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.
nuRcks, Horace Doctors, Pstent Aedi-
cine Yendsrs, tsook Agents, and
the Dry Goods Fiend.

Ihe pedQIerS who frequent our
country towns must make aEv
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
jobbers who deal exclusively in cIsss
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 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 peddef
has smooth tongue He understands
human nature. He has ready for use
q number OF tales calculated to hood
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" anu
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 II
d oil ry1r 70 -oi, al
Too often they find that they have paid
more than the price asked at the near
est store. A pair of spectacIas that
should re.ail for so cents is sold by ths
peddler for $250 and warranted to be
genuine pebbles.
Huck towels and table cloths ara
warranted to be genuine linen. JaweIry
of the cheapest grade is " irranted pure
gold, and q price asked to make she
buyer think that it is gelulHe.i
II all the incidents OF swipdling were
gathered from the victims OF these
peddlers in even one village, what an
amusing record it would bel
A TRAVELLING sUACK
is known to 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. Ali who are afh cted with
chronic diseases can be healed If they
wiilonly Call on the doctor. Advice is
free TO all. Knowing full well the
usual aches and feelings of debility that
result from common chronic diseases.
it is reported that "he tells what ais
person by just looking at him'' This
seems wonderful to the unf0rtunates
who visit him. [; creates faith in his
ability that at once ar0uses hopes of be-
ing healed. Advice is, of course, free,
as was advertised. But-that 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 a
larg, amount of money.
Occasionally the quack finds patient
who cannot be relieved by any of his
prescrip tons. But he is equal to the
case; he must have fee or profit
He talks wisely of the benefit to be de-
rived from galvanic battery that slow
~ and surely will effect cure. He
will be very accommodating as he feels
70 pity the afflicted-he will furnish
one at cost" ieA
The battery is produced, and it's
operations explained, and the patient,
probably for the first time, feels the
galvaDic current. 1t is a 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 $40 and dollar extra for the bat
terry solution.
o how the people love to be humbug
gedl
THE 1TINEEANT NOISE DOCTOR
is another swindler. He brings into
bad repute noble profession. But few
farmers and stockmen recognize the
distinction between veterinary sur
geoa who has stndied for his profession
at veterinary college, aud the pomp-
Gus horse doctor who has picked up a
little knowledge and few receipts
about the stables.
The horse doctor is cure-all. He
sets his price beforehand for the speedy
He Is bold in asserting that he warrants
cure. How many are deceived by
that sound-Warrantedl He operates
feeling as a wood chopper would have
for tree. he secures his pay in ad
vance for services, and. long before the
evils of his nal practice are fully
known, he is far away, his warrant
worthless. and the animals crippled,
dying or dead.
Not satisfied with fees for pretended
cures, the horse doctor has nice little
game thai ne 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 20
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 reg III ed.
The medicines are procured ss desired
and, with them, many other articles
that the doctor wants, not exactly for
the employer, but for himself. When
t9e bill is settled the swindler ls far
away, and the amount is several times
as great IS was expected.
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