Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-02
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The Mythical "Reyerend -

Tas Agents Herald of Philadelphia thus
notices concsro which has attained nations
notoiis'y through liberal advertising. The
reverend een.lsnal" prctossea to furnish 6
c)mpvund FIR reaninaiiag fallen humanity
and reproducing vital powers
I'VE have 70 apology TO make fer placing
the name on our Self Evident List of Frauds.
lo short, the reverend chsrAc.er is a myth.
thero is DO law to prevent man doir G business
uadcr any Damo be may choose. unless be as
sumes The nsms for fraudulent purposes, AID
this We contend is proven beyond doubt, was
the otjact OF the advertiser 10 assuming the
came of 'reVeredd' in this case. 10 a circular
issued by the 6rm the Rev is led to- say to
the public that the OBI @: of seudiug the pre-
soflptlop ftas, is desite to do good and beuc-
b: maDkl ID. He is particular to say that it is
difficult 10 obtain tbs drugs necessary for the
preparation 10 pure s:ste, frcm druggists,
and 10 the samo self sscri i6oirg way, offers TO
snrd the ioeredionts al sb ,oute Gust to hins,lf.
He says ho desires 90 prCf on the sale, as be
hss oJmpetercs TO support him. snd that the
Consciousness ct dling good aud tho blessings of
az proving c,nsci:Gce is all that be desires.
Toe taos 10 the case are these There is 90
lions. Tho Ba'ty, 10 tbs frs. pace. ndvertises
10 sa.d The prescription free. Ha is lot doir g
it as matter OF love, either, but as an object
IT money, 10 order to mako the matter moro
profitable to himself, he has selected for the in-
gradients hotuuus names. tuoh as are not
kn va to the crig trsdo LnyRhere. To be posi-
nva 10 this 8 recipe was ODsined and 6ye Of
the eadiog druf glsts and m apufacutpg chem
n IjoA nol
every case th;Y said they knew OF 20 such
.heSs evidepc,s. Pfote.s,r. who is sckoow,-
edged the bust su.horiy 10 this city, il not in
the ctuuuy, was consulted, snd 10 inserrogs-
ions replied that bis attenlon had before b,en
csIlrd TO this recipe. and hs uev,r hesitsted to
ptououuc, it a fraud. from beginning to
end. The result OF 40 analysis of the COM
pound, published sons few years since DIS
Closed the tact that it was composed largely
Of sug,r end enirely harmless 10 its eff 8.
ss well as cheap 10 lis original ooss.
The vic i'm, who sends for the prescription,
6ods it impossible 10 OBJ aio the ioQreden 8
elsewhere than from the advertiser, aud il oou-
neled to pay, perhaps, twenty times the prcs
hat the some could be Obtained for elsewhere.
w.rs the rrest panes given. The money
does not 20 to minister. sod is obtai1ed usder
false pretcuse. Throu2hout he whole of the
circular the innocent VIC i'm is led to believe
that be is Obtaining the medicine at absolute
c,sf, wh'raas, ne is payo9 m,Dy times its
&C nj value. Hs is oto;ned that the 'rsver-
end gentleman desires DO profit on the sale.
tha! ho OILY desires M approving QoDsclepoe.
This is sbsou ely fise. There is abuudaui
evlienoo to show that every c,nt 0b:sioed
trough the advertisements is obtained by mis-
representation AID is, therefore, trsuiulenty
obtained "
rne tbove i, probihlg picture of ueary all
tho other Remarkable medicines advertised
for tho like pu nose 10 order to allure and cheat
silly people. Unortuostey the great bulk Of
bumsoiy are too iu oepsibls Of being hum
bugeed, else Wa wou d see fewer advertisements
la rsp-rs Of parties protesting to send pictures
Of future husbands aud wives" Of course
were there none to be Guped, these dishonest
psr!is. cou!d not If ,rd to sdvertise.