The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-11-24

lsbmrei B New York we and in The
New York TrAsm
Oae 81 Tie most noticeable establish
meats 90 BroAdwey Is that y Helm
bold the Chemist, JUS, step a have tho
main entrance Il the metropolitan Ho-
td Two ,arge windows lighted by
Gas llumibatorA whose radiance ia ia.
creased BY paieni Freneh Teaectors.
glisicu and CLEAN with brightly color-
"a Vases and many tinted iars % "a
rious shape Back q each window Is
spionnid bronze stand, c6iling high.
with branching arms. bearing various
vessels, 6llcd with herbs, aud splces.
aud seeds from tsr-ofi shores In front.
under an ornamental canopy u iron
work q sithuge design. hang two glass
mortars, which Serve AZ shades for the
gas let's which Hgut the marble door
beneath On entering the door YOU
see 81 either hand long ranges n ona-
mental shelves, and counters, aud show
cases. with a wealth q precious per
fumes aud other things thereon and
therein, and above the uwper shelves
bright signs In golden letters, GA ground
o. glass, setting forth the names and
virtues Of tho dragg sis special com.
pounds.
ON your left, as you enter. are the
soda fountains, and within step OF
two series Of other fountains from
which are drawn at any hour Of the day
or night such mineral waters a. your
system may need, Heyeyo may drink
in It's purity the pungeut kissingcn,
the salty Niehy, the tarsteess Kataly-
sine from Gettysburg or the the sooth-
ing Seltzor, or the waters Of os Sarato.
OF Missisquoi famous for wondrous
cures. Passing these fountains Of
health, you reach tho prescription de-
partment, snug cosy apartment,
which might well serve a Lilly or Sidro-
phel for midnight study, or make tho
heart Of any old alehemist with It's gu
ct and comfort. Here are compound
ed all the pro criptions ordereo by ply
sicians for the cure Of their patients,
All day and all night the clerks are at
work, and the quantity Of sure cures
here made up, the humber OF lives saw
cd by the medicines here concocted il
would be difficult 10 reckon
Next We come to the Ladies Parlor,
furnished elegantly, the floor covered
with thick green carpet, soft TO the
touch and grateful to the eye under
the light Of tho bright gas jets above
In tho center Of this apartment stands
q beautiful show case, dodecahedron
in shape, filled with variety Of arti-
Giles made for uso and for ornament -
On either side stands tho statue Of
negro slave holding in ono hand n salv-
or filed with business cards, in the 9TH
er tall vase containing some precious
ointment or some priceless boautGer
whose virtues aIe best known 10 those
whom fate and time have forced to use
them.
Beyond The ladies parlor is tho count
itg room, and neat snd compact nest OF
FIRE proof safes and desks and chairs.
where the heavy buiness Of the great es-
establishment is transacted, aud all the
rtfairs Of the house regulated and kept
in order
Here, too, is the Advertising Depart
ment, in which FIVE clerks arc constant
ly engaged in examining tho columns
Of the thousands Of journals throguh
WHICH the great Helmbold eommuni-
Gates with the world at large. Each
clerk has his range Of papers, and when
the mails como in these arc properly
assorted and examined, and q record
made Of the service rendered by tho
| printer on such and such date. On
one side Of this room are the newsla-
per shelves, all carefully labeled, and in
these are kept for the month or the
week, as the case may be, the different
journals with which Helmbold docs
| business.
Continuing yoer journey toward tho
west you come 10 two little boxes. ono
on each side Of the room, in one Of
which Helmbold holes court This is
most tasteiully furnished Office, aud
the other, that Of the chief clerk, Is like
| unto il.
Now You enter the wholesale depart
ment, which you find filed with bores
and cases, oil bearing the name Of the
man who prepared their contents, and
all labeled for points on the oarth's
surface as far distant from New York as
they are from each other. Here are
five cases for planter in Brazil, and
there are score Tor druggist ia Am
sterdam,
In this corner you see dozen more