The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-27
Tricks of OuaokA.
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LET ECERi BODf REID THIS
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C.lREELLLi,
frINil FIRE 10 a Slrnplrlla for sale ~ thc
different towns called old Dr. jacob
/ Townsend s'uTmPHrIiiH, itis advertised a.
: the original, 4.e 'tiIis u notorious ialschood
| Dr.. Townsend has expended over Sson-OOV
/ the last eight years la advertising his Sursa-
3arilla, men ms obtained nnhatasteT sad r~T'
-uIaIi0n throughout the United States aud a
greater part Of the wpfld--thc sale being g.
nofmouH,
Ttis excited the eupdity Of certain. unprin'
c,plcd men, and ~ old man who has been en-
EiRed in pcddlng cheap publications Tor a
number Of years. Thif mans name h Jacob
Townsend he applied 70 a number sfmcn to
get employ OF Co soil the uso Of his name
10 putup DR. Townsend r Snr.aparilla, stating
the large sales aud sums We had expended 10
Advertising ~ an inGuecmcnt 10 embark In the
buaneHa. Among others he applied to Charles
WatTous, Esq, editor Of the Jamaica Farmer,
who scorncd such a proposition Mr. III. q
Andrews, formerly one OF the Ptoprictors Of
McAhatcf'a Ointment, Ralph Ponieroy for
mrtly cashier md hnhneleE Of the broken shin
plaster Bank, at Dclyillo, New Jersey, John
Skillman, aud VIM Thompson, under the
name Of Thompson. SkiHmaH y 20. have ON.
played this OLD man, aud agreed, az We under
stand, 10 pay him seven dollafG per week, for
the use al hia name. These mrn have been
insulting aud libcllng us IA all pohsibla forms
~ hopes we would notice thrm, and thus bring
them aud their detection into market Let the
public decide upon the course Of these honest
aud h0HoYahs men,
They send their stuff or 10 our agents, and
charge them, but $50 per dozen for 4, expect.
ing the agents would sell IL, "a they would
make more money BY selling they. An1 1eoeiv.
ing the public but ycry few have accepted their
base proposal; II few have and should bo watch.
ed II they attempt 10 sell it as the genuinc -
We think Merchants aud Druggists who would
lend themselves 10 palm this siua of 90 the
public az the genuine aud original DR. Towns.
ends Sarsuphrilla, would be base enough TO
commit any frAud-nonc il the original and
genuine uniess signed by 5. 7. Townsend.
ONE or THEIR TRiCklS5
They say that DIR. Townscnd's SnrsSparilla
sours aud ifrme nts--ths il falSe as we have
kept II through the " hole year in NcwOrleans,
Texas, Mexico and South America and the
West lndics-in fact, the older IL grows the
better II bceomcs. We made n few bottles by
mistake last spring that spoiled. This was re-
gretted aud exchanged us soon as Posslbleisuch
an accident will never occur again. This they
attempt. 10 make great story Of. and say that
the whole OF our SatsnpatillS sourS, sc when
they are aware that they are publishing false
hoods.
ANOTHER TRICK.
We went TO an expense Of five hundred
dollars to get UP splendid engraving for our
Label, and had the portrait of DIR. Townse nd
on II, To- distinguish II from ait others and pre-
vent mistake 1hcrr men are now getting up
a label on steel with o portrait OF oidd Jacob
Thompsen-let the public decide upon such
transactions, and let them remember thutnoHel
is genuine and NE original. unless sigped with
the name of s. r. Townsend The plate is
engraved on steel and contains the portrait of
DIR. Townsend, three female figures and a view
of our factory. Tie spurious has no fscto.y
or female figure 596n3