Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-27
A DRUGGISTS BOY
sTUMeLES ACCIDENTALLY INTO A
TREMENDOUS FORTUNE.
Origin OF Ginger Beer and the Results
Which Made Its Inventor Rich
Poor Orphaned shop
Boys Lucky Idea

during lnt pat MttA, uilA Ahl hi7uC8 NhC
following interesting account OF the accl-
dental origin Of ginger beer and the results
which made it, inventor a wealthy man.
"Everybndy,' sa DR. Hameral knows
tina ginger beer, the regular drink Oi tue
middle and lower classes in england, the
yearly sale Of which lat l penny per bot
tlel reaches millions and millions of bottles.
But the origin of this pleasant, cheap and
truly temperance drink, i not known AMI
doubt whether even III England, there are
many men who could say how and by whom
it was invented. The story savorS little
Of romance, and can Youch for Its truth,
having heard 1t many a time from the lips
Of the inventor. who was rather prOui "
hi, achievement and not without good
reason.
AN ORPHANS LOT.
@Some eighty years ago Louis Carez a
boy Of l6 tho son OF a very poor country
/ physician in France, was sent 10y his father
to a school in London in which be got b ard,
lodging and ms truction in Engli in ex-
caange FIR lessons in French to the younger
pupils Eight month, later the schoolmaS-
ter diei, the school was closed, and Louis
Carez found himself alone in the big city
without u friend and with very Scanty re-
sources While looking out for another
school, he took room in the house Of a
druggist in one of the low parts of che
city, and managed TO live with s. month,
all that hi. father could send him. 1t was
almost starvation.
But the poor boy had nst seen the end of
his troubles One day the monthly remit
tance failed-the father was dead! The boy
would have died Of want If it had not been
for the kind charity OF the old druggist and
his wife They hal become attached - the
pretty. well behaved boy, they pitied his
furlorn position, they gave him his room
and his board until he could obtain a situa-
ton. Anxious to maze himself useful.
Lpui, Carez swept and cleaned the little
store, and was soon able to help the old man
in preparing simple pre- criptlons.
ALUCKY IDEA.
"One day. a. he was alone in the store. a
woman called for some ginger powder
( Louis served her and, after she left, tastei
the powder. He liked it, but finding 1t
burnt his tongue, he mixed it with water
Then an idea struck him He put some GIN
ger powder in one glas, and in another a
little sugar and the contents Of the white
paper of a seiIlitz powder, aided water to
both p ,ured the contents Of one glass into
the other and drank with delight the pleas
ant, effervsscing draught- The ginger beer,
although in a crude state, was dlscovereil
For several DAYS. whenever he had a
chance, the young inventor Experimental
in the small laboratory, AMI having at
length per.ectel his new beverage, he cal
cularei that he wanted , guinea- 10 manu-
acture his liquid, buy 100 bottles as many
cnrkS, and sons twine. Some fine morning
lie made up his mind TO speak 70 the drug
gist, explain his idea and beg for the loan
Of , guIneas
But the old man did not see the matter
in the same light as the enthusiastic young
/ boy and refused the loan. However 1t was
written in the book Of fate that ginger beer
was not TO be withheld from the appreclat-
ing palateS of Englishmea. The vile Of the
druggist Lad heard the explanations Of the
boy, and whether she had faith in his Inven-
tlon, or whether she was III re tender hearted
than her husband. the same evening she
slipped two gold peces in the hand Of
Louis out Of her scahty savings A few
. days later he could be seen on the streets Of
London carrying a bs >ketful Of bottles in
one hand an a glass in tue other, calling :
Cling beer, the drink of the period; ginger
beer, pence a bottle
RICHES AND HONOR.
"A few months afterward Louis Cartz
manufactured ami sold daily 1000 bottles.
but one year later he formed a partnership
with a Capt DubberS. and established
large works which could scarcely meet the
demands and had to be enlarged more than
ouca Ginger beer sold retail at pence u
bottle. After four years Of partnership, be =
then 2l years OF age. Louis Carer sold his
share in the concern to his partner for
lD,OOO pounds sterling and went 10
Paris He inve ted his capital in the
silk hou-e of Eacnssin, at that time
about The year 1915 already a very
important one But Louis CareZ was a born
merchant and in 1924 the firm of "Carez,
VacoSsin & Co" had become the largest and
richest OF the silk trade in France. He WAS
elected president of the board Of trade in
Paris, president of the chamber OF COM
merce was a member of the Legion of
Honor, and many times a millionaire. His
son, Alfred CareZ, wa nv chum at college,
was often a guest in the house, and many
a time ! have heard the old gentleman.
when he had taken some friend through his
art and picture gallery, one OF the finest prl
vate collections in fari', say with sml e:
See what can be got out of a bottle OF gIn-
ger beer
Copying Features oI English Life.
This custom OF introducing hired enter
aIners into private houses is CROWN.
-apldiy. and as it is one Of the features Of
English life it is. OF course, the swell
hing, but II is well TO notice that no actor
Of American Lirth and training can b.
.iI Ell to this class o. work. kith people on
the other side. who are not able to anus
themse YES, introduce these professionals into
their houses and people of wealth in this
,.yifh .F.Ff for
thing interesting themselves are rapidly fol
lowing their Example.
The acluisltion of wealth in this country
seems TO draw our Citi ems toward the
customs that have grown 10 De ond
nature on the other side For inStancr
while the older rIch men OF the met opoliS
wee drivers on the road and Low. i TO sit be
hind fast Il o ter, the younger generation
are ali steeplechase riders and love to
gal!Op across the country ON what they cal
hunts This new phlSe OF ife for the
young bioOIs is growing very rapidly. .-
Frank BUR- in Phladelph Times
The Ventilation of ol-Room.
Some y, ars ago a glass half full OF lime
water was placed upon the teachers Iesk
in each of the siN rooms of Il large school
4 single glass was left on the desk of the
laboratory as a che K. At the end of one
hour, they Were all culleC ted and examined
Had the air In the rooms continued pure
the glasses would have been as clear as
when placed upon the d SKIS But all were
somewhat turbid; one had a thick scum
and one had the lime SO completely turned
to chalk that a stream of pure carboni
acid pl oduced no more pre-, ipit1te. What
did 1t all meant Simply that the air in ali
those rooms was loaded with death -dealih
carbonic acid-LeRoy +. Griffin in The
Current
Irritating Particles IN the rye.
A good way to remove irritating particles
from the e,e is u take a hOrse hair anu
double it, lea ing a loup If the ob ect an
be seen, lay the loup er it, close the eye
an the mote W II come out Gs the hair is
withdrawn II the irri' ating object can
not be n. raise tn lid Of the eye as high
as possible and place the loop 'as far as you
can, ose the eye and roll the ball ar rund