Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-06
A MEDICAL CAPSULERY.
Some Curious Facts About a Large Busl
Ness Which Is Little Known.


Some Curious Facts About a Large Busi.
Ness Which Is Little Known.
An old-fashioned, unpretentious
looking house, which sets back from
the sidewalk on a comparatively un
frequented portion of one of the down.
town streets, is occupied by manu-.
factory whose goods are known
throughout the civilized world, and
have become indispensable to the med
ical profession. 1t is medical cap
sulery. For nearly fifty years it has
occupied this old building; and the
sign that contains the firm name is SO
old and weather-beaten that its paint
is completely worn off. leaving only
the faint outlines of the original letter
ing. Yes, we make gelatne capsules
here" said the proprietor to a report
er, land though you may not think it,
in this old building and another that
we occupy, the capacity OF our factory
exceeds the production of one
million capsules a day. There
are only three firms in this coun-
try that give their time to the exclu-
s,ve manufacture OF gelatine capsules.
Great improvements have been made
Ill lhCSC LULU oul AlIOSU POI tilHt
tcles to all sick persons, and now by
Their use people can take the most nau-
seous compounds free from either taste
or smell. We make capsules of all
sizes, round and oblong, from the very
small article VIII CHI only holds a drop
of liquid to the large oblong one. the
size of a dynamite cartridge almost.
which can hold an ounce. This latter
is only used for horses and large ami
mails, but it is a great thing for them,
as it does away with the oldfashioned
method of administering medicine to
animals by pouring it from a bottle.
and almost breaking the animals jaw
IN the operation.
''When were capsules first thought
of9' was asked.
'.Mr. A. Mathes. of Paris, may be
considered their inventor. He obtained
a patent for the exclusive right of man
ufacturing them about seventy years
ago. In 1886 the founder of this house
began their manufacture in this city.
Within the last twenty-five years empty
capsules have been introduced and
have proved most acceptable for adj
ministering powders and med cines
VIII Gu irrltate the throat or in
jure the teeth. OF course the value
of the ready-filled capsules depends
entirely upon the honesty of the manu-
factlrer. for the capsules beng closed
they can not be as easily Xamned as
other medicines which are open to a
ready test as to purity, and impure
and adulterated ingredients are as
easily put into them as pure material.
In this way the public has been duped
by unprincipled parties. and often a
distrust awakened injurious to the uni
versal use of capsules. -
do you send your capsules out of
the United States55''
''Oh, yes. We have a large trade
in Mexico, Cuba, South Amer ca, and
even in China and Japan. The manu-
facture of them has been SO improved
of late years that no influence of eli
mate can deter. crate their quality, and
they hold good for any length of time,
though of course they must be properly
cared for. They are maze with hard
and soft material. and come in boxes
which contain from dozen to one
thousand. y. Mail and Express.