The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-10
GOODBYE, BALD HEADS.
A BLOW AT FRONT ROW SEATS AT
ANATOMICAL SHOWS.
A Hoosier State Chemist Makes Dis
covery That VIII Make Joyous the
Hearts of Those Whom N allure or Dis
ease Has Deprived of Hair.

The Characteristic feature of all anatomical
shows is in jeopardy
II is not the first time blow has been
aimed at il, but this time the menace halls
from the grand old Hoosier State, the Com
monwealth claiming the Presidential honor.
The following letter, dropped into an Ap-
PEAL reporters pocket yesterday, will ex-
plain:
FORT WAYNE, Ind May 3, 1889.
Mr. W. NJ. sneed. Memphis, Tenn:
Dear sir-I have within the last six months
made Il wonderful dscovery-what Is medical
treatment that Is actually growing hair on any and
oil bald heads. have had IL used on over 100
bald heads without a failure, their ages ranging
from twenty-five TO sixty years, On some the new
growth appears In twenty days, while ON others IL
requires six months. j have decided to have IL
sold on contract TO produce new full growth OF
sixty days. II is purely vegetable LIQUID com.
pound and Will not harm any one In the least.
mud men willing to pay SIS, $50, and even more
grow hair no pay for H. This may not interest you
very much, but II you will stop and consider or
calculate what might be made out OF such BUSH
ness you Will be able TO see the point.
lwant to engage good and responsible agent in
your place TO take the proposed contract and at
maturity do the collecting furnish printed
blank contracts and treatment free OF cost until
hair Is grown. besides paying the agent hand
somcy. Should you not wish TO investigate this
matter any, further will you please hand II 10
tbete Is thousands OF available money easily got at
In your own city, Let me hear from some one by
return mail. Respectfully, H. II. HAlSES
The letter was referred by Mr. Sneed to
the gentleman having the baldest head in
town, President Hadden who surrendered
II, after much opportuning, ~ an APPEAL
reporter, not, however, before he had COM
mitted to memory every word OF the glori-
Gus promise II contained. Returning 10 the
city through the courthouse, the reporter
read the letter to County Court Clerk Quig-
ley, who also has 500 or moro TO invest
with the right man.
"Ah," sighed the genial clerk II don't
believe the things possible. Miracles are no
more. ] remember once. long time ago,
fellow came through here with bait that
knocked my cash account ke-welter. He
claimed TO have an infallible preparation
for. causing an abundant growth Of curly
locks within six months nc the outside. His
proposition was on its face the farcst thing
ON earth but the fellow didn't trade fair.
His contract was TO cure you, or no pay, in
specified time, and you were 10 give him
promissory note for 500, maturing at that
time, with the saving clause embodied. Ia
his public declarations, or hanngues hc
howled 1t out that all patrons must come TO
him, rs the preparation would positively not
be sold. Where he got his work In, though,
was ON the quiet. lie knew people didn't
want TO keep running TO him every day,
that they would be- after him to buy bottles
al the stuff, and lac sold hundreds at s. each.
The hair never grew in waste places, but I'll
bet bought twenty-five bottles Of the stun
on the sly. What was itl Nothing but wa
ter with some harmless chemical In Ii 10
make the hide smart a little when applica-
tons were made. No. concluded Capt.
Quigley. II won't take the agency for this
mans discovery nor will ] squandcr my
dust with the man who does. Ii reminds
me, though, OF an appropriate response from
Bill Nyc, or some other humorisi, 10 some
enicrprising shark who sent him bottle for
advertising purposes. lie wrote My Dear
Sir Your bottle OF hair rcstorer TO hand.
have tried IL, aud find unspeakable pleasure
In commenting IL TO my brethren IN bald
headed sorrow. Not only did Il cover my
head with glossy, luxuriant locks OF fine
hair but | applied IL 20 my walking cane,
AMI Il was similarly benefited or words 10
that effect"