Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-09


Whore is the man who has not heard Of
"Hsrrick's Pills. or "Herrick's Plastsrsi'
II there be such IN individual in this broad
land, he would indesd prove . worthy &C
QUESTION to the nsw museum Barnum has
set about forming. Whether one travels
cas-, or west, north Or south, the fame Of
those sovereign remedies has preceded him.
Thousands and thousands Of sufferers have
experienced their bsnsfleIal and almost
effects, and have rseained health
and strength - ifby the magic Of sens
enchantss's wand. Nor have they peovsn
unsratsfui. for, With one uasaiosss In.
pulss, they bear living tsstimsuy y the
genius and scienti6c skin Of he great ussdi-
cal inventor. whose unrivsllsd preparations
rescued then from untsld pssgs and mis-
cries, and psshaps even from the grave it.
self. In fact, the amount Of good which
one man can accomplish in this short life,
When his energies and talents are rightly
directed, can scarcely Be computed. DR..
Herrick Affords an illustrious example,
Twenty five years age he commenced busi-
ness poor man, utterly unknown beyond
the narrow circle in which be moved, and
destitute alike of wealth or influential
friends. Manufacturing his celebrated. but
then unbeard Of "Sugar Coated Pills." and
"Kid Strengthening Plasters," he placed
them in the market, and relied % their own
intrinsic merits to create for themselves .
sale. At first the demand Was slight, lit.
lie indicating thst afterwards 70 fellew, and
increasing At 90 inpsrespsibls . degree,
that the prospect for future ssSSoi6 seemed
Indeed dishssstssing. Bot ussls y tssul
70 vim its Wy. whsa bssksA b pssssvss
anes and persistent energy. In the course
Of time, The prspasatiess which we're ct
6rst regarded - mere inssvstiens In the
market, became staadsrd srslelsa end srsa-
ted such rapidly increasing demand. that
svSA ~ oIde6s esnnsreial Weanofs we're
est IN the shsds. But rapid ssite nos alsoe
resulted. Whsrsvss used they pssfssosa
such unprecedented cures, that disease
seemed to fade svag tslsrs tssu, sndshen
who had bssa benefited host - tine d
pressing them upon the public. To.dsy
they stand "a Ne. l" In ths msdieal wssld,
aud are being regularly shipped to every
quarter Of the habitabls globe. Over thirty
thousand lamb skins ass snasally esassoei
in the manufacture Of The strsnst hsnine
DlsstsIs. But this 10 . mere triAs Of ths
whole. The amount of material required
for the two articles 10 astonishing, and fur
nishss but feeble idea Of the immense bust
ness carried on.
The headquarters for the manufasture snt
distribution Of these articles IL At AlbsnY
New York. While on recent trip TO tia,
city, We called at the great establishment,
Of Herrick 4 Co., and were shown through
its various department. Thronged with
operatives, and the embodiment of thrift
and industry. We could not but wonder 4,
the energy, enterprise and sagacity Of thu
men who could start without friends o,
means, and build up such an institution
The only explanation that We could con.
ceive Of was that the public had not erred
in its judgment Of the remedies there pro-
duesd, and that knowledge aud skill were
but reaping deserved reward. By the in
Vulnerable packages being prepared and
cent for shipment. We saw that business
head WAS 1t the helm, and that s.shs balr'
10 kept rolling in manner that predicts q
still Rrsudsf future.
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QassssUns ter deed TSuleIars.
Grant is before the people foe the high.
est ONCE 10 their gtn. II will b rsmsu
bored that when Johnson was inausuratsd
. howl went up on account Of his being Of
fected with too much tangls- foot. Nov
can they support Grant in view Of the fol
lowing charge made by prominent radicals
Wendell Phillips says that "from differ.
ent and trustworthy sources General Grant
has been seen unmistakab!y drunk in the
streets Of Washington"
Tilton, Of the Independent newspaper
states that occasionally Grant 10 seen fud
died in the streets
The RESOLUTION. another intensely radi-
cal sheet declares that General Grant is
drunk half the time
| Again, Phillips in tho Boston convention
said "that Grant 10 q man who canno.
stand nm before A Glaze nf l;ouop ,~;shout
falling down.
President johnson informed the CORES
pendent Of the Cincinnati Commercial. an.
other radical newspaper, THAT Grnnt has
been In the executive mansion 90 drunk
that he couldn't stand strsight on his lsgs.
CONDUCTOR on the U. p. r. r. took
his family few days age with him from
Oeahs for rid - ~ plains A little
con, six or oiRhe veorp old. fell ffrA -