The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-29
SOME PLAIN FACTS.
How the Country People are
Swindled
BY PEDDLERs, AUCTIoNEERs.
uuRcks, Horace Doctors, Pstent Aedi.
cine Venders, took Agents, and
the Dry Goods Fiend.

the peddlers who frequent our
country towns must make aEy
ing from the profits on the
sale of their wares. Many are the
schemes they employ to make the peo-
pie believe that their goods are sold
cheaper than at the stores. Few peo-
pie know that there sre large wholesale
iobbers who deal exclusively in clsss
OF goods manufactured expressly for
auctioneers and peddlers. These goods
comprise cheaply-made articles of I'LL
Kinds, produced from inferior materials,
and made in the cheapest manner pos
sible consistent with resemblance TO
articles OF a standard quality. They
cost the peddIers Only about One-haif
the price paid by merchants for stand
ard goods, and, when sold even much
less than the price asked for goods be
longing to the regular trade. give to the
vendors enormous profits. The peddler
has smooth tongue. He understands
human nature. He has ready for use
q AulAOC1 vi Idl OdiN ul0GSo W AOpO
wink his customers. He relates that
his wares have been smuggled; or some
business house has failed; or his ex
penses are so light that he can under
sell others; or he is hard up" AMI
must sell to make his travelling ex-
penses. Whatever tale he thinks will
best subserve his purposes is huently
told, and the good folks be calls up N
are almost sure to purchase something
Too often they find that they have paid
more than the price asked at the near
est store. A pair Of SpectaGas Chat
should recall for so cents is sold by tbs
peddler for $2,h0 and warranted to be
genuine pebbles.
Huck towels and table cloths arc
warranted to be genuine linen. Jewelry
of the cheapest grade is " irranted pure
gold, and a price asked to make she
buyer think that it is ge1ulse.t
II all the incidents of swindling were
gathered from the victims of these
peddlers in even one village, what an
amusing record it would be-
A TRAVELLING sUAck
is kuownlto DE self styled doctor who
boasts Of his ability to heal all known
diseases. He gives notice by flaming
advertisements that ne is coming, and
will stop. for a few, days only, at the
hotel! All WHO are affl cted With
chronic diseases can be healed if they
willionly call on the doctor. Advice is
free TO all Knowing iull well the
usual aches and feelings of debility that
| result from common chronic diseases.
| it is reported that "he tells what ais a
person by just looking at him.'' This
| seems wonderful to the unfortunates
who visit him. [ creates faith in his
ability that at once arouses hcpes of be-
| ing healed. Advice is, of course, free.
as was advertised. But-thet advice |!
1t is, always that they must submit to
| his treatment, and that is quite sure to
give only temporary relief from the
| disease, and permanent relief from q
| large amount of money.
Occasionally the quack finds patient
who cannot be relieved by any of his
prescrip tons. But he is equal to toe
case; he must have fee or profit
| He talks wisely of the benefit to be de-
| rived from galvanic battery that slow
| ly and surely will effect cure. He
| will be very accommodating as be feels
TO pity the afficted-he will furnish
| one lat cost" aA
The battery is produced, aud it's
operations explained, and the patient,
probably for the first time, feels the
galvanic current 1t is new seasa-
ton. He is induced to buy it. The
battery costs the doctor just four dol
lars and it is cost" TO mis- patient at
just So and dollar extra for the bat
terry solution.
o how the people love to be humbug
ged!
THE ITGNERANT RoRsE DOCTOR.
is another swindler. He brings into
bad repute noble profession. But few
farmers and stockmen recognize the
distinction between a veterinary sur
geoa who has stndied for his profession
at veterinary college, and the pomp-
Gus horse doctor who has picked up
little knowledge and few receipts
about the stables.
The horse doctor is cure-all. He
sets his price beforehand for the speedy
cure OF ring bones, 6stula and CHAMBERS.
He is bold IN asserting that he warrants
cure. How many are deceived by
that sound-warrantedl lie operates
on the poor umb ANIMALS with as little
lSSkluS do u HOOA GhOppCl WOuiO AdfO
for tree. He secures his pay in adj
vance for services, and long before the
evils of mis- NAL practice are fully
known, he is far away, his warrant
worthless. and the snimals crippled,
dying or dead.
Not satisfied with fees for pretended
cures, the horse doctor has nice little
game THAI he is almost sure to play on
one or more Of his employers in every
town. He induces his victim to go with
him 10 store and tell the merchant TO
let him have what medicines are needed
from day to day while horse is u, der
treatment, having previously stated
about the price of things required.
The medicines are procured IS desired
and, with them, many other articles
that the doctor wants, not exactly for
the employer, but for himself. When
TIE bill is settled the swindler is far
away, and the amount is several times
as great rs was expected.
THE PATENT MEDICINE vErDER