Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-02-09
The Curicura Remedies

Some facts regarding them ITO
makes them and what IL thought Of
them by the Drug trade erVteW
of "A Times Reporter with Peter Van
SchRRk, Esq.
From the Chicago Times.
To enable the Times to furnish
its readers with some reliable in
formation regarding The Cuticura
remedies, which are now attracting
so much public attention, a report
er called yesterday upon Mr.. Peter
Van Schaak, of Van Schaak, Ste
venson Il Co., wholesale aud retail
druggists, corner Lake and Dear
born streets, when the following
facts were elected:
R.-Will you oblige the readers
of the Times by answering a few
questions regarding the Cuticura
remedies!
Mr.. Van S.-Certainly; fire away.
R.-Do they sell we'll
Mr.. Van S.-The sale of the
Cuticura, Cuticura Resolvent, and
Cuticura Soap have been unprece-
dented.
R.-What reasons do you give
for so large a sale 4!
Mr.. Van ST give four reasons.
First, they are original and revo-
lutionary in their composition and
mode of treatment. Second, they
undoubtedly possess great curative
properties. Third, there are thous-
ands upon thousands of sick and
suffering who have tried and found
wanting the usual remedies and
modes of treatment, and who are
ready to welcome a really great and
successful medicine. Fourth, the
price of them is within the reach
of every invalid.
R.--Are your large sales Of these
medicines through your agents
Mr.. Van S.-No; they are legit-
mate mail orders. We employ no
travellers on the road-are funda-
mentally opposed to that way OF
selling goods-the retailer has to
stand such expenses, and such sta
pile goods as these require no one
to force them off.
R.-Do you class them as patent
medicines (?
Mr.. Van ST do not. They
are proprietary only so far as their
names are concerned, these being
held a. trademarks.
R.-Can you tell us something
about this firm?
Mr.. Van S.-Weels & Potter are
importers, wholesale druggists and
chemists, aud for twenty-five years
have been the foremost house in
the trade in New England.
R.-It is popnlarly supposed
that advertising will sell most any
thing, regardless of merit. Is ii
truel
Mr.. Van S.-No. A remedy
falsely claiming TO possess virtue,
of which it is in fact destitute. will
surely fail No reputable firm
and druggists are the most compe.
tent iudges--would think Of risk.
ing fame and fortune on any medi.
cine unless it had, under the most
trying circumstances proved itseli
to possess extraordinary medicinal
value. The expense attending the
introduction of such remedies i:
enormous. A fortune must be
spent before any return can he ex,
pected. If after a wide distribu
ton, they are found to possess the
virtues claimed for them, those
who have been cured will recon-
mend them one to another, anC
thus make them remunerative
When a man backs his statements
with his own money, you may gen
orally rely upon them. Thi
Weeks d Potter are doing.
R.-Have they ever before pre-
pared medicines for popular use
Mr.. Van ST believe not. They
are, like ourselves, agents for ;
great many, but we think these are
the first that they prepared them
selves. 1t is but once in lifetim,
that discovery is made of a rem
edy that such a firm as Weeks q
Potter are willing to stake reputa
ton and fortune on.
R.-Are their prospects Aatter
ing, or otherwise
Mr.. Van S.-Very 1attering
AS | said before, the remedies un
doubtedly possess great merit
And besides, they treat blood an
skin diseases according to nev
and rational plan. that must take
firm hold on the confidence o
those who suffer from chronic dis
eases of the blood, skin and scalp.