Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-07-23

iects. The mode of conducting the
business was new and novel one,
worthy of imitation by those who
possess goods that will stand upon
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;
a simple certificate of good character
was sufficient to obtain an agency.
These agents were employed to place
their article in the hands Of the public
on approval, asking for no pay with
out full satisfaction was expressed by
tho parties receivingit. Most people
would think that such a 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 confidence was not
misplaced, for the business has grown
to enormous proportions, beyond 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 a certain
kind of advertising, but of a 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 aa article recommended
as 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 a
remedy for one single disease could
have commanded such large proper
tions; but when we reflect that Indi-
gestion is the cause of nearly all our
ailments it will. not be go surprising.
The fact is that most cases of so called
Malaria, Liver Complaint, diseases Of
the Kidneys, ETC., are simply aggra-
waited cases of Dyspepsia-mere symp-
toms Of the real disease; and the
reason SO many physicians are unsuc.
cessful in treating this class Of CON-
plants is that the patients are treated
for the wrong complaint-they are
treated for symptoms instead of the
disease itself.
"The axe laid at the foot of the
tree" The great success Of this al
ticle (the Shakers Extract of Roots
proves the correctness of this theory.
No article would meet with such a
rapid sale without putting and adver-
tieing unless it effected cures, and the
very fact that this article was designed
as curs for Dyspepsia alone shows
that Indigestion or Dyspepsia was the
foundation Of nearly all these so.called
diseases. Only two years since
beautiful young lady was given up to
die of consumption. Her fond parents
took her to Paris as last resort,
hoping to find some skillful physician
there to arrest the rapid strides Of
the supposed dreadful disease. In
this their hopes were blighted, but
fortunately away in that distant
foreign city they met with this Sha-
kers' remedy from America. The
result was that the young lady ia
alive and we'll to-day. She did not
have consumption; she was sufferer
from Dyspepsia, which is an alarming
disease affecting numerous class.
The disease commences with slight
arrangement of the stomach, but il
neglected it in time involves the
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