The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-11-18
A DRUGGISTS BOY
sTUMBLES ACCIDENTALLY INTO a
TREMENDOUS FORTUNE
Origin of Ginger Beer and the Results
Which Made ITS Inventor Rich
Poor Orphaned Shop
Boys Lucky Idea.
louisville Courier-Journal J

louisville Courier-J Cgrucl
Dr. j. Hameral, editor o, Les D9uE
Monde, Buffalo, n. Y, has baol in the city
during the past week, ami furnishes tho
following interesting account OF ths occl-
dental origin Of ginger beer and tue results
WHICH made its inventor n wealthy man:
"EveryboIy,' sa d DR.. Hameral "Su vs.
the ginger beer, the regular drink OF t..5
middle and lower classes in England. tie
yearly sale OF which tat l penny per bot
tIe) reaches millions and millions Of bottles,
But the origin OF this pleasant, cheap ard
truly temperance drink, is not known, ard
doubt whether, even in EIglan1, there are
many men who could say how ana J. J 1YhoGl
1t was invented. The story savors q little
OF romance, and | can vOuca for iss tru,d,
having heard it many time from The lips
Of the inventor, vino was rather proui Of
his achievement and not without good
season.
AN ORPHANS lot.
"Some eighty years ago Louis Corez
boy OF IL, the son OF very poor country
physician in France was sent by his father
TO a school in london in which he got arA,
lodging and instruction in ElCiI.n in c,-
change for lessons i'll French t. the younger
pupils. Eight months later the zcloO.mas-
ter dol, the school was clio 5el aud Louis
Carer found himself alone in the zig city
without a friend and vita very sclaty re
sources. While looking out fJr an thor
school, he took room in the house Of
druggist, in of the low part, Of tie
city and managed to live with > month
all that hi father could send Lim. IL wa
almost starvation
But the poor boy hal not segn the end Of
his troubles. One day the monthly remit
tance failed-tho father was dead The boy
would have died of want Il il had not been
fov the kind charity of the oil druggist and
his wife. They had become ATTACHED t. tho
pretty, we'll behaved boy, they Pitisd hi
fyrlorn position, they gave him his room
and his board until he could obtain . ~itIa-
ton. Anxious to make himself useful,
Louis Carez swept and cleaned the Httia
store, and was soon able to he! p tic 81 ! uI3a
in preparing simple prescription
LUCKY IDEA.
Zone day, d he was alone ia the store, q
woman ealel for some ginger powder
Louis servoI her and, after she left, tastel
the powder lie liked it, but fulipe Ut
burnt his tongue he mixed it with water
Then idea struck him He pat some e5--
ger powder in one glass and in another p
little su gar and the contents Of tho W4ito
paper Of q seillitz powder, added water 70
both, poured tue contents Of one glass into
the other and drank with delight the plea
ant, effervescing draught Tho ginger be r.,
although III a crude state, was dsc1vlr.Il
For several days, whenever lie hal
chance, the young inventor experimental
in the small laboratory, and having at
length perfected his new beverage he cal
culatel that no wanted guineas to manu-
facture his liquid, buy l0J bottles many
corkS and somo Irvine Some fine morning
he made up his mind to speak t. the drug
gist, explain his idea and beg for the loan
OF ? guineas.
"But the old man did not see the matter
in the slme light as the enthusiastic young
boy ami refused the loan. However, it was
written in the book Of fate that ginger beer
was not to lie withheld from the a ppreciat-
inS paIate' Of Enslishmel The wife Of the
druggist had heard the explanation Of tic
boy, ami whether she had faith in his invan-
ton, whe Their she was NJ re telder-hear5sI
tIan her husband. the sam5 evening she
siippsl two gold pieces in the hand Of
/ uI' u OF her scanty savn-s. \ few
days later he could be soen on the streets OF
London, carrying a basketful Of bottles IN
one hand AMI a glass in tue other, calling:
Cling + boer, the drin., Of the perioi; ginger
boor, ) pence a bottlaI'
RICHES AND HONOR.
"A few months afterwarJ L1uis Caraz
manufactured ana sold daily 1000 bottles,
but one year later he formed a partnership
with a Capt. Dubher5 and esta bli5hai
large works which could scarcely meet the
demands. AMI had to be enlarged moro than
one, Ginger beer sold retail at > ponce a
bottle After four years of partnership, be-
then y years OF age, Louis Carez sold lis
share in the concern to lis partner for
1900 pounds sterling and went t.
Paris. lie invested his capital in the
silk house of Nacosajn, at that time
about the year 1910 already q very
important one. Bat Louis Carez was a born
IN reliant aud in 1921 tue firm of Caro-,
Eacossin & CO.. had becoma tie largest and
riches OF the silk trade in France. Tie was
elected president OF tho board If trade in
Paris, president of tho chamber Of CON-
merce, was a member Of the Legion #
Honor, and many times a miliiona:ra. His
son, Alfred Carez my chum at college. +
/ was often gue~t in the house. and many
81 time | have heard the old gentleman.
when he had taken some friouI through Lis /.
art AMI picture gallery, one of the finest pr
waite collections in Iaris, say with smile:
See what can be got out of q bottle of g.n.
ser beer"
Not Quite That old.