Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-10-18
WONDERFUL SUCCESS IN
BUSINESS.

few years ago the shaksr Community ~
Mount Lebanon y Y. met with serious loss bv
Ore Nearly all OF their large workshops werc
| DESTROYED and one of their largest dwcllinga 90
we'll, Involving loss OF bes'lv million dollars.
The shakers fci, very much distressed for ther-
hal no insurance. The fre bad destroyed their
large warehouses. together with ihsir sto~t ~
herbs plants and root. BY the sale Of which they
were enabled to support their iarve community
They felt then that their husineaa was gone from
them. While the Brothers and Sisters were
mourning over their great and ssrious loss and
| wondering how they were 10 be provided for In
IA. fumr-. one OF their T'ustees BENJAMIN Gates
cnir' ed into an Arrangement with party in New
York City, to undertake the sale 81 an article up
| On which the shakers had spent much studs ald
labor 10 bring N psriection. but which up TO that
| time Was cnu pGativsy but lele known.
With but little cspital the snierpri,s was start
| cd but the real merit ,hai thu article po-essed
gave the nrw buslnets ing almo-t At once.
| for everywhere IL sss introduced the article be
came stsplc commodity. Indeed the fame of
the shakers spresd Ike the flames on u burning
prairie. and hi. too. the usual pulling and
sdverti,ipg that Ia be flowed upon nearly all new
| prcJ ecu The mode Of conducting the busnps@
was new and q novel one. worthy OF imitation by
those tho possess goods that wil stAhd upon their
sexual merits. This suecessiui business plan was
n. follow: The general aren't advertised f'r
local age nts oil over the lard. requiring no eVi
depce OF wealth nor any security; . simple Ger
HicisGe OF good character was sufficient 81 oht, n
an sgency. These agents were employed %
| place their Article In the hand. Of the public On
| approval, sskipg for no paw without fill atisfsc
ilon va. expressed By the parties receiving IT,
Most people would thi,k that such course
would have resulted In disaster. but the >haker-
| believing that the mas. OF mani Ind are honest
we're wiling TO place ihsir fortunes 10 the hand.
OF the people. relying solely npon their word II
The SEQUEL shows that this confidence was No.,
misplaced for the business has grown 10 enor
nous proportions, beyond all expectations. Tn"
.aIe 81 the article has spread like magic, not con
| hnsd to this country alone the fame Of the ar
tlcle has kpread over tO Europe. In London q one
| over hltesn million packages have been sold
From London the article ha. been sent all over
the world, even TO India, Australia. Japan, etc.
While II Ia claim cd that this enormous bushes.
| has b. en- built up without tie usual putting ard
| advertising, there has been . certain kiud OF al
y,rtlsing, but OF q peculiar character. This bus
another IN III the lame Of The article has spread
| over the land and thousands upon thousands are
singing ~ pgs ofpraise Of the virtues or the g..
ticle. The wonder has been how such q large
| 'radr could be built Up IN the sale OF an article
| r,eommend rs q cure for one disease onl, .
This was indeed The secret Of the great success
| ,ecause 10 was recommended but for one di'esse,
| Dyspepsh. Had u been put on the market "a n
cure for all, failure would have followed certzIn
| snd cure. because the absurdity OF recommend
| ing ono remedy for all disease 10 TO apparent ~
| this enlightened age. But his article possessed
| real merit and wherever 10 went made hosts of
| friends. Anoih'r wonder was tha the saie OF =
| remedy for one single disease could have com.
| manded such large proportions. but when W. ID.
fleet fnat Indigestion 10 The cause Of nearly all
| our ailments IL VIII not be SO surprising. The
fact l. that most cases OF so-csli'd Malaria Liv-
| er Complaint, diseases Of the kidneys. etc. are
| simply aggravated cases OF Dyspepsia mere
| slmpioms 81 the real disease; and the reason 81
many physicians are IN sucres full 10 treating this
class OF con plants I. Inst he patients src fres.
| I'd Tor the wrong complain they ,.c res'c,i for
-ymtoms in.iesd ~ the ~ care itse'
| The axe IL is'd al the foot of the Tree The
sIe,t .ncee,s 81 hi article the Shaker fN'taci
| Of Roots proves the correctness OF this theory.
| 80 srte.e would meet w'h .urh 4 rrpii sale
| ~thout pun = ard sdseTtispg unles- II '1ect
ID cure-. aud tn very fact III ihi- article Wa
| that Indigestion or Dy.pspsis va, the founla
| ton Of all these so called diseases. Only two
| year. since a beautiful young lAty was given up
| 70 die OF consumption. Her ford parents took
Der Ia Pa L. AZ h sst resort, hoping IN Ind some
ok lful ply cisn there TO arrest the rHpd strides
OF The supp -rd dreadful disease. In this their
hopes we're blightsd, bat fortunately away in rat
distant foreign eity they met with this IN tera
| remedy from Amsrics. The result Wa. that The
| 'oung lady 10 alive and well to-day. she did not
have umpiop ;-hs was 81 IT, or frnm Dyspcp-
ia, bic !. an diaI ming disease dsicing
ous class The disea,e eommeoc~s wuh slight d..
| rnpge eat oi the stom tch but II neglected it IT,
time involves The Whole frame. embracing the
Kidneys, liver. pancreas, ard 10 fsct the entire
| slandular system and the sffiicted one drags out
! = miserable existence until death gives relief
tom suffering. The disease Is often iaistaken
for other complaints. but 10 the reader viii ask
him'eu the following questions he will b. able
| u Get rhine whether he himself Is ore 81 the
afflicted: Have distress, pain or difficulty in
| br athing after 'atng? j. there q duh heavy
| feeling, ATTENDED By drowsiness! Have the eye-
| ayeiiow iinges Does thick. sticky mueu. gath
er ab ut gums and teeth in the mornings accom-
| panied by cissfreesble taste! l. the tongue
coatei! IL there pain 10 the sides and back? l.
there iulness ABOUT the right side II the liv.
er were enlarRipg? 10 there costiveness! l.
| Ihe'e vertigo or dzz ness when rising suddenly
| FROM horizontal position? Are the secretion-
| 'rOm the Kidneys scanty and highly col pred with
deposit amer standingf Does food frrmeni
| coon sftr eating. accompanied by natnlruce or
fetching fgas from the stomach Is there FIRE.
! quent p-lpitation Of the heart? These variou-
| o. uptoms may lot be present At one time. but
ihr> may torment the sufferer in turn as the
long standing there Will be q dry. hacking
| ugh. attended after Q time, by exDrctoratlon.
| In yer, advanced ,tages The skin assumes q dirty
UIow nish ~ pearsnce, and he hands and feet are
| covered by cold. STICKY perspiration. As the
| liver and hidneys become more and more dseas-
ell rheumatic pains appesr. ana the usual trt at-
meat proves entirely unsyailing agains, this lat.
Ter ason izng disorder, il 10 most Important thar
the disease should be promptly and properly
treated In tts nrst stages, when q little medicine
| will effect cure. and even when IL has obtain
ed stroeg hold the true remedy should be per.
| severed In until every vestiRe OF the disease IL
| eiadicated, until the Appetite has returned and
| The digestive organs are restored to healthy
condition. This disease 10 called Liver Complaint
10 Dyptpsfa. The safest and surest remedy Tor
he disesse 10 the one we have described the
shaker Extract Of Roots, prepared by the Mount
Lebanon Shakers, who have fpent more than
nty years In study Ing the medicinal prepar alton
II plants and roots Read Life Amcng the
Shakers" aud learn more sbJut this exosilent ar.
ilcle A. II. Gerry Il 20. Druggists, south Paris
Maine, Will badly furnish the reader with the
Lille Among the shakers" rs free gilt. IL will
| tell You how the Shakers live, what they do and
what they believe. Agents wanted 10 places out.
| TIDE the large cities where We have none. Terms
| can be obtained from 4. WhiIe, 81 Warren
atrtet, New York Cifv.