The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-07
A MEDICAL cAPsULERY.
Some Curious Facts About a Large Bust
ness Which Is Little Known.
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Some Curious Facts About Large Bust
ness Which Is Little Known.
New York Mail and Express.l
An oId-fashioned, unpretentious-l looking
house. which sets back from the side walk
on a comparatively unfrequented portion of
one of the oldest down town streets, is &C
cupied by mandatory whose goods are
known throughout the civilized world, and
have become indispensable to the medical
profession. 1t is medical capsulery. For
nearly fifty years it has occupied this old
building, and the sign that contains the
firms name is SO old and weathsrbeaten
that its paint is completely worn OF, leaving
only the faint outlines of the original
lettering. Eyes, We make gelatine cap
suIes 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 LOCO, 900 capsules a day.
There are only three firms in this country
that give their time to the exclusive manu-
facture of gelatine capsules Great inn
provements have been made in these little
but most important articles to all sick per-
sons, and now by their use people can take
the most nauseous compounds free from
either taste or smell. We make capsules of
all sizes, round and oblong, from the very
small article which only holds 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 animals, but it is great
thing for them, as it 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 OFF,
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 1896 the
founder of this house began 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 the ready filled capsules
depends entirely upon the honesty of the
manufacturer, for the capsules being closed
they cannot be as easily examined 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 unprinci-
pied parties, and often distrust awakened
injurious TO the universal use Of capsules.
do you. send your capsules out Of the
United States2"
ooh, 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
be properly cared for. They are made with
hard and soft material, and come in
boxes which contain from dozen to l, 000.r