Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-21

The ssrasss Eases Abe ssddss Pesssssisa 81
Wealth ffsA en Mems Minds.

New York Letter.l
Charles r. Wall, Of Brooklyn, recently
jpberitea s1O, 200, and was so elated by bis
good fortune that he became insane. and II
POW locked up In An asylum. The sudden
possession OF money seems to have u
strange effect upon some mems mlrds. A
dealer in druggists sundries was telling me
the other day Of man who invented .
certain lotion that attained great populari-
", and money came In so fast that be did
not know what 10 do with II. He spent II
as fast AZ he could, but II still kept Ineress'
ing as the popularity oil his article in
creased. Then he took 10 drink ana 10
leading q very fast life. ana hnslly his nina
became effected by his excuses, anu he lost
his reason, and was locked up IN q mad
house. where he died. aud. what u more,
the receipt OF his lotion died with MIN.
No one knows what II was made or
nor can drop CT 1t be found anywhere 10
anslyze. The money made In patent med'-
cincs and "proprietsry articles IS so
enormous that one Is hardly surprised that
there are so many people in the business.
/ heard 1t estimated the other day tnat
nearly s20O, 100000 a year was made IN
n esq things. When an article Is once
success the profit u enormous. because the
cost Of manufacture is very little. There
are men that you and never heard OF VINO
are worth their millions, all made from
some quack medicine TINT appeals to the
creduliiy OF certain classes Of the commt-
nifty. Most Of these medicines are made
under assumed names. This is for various
reasons; one bfing that a man naturally
dislikes 10 have bis name associated with
a liyer.pad or an agIle-pill, but he Is not
ayerse 20 beng made rich from the money
that l. accumulated by their sale. Some OF
these patent medicines are made popular
by enormous advertising. | know OF
one firm that spends all OF $1,000
COO every year advertising cure
ALL while Others again never adyer-
Else line. A friend OF mine met woman
whom she had known good many years
Ego, when she WAS very poor, and was
surprised to see her glistening in diamonds
and rusiliug in silks. She thought that
she noticed an EXPIRE ssion Of curiosity In
my friends face. and she at once unbur-
dCncd hQScif and told hsr just how she
had come by her money. She said that
hcr husband. when she married him. was
poor country doctor; that there were a
good many other doctors in the same town.
and that his practice was not suiiicien; 10
Iay for food and clothing. SO she said to
him one day: "WEy not get up some
raient medicine. and see what you can
do with it," He thought the idea good
one, although against the code of medical
ethics. and be set 10 work and invented
some article that struck the popular
fancy. Now" said the womln, "we
are making 80 much money that We don't
know what to do with il. We have no
children, and we Just spend our time in
trying to think how we can yet rid Of the
money thai keeps coming in every day.
We travel all over Europe. and We buy the
finest diamonds and precious stones. and
live in the most costly manner, but we can
not get ahead OF our income" "1hlt Isl
rather peculiar sensation. is II not Z" my
friend asked. "YeS," she said; 4" sup
pose il j.; and. strange a. it may seem. II
i. not a particularly happy one. | done
know but what we were happier on no.
thing n year than we are now with such an
enormous amount"
This only goes 10 prove what an mex
haustible mine public credulity j..