Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-06
SECRETS OF THE FIsgNE
Tf1APEaE.
How RarEUm's Circus Athletes
SuccessfulIy LubriCafe Their
Weary limbs.

new YoBL.-The following appeared in one of
the dailies:-The marvellous feats Of ey!npastic
daring. the squirrel Ike agility so coaspicuousrv
exhibited and the uninterr,loted succsss Of the
troup OF acrotats appearing in conjunction with
tie Bon. 2. T. Barnum's Great Popuiar Ci-cos are
furnishing the public with abundant reason for
cen!ecturln tie cause OF such phenomenal for
tune FTequenters of Circus entertainments gen
orally all unite in saying that il oft n happens to
an especially brilliant PerIcrmer-the paorla's
fsvoIte, to speak-that he IS debarrei the privi
lese of appearing just at the time lie most desires
TO. because of some scc:dent or o-het which
although not serious is of sufficient moment 70 in
terfere With creditable cerforman .e, 10 the ar
lists chsgrin and the popular disappointment
II has long been study with medical men an
others to discover some swift, safe aud sure means
ot oVercon inpfthe annoyance aud trouh,e result
inR from this class OF accidents but it reserved
Tor Aelp to come pecteGiy bal most pport lue
!! from altogether another source, which recently
received The following complimentary meut IN
IRON an influential contemporary. The article
etes OF 70 say 1t is = f2cG highly gratifying TO
aii BaImoreans who sra iHtare ted in the subst.n-
tai progress Of the city, that tbs lsIzest proprietary
medicine house is the country Il located in that
city The CONCERN l. purely result of Balti = ore
talent, Pluck and business ability, and Is credit
Il every respect t. the city. Mossrs A Voxeier
& Co have indeed attained envlabi6 positio in
the business world. heir remecies arc pro-
bounced by everybody to possess such intrinsic
merit as TO be raeed above tue level OF the mere
n0strum. ard elevated to the dignity o. valued
household specihcF, and they daily receive testi-
noniais from ali over the country, from the very
best people endorsing the action and virtues of
Fnef speclatles In the most unQuali fed and auda-
tory manner. Hearing tn At the house ba been ,ha
kecIpieIt OF co np!lmentary communication fran
'P. I. Barnunl's Greatest SHOW on Earth unitad
WIN the Great London Circus, Saager's Royal
British Menagerie and the International AlI;ed
Shows" now exhibiting at Madison SQUARE Gar
den, the reporter given the text Of the follow
lng highly euiCgistic COuuunics non from the
Greatest Show Firm 20 the Great Specially Firm
1t reads
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN,
New YoRK. April 1st, 1881.
We take pleasure III stating :ha. tie Great German
Rensds-st, Jacobs OILS being used by many
ring artists now engaged with p. T. Barnun's
Greatest show Earth, united Nita tina Crest
London Circus, Eapger's Regal British Menazerie
and the international Allied Shows From its
happy effects upon tn }se who have occasion 10
employ it, We have no hesitation in pronoonciDg
st jacobs Gil the beat Eninent which has ever
been brought to our notice. 1t is wonderfully ell
c.cious III subduing pain.
BARNUM, BAILEY l. HUTCHINSON"
The same marvellous influence which ST. Jacobs
On has upon mankind ia also e1erted upou tha
animal creation as is fully and most satisfactorily
e1 tlbittd by its uSe III the famous sh ~ above
named for the Use Of the animals also. I. This re-
niWEed CON bination Of entertainment Al irstruc-
tun Is Eaid to be thu aggregation of more perform
ing talent and wonderful collections Of animals
aud curiosittes than has been ever before gotten
together. 1t is performing to immense crowds in
New York, and tie general verdict seeuls to be that
the advertisements do not picture the reality.
ihls Great show VIII exhibit in Washington on
Aiiii 18th and 18th, AID in Baltimore On the goth
ard Plat of the month 1t