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Wanganui Herald, Volume III, Issue 657, 20 September 1869, Page 1

Public Notices. pabulum yum, OR CONCENTRATED ESSENCE OF MEAT. r| HE inferior articles,- which are sold * in the colonies as Extracts of Meat, containing so much innutritious or gluey matter, as likewise ehondrine, has induced Mr 11.8. liobterts,'of Wangamii, to present to the public an Extract of Meat devoid of these matters, which, although they may solidify- an extract, according? to the highest: mjeJcHcal authorities, afford no nutriment to the human system, and render the, extract more liable to putrefaction. The bdlk and weight are, of course, increased ly su'cli admixture with gelatinous matters, thereby largely increasing' the cost to the consumer, as the real essence is so proportionately decreased. The supe*. riority of the " Pabulum Vitae" above any other known preparation can be easily detected, even by the smell. One salt-spoonful of the Extract dissolved in half a pint of hot -watei, and flavored with pepper and salt, makes a delicious brown soup at the cost of about five farthings. For children, the quantity of the Extract ought to be much diminished. Persons on a journey, or taking strong exercise, may with advantage take an increased quantity of the Extract. A person of weakly or debilitated constitution, will be convinced of the restorative and invigorating effect of the Pabulum Vitae by taking it twice or thrice a day for a fortnight as directed. One ounce will make eight half pints of agreeable strength. If the Extract be spread thinly on toast or bread and butter, it will be found most palatable, and persons travelling in the interior where fires cannot always be kindled, will appreciate it, particularly as it dissolves readily in cold water,, and in that state makes an eqnally nutritious and very agreeable drink. All gravies and soups can be made or flavored and rendered more nutritious by the use of this extract.

COPY OF TESTIMONIALS. From Dr Gibson— Wanganui, May 7th, 1869. Sir,—rl have much pleasure in testifying tq^the nourishing properties of your Pabulum Vitaj. It is more palatable than the generality of Extract of Meat, and I consider it a great boon to invalids and a useful adjunct to the kitchen. I am, sir, yours, &c, Geo. H. Giuson, Surgeon. H. B. Roberts, Esq. From Dr Earle, Wanganui-* Wanganui, May 13, 1869. Having tested the Pabulum Vita?, or Extract of Meat, made by Mr 11. B. Roberts, I have great pleasure in certifying to its merits. I consider it to be wholesome, nutritious, and easily digested. For invalids it forms one of the best articles of nourishment that we have, and I can cordially recommend it. R. C. EAB&K, M.H.C.S.E.. li.S.A., ti.it. To H. B. Roberts, Esq.

From Dr Curl— Rangitikel. June 14, 1869. Dear Sir, —I have at last completed an examination of the sample of extract of meat you forwarded'to me for that purpose. After submitting it to chemical and the other usual tests,! find that it is a pure extract of lean meat,*and although th ere are in it small particles of gelatine and albumen that can be demonstrated by chemical reagents, yet they are in less • quantities than in other samples I have submitted to: anatysjs, and they are'not sufficient in amount in your sampie to be at all injurious to.in* valids, so long as the extract is not kept too long I found the soluble salts <of Meat-to! be in large proportion, .and this is of importance as it is. principally upon these salts that the nutritious value of extracts of meat for, invalids, and those using them, depends. Your extract of Meat, or Pabulum Vita?, is therefore a valuable nutritive article of diet for appropriate cases. lam, dear sir, yours faithfully. S. M. Cuur., M,D. i To 11. B. Robert,, Esq. '

Wjinganui, 16th August, 1869. Hr, —In compliance with your request I have submitted the Pabulum Vitse, or extract of Meat, prepared undfer your instructions, to a most careful analysis. By such analysis I ascertain that it abounds with salts of potash, a substance from which the animals mainly