Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-08-01


cines,n such as sanative pills, carminstive
balsam, worm medicine, expectorant, and
a score of other curative preparations.
Philadelphia is dotted with towering struc-
lures erected by him, He had great taste
for the tall and massive order OF architeo-
ture. His residence stands on Chestnut
street, near the Schuylkill bridge. The
edifce is of pure marble, and is the most
exquisite mansion in Philadelphia.
DIR. Schenck was Philadelphian. He
put up a syrup for curing consumption,
and at one time kept small office IN
CORTLAND street, New York. For many
years 1t was up hill work to make the
medicine take, but by dint Of persistent
advertising he weathered the storm, and
has come ont all right. The doctor owns
a large farm on tho New York and Phila-
delphia railroad, in New Jersey. The
station named after him is at that point
where travellers see in large letters as they
90 by,-"ConsumptiOn can be Cured"
He is probably worth his hundreds Of
thousands by this time, all made from the
sale of patent medicine. There are
scores of others in Philadelphia, whose
names escape us at this moment, who have
realized large fortunes and built for them
selves splendid mansions in that city out
of the same line of business,
1t may be thirty-fve years ago that DR..
Benjamin Brandreth made his debut in
New York as a vender of pills. 1t was
alleged at that time that he procured 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 street he
was too poor to advertise, and for some
time sold his pills by the single boz, until
he acquired a sufficient sum to put % short
advertisement in the Sun. AS the pills
began to sell he increased the manufacture
and establishing of agencies, in all cases
leaving them with booksellers, never al
lowing druggists to sell them as his agents.
After while he found the druggists were
selling more than he was manufacturing,
and an investigation proved that they
were an imitation article. This gave him
a good chance to caution the public against
counterfeits. In time he opened central
office in Broadway, above Warren street,
which for long time remained his princi-
pal Office. At length he made terms with
the druggists, and the pills became a
regular article on the price list Of whole
sale houses, Afterwards site was pur-
chased at Yonkers, where factory was
built, which supplied the demand. A
sloop carried load of hogsheads of pill
boxes up, and brought load of pills in
boxes back. The Doctor probably ownes
a steamboat to do his carrying business
now. We have no means of estimating
his riches. The Baandreth house, corner
of Broadway and Canal street, is owned
by him, and we presume he ownes whole
squares of real estate in New York.
Dr.. Aver of Lowell, came very near
running all his relatives after he started
his pills, sarsaparilla and cherry pectoral.
1t was a tedious time he had in fighting
advertising bills, and other expenses. He
spent what little he had, and borrowed
all his relatives had, till finally the medi-
cines began to make returns, and from
that time, some twenty years, he has been
making money. He ownes paper mill,
where he makes peculiar paper which
he claims is not easily counterfelted, in
which he wraps his various preparations
People who estimate his wealth run him
into millions. A one time he was, if he
is not still, heavy stakeholder in the
New York Tribune Association. Such
men are apt to leave their imprint, even
if they make their money in the manufac-
ture of patent medicines.
William B. Mofat was a silk merchant
in New York. Besides being bankrupt
his health had become very much impaired
from over work and trouble of one kind
or another. In his extremely he conceived
the idea of making pill and bitters. They
cured his infrmities, and made million
aire of him in less than twenty years
Persons familiar with New York can tel
the number of magnificent stores he owned
on Broadway and other parts of the city
He died some years ago, but the pills and
bitters didn't. The heirs carry on the
business as usual,