The evening world., 1890-06-03
ALL WANTED TO Be EXAMINERS
How Ten Physicians Were Taken
In by an Insurance Canvasser.
A Nice Little Scheme Which Cost
Them Ten Dollars Each.

party Of Buffalo gentlemen were en-.
ioying post .prandial chat yesterday,
says the Bufdio Courier. The converse
tion turned upon tho subject Of life in
surance. Mention was made Of the fail
ure of the American Life Insurance Com
pany of Philadelphia.
That was considered n solid concern,
but 1t is difficult TO determine nowadays
which concerns are good and which are
not, " said one of the party.
But ono thing is certain, and that is
that there never was SO much hustlng
done before in the insurance business as
now. Why, / had four solicitors call
upon me this morning. Ono of them has
called every day ior two weeks, although
| have put him uh as firmly ms ! could
without actually throwing HIM out OF the
office"
And J." said q second gentleman.
"have been bothered 10 death by differ
ent friends of mine to 10 II tins or thnt
beneficiary association until | am utterly
sick and tired OF tho business" p"
| Gentlemen" solemnly interrupted q
well-known physician, who had been
listening impatiently to the talk aud evil
IDENTIFY not sympathiZing with its drift.
Gentlemen, he continued, THE sub
| jeCt IL u painful one to me.
why 10, DOCTOR" was tho general
query.
"M hen YOU have heard my recent ex-
perience you will fully realize why say
the subject is II painful ono to me-"
TO ahead. doctor"
II will. Several weeks ago we'll
dressed, suave and intelligent appearing
man called upon me. He presented u
letter of introduction from nn old friend
OF m!ne aud went ON to explain TINT he
represented u prominent Incident lnsur-
ance company which was desirous of ex-
tending It's business in this city.
I'll he Company needed q medical exam
iner and he called to offer me the position.
stating his belief that IL would prove very
| lucrative to me.
"Dazzlcd by his speoious arguments.
agreed to accept the position.
Now, said the tempter, 1t would of
course be cminently proper, Ill fact II
would hardly be right that you should
not, 10 carry somo insurance yourself in
the Ass rciuton. II will be sort Of ill.,
dorseInent aud recommendation.
- Suppose you take policy for Sl0.-
900. II will only cost you $40 for the
imitation fee. 1t will not cost you cent
for premiums.
"The offer seemed air one, and |
yielded. / gave my check fer $40, and
my new-made friend departed. saying
that he would communicate with me later
through the general agent who would be
appointed in Buffalo.
Il heard nothing moro of the matter
until day or two ago, when Mr.. Dash, a
well-known Buffalo insurance man, called
upon me.
e" Doctor he said. some weeks ago
you took out policy in the Blank Insur-
ance Company for $10,0OO.'
No, ! replied, but paid $40 as my
initiation fee.'
- Just so, and have brought you the
policy. Do, you wish to pay the first pre-
miuni nowi'
"'Pay"I yelled. Pay. Why was
to be the medical examiner for the con-
Germ here
Oh OH said MIR. Dash, with sig
nificant smile. ! think smell a rat.
have nine other policies 10 deliver, and
they are all for docio ors.'"
All of them expecting to be the medi-
cal examiners of the Company 2"
NO doubt. Gentlemen. don't laugh
at my discontinue, but let us smile
again at my expense"