Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-08-22
HOW FORTUNES HAVE BEEN
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is illustrated by some statements
made in a recent report upon the
manufacturing resources of Buffalo.
1t first mentions the success of Mr..
Loveridge, the inventor OF the
ahoo Bitters." Another instance
is that of a Mr. Swain, poor Phila-
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 q
recipe for making a sirup which it
was said would cure scrofula.
kings evil, and other diseases of the
blood. He copied it, got some of
the materials ut the drug shop, took
the medicine, and in time was cured.
He then made some for his friends
and acquaintances, and finally left his
Flinders counter and entered upon
the manufacture of '.Swaim's Pana-
cea." 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 advertising, and after many years
he built blocks of stores and splen-
did mansions in Philadelphia, where
they appear in all their magnificent
proportions, the pride of the city,
and monument to the memory and
enterprise of a patent medicine man.
He died and left his heirs 4 million
or more.
DIR. David Jayne died in Philadel-
phia a short time since, leaving
SO, 100000. He commenced about
30 years since, as poor rs he could be,
in puttig up a round of what he call
ed family medicine" such as sana-
tive pills, carminative balsam, worm
medicine, expectorant, and & score of
other curative preparations Phila-
delphia is dotted with structures cree
ted by him. He had great taste for
the tall and massive order of architec-
ture His residence stands on Chest
nut-st., near the Schuylkill Bridge.
The edilice is of pure marble, and is
the most exquisite mansion in Phila-
delphia.
DIR. j. ii. Schenck is n Philadel-
phian. When young man he was
in deep-seated consumption, and
was cured by an old Indian remedy.
The knowledge of his cure made Il
demand for the medicine, and at one
time he kept a small Office in Court
landt-st,, New York. For many
years it was uphill work to make
The medicine take, but by dint of per-
Sistent advertising and the indomita-
bic will that slrm MOUNTS all obstales.
he has come out all right. AT this
time he is perhaps the most active of
any ofthe prominent patent medicine
men, devoting his whole time to the
practice of his profession.
DR.. Schelck has made q speciality
of examining lungs; he has invented
an instrument called the respirome-
ter, for oscultating or examining
lungs, which is said detects the
slightest murmur of the respiratory
organs. He is professionally in
New York and Boston every week,
where hundreds from far and near
come to see him and get examined
He is also professionally at his Gle
giant establishment, corner of Sixth
and Commerce SITS, Philadelphia,
where his medicines are made.
The desideratum long sought for
by the medical fraternity has been
substitute for mercury, something
possessing its virtues without its
baneful effects. This discovery he
claims to have made, and is contain
ed in what he denominates Shenck's
Mandrake Pills. His sales of these
alone are enormous rs they act direct
ly on the liver and are required by
avery bilious person, and doubtless
yield a large revenue. At present he
is the largest advertiser in the coun-
try, and his advertisements, like his
personal appearance, is plain, solid,
abounding III good sense and perfect
sincerity.
Hei is probably worth his hundreds
ofthousands by this time, and beside
valuable properties in Philadelphia.
he owns a large farm on the n. Y.
and Philadelphia Railroad, some 1G
miles ont of Philadelphia, where he
has built the finest mansion in that
part of the country The station
named after him is at that point
where travellers see in large letters,
as they go by, Consumption can be
cured" The beautiful scenery, taste
fully laid out ground, and well culti-
waited fields, make it a pleasing OBJ
ject of interest to the weary traveller
in the long journey from Washing
ton to New York. There are scores
of others in Philadelphia, whose
names escape us at this moment, who
have realized large fortunes, and
built for themselves splendid man
sions in that city out of the same
line of business.
IL may De ID years ago tlaJ Dr.
Benjamin Brandreth made his debut
in New York as vender of pills. 1t
was alleged at the time that he pro-
cured his recipe from an old man
who either came over with him in
the ship from England, or that he
became acquainted with him in New
York 1t makes no matter which.
When he first started in Hudson st,
he was too poor to advertise, and for
some time sold his pills by the single |
box, until he acquired sufficient
sum to put short advertisement in
The Sun. As the pills began to sell,
he increased the manufacture and es-
of agencies, in all cases
leaving them with booksellers, never |