New-York tribune., 1867-08-08
HOW FORTUNES HAVE BEEy MADE

The profit of "patent medicines is illus
tra;cd M some statements made in recent report upon
the manufacturing OF Buffalo II first mentions
the success OF Mr LOycrdge, tho inventor OF the Waoo
Filters" Another instance is that Of a Mr. SWAIN,
poor Philadelphia bootbinder He had KIND OF sore on
lis leg, which troubled him very much One day. as ne
was running the page Of book he was binding ms
y nnld cre kings evil and other disease Of
tie blood copied IT. got some OF the materials at the
drug shop took the medicine, and In time was cured nc
then made some for his friends and acquaintance and
finally left his binders counter and entered upon the
manufacture Of "Swaims Pauacea' ii began 10 sen,
and finally It's fame spread wherever civilization had
gone and parts where the people do not ENJOY tat
blessing this day. lie paid enormously Tor adNelus,
ing and after many years he built blocks or stores ana
splendid mansions in Philadelphia, where they appear IN
all their magnificent proportions, the pride Of the city
and monument 10 the memory ana enterprise OF pat
medicine lie died and left his heirs million
DR. David Jayne died IN Philadelphia short time since,
leaving sOOOOOO lie commenced about 80 years SINCE
as poor as he could 9e, IN putting up pa Io9 o. NILS mS ar no
minatlvc balsam worm mmodlcine eXpeotorant, ana
Sottea " with Structures erected by him lie had great
taste for the tall and massive order OF archecre HIS
residence stands CheStnutst, near tAo Schuyikll
Bridge The edce is OF pure marble ana Is tAe most eA
quiste mansion in Philadelphia. -
DR.. j. II. Schenck is a Phlladephi2n. When young
man he was i'm deepscatd consumption au was cuiIu
by old Indian remedy The knowledge OF hls cure auo
a demand for the medicine, aud at one time he Kept
small oicc in Courtandtst, New-Nork For many years
it was uphill work TO make the medicine take, put gy
dpt OF persistent advertising and the indOmltabie VIII
that surmOunts all obstacles he has come OUT al lgh
AT this times he perhaps the most active OF any OF me
prominent patent medicine men, deyotng his Whoe tune
Ia thc practice of his profession.
DR. schcnck has made a speciality Of examining lungs
he has Invented instrument called the rcSproineter
for Oscultaug examining lungs, Wch 10 Salu uTeos
nr,fessionaIly i'm New-Yolk and Boston every week,
where hundreds from far and near come to see MN ana
get examined He Is also proIesslohaly AT ls m eSS'
estabshment corner of Sixth and Conmercests Fhill
dephla, where his medicines are made. A., ,,i,o, o.,
The desideratum long souEht lor oy 'ic i,iiva , ~
teInity has substitute for mercury something pos
sssng It's virtues without its banef effects rms us.
covey he claims TO have made ana Is III Mias
he denominaes schenek's Manrsike Plls Ills sales OF
theso alone are enormous, ~ theyact dFecty ON th9
liver and are required by every bilious person, and
doubtless Weld large revenue. At present no ls INC
largest advertiser in the country, aud his adVefiSenehl
Ike his personal appearance is plain, solid, aboundmg III
good sense and perfect sincerity -, ,,,.,
Hc rs probably worth his hundreds OF thousands ny ms
time and beside valuable properties in Pmiadephia he
owns - large farm on the New York and FihladePhla
built ts finest mansion in that part OF the country ihe
station named after him is at that point where travellers
ouged" The beautiful scenery, tastetuuy lald out
ground and welloultiyaed fields make II pleasing oe
from Washington to New York. There are scores ol
others in philadelphia whose names es'apS p qS hlt IN fnS
themselves splendid mansions IN that CITY o" u 'o 'U
Iy II nav he So Years ago that Dr. Benjamin Brandreti
made his debut IN New-I ork rs YeDuer o ltS ~ w.
aicged al the time that he procured his recipe frOn an
d nan who either came over with him In The snip from
England, that lie became h frt started
g. iiasons he was too poor TO ADVERTISE ana TOT sV"
time sold his pills by the single box ull o IN ~ 5S S,
.S & hnyon 10 sell ne increased the manufacture
and pst9 l,hing OF agencies, IN an Cts Iii s. o, a.
,b sseers never allowing druggists 70 seli tlen as
Mitl Ter while he found the druggists were
scliIg m 40 than he was mar ~. rc,c rb's
nation proved that they were on M . ,'ic o,ains5
ga1v ga1v+,,ts In tmc he opered central once IN Broad
NV ovSye Warrcnst which tor lohS lilN L@e,aW.Su @ ~
his principai Office. AZ icngln nc nl9e w M M the
,d,rss LIE and the pills became regular artYle on the
3eaist of Wholesale housss. Aferward ste vas pur
ea onkss where tTtr y SaS S U ogads %Sa fp Of
I boxes up ana brought load q ps n n S3Sss & p2GK
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riches The Brandrcth Honse corner OIL b o,SIs
t'analst is owned by him, ana we PreSuhlo l ho 0'
.boc snuares Of other real estate IN New ofk;
- r AVe7 of Lowell cano very near running al ms relt
tives after he started bis pills sars9bars u Siys
,1sin iis and other expenses He spent what tte nc
had ard borrowed all hts relatives hau M many lle
medlenes begaa TO make returns ana rom tts anu M
| owns n pap0r.mil where no makes u pecutsy pa
| pcr which he claims Is not easily eouhteIleIed III
iivoh hesNraps his variOus preparations Ieope WHO
estimate hs wealth him into millions. Az one TIME
ne was IL he not still heavy stockhoMer ne INC NeN
Work. Tribune Association. Such men are APT 20 eNt
their imprint even IL they made their money IN the lnn
| ma Of Datcnt medicines.
Wiayn - u MotTat wns silk merchant In New-Tork
Beside being q bankrupt, his health hi1 become NJ
much impaired from oyerwork ana rOuOle v os9 & A' ~
or another In his extremity ne conceivsn ts I
| making a pi and bittors They cured his hlsrulltes
and made millionaire OF him IN less than twenty yes' -
Persons familiar with New York can tell the huoc , ~
ma aQnhcent stores he owned on Broadwag hhu os.n n
parts OF the city He died some years ago pt NV -
and bitters didn't The heirs carry on inc pusn'SS
usual 90. ,,ouo,d Eeppedv
proprietor OF the Great Medical Discover ~ riS,n Sell
ilsed one hundred thousand dollars for ms ~ &
w FoNje vino honght Wstars Balsam OF VIC SsrI !,
from Butts OF Roehcscri be - A,ne Ho.
York, the largest patont Iniment mar
letter HelnhQd. the MaxioeA M"St9h" binon' 'u'''