Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-01-23

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To enable he Tines To furnish h reader,
Win so0e reliable information reenrdins thu
Cus'cura remedies which are nov attracting
20 much public attention, . reporter called
Yesterday upon Mr.. Peter Van Schaak. Of
van Schaak, Stevenson & Co, vholesale
anu resah druggists, corner Lake and Dear.
elected:
XVIII you oblige the readers of the
Times BY answering few questions regard
ing the Cuticura remedies.
Mr.. Van S.-Certainly; ERE auay.
k-Do they sell we'll?
Mr. Van S--The sale Of the Cuticura,
Iutcura Resolvent, and Cuticura Soap have
been unprecedented.
k;-What reasons do you give for so large
a sale?
Mr.. Van 81 give four reasons First.
tney are original and revolutionary in their
composition and mode of treatment. Second.
they undoubtedly possess great curative pro-
Perues. Third, there are thousands 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 really great and successful med
ieine Fourth, the price of them 10 within
the reaA Of every invalid.
R--Are your large sales of these medi
cines through your agents?
Mr.. Van S.-No; they are legitimate mail
orders. We employ no travellers on the road :;
are fundamentally opposed to that way of
selling goods; the retailer has to stand such
expenses, and such staple goods a. these re-
quire no one to force them of.
R.-Do you class them as patent medi-
cines?
Mr.. Van 81 do not. They are proprie-
tary only so far IS their names are concerned,
these being held as trrde- marks.
R.-Can you tell US something about this
firm?
Mr.. Van S.-Weeks Potter are i'm
porters, wholesale druggists and chemists,
and for twenty-five years have been the fore
most house in the trade in New England.
R.-lt is popularity supposed that advertis-
ing VIII sell NEST anything, regardless of
merit. Is it true?
Mr.. Van S.-No. A remedy falsely claim
destitute, will surely fail. No reputable firm
and druggists are the most competent judges
would think of risking fame and fortune on
any medicine unless it had, under the most
trying circumstances, proved itself to possess
extraordinary medicinal value. The expense
attending the introduction of such remedies
is enormous. A fortune must be spent before
any return can be expected. If after wide
distribution, they are found to possess the
virtues claimed for them, those who have
been cured will recommend them one to an
other, and thus make them remunerative
When a man backs his statements with his
swn money, you may generally rely upon
them. This Weeks & Potter are doing.
R.-Have they ever before prepared medi-
cines for popular use?
Mr.. Van 81 believe not. They are, like
ourselves, agents for great many, but we
think these are the first that they prepare
themselves. 1t is but once in lifetime that
a discovery is made of remedy that such q
firm as Weeks & Potter are willing to stake
reputation and fortune on.
Rare their prospects iattering, or other
wise?
Mr.. Van S.-Very fattering. As l said
before, the remedies undoubtedly possessed
great merit. And besides they treat blood
and skin diseases according to a new and
thoroughly rational plan. that must take a
firm hold on the confidence OF those who suf-
fer from chronic diseases Of the blood, skin
and scalp.