The Maker

The following correspondence between Mr. McMenamin, the well know producer of hermetically sealed sea food, of Hamptcn, Va., and the Postutn Cereal Co , may interest some, as it touches a point upon which thero have beeD some queries : "Hampton, Va.- Postum Cereal Co., Battle Creek, Mich. - Gentlemen; Replying to your letter I beg to say that your healthy coffee has a flavor, so far as I can retnember, of the best coffeo, and this coffee flavor was so proaounced that I suspected that coffee was mixed with other grains. I served it to some of my guest without telling them what it was, and they pronounced it very excellent coffee. One of them was a fee drinker who had to have it three times a day. I would like to 'know if there is any cofïee in it. Very truly yours, James McMenamin." "Battle Creek, Mich.- Mr. McMenamin, Hampt.on, Va. Dear Sir: We have your esteemed favor of the 28th, nad in reply to inquiry a9 to the ingredients, will say that we are willing to stake every penny we can get together that Postum not .only does not contain cotfee, but that it is composed strietly aud entirely of pure cereals of the field, the greater portion being the rarious parts ot wheat, It took us nearly a yoar of experimenting to produce Postum the health coffee. It is an easy matter to make a weak sort of drink from browned rye, wheat or malt but to produce a liquid from the cereals that has the color, taste and nourshing proporties of our present product, taxed our best energies and that of one of the most expert analytical chemists in America. We feit a desire to demónstrate the principal that rnan"s drink at meals should be made frotn grains, without any sort of adultaration or chomical preparatian, asidefrorn simple cooking. It may be further explained, that in ordtr to pioduce Postum the cereals are cooked in different ways and tho final mixing of the proper proportions is what gives us the dosirod resuU. There is no possible argument that can be brought forward that will raise the question for a moment regarding the fixed fact of tho healthful, nourishing and fattening properties of the cereals f urnished by the all wise creator for tnan's natural use. We thank you your kind letter. Yours re3pectfully, Postum Cereal Co., Lim." There is but one genuine orginal Postum Cereal coffee, with a multitude of imitations offered as "just as good."'