Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-26
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in our day as well as in years long past; ]
and, that it is making just as astonishing
advances ~ everis evident to any one at \
ell acquainted with the favor that child of
Maferia kedica Homeopathy has received
from Q superstitous public The awful
bleed'ngs. and pursiogs, and poisonings
and nauseous remsdyings that our young
manhoods had to underso-grim memories
Of ell our younger days makes us look with
favor upon this rev system, and to reserve
choice spot in our heart for those who
have done so much to deveolope il and
bring it within the reach of oil, saving man
kind from being medicined ont of tn world.
They have taught practitioners even not to
attempt too mach, for nature, with little
kindly help, viii do the most. where any
thing can be done at all. In no plAiner
way does she speak this fact than in her |
revolt at the nsussating doses that have
been crowded down sich humanitys throat, |
BY specialized professors, before those pleas
ant little homeopathic pillefs we're allowed a
place in the family medicine chest. We
would not accuse our immediate professors
of cliuging to sill the old EQyption follies-of
applying to the god Of teeth every time their
avs ache, or to the liver god every time
they we're troubled with jsundice, nor of
T. mixing up cures with theology, yet with
= religious tel aci,y have they chung to drugs
and actually tried to smile with the moss
nsuaeating dose trickliug over their pallets.
lii by the patient investigation and we'll
directed efforts of such men as Hannemsn
y and DR.. Humphreys that these things are pas
sing away. Or. n. esps isly has not only done
y more than all others to develope and perfect
this system, but has reduced it to an exact
scince and in that shape to be most servica-
o' bic TO all classes and conditions of people.
This being accomplished more stubborn
)" task remsined-thst of bringing 1t favorably
70 before the people-to overcome prejudiees
70 of education, superstition and long habit.
The success of DIR Humphreys specifics
VAS to be the success of the new system,
yet even its practitioners we're found op-
. posing it With rs much defamation ss.tbose
of the old school do any proprietary article
that doesn's first expose to them the
principle upon which it is based
y That success has attended the introd uctioI
-" If these remedies. can perhaps best b,
shown by q short account of the person
Who has been the main spring of the CON
no pany, and which has its he .dauArters in tn,
"a city of New York The central depot TO
Ia these re-. edrs is al No. 562 Broadway. ja-
~here the cesselsss stream OF humsnit,
Shrh Gro sds thar great artery OF the CIT,
Is strongest. Here Ia an eleg Anty httea u
store and the Offices where all the manage
nent is done, and where you will find tn
controlling spirit, Mr.. f. W. Hurt, th'
treasurer and general manager, and an abi
". corps Of geutlemsuiy assistants. At q
Ay William street, in the lower part Of th
city, 10 the wholesale depot, from whic
ey there has been sold during the past tel
months nearly tpenty million pills, aud O
I'll h-se over one million were of one kind
These figures will serve to give some ide
nd Of the exrent of the business Aaothe
very important feature in the success @
u these re nedIes is the fact that the compsn
nave been obliged TO open retail store t
ht, better accommodate their retail trade Ii
-n- New York, which is growing With as'onist
,pg rspdity every year. This il a, Nc
-,y Sl7 Broad way, just below 18th street, al
&c Is one of the fines, establish ments in thA
Dr. trescoed ceilings. magnificent mirrors, MAJ
Ter ole counters and floors. and not TO omit
It's accomplished attendants.
on Mr. F. W HURT, through whose efort
kpoNn and so msritoriousIy popular, IS
the western educator and journalists, in whic
Of profession, as in his present business, be va
smineptIy successful He was born Z
ers CbiIlicothe, Ohio, and at scarce TWEEN,
7il- years of age was recognized as one of II
most successful teachers in the stale.
about this time be was engaged in orzRni
e q ing in Springfield, Hamilton aud Cinciuns,
ger come so popular all over Ohio and ii
yep Western States. When the war broke o,
it found him proprietor and editor of Il
ser "Ohio State Journal and also editor AT
a, proprietor of an ohio Educational Mont
nix ly." Possessing the necessary busine
our TACT, energy and editorial indie tendance, Il
ney Journal soon took thslesd of all other ives
Who ern papers, net even excepting the Cinci
matt papers, in supplying not only the il
sil mediate vicinity, but the western portion
ms the state and east into other states, with u
ave- full and reliable news Of those excitir
tImes. We will not follow this histo
gif, further at this time, sufficient to say be co
and controlled the paper IN every particular, ct
1pe al the close Of the war 10 1865 1t was Il
nue. best property in the state, and he sold it (
snug fortune. With this valuable e
silly perieuce with so young, yet go well b
the Anced q head-snd what is more With t
al prestige Of success,-a will that was nev
for made for failure-hs undertook the dill
pal cult task OF popularizing q tAbood systs
and introducing to public favor really ms
,bl itorious remedies, but which, for sever
,rnr Years previous, had been attended with
@ 6culties in iuirod ucton and finally absolr
failure. HIS 6rststeps we're 80 form sto
company. into which he put besides |
who money, all the energy and experience O
ON successful publisher and business ms
the Properly sys:imatised, judiciously IN anage
good and snergeticslly advocated through t
be best publications and by the most com pete
agents on the road, the business of ii