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Evening Star, Issue 16990, 12 March 1919, Page 3

The following paragraph appeared recently in the Melbourne ' Argus ':—Cottsifc'erable apprehension has been caused amongst families in which forms an important item in the breakfast menu bv the reports of cases of mysterious links following on the eating of oatmeal. Mothers are particularly prone to lay the blame of anv unusual sickness in their children to "prevailing illnesses, and a mother, writing from Malvern, stated that three of her children had been suddenly attacked with vomiting and purging. They had had porridge and milk for breakfast, but did not become ill until 1 p.m. At half-past 3, however, two of them had recovered, whilst the third child was very much better. The ansiety nhich has been caused regarding the wholesomeness of the oatmeal now being supplied to the public should be dispelled by the results of the examinations made by the Government analyst (Mr C. A. Price) of the samples of oatmeal obtained from the home of Mrs Sarah M'Closkey, of Kew (whose three children died), and from that of Mrs Bray, of Armadale (whose three children were for some hours seriously affected). Mr Price, after an exhaustive analysis of the oatmeal, milk, and tea, found that they contained no trace of any injurious or foreign matter.