Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-01-14
BLACK EYES CURED.
The Effect Of q Wonderful Herb Discovers
by GYnsies.

by Gypsies.
Areporter made his way to a remote
neighborhood of Denver recently where
-he wind was blowing in such gusts that
the street was swept as clean as floor
The district was rather thinly settled and
there was little air of life about the
place The reporter opened door and
entered barber shop, where one man
was acting as customer and another as
proprietor The former individual was
wrapped IN huge pink calico apron,
and the latter was engaged in latherinr
the former individuals face The floor
was of spotless white pine. and there
was n good fire in the stove. near which
man sat who was undergoing all the
agones OF fearful coughing spell.
There were pink and green placards on
the wall which said, in BIG letters:
"Blaek Eyes Cured Here The scribe
explained his errand and was shown to
chair Presently the customer went
out, and there were left only the pro-
prietor, the man who coughed and the
reporter
How do you do ita'' asked the re-
porter
The proprietor laughed That's
what they all want to know he said.
We'll, it's simple enough We have
been to great expense and pains in pro-
curing European herb which removes
the discoloration from the skin; that is
shout all there is of it
What is the herb?''
Now, if | were to tell you. you would
desert your profession and turn barber
ct once That is the secret of our
Prlson-house- / can't divulge that
Inc herb Is very costly, and there are
only two or three men in the Union who
have got hold of it. 1t is hard to OBJ
tam, and has peculiar healing proper
ties which have never been discovered
IN anything else that grows
Whose discovery is it?''
THAT Of tribe of gypsies who wan
dered over the continent a few wears
since. They sold the secret for bread,
or presume the world would never
have known anything about it
How did you get hold of its''
Prom this gentleman here" indicat-
ing the man with the cough. The used
the herb IN New York. and when he
came here for his health he told me
about it and we invested in it to-
gether'
How is 1t applied?''
I'VE scrape it just as you would
scrape potato, and apply it to the
bruised spot From two to five hours
application viii remove the signs of the
deepest bruise.''
ita'
They say there is nothing in il, of
course-say it can't be done. Now
my dear fellow, if you will come here
with blacf, eye some day we will show
you whether ii can be done or not in
very quick time
Thank you, very kindly. What is
your regular price for treatment?''
Five dollars. and we find that people
with black eyes don't consider that any
too much to pay. Why. this gentle
man, when in New York, used to get
80 for the same work You see its a
great thing to do, this making people
whole again
What class of people usually desire
this kind of thing done?" was asked of |
the New York man.
We'll. there are great many persons |
who really suffer from accidents, partic- |
ularly laboring men who are so exposed |
to blows and falling bodies. These peo-
pie have 4 great horror of being thought |
dissipated, and they will go to almost |
any expense to get rid of such |
marks. Then there are, of course, the |
sporting classes. who are always in some |
fracas or another They used to come |
to my place al all hours of the night in |
New York You see, they are very par |
ticular about their appearance, and |
bruised eyes don't 90 well with !
fashy neckties, diamond pins and |
dandifed clothes. There are plenty |
of women among them, too. |
who get black eyes, but the saddest |
sights / ever saw were those existing in |
the faces of well-known society young |
men of New York city. / used TO be |
called to houses in Fifth avenue to fxup /
the eyes of the noble sons of the /
most prominent families in the |
city. At such times the greatest |
secrecy was enjoined upon me / !
used TO 20 into luxurious bedrooms /
where. when the doors were barred. !
heavy curtains drawn on every side and /
the gas lighted. approached the victim, /
usually some dissipated young man toss /
ing feverishly upon his bed, and applied /
the herb until the discoloration was re- /
moved entirely, and the fellow, much |
encouraged. would get up. ring for his !
valet and prepare to make his toilet.
These cases are far in excess of those |
furnished by the sporting classes in New
York While ! was in the business they |
kept the trade booming. and as money |
was no object to them. they paid hber-
ally for relief / have been called to the
same house time after time. and have |
repeatedly attended the same young |
men. month after month These fast |
young fellows never seem to learn any 1
lesson from anything. and as the treat
ment is painless and money will buy IT,
they 60 ahead and punch each others
heads as mild means of enjoyment
How many cases have you had in
Denver" asked the reporter OF the other
man.
Just eleven cases in the past fort
night, and two of them were women
who insisted that they had met with &C
cidents in working about the house. l
think very likely they had disagreed with
their hege lords, and wanted the evil
dences of the fists of those gentlemen re-
moved from their faces. "-Denrer frib-
N7ae-Republican.