the latest editions that cculd be obtained of prominent authorities to prove by them the truth of his statements ro rarding appendicitis and the analysis of brain, also the latest conclusions in re gard to the action of the digestive organs. These work are: ITuman Physiology, by Raymond. Physiological Chemistry, bv Simon. Digestive Glands, by l'awlow. Iluud Book of Appendicitis, by Ocas-uer. I,i uz Ii -r.l i h to . -nit it Tk' i :'. Physiological Chemistry, by hms sten. l;ioehemic System of M'li.ino, tf Carey. The ' ' Weeklv carefully oli-n'ii!- M its printed account tes'.imom iij!i:j the years of research and r-'u-lv l v Mr, Post in tilting himself fir In- :i.i'J would cad the nailer ot tin' u - i.. l.elu-ve that ns I----'--' began since ltWj. Dlftir'.ion No. 12 rcporti Mr. Tt d a "dodging witness. His eve is not i f the slnilv l.m-l ' .i i i . t i. .1 rerveil in me ne.iu oi one im . .. critics. On the witness st nl Mr looks uuieilv but very steail.ly the ec ot the Haggling, . n i .. ...... vcr. trying iy an ins nn m barreled iuctioll all J bull-doi fj.-e a wiinets. Tiro "do-Vnc" it seems con- replying, "I don't know. ( i,vosit eounrol holds a l'1 '- lian.1 wh.Ic lie ipieries, 'I want to know if there is tliinir ill your whole book here ' l-esls any'particu'ar kind f f " followed some uiscuumon iH ucys. When r. ?ost was allowe-1 t.a n ho said, "1 don't know until 1 Ml-" Look over to see." This book, it turns out. was v-ritten r? Mr. Post seventeen yoarH :" a'i-1 rj ably has not been read cirelnlii lv in the last fifteen years. It w- -remarkable memory to install "i e" or "no" as to what a h' pages did or did not contain, ro.adine it over.-hut such '"' nnd well balanced answers nr.. r-n by sensation seekers to be uoiuin- Tho at'rrnov sought by evi-rr W impress tho ,r with the t" ' Post's belief in the power of relation to tlio body branded bun reliable and worse. Tho fo"owing is quoted from ont 4 the questions: (The lawyer reading from the leu!;.) "The writer of thoo pares i!-ir-s tj my nothing of himself other .,lljn V simple instrument through which 'i vine Principle chooses to mam"'-' llK by precept and example. "Skill in mental practice is C,n,l. ip funno wsv as skill in any d.-l'irtniw st ok "f W rntrl i ii.i.lv. fl?e or science dv oipwi iiinu, ""'-' a u. .i.:i: tr, .v-nlve corw I inn it iiu mv at u . . j s. conclusions. "ead carefully, though) fully n".1 than twenty pages daily. Aficri"1 "J en eay position where you will n", (USllll lieu. neiax r.eiy yrur eyes, and go into tho sil"" "mind is plastic to the breathings ol ' nnd wliere liod talks to tne ,,'5j thoughts from Divine Universal come as winrted angels and eiw . .:.L . It -n,i 0.1 into 10 .;U kiioible mol trnslillir VOII Will c out enriched and greatly Btientheiie bedv br contact even for ."",; ' with tho Father of all life nl Yen will feel r-fi-elieil in every (i) food taken will diirost readily aj stomach works smoothly when unuw influence of a Higher Power." "T ask voti if von did not write H and if vru did not believe it ' wrote it." For a moment the Court Roo absolute silence. Mr. Post slowly leaned forwsrJ the rail, pointed his finger at . -,k er face to emphasize hi reply and ""i, that caused those of the Attorner t ,1 l. said, "Yes, I am proud to y ' m A Sour Hert. ' It takes more thnn a holy feFo-vihln to sweeten a Rour heart Rev. Genrge Clarke Peck. MeihwUst Kplscopalian, New York city. It may be remembered that we were first attacked and have since defended ourselves by placing facts before that great jury-The Public A good "scrap" is more or less comforting now and then, if you know you are right. In the case lately tried, an appeal has been taken to the higher courts. W e kavc unbounded faith in the ultimate decision of our American Tribunals. Our suits against the "weekly" have not yet been tried. They are for libel and $500,000.00 is asked as damages, and may the right man win. After all the smoke of legal battle blows away, the facts will stand oj clearly and never be forgotten that Postum, Grane Nuts, and Post Toasties w perfectly pure, have done good honest service to humanity for years, the tes monials are real and truthful and the business conducted on the highest FD of commercial integrity. "There's a Reason'1 Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., Battle CreeK, MicIV
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