The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-10
HOWFORTUNES HAVE BEEN MADE.

The profit of "patent medicines" is illustrated
by some statements made in a recent report
upon the manufacturing resources OF Buffalo.
IL first mentions the success of Mr.. LOVeride,
the inventor OF the "Wahoo Bitters." Another
instance is that of a Mr.. Swain, poor Phtla-
delphia bookbinder. He had kind of sore on
his leg, which troubled him very much. One
day, as he was running over the page of book
he was binding, his eye came across eros recipe for
sSe Ee eS copied ant E got Of the
materials at the drug shop, took the medi-
cine, and in time was cured. He then made
some for his friends and acquaintances,
and finally left his binders counter and entered
upon the manufacture OF "Swaims Panacea."
1t began to sell, and finally its fame spread
wherever civilization had gone, and In some
parts where the people do not enjoy that bless
Ing TO this day. He paid enormously for adver-
tising, and after many years he built blocks of
stores, and splendid mansions In Philadelphia,
where they appear in all their magnificent pro-
portions, the pride of the city, and monument
TO the memory and enterprise OF patent medi-
cine man. He died, and left his heirs million
" DR.. David Jayne died in Philadelphia short
time since, leaving S3,000,000 He commenced
about thirty-five years since, as poor as he
could be, in putting up a round OF what he
called "family medicines" such as sanative
pills, carminative balsan, worm medicine,
expectorant and score OF other curative pre-
parations Philadelphia is dotted with struc-
lures erected by him. He had great laste for
the tall and massive order OF architecture. His
residence stands on Chesnut street. near the
Schuylkill bridge. The edihce is OF pure marble,
and Is the most exquisite mansion In Phila-
Dr J. II, Schenck is a Philadelphian, When
Young man he was in a deep-seated consump-
tion and was cured by an old indian remedy,
| The knowledge of his cure made demand for
| the medicine and at one time he kept small
| office in Courtand street, New York. For
| many years IL was uphill work 10 make the
| medicine take, but by dint of persistent adver-
| Using and the fndomitable Will that surmounts
| ali Obstacles he has come out all right AT this
| time he is perhaps, the most active OF any OF
| the promi nenU patent medicine men, deVotlng
his whole time TO the practice OF MS profession.
| DR. Schenck has made specially OF examln-
| ing lungs: he has invented an instrument called
| the respiTometer, for oscultating or examining
lungs which IL is said detects the slightest muir
muir Of the respiratory organs he is profes-
| sionally in New York and Boston every week,
| where hundreds, from far and near, come 10 see
| him and get exam ned. He Is also proIesslon-
| ally at his elegant establishments, corner OF
| Sixth and Commerce streets, fhllAoelphla'
where his medicines are made =,
The desideratum long sought Tor Dy the
| medical fraternity has been q substitute Ior
mercury. something possessing It's virtues Win
out its baneful effects This discovery ne claims
| to have made, and is contained In What, ne
denominates Schenck's Mandrake Pllls. HIS
/ sales of these alone are enormous, as tney act
| directly on the liver and are required by every
| bilious person, and doubtless yield large
revenae' Al present ne n the largest Rayer.