The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-11-23


ton is attracted customers come to You, and,
il you render them satisfactory equivalent for
their money, they continue to patrOniZc you a!d
YOU To their friends.
naaNpRETHs s riLLs--NR. BARNUM's EXPERIENCE.
Advertising SOON caused his receipts to be cnor
nous. Although the pills were but twenty. five
cents Der box, they were sold to such great ez-
font flat tons OF huge cases, filed with tho pure
IL vegetable pill" were sent from tho new and
extensive manrfactory every week AS mis- bust.
ness increased, so in the samo ratio did he extend
his advertising. The doctor engaged at one time
literary gentlemen ae% to o Sif sne
ment. Column upon column OF advertisements
appeared in the newspapers in the shape of learned
and scientific pathological dissertations, the very
reading of which would tempt a poor mortal To-
rush for box of Brardreth pills; 50 evident was it
(accorling to tho ADVERTISEMENT that NOBODY ever
had or ever would have ''pure blood. until from
one to dozen boxes of the pills had peen TAKEN
as purifiers" The ingenuity displayed IN con-
cocting these advertisements was superb, ana was
probably hardly equallcd by that required to con-
coct tue pills.
A funny incident occurred to me IN connecton
with this great pill III the year 1886, while was
travelling through the States OF Alabama, Mlssls'
sppi and Louisiana, I became convinced, by read-
ing DR.. Brnndreth's advertisements, that needed
his pills. Indeed there read the proof that
every system that experienced, either In lmag1-
nation OF in reality, rendered their extensive con-
life. purchased box of Brandreth's pills in
Columbus Mississippi The effect was miracu-
lous! OF course, it was just what the advertise
ment told me it would be. In Tuscaloosa, Ala, l
purchased half dozen boxes. They were all used
up before my perambulating show reached Vicks-
burg, Mississippi, and was confirmed disciple
Of the blood theory. There I laid in G dozen
boxes. In Natchez I made Il similar purchase
In New Orleans where remained several months,
was profitable customer, and had become tho
roughly convinced that the only real "green-horns"
in the world were those who preferred meat or
bread to Brandrcth's pills. I took them morning.
noon and night. In fact, the advertisements an.
nounccd that ono could not take too many; for if
one box was sufficient to purify the blood, eleven
extra boxes would have no injurious effect, :,
I arrived in New York in June, 1888, and by that
time had become such firm believer in the aih,
cacy OF Drandrcth's pills, that l hardly stopped
long enough to speak with my family, before
hastcncd 10 the principal Office OF Doctor Bran
drcth to congratulate him on being the greatest
public bcncfactor of the age.
/ found the doctor sat home, anu introduced
mvsclf without ceremony. I told him my. cxpe-
rrnccs. He was delighted. I next heartily en-
,lulscd every word stated i'll his advertisements.
He WAS not surprised, for he knew the effects
81 hi. r'is were such as 6escrioeI- Still ne was
eatcd in having another witness whose extensive
experiments with hi5 pills were 80 eminently salts
factory. The doctor and myself were both happy
he in being able to 10 20 llnch goo! tn mankind;
i'll being the recipient nf suel untold bcnehts
through his valuable discovery.
At last, the doctor CHANGED to say that he Toil-
dercd how happened to get his pills in Natclez,
for" said ho. II have no agent there as yet:"
'oh!" replied, 81 always bought my pills at
the drug stores"
Good Heavens !" exclaimed the doctor, 'then
they were all counerfeits! vile mpositions poi
sonous compounds ncvor sell II pill to drug
sst-I never permit an apothccary to handle one
Of my pills. Bnt they counterfeit them by tho
bushel; the unprincipled, hcartless, murdorons
Dipostcrs "
Sir. DARNuM relates, however, that the pills
proved, after ALL to have been genuine.
''sANDs OF LIFE
Everybody has seen his advertisement, begin
ming "a retired Physician whose sands OF life
most-knows how kind the fellow ia in sending
gratis his recipe. All that is necessary Is (as you
find out when you get the rccipe) to buy at high
price from him one ingredient which (iio says)
yon can get nowhere else. Isi's s"!ndinS scaM'n
Is in fact smart brisk iaom' Of about thlrty-ve
reals OF age notwithstanding: tho lenstli OF time
during which to ,isa funny phrase whcii scnc-
5c,,: got up foT hin. he has been ailiice'l WIZ;
lspsc tail-hnatl - ms n.crt'.l hand-cart sorAe
benevolent friend WAS 81 much distressed nhnut
the f.cbriiess OF ''Oll Sand; o. Life Is 70 eclil
lin one day large parcrl H.; express married
-. q. D., and cuSting quity iiSU,.. O.:
Sands" paid and opening the pared. found half
buslcl Of excellent sand.
Az ITALIA3 nrsi8vU.
Every visitor to Florence during The last t"ent!
wears. must have noticed OH the grand piazza bc-
fore the Ducal Palace the strange Ecnins Known
as Mo.signorc Crcso. or, il plaii! English. Mr..
Crrsrs. Iro is 81 called because Of his repu;cd
.:rra. wealth; but his rea! name is Chrjhtophoro
}isc!in. which l. may again translate as GIrlsso-
j,hur Risk .Irs. browning refers 10 him il one OF
her Incnl4-!lc Casa Guitii Windows | tiI:al;--
and hc las also been the staple o! tai: >y one ci
tho 1rol.opc brothers.
Twice every week he comes into the city III
strange vehicle, drawn By two fine LonibarCly po
nes. and uuharIcsscs them III the very centre OF
the square. His assistant C capital vocalist be-
Gins to sing immediately, and a crowd soon COL
ects around the wagon. The Monsignnrc takes
froin the box beneath his seat spendidly y-lointcd
human skeleton, which he suspends from q tail
rod and hook, and also number OF human skulls.
The latter arc carefully arranged on an adjustable
shelf, and Crcso takes his place behind them,
while in his rear perfect chemists shop of TASKS,
bottles, and pil-boXes arc disclosed.
Very soon his singer ceases, and i'll the purcst
Tuscan dialect--thc very utterance OF which is
music-tho Florentinc luaek-doctor proceeds to
address the asscmblage. Not being conrersant
with tho Italian, am only able to give tnc sub
stance Of his haranguo, and pronounce lndlfier-
cntly upon the mcrit Of his clocution. l anl as
s,,rcL, however, that not only the common people
who arc his clief patrons, but numbers OF the
most intelligent citizens, are always entertained
by What hc has to say and certainly his gestures
and style OF expression seem to betray great en-
cclencc Of oratory. HarnS turned the skeleton
round and round on It's pivot, and nlinutcy tX-
plaincd the various anatomical parts i'll order to
Show his proficiency in the basis Of medical 81
cnce, ho next lifts the sknlls. one orr az! @
cnnts upon their relative perpc' %: . - gig a :;