Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-24
A MEDICAL CAPSUuERY.
Some Curious Facts About . Large Busl
ness Which Is Little Known.


ness Which Is Little Known.
New York Mail and E1pressl
An old-fashioned, uEpretentious-lookina
house which sets back from the side walk
on comp aratively unfrequented portion Of
one Of tie Oldest down town streets is &C.
cupisd by a manufactory whose goods are
known throughout the civilized world, and
have become indispensable to the medical
profession. 1t is q medical capsulery. For
nearly fifty years it has occupied this old
building. and the sign that contains the
firms name is so old and weatherbeaten
that its paint is completely worn of, leaving
only the faint outlines Of the original
lettering. Yes. We make gelatine cap
sules here" said the proprietor to a re-
porter. "and though you may not think
it. in this old building and another that we
occupy. the capacity Of our factory exceeds
the production of 1000, 900 capsules day.
There are only three firms in this country
that give their time TO the exclusive manu-
facture of gelatine capsules. Great inn
IrovementS have been made in these little
but most important articles to all sick per-
sons. AMI now by their use people can take
the most nauseous compounds free from
either taste or smell. We make capsules Of
al sizes, round and oblong, from the very
small article which only holds drop of
liquid to the large oblong one. the size of .
dynamite cartridge almost which can hold
an ounce This latter il only used for
horses and large anima;s, but it is q great
thing for them, as Ii does away with the
old-fashioned method Of administering medi-
cine to animals by pouring it from bottle
and almost breaking the animals jaw in the
operation"
when were capsules FIRST thought of."
was asked.
"Mr. A Mathes, Of Paris. may be consid-
cred their inventor. He obtained patent
for the exclusive right of manufacturing
them about seventy years ago. in 1886 the
founder of this house iegan their manufac.
ture in this city. Within the last twenty
five years empty capsules have been intro
duced and have proved most acceptable ad.
ministering powders and medicines which
irritate the throat or injure the teeth. OF
course the value Of tho ready filed capsules
depends entirely upon the honesty OF the
manufacturer, for the capsules being closed
they cannot be as easily examined as other
medicines which nre open to {. ready
test as TO purity, and impure
and aiulterated ingredients are rs easily
put into them as pure material In this
way the public has been duped by unprinci
pied parties, and often distrus: awakened
injurious to the universal use OF capsules"
ID you send your capsules out OF the
United Statcs7'
"Oh, yes. We have a large trade in
Mexico, Cuba, South America, and even in
China and Japan. The manufacture of
them has been SO improved Of late years
that no influence of climate can deteriorate
their quality. and they hold good for any
length of time. though OF course they must
Dc properly cared for. They are made with
q hard and soft material, and come in
boxes which contain from dozen to 1000"
young women Whatever ideas they may
entertain to the contrary, it may be set
down as an absolute truth that when re-
spectacle young man desires the acquaint-
ance Of one who may some day be his wife
he does not go out on the street and seek to
make that acquaintance by Irritation; in
direct opposition, such Q ons he would not
marry under any circumstances, for he de-
sires that his wife, like Cesars, "be above
Suspicion The flirting girl should bear in
mind that she is by-wori among those
with whom she fiirts, and that the prolonged
indulgence Of her folly will but serve to
fasten stigma upon her name which will
long outlast her years Of indiscretion, and
will cause her to be Stunned by wife-seeking
young men through knowledge of her former
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