Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-06-12


-, a.,.,a,,ou. Is 50 widely known TO
!, ,,o,,c,n ret dcrs a. that Of II. T. Helm
IA I, is indeed "household word "
,pone pcrpetually before the eyes Of
n who read the newspapers, and almost es
.onstsn tly in the mouths Of those who
snow its owner, Ms the synonym Of in,elli-
rent aud successful enterprise. A few par
iculsrs about thv~man, and his marvellous
business career, Gao hardly fail TO interest
,ur readers.
Mr.. Hclmb0ld was born IN Philsdelphis,
70 believe. Al al events. there he con
menced the business life which hes been
crowned With success so remarkable, and
has placed him, 10 roint Of wealth and po
sltion, side By side with the foremost Of
those merchant princes u cur country. OF
whom Mr.. A. T. Stewart 10 an often quoted
representative.
The subject of our sketch came Of re
spectacle, bus not wealthy family received
. splendid scientific and general education,
mastered the whole theory and practice OF
medicine in the best colleges, and, having .
strong natural taste for chemistry, at his
outset in life connected himself - clerk
with drug establishment in his native
city. After some time he purchased the
interest Of his employer in the concern, and
was fairly launched upon the sea Of BUSH
ness life, upon which he has "paddled his
own canoe with so much vigor and with
results so eminentiy satisfactory.
AZ about the period Of his purchase, lis
chemical studies had led to the discovery OF
that process ofprcparing f'a'd extracts, in .
concentrated form, which has since made
his name famous IS well in the
laboratory of the ablest physicians.
- in the households Of almost
every American family. His fluid extracts
Of Buchu and Sarsaparilla, prepared in w.
QUO. and containing oil the virtues Of those
most valuable remedial agents, in form 20
condensed As to adapt them perfectly for
use in prescriptions, have commended them
TO the best of'our medical men, and no rem
sdies are more frequently:.or regularly pre>
scribed in their practice. In the respect
named. their condensed form, they have an
immense advantage over the extracts pre-
pared according to the awkward and unset
entiio formulas OF che olden time, and u
which it was neccsIary TO administer =
quantity sufficient for drsnch for horse,
in order to obtain any curative results.
In 1861, the enormous growth Of his bus.
iness and the demand for. HE preparations
In every corner Of the country and quarter
Of the globe, induced Mr.. Hembold 10 res
move TO the great commercial centre and
metropolis Of the country. New York.
There, having purchased the extensive
building. No. 5oi. Broadway, next to the
Metropolitan Hotel, Il . cost Of about
100000, he fitted j. up in 4 style Of mar
Vicious maguiacence. The building is about
forty feet on Broadway, by two hundred
fee, deep, and i've stories high. exclusive
Of the basement and sub>cellar Ono hun =
bred feet in depth Of the main floor ia used
as a general drug, fancy goods ard per-
f4aery, and it is wholly unmatched by any
establishment in Europe or America, in the
magniticence OF its a! pointments. Itis in
fact . gorgeous saion-thc floor covered
with the richest carpeting, and supplied
with the luxurious, elegantly carved and
| orn1monted furniture, sofas, lounges, otto
mans, tete-s tctes, chairs, and all the appli-
anccs fJr the comfort of visitors that would
be found in n well-appointed paslor-in
which the showcases might pass, without
too close an..nspection. for aqaaria or other
ornaments. This, Of course, is the resort of
the most brilliant Of the New York fashion
ablcs, who here procure the thousand.and-
one triflcs Of tho toilet, by the judicious use
| Of which the dear creatures eontrive to
witch the world" Of masculinity with their
heightened beauty.
The rear half Of this floor is devoted
mainly, if not exclusively, to tho wholcsai>
ing end shipment of The Fluid Extract OF
Buchu," and Fluid Extract OF Sarsaparil
la which verybody hus seen everywhere.
and which most OF people have hal occa
sion to use and approve The remainder Of
the vast building Is used in the preparation,
storage package. &c, of these proprietary
medicines. Some ioca Of tho immense ex>
tent of this business will be obtained from
tho fact that the net income Of the prnuri
etor, after deducting taxes and all expenses
for the year 1865, are said to have exceeded
slc5,0oo. And the expenses were no triile
for i, is reported on good authority tina, Mr..
Helmbold paid for advertising alone. in that
same year, the tremendous aggregate OF
more than 100000 Having what he knew
TO be really the best article Of the kind in
the world, the eoterprisins proprietor long
ago determined to make the public az.
qua'ntcd with the fact and to do this. a.
ve have said. he has used the press with
llberality OF expenditure positively astound
ing. For years his advertising bills with
one paper, the New York Tribune. have
averaged over $4,000 He was the invso-
tor OF the style Of full page advertising.
which was afterwards adopted so success.
M'ly BY Bonner, Of the Ledger; and for
one single insertion Of an Advertisement
IN the New York Herald, no is said to
have paid the round sum Of $4,000
And, BY the way. Helmbold's proprietary
medicsees are the only asticlss Of their Kind
which have been noticed in che editori., col.
umns-sf the Hsrold in The last twelve years
IA fact which speaks volumes for their
value and popularity. One peculiarly of
Ms. Helnesld. b. The way, 10 that be
eschsws. partasss il his business, but eissp
TO every par. Of i > thorough personal su.
pe-vision.
In person. Mr.. HelmboId is below the me
diumsheight, measuring only about I've fee.
two inches; is slender. with large head
clear. open. psepossessing coun.enance, with
most brilliant black eyes. His manners ,re
suave, polished, and gentlemanly; and his
"a ~ hav l.