Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-09-02
P&rRoNIzE HoME INDUSTRY AND

ed to this subject ius. now by bombastc
puff with sensational headings, which ap.
peared in last weeks Chronicle concerning
one "cure.all,' Mckinley, who has been
I performing medicinal miracles in ourneigh.
boring village of Dodgevile. We are not
| going to pitch into' this DR.. McKlNGEY,
but only to enter protest against the peo.
| pie running after-every new man or thing
| that is presented to them, and ignoring she
| claims of resident, established, procession.
al and business men. Every few months,
each town and village in the country is
J visited by some speciality Doctor, herald.
! ing his coming with a shower of handbills,
| glowing advertisements in the rapers, etc.
With total disregard of nor, ty he as.
sures the community of whatever disease
they may be afflicted he will cure them;
chronic diseases are his fort, and to snatch
victims from the very jaws of death, when
the best medical talent of the country has
| ''0'' '''0"'ou' - "' cfe'l "aN
occurrence with TINS iniallible NJ d. The
most nal'shah' maiadles TO which human
IVY 'S suoJe''' nc "u'ertises To cure without
i"l hneuhia''c JOINTS ne VIII insianeous-
replace WIN o'hers ilaoer as klds,
| the hollow'eyed consumptlye he will re.
"e'e oi MS cough, and hWld up IN his
bosom new vltaf organs to all the place of
tnose dec"yed, ana, III Short Will II he
finds apatient any time before the coffin
Lid is screwed down, by merely laying on
OF hands or some other simple process, in.
stantly restore him to life and health. In.
deed so many are there now.a.days who
claim TO cure any disease ''that flesh is
beir 30" the only wonder is people do not
more generally believe they will live for.
ever.
IT people would reason for a moment
on this matter, they would readily
see that these men are jmpostorS. If they
really possessed tile ability they claim. is it
reasonable to suppose that they wcnld be
found gambling about the country az they
doy Wonld not their reputation reach all
parts OF the country, and patients be plenty
at whatevcrplace they were located, There
can be but one answer to these questions.
We also have a worm t.. sav witl ,.aoord
to certain merchantile hnmbpos chior
among which are the notorious adolIar
stores" at which il is claimed cam be rot
five dollars worth Of goods for one dollar
Everybody ought to sn;nk enough TO know
that one dollars worth of goods will
command that much money anywhere
and that there can be no mathematical |
table by which men can return three or
five dollars for one, and realize profit.
About the great tea houses also, we have |
aword to say. A woman is prone to think |
it she sends away and buys two or five
pounds of tea, and gets it at 10 per cent. |
less than her grocer charges, she is say. |
iuc great deal Of money gnt aha doos |
""' Il sue S"ouiu ou! 'he
same quantity at one DurchaSe insteud of |
"'' Pouha or ieSS, ahd Wou1H always pay |
cash i'm advance ir,.tend of ,,attir,, ,lr,.o J
/
or SIX months credit, her grocer could also |
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""n' 10, p" w ''ii "'iV" 'ledP'f'
Inc people ul every cohAlhSily ara more |
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