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HO is this grand old
man, adored by every
one, and where was
he born? The answer
is not easy, for Santa
Claus was born ages
ago and he has been
so busy ever since that
hij never has taken
the time to study his
family tree. One thing
he knows, and that is
he has many names.
American children call
him Santa Claus, the
little Dutch folk St.
Nicholas, the French
Pere Noel, and the
Germans Prince Ru
precht or Kriss Krin
gle, but they all mean
the same thing. The story of his
birth is told in medieval legend. This
Italian story says that his name was
St. Nicholas and he was a bishop in
the fourth century. He had a great
deal of money, but he was so good to
poor people, and especially to chil
dren, that he gave it away as fast as
he got it. There are many tales about
his good deeds, but perhaps the most
Interesting one is how he brought
back to life three children who had
been killed.
In Italy he wras known as a tall
man, dressed in white robes and
■wearing a crown. But the happy
Dutch did not think of this kind man
that way. To the Dutch people he
always appeared as short-legged and
pot-bellied and well wrapped in furs.
He was accompanied by a .black
slave, who carried a bag full of sweets
and presents. St. Nicholas carried
a birch rod with him and asked the
children who had been good and who
had been bad. If they were good he
gave them nuts, crackers and can
dies, but if they had been bad they
got a flogging. The children put
their wooden sabots in the open fire
place so he could put some more pres
ents in these on going out.
In Russia he was worshiped the
same way, but he always appeared
as a tall person wearing the vest
ments of a bishop, with miter and
crown. His companion was a beard
ed man wearing a fur coat, carrying
a stick and a basket full of presents.
There are many interesting legends
associated with the name of St. Nich
olas or Santa Claus in England. One
is that he was put in prison for some
unknown offense, but managed to
escape. Tbis is told in “An Hue and
•Cry After Christmas,” and it tells
of the arraignment, conviction and
imprisonment of Christmas, and how
, he “broke out of prison in the holi
days and got away, only leaving his
hoary hair and gray beard sticking
between two iron bars of a window.”
In Germany he was at first con
sidered as an advance courier for the
Christkindlein, distributing part of
the angel child’s gifts and promising
a visit of the Christkindlein on Christ
mas eve when he heard that the chil
dren were good. In some of the small
places he appeared grotesquely—
sometimes in goatskin and dancing
like a goa-., again in a white sheet
with a stick and two lights in his
mouth. The legend says that Claus,
Nicholaus, Necht Ruprecht, or what
ever his name is, "comes in wearing
a white sheet and holding a stick in
his hand.” He tells the children to
pray, and if they disobey he flogs
them, but if they obey he gives them
plenty of nuts and apples.
The Italian children also believed
in their patron saint, but they wor
shiped his wife instead. Her name is
La Befana and they pay as much hom
age to her as the other children do
to the saint. She is not good look
ing, for she is supposed to be more
•than 2,000 years old. The legend says
that when the three wise men were
about to pass her window she re
fused to go to the window and salute
them. She saw her mistake when It
was too late, and has tried to repent
by making the children of Italy happy
ORIGIN IN PAGAN RITES
Many Old Christmas Customs Have
Been Handed Down From
Ancient Times.
It is interesting to note that many
of the Christmas customs which have
endeared themselves to the people
scattered all over the world have
their-origin In many cases among
those ancient men and women who
worshiped strange gods before they
heard the message of peace brought
to them by the early Christian fath
Dark Horse in Diplomacy.
Old Uncle Jack, who closely resem
bles Old Black Joe in that he ain’t
got no hair where the hair used to
grow, has lived for several genera
tions—he does not know exactly how
many—In the service of a Virginia
family- Last summer there were two
babies in the house, and Uncle Jack,
deserting for the moment the diplo
macy and finesse which had always
characterized him, committed the fatal
blunder of saying that one child was
prettier than the other. The aggnev
csss&x or szs
on her birthday, which is the sixth
of January. She is supposed to be
Santa Claus’ wife, and when she is
not busy helping him she is in Italy
getting ready for her yearly celebra
tion, which takes place on the sixth
of January, when she gives the chil
dren toys, fruits, candies, etc.
She is also known in Russia and
a great many children believe in Mrs.
instead of Mr. Santa Claus. There
she is called Babouska, and the story
tells that she is so kind because she
is repenting of her sins.
When the Dutch came to America
they brought their stories of their pa
tron saint and their Christmas cele
brations. And the children com
menced to hang up their stockings in
stead of putting wooden shoes into
the open fireplace. Their saint was
the same kind, jovial man, excepting
that he came with reindeer instead of
driving horses as in Holland. The
German children told their stories of
the Christ child, who sent Prince Ru
precht as his servant to inquire, into
their behavior and to distribute their
presents. They did not see a great
deal of difference in the stories and
so took the twenty-fifth of December
as the day for Santa Claus’ appear
ance.
In France it was the angel child
who came every year to bless the chil
dren and to remember them with
some small gift. Afterward he had
so much to do he sent his servant,
Pere Noel, which is the Santa Claus
of the French and Dutch children, to
help him distribute his gifts and to
tell them that he will come to bless
them before the New Year. \
Though Santa Claus has a large
sleigh and two splendid horses or
reindeer, according to the countries
he visits, he has such long distances
to cover that he cannot appear in all
countries on the same day. Santa
Claus was born in Holland, or rather
it took the Dutch children to find him.
But he is a great traveler and goes to
all countries, where he has many
shops and thousands of men and wom
en working for him. He goes to all
the forests of Germany, especially to
the wonderful "Black Forest,” and
gets thousands and thousands of
trees.
But even the great forests of Ger
many cannot give him all the trees
he needs, so he hurries to Russia and
even to Swqden and Norway until he
gets all he wants. He has many shops
in London, Paris, Chicago, New York,
and in many ether cities. His great
factories are in Nuremberg and in
Switzerland, in the Bernese Oberland.
Here he has many of the dolls, wood
en toys and miniature watches made
that go to all countries of the world.
By the time he reaches Germany
the Christmas markets are emptied of
their trees, which are always dressed
awaiting his coming.
Then he takes a fast steamer to
America, and by the time he lands in
New York he is pretty well tired out.
He always brings one or more serv
ants with him and he has so many
homes to visit that only a few of the
children get to see him. He hurries
in and out of the chimneys just as
fast as he can.
ers. The holly, the mistletoe, the
wassail bowl, the Yule log. and the
Christmas tree are remnants of old
customs that have become amalga
mated and modified into the usage of
modern civilization.
The Druids of Great Britain, whom
the Romans discovered there when
they conquered the Celts, were a
priesthood ruling the people by cruel
witchcraft. They worshiped the oak.
the mistletoe, and the holly. Their
altars on their feast days were deco
rated with the branches of . white and
red berries,
ed mother hunted up the old man and
asked him what he meant by his re
mark.
"Lemrae see your baby again,” said
Jack, evidently much disturbed.
This privilege w-as given him. and
he stood for a long time silent and
thoughtful before the child whom he
i had so grossly slandered. Finally he
j said, in a slow, critical manner:
“Well. I tell you. de yuther one is a
little fatter den dis one, but dis here
one is a leetle stouter."—Popular Mag
azine.
He catches another steamer bound
for France, where the children are
awaiting their Rere Noel. Sometimes
he is so late that the children have
to celebrate their Christmas and New
Year together. But his journey is not
yet ended, for he goes back once more
to Russia, especially into the inte
rior, where he has not yet been. But
he is the friend of all children and
must therefore extend his Journey
into farthest Norway, and even into
Iceland.
While he is busy with the children
of the north his wife is looking after
the children- in the south, in Italy,
Spain and Greece. At dark on the
eve of Epiphany the Befana begins.
The open squares are crowded with
trees of all sizes, wax figures of the
Christ child, candies and toys, while
the air resounds with the sounds of
whistles, horns and carols.
When these celebrations are fin
ished Santa Claus and his wife go off
for a short holiday, nobody knows ex
actly where. It Is said that they have
been seen in the high mountains of
Switzerland enjoying the winter
sports. Wherever they enjoy their
holiday it is short, for as soon as they
are rested they commence their work
for the coming year.
This is only a part of the real
Christmas legend, for Christmas
would not be nearly as beautiful as it
is were it not for the splendid ever
green trees, shimmering with their
many brilliant candles and gay trim
mings. The Dutch may boast that
Santa Claus was born in Holland.
Who knows? Perhaps he was. But
Germany is the home of the Christ
mas tree, for it was the first country
that used the evergreen tree in Christ
mas celebration, and it supplies more
than one-half of the trees that are
used by Santa Claus.
There are many beautiful stories
associated with the origin of the first
Christmas tree. One legend says that
on the holy night all nature, even the
animals and the trees, were rejoicing
and that the cedars, instead of point
ing their branches upward as pointed,
slender trees, spread their branches
wide to protect the mother and her
new-born child. Though it was mid
winter the thorn commenced to blos
som and its white flowers made a
cover for the child’s cradle. The
olive poured forth oil for the new
born child. All were happy except
the small pine, which had nothing to
offer, and year by year it grew taller.
Still it never forgot that holy night
and the wind sweeping through its
branches moans because the pine is
still unhappy because it had nothing
to give.
YE CHRISTMAS FEAST.
Now all our neighbors’ chimneys
smoke,
And Christmas logs are burning;
Their ovens they with baked meats
choke.
And all their spits are turning.
Without the door let sorrow lie.
And if by cold it hap to die.
We’ll bury’t in a Christmas pie,
I And evermore be merry.
! When the early Christian fathers
came over to Britain they found that
it was easier to amalgamate the
feast days of the pagans with their
own customs and teachings than it
was to eradicate them from the minds
of the people who, like all men and
women, loved their recreation days.
The Christian missionaries merely
changed the name of the feast of the
winter solstice to that of Christmas,
and so the people paid tribute in the
old way to the new God. which, to
their simple minds, was quite compat
ible.—National Monthly.
Lisa’s Trouble.
“You don't seem in a very good tem
per today, Lisa.”
“No. our servant is ill, and poor
mother has had to do all the work
herself ”—Ulk.
At Both Ends.
Marie—l think Chollie is a delight
ful dancer; he’s so light on his feet.
Lillian—When you’re better ac
quainted youTl discover that he la
light at both ends.—The Pathfinder.
PROBLEM OF MOST PROFITABLE BREED
OF SWINE IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE
Many People Say, “Raise the Breed You Like Best, and You Will
Be Successful,” but That Is Not Always the Case—Experi
ence of Maryland Hog Raiser May Help Others.
The question of which breed of
hogs to raise in order to obtain the
biggest profit, has proven a very seri
ous one with many farmers. Some
people say, “raise the breed you like
best, and you will be successful,”
but that Is not always the case.
The following experience of a Mary
land man may help other swine breed
ers.
From an experience of over 30
years in hog raising during which time
I have tried almost all of the popular
breeds I have settled upon the Berk
shires and their crosses as the most
profitable hog for me. Thirty-one
years ago I broke away from the ra
zor-back, and invested in a pair of
pure-bred Essex pigs but soon found
that they were too small for profit.
I then tried the Chester Whites, but
I found that in our climate I generally
succeeded in raising a larger crop of
mange than I did of hogs and when I
my best grade Poland China sows,
and today 1 have an ideal hog for
profit, a pig that is always ready for
the market from a month old, always
fat, a rapid grower and one that has
dressed for the past three years that
I have been raising them, all the way
from 150 to 230 pounds at from seven
to eight months old, and which I
think is the most profitable age to kill
them.
I do not care to winter any pigs over
so I sell all the fall litters and have
my spring pigs come about the first
of April. All of my sows are then
in pens and as soon as the pigs be
gin to run about I raise the doors high
enough to let them in and out on the
lot, where I teach them to eat a mix
ture of skimmilk and mill feed till
they are six weeks old, when I shut
them in the pens and turn out the
sows. They are kept in pens till they
are butchered, their feed consisting
Box for Feeding Alfalfa Hay to Small Hogs. Such a Box Prevents Waste
by Tramping.
did raise a hog from them it was all
fat and had to be made into lard.
Next I tried Jersey Reds and I
found them a very coarse bog and
very hard to clean on account of the
thick coat of wool they invariably had
underneath the hair. So I discarded
them to take up the Berkshire, and
was so well pleased with them that I
stuck to them until the popularity of
the Poland-China became so great
that I was induced to try them. I
found them a fine hog, with one ex
ception. While they made a large
hog when matured, they would not
take on fat like the Berkshire while
young and growing rapidly and I had
to make the hog first and fatten him
afterwards.
Just here I concluded that I could
make a cross that would give me the
hog I wanted, for while I liked the
early-maturing, easy-fattening points
In the Berkshire, I wanted a large
hog, so I bought a pure-bred Berk
shire boar and crossed with some of
almost entirely of the skimmilk and
mill feed until I can cut my earliest
Planted sugar corn, which I plant
every two weeks from May 1 to July,
15, to be fed to them, stalk and all.
This I give them once a day all they
will eat in addition to their other feed
until late in October, when I put them
on a feed of new whole corn for about
two or three weeks to harden them.
I also give them at intervals during
the summer ail the charcoal and wood
ashes they will eat and once or twice
I treat them t? a dose of cholera spe
cific, in which 1 have always been a
great believer.
With this hog and this course of
feeding I killed two lots last winter.
The first at eigh. months old, made an
average of 199% pounds and the last
at five days less than seven months
old, made an average of 178% pounds
of beautiful pork, nicely streaked with
lean and a perfect Berkshire ham. I
stiil stick to this breed as the most
profitable for me.
SUPERIOR POINTS
ON DAIRY FEEDS
Relative Qualities of the Different
Rations for Milk
Cows.
Alfalfa meal, more convenient to
handle than hay, much easier to adul
terate, price usually excessive, rich
in protein.
Beet pulp, soaked up, a good sub
stitute fcr silage or roots but higher
priced.
Bran (wheat), light, bulky, appetiz
ing, high In mineral matter, high 'n
crude fibre. Relatively expensive at
present prices.
Buckwheat, low in protein—usually
pays to sell it and buy back the mid
dlings.
Buckwheat middlings, heavy usual
ly econoralcal source of protein, tend
to make soft, oily butter.
Bulky feed, bran, gluten feed, ajax
flakes, distillers’ grains, corn and cob
meal.
Constipating, cottonseed meal, corn
fodder and hay.
Corn, easily digested, usually cheap
est source of energy. Pays to grind.
Corn and cob meal, bulky, consid- -
erable crude fibre, nearly equal to
corn meal In ration because of bulky
nature. Grind fine.
Cottonseed meal, high in protein,
heavy, should be fed with something
else, makes for hard butter, relative
ly cheap source of protein, ordinarily
should not constitute more than one
third of the mixture.
Distiller’s dried grains, rich in pro
tein, very variable In composition,
bulky, must be fed with other feeds.
Dried brewers' com grains, light,
bulky, high in protein, not readily
eaten alone.
Last Days of the Ranches.
The day of large ranches in Texas
Is passing away, but there are still
four with an area of over one million
acres each and quite a large number
of over 500,000 acres. Much of this
land Is bought as low as 20 cents per
acre, and Is now worth $4 to $7 per
acre. These ranches are being con
tinually divided up Into large farms.
Last year over one million acres of
ranch lands were sold to small set
tlers for general farming purposes.
Excellent Super Baits.
In the production of comb-honey
there will always be on hand a large
number of left-over, unfinished sec
tions. and these make excellent baits
in the supers for the late flow, and
should be Judicibusly distributed
through the supers that can now be
put over the strong colonies.
Feeding Poultry.
At the high price of grain the man
who has to buy all of his feed must fig
ure very closely and make the most
of every pound of it in feeding his
poultry, else he will come out at the
little end of the horn in the spring.
Little Details Pay.
Do not forget that the careful ob
servance of all the little details in
poultry raising is what brings in the
end the big returns. Every neglect is
a cog removed from the perfect wheel
of success in poultry raising.
FEEDING CATTLE
FOR FIRST TIME
Profit Depends on Steady, Con
sistent Gains From
Rations.
Those who are feeding cattle for the
first time this season should remember
that getting a bunch of steers on full
feed is a matter that requires about a
month’s time. High-pressure feeding is
an entirely different proposition from
ordinary rations and the animal must
gradually get accustomed to the
change if he is to continue to make
consistent gains throughout the feed
ing period. Most feeders prefer to
start their cattle on grass, giving a
few stalks of fodder com a day to
each steer and gradually increasing.
The change is then made to snapped
corn fed in the bunks, the final change
then being made to husked com or
whatever form the grain is fed in
Every time the ration is changed
such changes should be made gradual
ly. This applies especially to the first
few weeks in which the feeding is
started and to the latter period of the
feeding operation, when there is the
more danger cf getting the stock off
feed. And remember, the profit in
feeding cattle depends on steady, con
sistent gains, meaning good returns
for the feed consumed, every time
they get off feed meaning just so
much lost time.
Making Smithfield Hams.
After the hogs have been killed and
the meat thoroughly cooled the fresh
surface is sprinkled with fine salt
peter until the meat is white, says
the Farm Magazine. About three or
four pounds of saltpeter is used to
1,000 pounds of hams. Fine salt is
then rubbed over the entire surface
and the hams are packed in bulk not
deeper than three feet. In ordinary
, weather they should remain thuB for
several days, at least three. Then
break the bulk and resalt with fine
salt and again pack. Each ham should
remain in bulk at least one day for
each pound of weight. The hams are
then hung up and gradually smoked
for 30 or 40 days with hickory or red
oak bark. When the smoking is com
plete they should be repeppered and
placed in canvass bags to guard
against vermin. The Smithfield hams
cured as Indicated improve with age,
and are considered about perfect
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Feeding Roughage.
Feed roughage to the stock before
giving them grain, as it Invigorates
and excites the digestive apparatus to
action.
Wealth of American Farmers.
The American farmer has $40,000,
000 Invested in his business and pro
duces an average of $25,000,000 of
new wealth every day.
World’s Sugar.
The United States and its depen
dencies produce one-tenth of the
world’s sugar.
Alaskan Forests.
The forests of the Alaskan coast
yield about 27,000,000 board fj.et of
lumber a yo»r.
NEW MEAT SUPPLE
Washington Officials Say Rein
deer Will Supplant Cattle.
Declare That in Less Than Twenty
Years There Will Be 2.000,000
Animals Grazing in Alaska
and Flesh Will Be Cheaper.
Washington.—Uncle Sam has under
taken many big problems of late in an
effort to solve the mystery of the
continued rise in the cost of food. But
it is doubtful, if any of them will have
a greater effect on this vital question
than the experiment to find a new
meat supply. Every one agrees that
the meat problem is the greatest of
all. It was for this reason the gov
ernment first undertook the experi
ment of raising reindeer on the bar
ren slopes of Alaska. The scheme has
now progressed far beyond the ex
perimental stage, and the men who
have charge of it say that reindeer
beef will cut a big figure in the future
supply of America.
Officials at Washington say that in
less than 20 years, if the increase con
tinues at the present rate, there will
be more than 2,000,000 prime beef rein
deer in Alaska, upon which the people
of America can depend for much of
their flesh diet in the future.
Reindeer meat is now considered a
delicacy by epicures, and is only sold
at leading hotels and restaurants. In
flavor the meat is a cross between
mutton and beef, but is even more pal
atable than either. Reindeer can be
raised for the market much more
cheaply than cattle, because they will
thrive on wastes so barren that even
goats would starve to death. Their
principal food is the moss which
grows only in the far north. There
are more than 40,000 square miles of
frozen tundra, or moss-covered ground,
In Alaska now fit for nothing, but if
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Monarch of Reindeer Herd.
the latest scheme of Uncle Sam’s pans
out as expected this immense terri
tory will be available for reindeer
ranches and can provide abundant pas
turage for 10,000,000 or more of the
animals.
About ten years ago Uncle Sam
started his experiment of raising rein
deer in Alaska with a herd of 1,200
animals. Now there are more than
30,000 in the same herd. At that time
it was the hope of the authorities at
| Washington to aid the Eskimo and the
native Indians of the north to be
j come self-supporting citizens. That
was and still is the basic idea of the
I whole experiment.
•
MAN HALTS RUNAWAY TRAIN
Fireman Braves Death to Stop Pas
senger After Engineer Is Over
come by Steam.
New Brunswick, N. J.—A fast train
j on eastern line was a "runaway
; for a few moments when, on the
way from New York to Phila
delphia. the engineer lay scalded
and senseless in his cab from
j escaping steam, and there was no
controlling hand at the throttles. The
j presence of mind and pluck of the fire
man, Joseph Garrett, averted a prob
able wreck of the train, running sixty
miles an hour and crowded with pas
sengers.
Beyond this city one of the driving
shafts snapped and part of the rod
was hurled through a boiler section.
There was a rush of steam and En
gineer Frank Barber was enveloped
and overcome before he could put hi3
hand to the throttle.
Garrett, with the tfain speeding
madly on, climbed over to the en
gineer’s side of the cab and, although
□early blinded, managed to get to the
throttle. The train was brought to
a halt quickly then, near monmouth
Junction, where Barber was cared for.
His condition is serious.
None of the passengers on the train
had known any danger threatened.
IS CAUGHT BY THUMB PRINT
Man Who Killed Girl in Germany la
Put Under Arrest After a
Long Search.
Frankfort-on-the-Main, Germany.—
The bloody imprint of a thumb upon
the body a girl stabbed to death has
led to the detection and confession of
the murderer here. Joseph Rupp was
arrested for fighting in a saloon.
Ever since the murder of the girl the
police have examined the thumb prints
of anyone arrested. Over 400 were ca
hand, but when Rupp’s thumb print
was taken it was quickly recognized as
identical with that on the body of the
girl. Confronted with it, he confessed.
He had robbed the house and killed
the girl to prevent alarm.
WAR BOOSTS COST OF EGGS
Price is Already $4 a Case Higher in
Austria and May Increase
More.
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Vienna.—As a result of the Balkan
war there is an egg famine in Vienna.
Many cities in Austria and Germany
get their supplies of eggs from Bul
garia and Servia. This source being
cut off now, eggs have already jumped
$4 a case and will go higher.
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Gloomy Outlook.
“It's going to be a hard winter.’’
“How can you tell?’’
“By the size of the salary I’m get
; ting’’
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One Fisherman’s Idea.
First Angler—Look, this fish was
almost caught before; see the broken
hook In its mouth.
Second Angler—It should have had
sense enough to steer clear of hooks
after that.
First Angler—Oh, come, you can't
expect a fish to exhibit more sense
than a human being.
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Good Job.
“Now, Johnny,” said the teacher af
ter she had explained the meaning of
the word. “I wish you would write a
sentence containing defeat’’
After a struggle which lasted for
about twenty minutes Johnny an
nounced that he was ready to be
heard.
“Please read your composition," the
teacher directed.
“When you git shoes dat’s too tite,"
Johnny read, “it’s hard on de feet.”
Maoe-to-Order Kind.
“My wife is always bringing home
i so much toothpowder,” complained a
man the other day to a friend. "Its
a waste of money. As for me I just
take the bathtub cleanser and scruh
my teeth.”
The pair were walking down Chest
nut street and his companion stopped
in amazement. “What! Doesn’t it
hurt your teeth and gums, too?” he
exclaimed almost in horror.
“No,” came back the surprising re
ply. "You see they’re the kind you
buy at the dentist’s.”
STEP FARTHER.
Mr. Rastus—I’ze muzzled de dog.
I An’ now l’ze waitin’.
Mr. Acker—For what?
Mr. Rastus—To see if dey’s gwinter
go de res’ o’ de way an’ see to de
puhtection o’ us human bein’s. Ef
dey’ll fix up some way o’ muzzlin’ er
hin’ feet o’ er mule, de’ll sho’ly stop
er heap o’ damage.
NEVER TIRES
Of the Food That Restored Her to
Health.
“Something , was making me ill and
I didn’t know the cause," writes a
Colo, young lady: “For two years I
was thin and sickly, suffering from In
digestion and inflammatory rheuma
tism.
“I had tried different kinds of diet,
and many of the remedies recommend
ed, but got no better.
“Finally, Mother suggested that I
try Grape-Nuts, and I began at once,
eating it with a little cream or milk.
A change for the better began at once.
“To-day I am well and am gaining
weight and strength all the time. I've
gained 10 lbs. in the last five weeks
and do not suffer any more from In
digestion, and the rheumatism is all
gone.
“I know it is to Grape-Nuts alone
that I owe my restored health. I still
eat the food twice a day and nevei
tire of it.” Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
The flavour of Grape-Nuts is peculiar
to itself. It is neutral, not too sweet
and has an agreeable, healthful quality
that never grows tiresome.
One of the sources of rheumatism is
from overloading the system with
acid material, the result of imperfect
digestion and assimilation.
As soon as improper food is aban
doned and Grape-Nuts Is taken regu
lanly, digestion is made strong, thd
organs do their work of building up
good red blocd cells and of carrying
. away the excess of disease-making
material from the system.
The result is a certain and steady
return to normal health and mental
activity. “There's a reason." Read
the little book, “The Road to Well
ville,” in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A net*
one appeara from time to time. They
are genuine. true, and full of liui
Interest. Adv.