Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-07-16

possess goods th' t will stand uron
their actual merits. This successful
business plan was as follows; The
general agent advertised for Local
| agents all over the land, requiring no
evidence of wealth nor any security;
simple certificate of good character
was sufficient to obtain an agency.
These agents were employed To place
,heir article in the hands Of the public
on approval, asking for no pay with
out full satisfaction was expressed by
the parties receivingit. Most people
would think that such course would
have resulted in disaster, but the
| Shakers, believing that the mass OF
mankind are honest, were willing
| to place their fortunes in the hands
of the people, relying solely upon
their word of honor to pay for the
article when approved. The sequel
shows that his confdeace was not
misplaced, for the business has grown
to enormous proportions, bey ond all
, expectations. The sale Of the article
has spread like magic, not confined to
this country alone; the fame of the
article has spread over to Europe.
In London alone over fifteen million
packages have been sold. From Lon
don the article has been sent all over
the world, even to India, Australia,
Japan, etc., while it is claimed that
this enormous business has been built
up without the usual putting and
advertising, there has been certain
kind of advertising, but of peculiar
character. This business has been
established by one party telling
another until the fame Of the article
has spread all over the land and thou
sands upon thousands are singing
songs of praise of the virtues of the
article. The wonder has been how
such large trade could be built up
in the sale of an article recommended
as a cure for one disease only. This
was indeed the secret Of the great
success, because it was recommended
but for one disease, Dyspepsia. Had
it been put on the market as a cure
fer all, failure would have followed
certain and sure, because the absurdity
of recomm ending one remedy for all
diseases is too apparent for this en-
lightened age. But this article
possessed real merit and wherever it
went it made hosts of friends. An
other wonder was that the sale of q
remedy for one single disease could
have commanded such large proper
tions; but when we reflect that lndl'
gestion is the cause Of nearly all oui
ailments it viii. not be so surprising
The fact is that most cases OF so callec
Malaria, Liver Complaint, diseases o
the Kldn1ys, etc, are simply aggIa
waited cases Of Dyspepsia-mere symp
toms of the real disease; and thu
reason so many physicians are unsuc'
cessful in treating this class of com
plants is that the patients are treatet
| for the wrong complaint-they are
treated for symptoms instead of thu
disease itself.
"The axe laid at the foot of thu
tree" The great success Of this ar
ticle (the Shakers Extract of Roots
proves the correctness Of this theory
No article would meet with such
rapid sale without putting and adver
tioing unless it effected cures, and tn
very fact that this article was designed
as cure for Dyspepsia alone show
that Indigestion or Dyspepsia was th'
foundation of nearly all these so called
diseases. Only two years since
beautiful young lady was given up t'
die of consumption. Her fond parent
took her to Paris as last resort
boping to find some skillful physician
there to arrest the rapid strides o
the supposed dreadful disease. Ii
this their hopes were blighted, bu
fortunately away in that distan
foreign city they met with this sha
kers' remedy from America. Th'
result was that the young lady l
alive and we'll to-day. She did moi
have consumption; she was suffere
from Dyspepsia, which is a" a'orn''n'
disease affecting q numerous class
The disease commences with sligh
arrangement of the stomach, but |
neglected it in time involves th'
whole frame, embracing the kidneys
liver, pancreas, and in fact the entir'
.,ro apd tha aff ict ef