IRRIGATION IN WEST
lAlready Done Great Deal for De
velopment of Country.
Lands Now Utilized for Pasturage if
Planted to Wheat at Present Aver
ago Would Produce Mora
Than Double Crop.
Irrigation ban dono much (or tho do
velopmeut of tho far west and will do
much tnor.o, but'Irrlgatod lands, wheth
er reclaimed by prlvato onterprlBo or
by the government, whether yielding
i protlt to the Investor pr sold by tho
.government at tho baro coat of recla
mation, nro expensive, although well
worth tho expenditure of any reason
jnblo price. Furthermore tho area thai
cjm bo reclaimed by Irrigation In tho
wimt la limited an compared with tho
mighty cxponso of .this vast territory.
When we nhall havo well irrigated GO,
000,000 ncros we nhall havo performed
Itlio moat prodlgloufl took ovor nccom
'iillHhed by man In agricultural dovcl
lindiit, wrltoa F. W. Mondol) In Field
iiuul Farm.
On tho other hand tho lands In pri
vate ownership and on tho public do
Itrmln between tho ninety-eighth morl
jdlan and tho coast rango now utilized
only for pnsturaga purposes which
Will ultimately yield profltablo crops
by proper methods of cultivation far
xceods the area that enn eventually
Irrigated, nnd ho la n bold man In
deod who would limit tho area of sue-
w4ful dry farming yot to bo under
tutcon to 700,000.000 acroH. Planted to
wheat nt, tho present average yield
throughout tho country theso lands
woulji produco moro than double our
prenen( annual wheat crops.
Sonio Bay that this Increase In our
supply of brendstuffa, In whoat and
iryu for rye will yield well with lcsa
jmolsturo than any-other cereal- must
ho at tho oxponso of our beef und mut
itori supply, a considerable part of
which now comoB from tho lands lie.
Itig ami to bo occuplod by dry farm
REGULATE WATER IN ORCHARD
Serviceable Tube May Be Made From
Pine Lath td Divert Water
Supply.
In recent years short tubos or
sprouts have been used In many of
tho head dltchos of orchards to dii
vert small quantities of water to furJ
rows. Theso tubes nro usually mado
of wood, out pipes made ot flay, black
Iron, galvanized iron and tin arc occa
sionally used. For nurscrlos and young
trees especially and also for moturo
trees a cheap and serviceable tube
may bo mado from plno lath, such as
nro usod for plastorlng. Tho four-foot
longths cut Into two equal parts nnd(
four of thcHO pieces nro nailed to
gether to form a tube.
Ono of theso tubes whon placed
with Its conter two inches below tho
nurfaco of tho water In the bond ditch
discharges ilcarly threo-quarters of a
minor's inch of water and if placed
four Inches below tho surfaco will dls
chnrgo mora than ono miner's Inch,
wrjtea Samuol Fortlor In Desert Fann
er. In some places tho lumbor mills
mauufneturo a spoclal lath for this
purposo. It In mado ono-half Inch
thick, two-Inches wide and 30 lnchos
long. If such tubes when thoroughly
dry nro dipped In hot nsphatt thoy
will last a much longer timo. In somo
of the deciduous orchards of California
a still larger wooden tubo or box Is
used. It Is made of thrco or four
pieces of three-fourths by throb and
thrco-fourthn Inch redwood bonrds ot
the desired length. Tho flow through
this tubo Is rogulntod by a chonp gate,
consisting ot n piece of galvanized
Iron fnstenod by means ot a leather
washer and a wire nail.
An bichardlst can often purchase at
a low flguro pieces of wornnut and dis
carded piping varying from thrco-
fourths to two Inches In diameter.
Such pipes whon cut Into Bultablcl
lengths make a good substitute for
woodon spouts. Tin tubes ono-half'
Inch In dlamotor nnd of tho proper
Mlstlevoe Is Dangerous.
Few pooplo who know mistletoe
only as a dcslrnblo feature of Christ
mas decoration understand that tho
plant is a parasite dangerous to the
llfo of trees In tho regions In which
it grows. It Is only a question of
tlmo, after mlatlotoo onco begins to
grow upon n treo boforo tho treo It
self will bo killed. Tho parasite saps
tho life of tho Infected branches. For
tunately, It is of slow growth, taking
years to dovolop to largo proportions,
but when neglected, It Invariably rulna
all trees It roachos.
English Women Smoke Pipes.
Tho latest fancy of tho woman
emokor is a pipe not tho tiny affair
that BUfQcos for tho Japanese, but a
good-sized brier or a neat meer
schaum. Tho plpo la boldly carried
along with a gold card caso and chain
purse. For sorao timo now tho clg
nrotto has given placo to n cigar,
small In slzo and mild in quality.
"Women said thoy woro tired of tho
cigarette, and wanted a blggor smoke.
London Mall.
Cripple Rides Bicycle.
Georgo Anstoy, aged 12, a cripple,
of Leicester, England, Is ono ot tho
most remarkable cycllBta In tho coun
try. Both his legs aro wlthorod nnd
usolcss, but tho Leicester Crlpplos'
Guild has provided him with a two
Wheeled pednlless machine, with u
padded tube covering tho axlo bar.
Across this ho lies faco foremost, and
with wobdon clogo strapped to his
hands ho propels himself along tho
streets and roads in a marvelouBly
rapid manner. Ho has completo cdm
trol of tho machine, his hands acting
as pedals, stoorlng soar, and brake
combined.
Thoso who nrguo thus havo to. ',w8th.havo been used with good huc,
era.
ken bill" n'suporljolal view of tho situ
ation. Whon tho dry fnrmor has culti
vated nil tho hinds in tho intormbun-
tain west that will successfully grow
crops without Irrigation there will still
roinulti millions of acres ot grazing
landii and for each ncro that tho dry
farmer takes from tho opon range ho
will produco In cheap forago, In add!-
tloti to his grain, much moro In food
ling vnluo than tho spnrflo grasses this
'land formerly produced,
Our mothods will gradually change.
JThn largo herds' and llpctts will bo
moro or loan divided, depending upon
cess, in compact soils through which)
water passes very slowly tho furrowB
must 'he Hear together and under such
conditions small tin tubes aro to be
proforrcd. In making use of tubes of'
various kinds to dlstrlbuto water to,
furrows It is necessary to maintain
n constant head in tho supply ditch.,
This Is dono by inserting chocks nt
.regular distances.
Theso distances vary with tho grade
of (ho ditch but 1C0 feet is not fnr
from bolng an nverago spacing. In
temporary dltchos tho canvas dam is,
perhaps tho best chock, but In nor-'
lineal conditions. Wlntor grazing with nianent ditches It pays to ubo wood'
Pretty Good Definition.
Wo hoar somo funny things In Fleet
Btroot sometimes, nnd tho following
definition of tho height of aggravation,
by a gentloman In rather shaky boots,
whom wo encountered In a well-known
hostelry the other day, struck us as
bolng particularly choice
"Tho 'eight of haggravatlon, gentlo
mon;" said this pothouse humorist, set
ting his powter on tho counter and
looking round proudly, with tho air of
ono about to lot off a good tiling, "tho
'eight of haggravatlon why, trying
to ketch a floa out o' ycr car with a
pair of boxln' glovos." London TU-
Bits.
AoknowledgmenL
"You will admit that you owe a
groat deal to your wife?"
"I should say so, roplled Mr. Cum-
rox. "I wouldn't bo invited to any or
her receptions or muslcalcs if I wasn't
married to nor."
Disqualified.
Her My brother won first 'prize In
that amateur guessing contest, but
they ruled him out ns a professional.
Him A professional?
Her Yes. Ho's employod In tho
government bureau, you know.
Lightning Change.
Tho Manager Can you mako quick
changes and double in a fow parts?
Tho Actor Can I? Say, you know
tho Bccno in "Lovo nnd Lobsters,"
whero tho hero and tho villain aro
fighting, and a friend rushes In and
separates 'em? "Well, I played nil
three parts ono night when tho other
two fellows were 111.
Echoes of Munchausen.
It was an absent-minded traveler
who had lately taken to ballooning.
"Yes," ho observed Improsslvoly. "It
was a fearful Journey, Tho machine
a thousand feet up, and no more bal
last, headed straight for Siberia, and
tho rarofled air well, you know ns
well as I do what effect that has on
a balloon.. Yes, tho peril was terri
ble." Thon tho old habit was too
strong for him. "Tho wolves detected
our presence 'A dosporato raco en
suod. Wo felt their hot breath on the
napo of our nocks." London Globe.
Not Altogether Dead.
Mr. Robert Butler of Marlborough,
England, has had tho peculiar expe
rience of hearing his doath announc
ed. Ho was attending tho poor law
conference at Exoter when one of
tho dolcgatcs moved that, in conse
quence of tho doath of Mr. Butler,
which they all regretted, another gen
tloman, whom ho named, should bo
appointed to fill his place as ono of
tho representatives ot Wlltshlro on
tho contrnl committee Mr. Butler
rose from his placo on tho platform
and announced to tho conference,
amid much amusement, that, so far
as ho was aware, ho was still allvo
and In good health, nnd would bo
plonBcd to continuo In the offlco If the
conferonco desired.
Largest of Whales.
The largest whalo of Its typo of
which thoro la scientific record was
capturod recently off Port Arthur,
Tex. Ho measured sixty-three feet
In longth, and was estimated to bo
about thrco hundred years old. Cap
tain Cob Plummer, mate of a United
States pilot boat, sighted tho monster
In tho shoals off tho jetties, and the
crew of his vessel captured the mam
mal. Tho huge body was towed ashoro,
exhibited and much photographed bo
foro being cut up.
Uh losses and dangora will ho abnn
ldomd for wlntor feeding and tho ug
Jgregiito of boot and mutton will not bo
'dlmlnlHhod' but Increased. In conclU
'rtlonlont I bo put down nB an unron
(mining dptmlst and dreamer lot mo
ladil a word of caution, Hocauso a wldo
irnngi of crops can bo profitably grown
ou tteo, right kind of soil; with proper
ItlllHgoi with a limited amount of tnols
turn delivered in tho usual way, It
jdoort not follow that nil classes ot
'crops can bo grown on any sort of boII
with no molBturo to spoak of. It can
not bo dono HUccoasfully. Further-
.moro thoro nro Bomo regions In tho
Is controlled by a flashbonrd which:
may; bo adjustod bo as to hold tho wa-J
tor jit any desired height and at tho;
Bnmo tlmo permit tho Burplus to flow
over, tho top to feed tho next lower
act of furrows.
Why Wo Plow
Plowing loosons up tho soil, expos
ing moro of It to bo acted on by the.
sun and air.. Stubble nnd weed need,
nro burled, and so changed to humus.
Tho wntor holding capacity of tho soil
Is Increased, nnd rainfall can got lnlol
.moro moru mu numu .ubiu.ip ... "'" flowed rround easier find fnttinr fini
rwliidn ronder farming uncertain nnd
procarlous except with llboral supplies
of molsturo.
Danger of Irrigation.
When roan Interferes with naturo he.
(ton fliuls that, ho lias upset .tho .bal
imco and brought now trpubtes Into
his llfo, Bays tho Pathfinder. Irriga
tion, ,un)088 dono with groat, lntolll
Koncdwlll ruin land, by bringing up
Halts from down deep In tho soil and
making jdio land alkaline flow a now
danger qu tho name score has turned
up In Egypt, Tho huge dams on the
NHo nnd other tploudtd irrigation
worJiH constructed by tho government
thoro, under British authority, aro
having un effect no pno dreamod of;
liiuuoly, tho "wntor tablo," or normal
lovol ot water In the soil, has been
ralsod so much that many lands which
jworo formerly dry nro now water
noakod or flooded. Tho result Is that
tho water, coming up through tho soil,
brlttgnwith It injurious salts, thus de
stroying its fortuity. Already groat
tracts ot tho boat cotton land In
Iflgypt, on which they ralao the cotton
thai brings 'JO or 40 conta n pound,
have boon Injured lit this way, and tho
production of Egyptian cotton, which
In Iho beat In tho world, la bound to
, show n decrease
f
Winter Work fn Orchard,
v "Damage to tho growing wood and
it fruiting sonBou may oftou bo pro
vontod by enra In tho fall. Nearly all
plant dlaehsoH nnd many Insect pasts
wlntor ovor In forma that nro easily
destroyed whon In tho dormant state
Cutting out and burning diseased
wood and breaking up tho brooding
places ot Insects will often save tho
micceodlng Benson's crop. In black
rot of grnpos tho spores nro carrlod
ovor on tho dried and shrlvolod
In without running off hotter than om
shallow plowing. Do not take a widen
furrow than tho plow will cut. Thor-.
ough plowing pays. ,It Is also a good'
prnotlco to disk right after harvest;'
this .puts tho ground In bettor uhapo.
for plowing,
Royal Paradox Walnut.
A hybrid of cross botweon tho Cnll-.
fornia black walnut and tho Persian'
(Eugllsh) walnut. Originated by Lu-
thor Burbank, of Santu Itosn, Cal., who
Bays It Is tho. fnstost growing troo in
tho world fpr a tomporato cllmnto.'
Ho pays: "I havo tv troo 12 years old',
on n hard, dry roadaldo, that is '60'
high, 75'foot through tho bvanchps and'
2,tti foot in clrcumforonco,"
An Alaskan Luncheon.
Runners ot woven Indian baskotry,
with whito drawnwork dollies at each
of tho 12 covers, woro usod on an oval
mahonnny tablo. Tho dollies woro
made at Sitka. In tho inlddlo of' tho
tnblo a mirror held a tall contral vase
ot frosted glass, surroundod by four
smaller vases, all filled with whito
spring bloEsoms. Tho edgo ot the
mirror was banked with tho Bamo
flowers. Four totem polos wore placed
on dollies In the angles made by the
runners.
PJace cards woro water colors ot
Alaskan scenery. Abalono shells hold
salted nuts, and tiny Indian baskets
held bonbons. Tho soup spoons woro
of horn, Boveral of the dishes used
woro mado by Alaskan Indians, and
tho cakes wore served on basketB.
Tho menu was bb follows: Polsson
a la Boring Sea (halibut chowder),
Yukon climbers (broiled salmon, po
tatoes Julienne), snowDiras aveo
nurornboroalls (roast duck with Jelly),
Bhungnak rlvor turnips, Tannna
boots, Skagway hash (salad), Fair-
"banks nuggets (rlpo strawborrles ar
ranged on Individual dishes around a
contral mound of powderod. sugar),
Brcuu iuu vivuuin vuuo
City dollghts (small cakes), klondlko
nuggets (yellow -cheese In round balls
on crackorB), Nome firewater (coffeo).
Woman's Homo Companion.
Bankers and Bank Notes.
Four men, thrco of whom woro con
nected with brokorago concerns in tho
Wall Btroot district, wcro discussing
United States paper currency and the
disappearance of counterfeits. "Wo
aro so Buro nowadays," Bald ono of
tho party, "as to tho gonulnonoss of
bills that llttlo attention Is paid to
thorn In handling, except as to de
nomination." To provo his nssortlon
ho took a flO yellowback from his
pooket, and, holding It up, asked who
could tell whoso portrait it boro. No
ono know, and by way of coaching
tho broker said it was tho first treas
urer of tho United States. Again no
io knew tho name. "Why, It'B
Michael Hlllegds," said tho man
proudly. "But in confidence, I'll tell
you, I man t Know it uvo minutes
ago." New York Tribune
Vivid at Least
Dr. Hiram C. Cortlandt, tho well-
known theologian ot Dos Moines, said
in a recent address:
"Thomas A. Edison tolls us that ho
thinks tho soul Is not Immortal; but,
niter all, what does this great wizard
know about souls? His forto is eloc
trlclty nnd macnlnory, and when ho
talks ot souls ho reminds me irresist
ibly oktho young lady who visited the
Baldw locomotlyo works and then
told how a locomotive Is made.
" 'You pour,' Bho sold, 'a lot of sand
Into a lot of boxos, and you throw old
otovo lids and things into a furnace,
and thoy you empty tho molton stream
Into a holo In tlio sand, and ovorybody
yolls and swears, Then you pour It
out and lot It cool and pound it, and
thon you put It In a thing that bores
holes in it. Thon you screw it to
go thor, nnd paint it, and put steam in
It, and it goes splendidly; and they
tako it to a drafting room and make
a bluop rlnt of It But one thing I for
gotthey havo to make a boiler. Ono
man gets inside and ono gets outside
and thoy pound frightfully; and then
thoy Uo It to tho other thing, and you
ought to Beo it go!"'
Rat Bounty Excites Merriment.
Seattle, foarlng tho Introduction of
bubonic plague by rats, has offered a
bounty of ton conts a rat TJhls moves
Tacoma, safo from Infection from the
sea, to raucous laughter, and the Led
ger says that tho bounty, "though not
Intended for rodents of Tacoma,
Everett, Balllngham and other popu
lous and busy centers, has boon find
ing Its way Into tho" pockets of non
residents of Senttlo for non-resident
rats. But tho Joko would bo on us If
It wero found that our rat popula
tion had found ita way into tho Seat
tle census."
Two Very Old Ladles.
Wo havo heard a great deal lately
about long-lived people, but it Is prob
able that tho oldest two people In tho
world today are Frau Dutkiovltz and
another old lady named Babavasllka.
Tho former lives at Posem, In Prus
sian Poland, and was born on Fobru
nry 21, 1785. Sho Is therefore ono
hundred and twenty-flvo years old.
Thp latter, howover, is nine months
hof senior, having beon born in May,
1784.
She Is still fairly halo old woman,
and for nearly ono hundred years
worked in tho fields. Her descendants
number closo on 100, and thoso now
mako her a Joint allowance Sho lives
at tho vlllago of Bavelsko, whoso
neighborhood sho has nover quitted
during tho wholo of hor long life Sho
remombors events which happened nt
tho beginning of last century much
moro clearly than thoso of tho last
40 years. Dundee Advertiser.
The Bright 8ldo; !
Nebuchadnezzar was lurching In hU
accustomed style.
"All flesh being graBa," ho reflected,
"thin must bo Beet a la Mowed."
And chuckling hoarsely, ho took an
other chaw. Puck.
Kindly Intentions.
"A man who enjoys seeing a womaa
in tears Is a brute."
"I don't know about that," roplled
Miss Cayenne "Ono of the kindest
husbands I know takes his wife to see
all the emotional plays."
Takes Himself Seriously.
Nicola Tesla, dining by himself in a
hotel's great dining room, takes, a
tablo where he can be seen. Through
out his meal ho wears a deeply stu
dious, a compldtcly absorbed, attitude.
Ho may bring to the tablo a portfolio
filled with papers. Those ho may
scan with prolongod solemnity. In
any ovont, ho sits an oloqucnt tableau
of profundity. Now York Press.
Holidays In the States.
Washington's birthday is a holiday
In all states. Decoration day In all
states but Florida, Georgia, Louisiana,
Mississippi, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. Labor
day ia obaervod everywhere. Virtu-
ally ovory state has legal holidays
having to do with Its own special af
fairsbattle of New Orloans In Louis
iana, Texan independence "jnd battlo
of San Jacinto in Texas, Admission
Anv In r!ntlfnrtiln nnrl nn Tin. Missis
sippi la liko tho federal government
In lack of Btatutory hoUdays, but by
common consent Independence day.
Thanksgiving and Ch7lstmas aro ob
served. A now one is Columbus day
In a fow of tho states.
Planting Wedding Oaks.
Princess August Wllhelm, wife of
the kaiser's fourth son, has set herself
tho task of reviving ono of Germany's
oldest customs, that according to which
nowly weddcl couples immediately af
ter the mnrrJngo ceremony plant a cou
ple of oak papitnga side by side In a'
park or by the roadside ot their no-
tlvo town.
Tho town Df Mulchauscn, In Thurln-
gla, Is the first to respond to tho prin
cess' appeal. A municipal official ap
pears nt thn church door after very
wedding and Invites tho brldo and
bridegroom to drlvo with him In a car
rlago to a now road near tho town and
thoro plant oak saplings.
Tho treo planting Idea was started
by a formor elector of Brandenburg
with tho objent of repairing the rav
ages caused by tho 30 yoara' war. Tho
"elector forbade young persons to mar
ry until they had planted a number of
fruit trees.
TooArdent a Lover,
Goorgotto Fontano, an ombrolderor
who lives in tho Ruo Sevres in Paris,
has found herself condemned to a
month's Imprisonment for what seems
to her a harmless act
Sho was going homo from a concert
a few evenings ago when sho decided
sho would liko to see her flanco. As
ho happona to bo a fireman whoso
station is in her own neighborhood It
occurred to hor It would bo very oasy
to summon blm to her sldo by break
ing the glass ot tho fire alarm and
sounding a call.
Sho did so anr in a fow moments
firo engines camo from several direc
tions, all lndon with firemen, of course,
but alas! her flanco was not among
them, and more1 than that all tho fire
men woro angry, and beforo she know
what had happonod sho was taken to
a magistrate, who proceeded to mako
tho course of truo lovo .run unsmoothly
by sending her to prison for a month
in spite of hor tears and protests that
sho thought It would bo a slmplo way
ot bringing her flanco to her sldo.
An Unnecessary Confession.
A hearty laugh was occasioned at
tho Birmingham pollco court by a pris
oner who gave himself away In a very
delightful manner. Tho man was tho
first on tho list, and tho chargo against
him was merely ono "of bolng- drunk,
and disorderly. Ho stepped into tho
dock, however. Just at the moment
when the dock offlcor was reading out
a fow of tho cases which were to como
before tho court that morning, and a
guilty conscience apparently led him
to mistake theso items fcr a list of his
previous convictions.
Ho stood passlvo enough whllo tho
officer read out about a dozen drunk
and disorderlies, but when ho camo' to
ono "shopbreaking" tho prisoner exf
claimed excitedly, "That was eight
years ago, your honor," Eroryono be
gan to laugh, and tho prisoner, realiz
ing tho blunder ho had made, at first
looked very black Indeed, but finally
saw tho humorous sldo of the matter,
and a broad smllo spread over his faco.
His blunder did not coat anything.
Birmingham Mall.
DAIRY NOTES.
essential as,
will cut
Caro nnd fcod aro as
breed nnd strain.
A good supply of alfalfa
down tho bran bills.
Tho dairy harvest nover ends with1
tho cows ot tho right sort,
Tho cow la nnd has always been tho
farmer's standby In hard times.
Tho fall fresh cow will bo tho mouoy
mnkor If tho right caro Is given.
No farm animal Is bo easily sold
at a good flguro as a good milk cow. .
Farm dairying cortalnly pays, oven
whon conductod by ordinary methods.
Tho demand for good milking cowbI
not only contiuuos good but Is iucreiis-l
lug.
Tho man who buys a milk toator nnd
puts It Into Ubo la inviting himself to
ft surprlso party.
Timothy hay la bettor than nothing,
as a toed for dairy cowb, but it Is worth;
moro to boII on tho market.
Tho economical butter cow tho but-,
tor cow that producoa most largely -Is
seldom tho smallest eater.
Tho cow that is a non-producor is,
Krapea that ndhero to tho vines,
ThOSO fmoum on no octuuiu uu ui- I - , -i
ipwod to remain on till spring but Uays out o place on ho farm, bu
and burnod. It eopo'J valt or
should be removed and
twill often bo found nocoBsary to burn
ovor- dlBoasod Btrawborry plantations
la tho fall. Anthracnoso In raspberry
loauort Hhould bo wntchod for and do-iitroyod.
Protect Rhubarb Plants.
Protect rhubarb by a mulch of ma
niiro or compost throe or four inches
.thick. This la not absolutely nqces
siiry In tho sheltered situations, but
it enables tho plants to got an earlier
start in tho spring
feeds ranging as thoy aro
Tho dairy interests of the country,
nro waging a fight ngnlnst tho fraud
ulont Balo ot oleo, and tho dulrymon,
should fight to tho last ditch.
Many a dairyman Ib making a mls-i
tnko by not raising his best calves. In,
this connoctlon a rondensary often
soems to bo a questionable bonoflt
Hurrying through the milking novor;
pays at any borbod. Milking and caring!
for tho cows Is tho most important and;
profitable work on the farm. Nover
light It.
e3'
That Suit for Libel
Against the Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., Gave a Splendid Chance
to Bring Out Facts
A disagreement about advertising arose
with a "weekly" Journal.
Following it, nn attack on us appeared In
tholr editorial columns; sneering at tho claims
wo mado particularly regarding Appendicitis.
Wo roplled through tho regular papers and
tho "weokly" thought we hit bnclt rather too
hard and thereupon suod for libel.
Tho advortlBomont tho "weekly" attacked
us about claimed that In many caBcs of appen
dicitis an oporatlon could bo avoided by dls
continuing Indigestible food, washing out tho
bowels and taking a prodlgestd food Grape
Nuts. Observe we snld MANY ctiBca not all.
Wouldn't that knowledge bo a comfort to
those who fear a surgoon's knlfo ns thoy fear
death?
Tho "weekly" wrltor said that was ft He.
Wo roplled that ho was Ignorant of tho facta.
Ho was put on tho stand and compelled to
admit ho was not a Dr. and had no modlcal
knowlodgo ot appendicitis nnd novor Investi
gated to find out if tho tostimonnl letters to
our Co. woro genuine.
A famous surgeon testified that whon nn
oporatlon was required Grape-Nuts would not
obvlnto It. Truo.
Wo nover claimed that whon an operation
was required Grapo-NutB would prevent it.
Tho surgeon testlflod bactorla igormsj nolo
ed to bring on an attack and bactorla was
grown by undigested food frequently.
Wo claimed and proved by other famous"
exports that uudlgosted food was largoly
responsible for appendicitis.
Wo showed by expert testimony that many
cases are healed without a knlfo, but by stop
ping tho use of, food which dtd not digest, and
whon food was required again it was helpful
to uso a prodigested food wbloh dtd not over
tax the weakened organs ot digestion.
When a pain in the right Bide appears it is
not always necessary to be rushed off to a
hospital and at the risk of death bo cut.
Plain common sense shows tho better way
Is to stop food that evidently has not been
digested,
Thon, when food Is required, uso an easily
digested food. Grapo-Nuts or any other it
you know It to bo prodigested (partly digested
beforo taking).
Wo brought to Court' analytical chemists
from Now York, Chicago and Mlshawaka, Ind.,
who Bworo to tho analysis ot Grapo-Nuts and
that part of the starchy part of tho whoat and
barley had been transformed Into sugar, tho
kind ot sugar produced In tho human body by
digesting starch (tho large part of food).
Soma ot tho State chomists brought on by
tho "weokly" said Grape-Nuts could not bo
called a "predlgcstod" food because not all of
it wnB digested outsldo tho body.
The other chemists said any food which had
boon pnrtly or halt digested outsldo tha body
waa commonly known ns "prodigested."
Splitting hairs about tho meaning of n word.
It Is sufllctent that If only one-halt ot tho
food is "prodigested," It Is easier on weakened
stomach and bowels than food In which no
part is predlgestcd.
To show the facts we lntroduco Dr. Thoa.
Darlington, formor chief of tho N. Y. Board
of Health, Dr. Ralph W. Webster, chief of tho
Chicago Laboratories, and Dr. B. Sachs,-N. Y.
It we woro a little aovoro in our denuncia
tion of a writer, self-confessed ignorant about
appendicitis and ita cause, it is possible the
public will excuse us, in view of tho fact that
our head, Mr. 0. W. Post, haB made a ltfetlmo
study of food, food digestion and effects, and
the conclusions ore lndqrsed by many of the
best modlcal authorities ot the day.
Is It possible that wo aro at fault tor
BuggoBtlng, as a Father and Mother might, to
one ot the family who announcod a pain In tho
sldo: "Stop using the food,' greasy meats,
gravies, mince pk, cheese, too much starchy
food, etc., etc., which has not been digested,
then whon again ready for food uso Grape
Nuts because It is easy ot digestion?"
Or should tho child bo at onco carted off to
a hospital and cut?
Wo have known of many cases wherein tho
approaching signs ot appendicitis havo dls
appeared by tho suggestion being followed.
No ono bettor appreciates' tho value of a
skilful physician when a person is in the awful
throoo of acute appendicitis, but "an ounce
of prevention Is worth a pound of cure."
Just plain old common sense is helpful even
nowadays.
This trial demonstrated Grapo-Nuts food
is pure beyond question. " '
It la partly prodigested.
Appendicitis generally" hac rise from undl
gestcd food"
U Is not always necessary to operate.
it is best to Btop nil looT.
When ready to begin feeding ubo a predl
gested food. "
it 1b palatable and strong In Nourishment.
It wilt pay fine returns In health to quit the
heavy breakfasts and lunches and use less
food but select food cortalnly known to con
tain tho elements naturo requires to sustain
the body. May wo bo permitted to suggest a
broakfast of fruit. Grape-Nuts and cream
two soft boiled eggs, and some hot toast and
cocoa, milk or Postum?
The question of whethor Grape-Nuts does or
docs not contain the elements which nature
requires for tho nourishment of the brain, also
ot Its purity, will bo treated in later newa
paper articles.
Good food la important and its effect on tho
body ia also Important
"There's a. Re&uon"
Postum Cereal Co.. Ltd
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