The Lexington Leader (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, November 15, 1912 Page: 2 of 10
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The Lexington Leader KEZIAH COTTIN
HARDIE A JENKS, Publisher!
lexinqi on. oklahoma
OKLAHOMA NEWS NOIfS
A Sund y school workers' Institute
has been organized at Tulsa.
Stillwater, in it* first Initiative
«lectlon, voted last week to abolish
jkxjI halls.
Rush Springs elevators have
handled more than 8,000 bushels of
corn to date.
The May (Harper county) commer-
cial club is getting busy in the good
roads movement.
Lightning played havoc with v.ires
of the Sapulpa Electric company dur
ing the recent storm.
The recent cold spell has Bet farm
ers to cutting the last of their foragi
*rops in Texas county.
Rich lead and zinc deposits have
heen discovered r"ar Nowata and
>re to be developed soon.
Three fingers and knuckles of his
right hand were lost in a cotton gin
at Kenefic]! by Jess Harden.
A year ago there was more stock
than feed; now there is feed for
more stock than can be found.
Washington county commissioners
contemplate the establishment of a
larm and home for the indigent.
Rain has settled everything in the
state except debts, and has gone a
long way toward doing that, too.
At Cushing there are fifty-three drill
tng wells, eleven rigs up and a daily
production of nearly five thousand bar-
rels of oil.
Joe James, a Boswell farmer, was
•truck on the head with a club, the
blow causing death James lived
about ten miles south of Boswell.
A large gray wolf was roped and tied
in Pittsburg county the other day. The
fcaptors say they are going out for more
as it is much more sport than shoot-
ing.
Sarah Perry, aged 18, recently of
Cement, Oklahoma, waj? found dead
Is her hotel room at Oklahoma City.
The girl had a desire to become an
actress. but had failed to secure em-
ployment.
A State charter was issued to the ,
Boley Oil and Gas Company of Boley, ,
capital $1,000. Incorporators, D. J.
Turner, T. M. Haynes and J. H. Mc-
Riley of Boley.
During a fight at Muskogee John
Elannagan was stabb<ll four times
with a pocket knife and later died of
his wounds. One of the thrusts
reached a vital spot over the h< art
Walter C. Johnson has been arrested.
Miss Bonnie Johnson, daughter of
Mrs. Wm. R. Johnson, who lives on
"Oakwood Farm," near Ada. was seri-
ously burned by an explosion of stove
polish, which she was applying to a
kitchen range. Her clothing was set
in fire and before the flames could be
extinguished, her back and shoulder-
were badly burned. It is thought she
will recover.
Governor Cruce granted a parole to
Ammon Wright of Beckham county,
sent to the Granite reformatory for
two years for burglarizing a store.
He has served ten months of the term.
The parole was recommended by ev-
eryone in touch with the case, the
most urgent plea for the youth being
made by the merchant who fcid been
robbed. Young Wright had had pun-
ishment enough, he wrote The boy's
record in the reformatory was ex- j
cellent
Comanche has a new peanut shel- i
ler. A record crop of peanuts in ,
Stephens county is Seing harvested, j
Little more than two-thirds of th<? i
cotton crop around Holdenville an !
Wetumka has been gathered; about
1,000 bales.
An action growing out of the fail I
ore of the Alamo State Bank of Mir
kogee has reached the supreme court,
William Rrisco appealing from a de- f
tfkfotl in favor of the stat •, ex r> I
J D Lankford, bank commissioner, j
for $250 on a-promissory note Rri^<o«
claimed the bank' owed him that
amount or expenses Incurred in col-
lecting for the bank.
A. P Ralli of New York City, treas-
urer of the Greek Ked Cross society
of America, notified Richard T. Mar ;
rlss of the Harrislrby Cotton Co.,
Oklahoma City, that he had been ap
pointed local agent for collecting
funds for the benefit of the Greeks
in the eastern war. ' ttalll formerly
represented an export cotton coicpa
ny in Texas. Mr Harriss says he w ill
make no active campaign foi
funds, but will handle all voluntary
contributions.
Lightening struck Mrs. Van |
Cleave's barn, five miles south of
Marlow, Okla., burnlpg the barn am'
contents, valutd at 2,000. No InBtir
A class of 100 candidates were ini-
tiated as Shrinrrs at a ceremonial ol
India Temple at Muskogee last week
One thousand visiting Shriners were
there from Arkansas, Texas, Oklaho
ma and Kansas City. Imperial Po
tentate Cunningham of Baltimore and
other imperial officers were guests of
the Muskogee Temple.
cJosepkC. Lincoln
Author of
Ou VV.hi.tta.kers Place
Cap'n Iri, Ztc.
niujtr n.1 ioni ]d\^
Ellsworth "Youtv^
Copyrigftt 19°^ by H Appleton 8— Cmny.uy
SYNOPSIS.
Mr* KTiah Coffin, supposed wMow. Is
trranc to move fr- m Trumet to B s-
ton. fallowing th* death of her brother,
for whom she had kept house. Kyan
fvpper ■' dower, offers marriage, arrl ts
ndlgnamly refused. Capt. Elkanah Dan-
IMa. leader of the Regular church offers
Keziar a plact as housekeeper fo/ the
new mln.ster, ,ind she decides to remain
la Trumet. Kezlah takes charge of Rev.
John Ellery, the new minister. :ind gives
him advke as to VUs conduct toward
members of the parish. Kllerv causes a
sensation by attending a "Come-outer"
meeting Kllery's presence is bitterly re-
ser.',- : ■ y Kben Hammond, leader of the
meeting Ora— apologizes for her
tfuar.) .in and tilery escorta her home in
th« rain.
CHAPTER IV—(Continued.)
Ellery stood still In the rain and
watched her. He saw ber pass the
ighted windows and open a door: Into
the yellow radiance she flashed and
disappeared. A minute more and the
bulky form of Eben Hammond, lantern
in band, a sou'wester on his head and
his shoulders working themselves Into
an oilskin coat, burBt out of the door
and hurriedly limped down toward the
shore On the threshold, framed In
light, stood his ward, .gazing after
him. And the minister gazed at her.
From the bay came the sound of
oars In rowlocks. A boat was ap-
proaching the wharf. And suddenly
from the boat came a hall.
"Halloo? Ahoy, dad! Is that you?"
.There was an answering shout from
the wharf; a shout of Joy. Then a
rattle of oars and a clamor of talk.
And Grace still stood in the doorway,
waiting.
The lantern bobbed up the slope
As It reached the tavern gateway, the
minister saw that it was now carried
by a tall, active man. who walked with
a seaman's stride and roll Captain
Eben was close beside him. talking ex
citedly.
They entered the yard
"Grace! Grace!" screamed Captain
Eben. "Grade, girl, look who's come!
Look!"
The tall man ran forward.
"HI, Grace!" he cried in a deep,
hearty voice. "Is that you? Ain't you
got a word for your old messmate?"
The girl stepped out Into the rain.
"Why! why. Nat!" she cried.
The big man picked her up bodilv
In his arms and carried her Info the
house. Captain Eben followed and
the door closed.
John Ellery picked his way home-
ward through the puddles and the
pouring rain
He found Kezlah In the sitting room,
seated by the table, evidently writing
a letter. She looked tired and grave—
for her.
"Well!" she exclaimed as he en-
tered. "I guess you're soppin now.
partln sure. There's a light in your
room. Take off your wet things and
throw 'em down to me. and I'll dry
em In the kitchen. Better leave
your boots here now and stand that
umbrella in the sink. The kettle's on j
the stove; you'd better have somethin'
hot—ginger tea or somethin' I told
you not to go out such a night as this
Where In the world have you been'"
The minister said he would tell her
all about It In the morning. Just
now he thought he had better go up
and take off his wet clothes
Kezlah dipped her pen in the ink
and went on with her le'ter.
"I Inclose ten dollars," she wrote
"It ts all 1 can send you now. More
than I ought to afford Goodness
knows why 1 send anything. You don't
deserve it. But while I live and you
do I can't—"
The minister called from the land |
Ing.
"Here Is my coat." he said. "The'
cuffs and lower part of the sleeves
are prelty wet Bv the way. the pack
et came In to-night. Thev didn't ex
pect her so soon on account of the
fog. There was a passeneer nboard
whom I think must be that Nathaniel
Hammond you told me of."
Keziab's pen stopped The wet
coat struck the hall floor with a soft
thump The tick of the clock sound
ed loud In the room. A sheet of
wind-driven rain lashed the windows
"Did you hear?" called the minister
"1 said that Nathaniel Hammond.
Captain Ehen's son. came on the pack
et. T didn't meet him, but I'm sure
It was he. Er—Mrs. Coffin, are von
there? Po you hear me?"
The housekeeper laid the pen down
beside the unfinished letter
"Yes," she said, "I bear you. Good
night "
Eor minutes she 6at there, leanlne
back In her chair and starinc at the
wall Then she rose, went into the
hall, picked up the coat, and took It
out into the kitchen, where she huns
It on the clotheshorse bv the cook
stove. After a while she returned to
the table and took up the pen Her
face In the lamplight looked more
tired and grave than ever. 1
CHAPTER V.
In Which Old Friends Meet.
When Ellery came down to break
fast the rain was over, the wind had
gone gown, and ti " Doming sunsh'ne
was pouring In at' the dinlne-rnom
windows. Outside the lilacs wore
In bud, the bluebirds were singing,
and there « s * of real spring
in the air. The storm was at an end
and yet the young mlnis'er was con-
scious of a troublesome feeling that,
for him, It was Just beginning.
However, he had determined wfille
dressing to make a clean breast of It
to his housekeeper—a nominally clean
breas!, that Is. So, as they Eat oppo-
site each other at the table, he began
his confession. The muffins scorched
In the oven and the coffeepot boiled
over as te told his story, for Kezlah
was too much Interested to think of
trifles Interested and astounded, for.
since Come-Outers had been Come-Out-
erB and the split In the society took
place, ijo Regular minister had crossed
the threshold of a seceder's dwelling,
much less attended their services and
walked home with a member of their
congregation. She knew what this
amazing procedure was likely to mean,
if her parson did not.
"Well!" she exclaimed when the re-
cital was finished. "Well!"
"I—I'm afraid I was too hasty," ob-
served Mr. Ellery thoughtfully. "Per-
haps It would have been wiser not to
have done, it."
"Perhaps 'twould Yes, I wouldn't
wonder a mite."
"It will be talked about some, I sup
pose. Don't you think so?"
"At this moment one half of Trumet
is talkin' about It and runnin' out to
tell the other half I juess I'd better
hurry up with this breakfast. We're
goin' to have callers."
Strange to say, however, this proph-
ecy of early morning visitors did not
prove true. Nine o'clock, then ten.
and no visitor came to the parsonage
Mrs. Coffin affirmed that she did not
understand It Where was Dldama?
Wnere Lavinia Pepper? Had the "Tru-
met Daily Advertiser" suspended pub-
lication?
At half past ten the gate slammed
Keziah peered from the window
"Humph!" she ejacula'ed. "Here
comes Elkanah and he's got storm sig-
nals set, by the looks. Hes comin'
after you,"Mr. Ellery."
"Very well," was the calm reply;
"let him come."
"All right. Say, Mr. Ellery, It's
none of my business, but I wouldn't
say anything about your seeln' Grace
home. That's none of his business,
either, or anybody else's."
The head of the parish committee
stalked into the study and the door
closed behind him. A rumble of
voices In animated conversation suc-
ceeded.
Mrs. Coffin went out Into the kitchen
and resumed her business of making
a dried-apple pie.
She was looking down below the
door, which opened outwiri and was
swung partly back on its hinges From
under the door projected a boot, a
man's boot and one of ample size.
Keziah's cheeks, already red from
the heat of the stove, reddened still
more Her lips twitched and her eyes
sparkled.
"Hum!" she said. "They say von
can tell the Old Scratch by his foot
prints, even if you can't smell the
sulphur. Anyhow, you can tell a Ham-
mond by the size of his boots. Come
out from behind that door this min-
ute. Ain't you ashamed of yourself?"
The owner of the boot stepped forth
from behind the door and seized her
by both hands
"Halloo. Keziab!" he cried Joyfully.
"My, but it's good to see you."
"Halloo, Nat!" said Kezlah heartily
"It's kind of good to see you. too."
The rest of him was In keepine
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"Hello. Keziah!" He Cried. Joyfully.
with his boots He was big and broad
shouldered nnd bearded His face,
above the beard, was tanned to a deep
reddish brown, and the corners of his
eyes were marked with dozens of tinv
wrinkles. He was dressed In blue
cloth and wore n wlde-brlmmed. soft
felt hat. He entered the kitchen Rnd
tossed the hat into a corner.
"Well!" lie exclaimed "Why dont
you act sn'prised to see a feller' Here
I've been cruisin' from the Horn to
Rarnegat and back again, and you act
as if I'd Just dropped in to fetch the
cup of molasses I borrowed yesterday.
What do you mean by It'"
"Oh. 1 heard you'd made port"
"Did, hey? That's Trumet, sure
pop You ain't the only one I
sneaked off acrost lots sc s to dodge
tte gang of nelghb r thai I knew
would be sailln' Into our yard, the
whole fleet loaded to the gunwale with
questions Wanted to see you first,
Keziah."
Mrs. Coffin pulled forward one of 1
the kitchen chairs He seated himself
on It and it groaned under his
weight.
"Whew!" he whistled. "Never made
to stand rough weather, was It? Well,
ain't you glad?"
Kezlah locked at him gravely
"You know I'm glad, Nat," she said.
"So? I hoped you would be, but I
did want to hear you say it Now you
come to anchor yourself and let's
have a talk I've been countin' on It
ever since we set tops'ls off Surinam "
The housekeeper took the other
chair.
"I beg your pardon, Kezlah," he
said. "I'm a dough head, that's a fact.
1 hadn't forgot about Sol, but I was so
glad to be home again and to see dad
and Grace and the eld town and you
that everything else flew out of my
mind Poor Sol! I liked him."
' He liked you, too No wonder, con-
siderln' what you did to—"
' Helay! Never mind that. Poor
chap! Well, he's rid of his sufferln's
at last. Tell me about it, If you can j
without bringin' all the trouble back
too plain."
So she told him of her brother's
sickness and death, of having to give
up the old home, and, finally, of her
acceptance of the housekeeper's posi-
tion. He listened, at tirst with sym-
pathy and then with suppressed indig
nation.
By the Jumpin' Moses!" he ex-
claimed. "And Elkanah was goln' to
turn ycu out of house and home The
mean, pompous old—"
"Hush! hush, he's in there with Mr.
Ellery."
"Who? Elkanah?"
"Yes: they're Id the study."
"So he's talkin' to the new parson,
hey? Tiossln' him, too, I'll bet."
"1 ain't so sure. Mr. Eliery's young
but he's got a mind of his own."
Captain Hammond chuckled and
slapped his knee.
"Ho, ho!" he laughed. "I've been
hearin' somethin' about that mind
Went to the chapel last night, 1 under
stand, and he and dad had a set-to. Oh.
I heard about It! Wish I might have
been there."
"How does your father act about
It?"
" 'Bout the way a red-hot stove act?
when you spill water on It: every time
he thinks of the minister ie sizzles
Ho, ho! I do wish I could have been
there."
"What does Grace say?"
"Oh, she doesD't say much I
wouldn't wonder if she felt the way
I do, though we both keep quiet I'll
tell you. between ourselves and the
ship's pump, that I sort of glory in
the young chap's spunk "
"Good! So do I. 1 like him "
Her friend leaned forward
"Keziah," he said earnestly, "there's
no sense in your slavln' yourself to
death here 1 can think of a good deal
pleasanter berth than that. Pleasant
er for roe, anyhow, and I'd do mv hest
to make It pleasant for you. Eou've
only got fo say the word and— No"
Well, then all I can do is hope through
another voyage."
"Please don't. Nat. You know "
"No. I don't know "
"Well, perhaps you don't But 1
know. I like you, Nat. 1 count on yon
as the 8traigbtest, truest friend I've
got; an1 I want to keep on countin
on you Just that way. Mayn't 1?"
"'CoBrse you can. Keziah But—"
"Then don't say another word
please."
"Keziah, when you set your foot
down you're pretty stubborn, but I've
got somethin' of n foot myself You re
member you said so a few minutes
ago Hi. hum! Well, speakln' of dad
reminds me that I'm kind of worried
about him "
"You are* Why' Isn't he well*"
"Pretty well, but he ain't strong, and
he gets too excited over things like
last night's foolishness. Grace tells
me that the doctor says he must be
careful or he'll drop off some of these
days. He had a shock five or six years
ago, a little one. and I've been anxious
about him ever since."
"You mustn't worry How did Grace
look to you?"
"Like the harbor light on a stormv
night She's a brick, that girl, and
zets prettier every minute Wonder
to me some of the young chaps down
here don't carry her off by main
strength She'll make somebody a
good wife."
"I'm hm. Have—have you ever
thought of her that way yourself?"
"Kezlah. that's enough of that Are
you and d.nd in partnership to get me
npllced and out of the way? He was
at me this mornin' along the same
line .Don't say anything like that
again, even In fun You know whv"
"All right, all right Now tell me
about yourself Have you had n good
voyage' How do you like vour own
ers? How did Zach Foster ever get
the packet in through yesterday's
fog'"
"Voyage was all right. Some nig
ged weather on the trip out, but home
ward bound we slid along like a slush
bucket on a greased plank Owners
are all right. Good people as ever i
sailed for As for Zach and the pack
et— Ho, ho! Somebody's comin". I'm
goin' to clear out 1 don't want to be
put through my catechism vet n
while "
"No, you mustn't go 1 want you to
meet Mr Ellery You sit out on the
wash bench by the back door till I get
rid of whoever 'tis that's comin'
Scoot!"
N t scooted," stopping to snatch up
his hat as he ran Keziab went Into
the dining room and admitted t'-aptaln
Zebedee Mayo, who was pamiug fron
the exertion of his -alk
"Whew!" puffed Captain Zeb mop
ping bis forehead "How be you, Ke
ztah? What? You ain't all alone"
Thought you'd have a cabin full ol
gab machines by this time Have they
been and gone?"
"No, they haven't been. 1— My
land, my pie!"
She rushed Into the kitchen and
snatched the pastry from the oven
Her new caller followed her.
"So they ain't been, hey?" he said
"That't queer."
"Elkanah's here. He's id there wltb
the minister now "
"He Is? GIvin' the young feller Hal!
Columbv, I cal'late Well, now, he
shan't He, he' When they told me
how the minister passed old hop-and
go-fetch-lt what was due^hlm at the
chapel last night I riz up and hoorayed
tell my wife shut the windows She
said the neighbors all thought 1 was
loony, anyhow, and 1 needn't prove It
to 'em He, he! But Elkanah ain't
got any funny bone He's as solemn
as a stuffed owl, and he'P— Well, I m
goin' to put tny oar in I'm parish com
mittee. too, I cal'late, and I've gol
scmethln' to say even If 1 wa'n't chris
ened Daniels Here soes!"
He headed for the study, but before
he crossed the threshold of the kitch-
en Ellery and his visitor came out Intc
the dining room Captain Elkanah'i
face was flushed and he fidgeted The
minister looked determined but calm
"Ahoy there. Elkanah!" hailed Zebe
dee cheerfully "'Mornin', Mr. Ellery
Been bavin officers' counsel, have
you?"
"Good morning, Captain Mayo'
said the-minister
" 'Mornin', Zebedee." grunted Elke
nah "I have—hum—ha—been dis
cussing the regrettable affair of las'
Some of the
best physicians
prescribe
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in cases of malaria
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vilh a known result.
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or chronic m.i'ar ia. Uxidine
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Quite the Thing.
"I told you that If you came tomor-
row morning I would give you th«
money for my wash. Why did you
come tonight"" said Miss Phllis to th«
daughter of her laundress.
"I know you sail tomorrow morn-
in'." responded the girl, "but me moth-
er she told me to come tonight, 'caus«
•he was afraid you might be gon«
away by tomorrow mornin.'
'T certainly should not go without
paying my laundry bill," said Mist
Phills sharply. "No respectable wom-
an would do such a thing."
"Oh, yes, ma'am, they would," re-
plied the child know-ingly. "There'*
lots of respectable ladies does."
The Crooked Way.
District Attorney Whitman of New
York, according to the Washington
Star, was talking about the sad case
of a western banker who had stolen
a great sum from the depositors.
"The man," said Mr. Whitman,
"lived beyond his means—motor cars,
a house with eleven baths, son at col-
lege, daughter coming out, wife hun-
gry for diamonds. The Inevitable re-
sult followed."
Mr Whitman smiled and ended:
"The unfortunate fellow got strait-
ened, so he became crooked."
"Ahoy There. Elkanah!" Hailed Zebe
dee. Cheerfully.
night with Mr. Ellery 1 have tried—
hum—ha! to show him that respect
able people of our society don't asso
elate wltb Come-OuterB. and that for ?
Regular minister to go to their meet
ings is something neither the congfe
gafion nor the parish committee ap
proves of No—er—hum—ha' no!"
"And I explained to Captain Dan
lels." observed the minister, "that 1
went there for what seemed to m<
good reasons, and as they did sepm tc
me good at the time, I'm not ashamed
of having gone It was an honest mis
take on my part and I may make
more "
"But the society—" began Eikanah
Captain Zeb interrupted him,
"Don't worry about the society, Mi
Ellery.' he said virb emphasis "Nor
about the parish committee, either
Great fishhooks' the most of us are
tickled to death over what you said tc
Eben Hammond We think it's b
mighty good Joke You didn't know
of course, and what you did was don
innocent He! he! he! Did you laj
him out. hey?"
"I think you'll find a good many ol
the society feel as 1 do. shocked and—
hum—ha!—sorry. I'm surprised the'
haven't been here to say so "
"I expected them," remarked the
minister.
"So did 1," chimed In Captain Zeb
"Rut 1 cal'late to know why the* ain't
been They're all too busy crowln'
over the v av N'.-it Hammond fetched
the packet home last night You ain't
heard Keziah, have you? Nor you
Mr Ellery? Well, I must tell you
Here's where 1 gain a lap on Didams
Rogers Seems the Deborah S—that's
the packet's name, Mr Ellery—she
hauled out of Doston ulght after last
on the ebb. with a fair wind and sk>
clear as a bell Rut they hadn't much
more'n got outside of Minot's 'fore the
fog shut down, thicker'n gruel for a
sick man. The wind held till 'long to
ward mornin'; then she flattened to a
dead calm 'Rile Perry, the mate he
spnn the yarn to me, and he saio
'twas thick and flat as ever he see
and kept gettin' no better fast
"Thev drifted along till noon time
and then they wis somewheres out lr
the hay. but that's about all you ooald
say Zach, he was stewin and sput
terin like a pair of fried eeis and La
fayette Gage and Emulous Peters-
they're Denboro folks Mr Ellery, ant1
about sixteen p'lnts t'other side of nr
account—they was the only passen
eers ahoard except Nat Hammond, and
they put In their time playin' high lov
Jack In the cabin The lookout wa>
for'ard tootin a 'tn horn and his nel
ierin' was the most excitln thin? goir
on After dinner—corned beef and cah
bage—trust Zach for that, though It'i
next door to cannibalism to put cat
bage in his mouth—after dinner n!
hands was on deck when Nat says
'Hush!' he says 'Don't I hear somr
thin'''
"They llsteued, and then they al
heard It—all 'cept Zach, who's de f I
his larboard ear
(TO BB CONTINUED,)
So Many Like Trlbble,
Tribble Is a discontented fellow. I
don't believe he even knows what he
wants."
"Oh, yes. He knows what he wants.
What makes him discontented Is the
fact that he also knows he can't get
It."
An Underworld.
"You say you saw New York's un-
derworld?" said the horrified relative.
"Oh, yes," replied Mrs. McGudley.
"And I consider It very neat and In-
teresting I think every large city
ought to have a subway system."
His Business.
"1 see where Smith went to the
all."
"How did that happen?"
"He's a bill poster."
Its Kind.
"What Is a voice from the tombs
like?"
"It must be a skeleton's articula-
tion."
What a Question.
"There Is a use for everything."
"Huh! Has anyone ever found a
sensible use for a phonograph?"
NO MEDICINE
But Change of Food Gave Final Relief.
Most diseases start In the alimen-
tary canal—stomach and bow-els.
A great deal of our stomach aa<*
bowel troubles come from eating too
much starchy and greasy food.
The Btomach does not digest any
of the starchy food we eat—whlta
bread, pastry, potatoes, oats, etc.—
these things are digested in the small
Intestines, and if we eat too much, as
most of us do. the organs that should
digest this kind of food are overcoms
by excess of work, so that fermenta-
tion, Indigestion, and a long train of
ails result.
Too much fat also Is har'' *o digest
and this Is changed into acids, sour
Btomach, belching gas, and a bloated,
heavy feeling.
In these conditions a change from
Indigestible foods to Grape-Nuts will
work wonders in not only relieving
the distress but In building up a
strong digestion, clear brain and
steady nerves. A Wash, woman
writes:
"About five years ago 1 suffered
with bad stomach—dyspepsia, Indiges-
tion. constipation—caused, I know
now, from overeating starchy and
greasy food.
"I doctored for two years without
any benefit. The doctor told me there
was no cure for me. I could not eat
anything without suffering severe
pain In my back and sides, and I bo-
came discouraged.
"A friend recommended Grape-Nuts
and I began to use it. In less than
two weeks I began to feel better and
Inside of two months I was a w<Sl
woman and have been ever since.
"I can eat anything I wish with
pleasure. We eat Grape-Nuts and
cream for breakfast and are very
fond of it." Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the little book, "The Road
to Wellvllle," in pkgs. "There's a
reason."
Ever rr.d (he ibore letter? A new
one nppenri from time to time. They
• re genuine, trofc aad tali M hanu
tBt.re.fc Adv.
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