The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-22

OUR MAN-ABOUT-TOWN AGAIN
ON HIS ROUNDS.

OfN ITO HOOt%Oos
Another Richmond Industry which Has
Grown from Humble 10 Mammoth Pro-
portions Meat-Juicc Estab-
Iishment-Nr. Valentines Idea Of Build
ing upa city.
The history of the discovery. growth and
use Of Valentines meat juice j. something
that carries with IL "A lesson that ought ~ De
learned and practised 10y those VINO nave
ambition and lack hope and energy.
IN building up an industry here, Mr. al
cntine was imhucd with higher principles
than mOncy-making. lie wanted such re-
ward as money could bring. II = true. but ne
wanted equally a earnestly 10 establish
more problems than those Of the expert
mental chemist. ffc was in earnest ~ if-
efforts ~ show 10 the world that If You nave
a mcritoriOus object in view. that you mean
business. and that your business ], worth
Your time and attention. that then YOU can,
by energy. persistent push, and iaiih ID
your own works. win. beyond the pcradNen-
turc Of doubt. lie found obstacles ~ his
way. some of them coming from di,tih-
gui-hcd sources. hut his faith never fed
from him. He knew he had IN his mind
material for the manufacture Of an article
that would not only be- blessing 90 the sick
and suffering. but which might also Zoe made.
if properly manaeed. remuncraiiVe. tie Kept
az work. As fast as obstacles appeared. hc
attacked them cOuragcOu-iN. never losing
faith and resolving 20 conquer. He has
conquered. and built q monument for HIM
self and name for Richmond in tine hos
ptal- and at the hcd-,ldes Of the SICK The
world over. Travellers. explorers. noble
families. and the courts Of the world hear
of Richmond through the efforts of Mann :.
Valentine. tie perhaps has received more
blessings than any man IN the United states
I'm the shades Of beloved but humble
homes. where gloomy seas roll wide be-
tween nations. in this land Of liberty. and
among mOnarchs. warriors. ana statesmen.
people Of highest aud lowest degree nave
had their pillows uniformed by the product
of an active BRAIN and its practical utilila-
iion i'm this capital of the ancient Common
wealth of Virginia. The traces If Mann
Valentines thought. as represented in lhe
contents Of q small. ONal-~haped D0iilr- ul-
set i'm n practical way chemistry a. taught
twenty years ago. and have set some Of the
most learned men tn two continents - think
ing. never failing in the end to make COM
Neri- Of them.
In practical way it is The intention of
this writing 10 make. poorly y may Doe. hui
certainly with the best intentions. an appl-
cation Of the example Mr.. Valentine has
set before those who are anxious and amhi-
fi0us f. succeed in the bu-ifs, world. This
example il one i'm which he did mot wait iiu-
tii he departed" before Joe made most
"inli-print~ ina the sands of
time" The good De- has done VIII live
after him. bat he has the satisfaction Of lN-
ine 90 SEQ and enjoy much Of the fruits of
his tirelc,s thought and ccasolcs- work.
Charles Lamb Said once. II have lived
nominally hny years. hni deduct from them
the hours have lived for other, aud not
for myself, and you VIII sim find ma "a
Young fellow.
Perhaps 70 is because Mr. Valentine has
lived so much for other people that he stu
rst iin- the energies and activities Of Youth
lie was found i'm his comfortable office yes
terday looking fresh and vigorous. Not
Withstlndng ho Was busy Doc cheouully
granted the TINES man-ah0ut-i0wn time
for "a t1ik.
The history of the manner In which he
discovered the meat juice is really interest
ing. Nj. Valentines education embraced
"a thorough training i'm medicine and chtm-
i-tri. tie was 0f ana experimental turn oi
mind and had made many tests in the
chemical world.
In 1871 loved member Of his family fen
into gradual decline. The best medical
sklll was blillel. and relief seemed hope
less. Mr.. Valentine determined o. tf} what
DE- could do with tine meat juice. and boz an
adjoining room 10 the sick chamber. he lat
10 work with "a ga. stove and crude matte
rial for the purpose of testing The expert
ment OF extracting from raw beef 70 fluid
free from di-aerefahie taste and Or for iin-
mediate absorption. After awhile ha Slice
ceodcd. and th, first spoonful Of such beef
juice ever made WIS taken ~ Tho loved sick
one. and administered by Mr. Valentine
himself Almost as soon as d. Wl- drank.
for the first time for many long and painful
days. Che patient slept swcetly-
Then Mr.. Valentine east his thoughts
around 90 sea what he could do with his
discovery and in the smallest sort 81 way
commenced the manufacture OF the meat
juice. ut is one Of the greatest pleasure
have in looking back ~ the early days Of
my work. ~ think Of Tie good the meat
Juice did to the sick and suffering. Hun
drcd- of people il0chcd 90 my house where
the medicine was given away. and found
that if | took "a bold stand and worked lu-
duci0u-ly that success was assured
lie conferred with friends. asking their
opinion of tine matter as "a business enter
prise. Every onc.With the exception oi Nr.
James Purcell. who at that time was living.
said that there was no hope for success.
Mr.. Purcell thought there WIS. and Mann
Valentine knew DO. He went tO New York
and had business talks with leading DRUG
gi-ts and chemists. When these were tlld
what the meat WAS. and what IL could dO.
they would say. "Why man You talk of an
impos-ihiiIty. To do what lou say you
have done would destroy all previous rules
of chemistry" Mr.. Valentine was -t.ll uu-
dismayod and he hraNcly replied "l'l
make Foa bias nay meat Juice, and 10 was not
long before the very houses of former mhc-
lief would not have been without Nalen-
tines meat juice for any amount and they