The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-18

own stock In trade from a secret process.
i have received hundreds OF circulars
from such concerns and am assured
by them that they offer the chance of my
life. am told that II undertake to cam
vass my neighborhood for the photograph
albums, the silver-plated spoons, the gold
plated watch chains, the patent hair
crimpers, patent button fasteners, the so
cent diamond ring, the 81 CremonA violin,
etc. fortune would smile upon me. In all
cases you are invited TO sign a contract by
which you become agent for a certain ter
ritory. Cheap books and bibles, trashy
chromos and household devices are offered
by the wholesale.
The man who adyertises "a prize for 10
! cents says that his prize is worth $40, but
sends only few colored Autographs worth,
perhaps, the 10 cents, and with them a
budget OF offers showing how much money
IL 10 be made out Of the business or articles
sold by him and to be peddled by the cor
respondent. The prospective canvasser is
assured that taking subscriptions for this or
that particular book is easier than luxurious
idleness and that most people are aching for
chance 80 subscribe. The circulars say
nothing about the tramp from house 20
house for days at a time and having hard
work to keep out Of the way Of vicious bull
dogs taught to regard canvassers in the
light of delicate morsels.
THE DELIGHTS OF oANvAssINo.
One class OF manufacturers who hope 60
make money through canvassers tell YOU
some particular process for making an
article which you can peddle at a tremen-
dous advance upon the original cost. You
are told that you can make a bottle of hair
dye for cents which you can sell for 81;
hair oil for cents to be sold for 25; a To-
cent package Of stove polish can be
made for l cent, etc; starch, indeli-
BILE ink, washing powder, shoe black
ing, cough syrup, fly paper, arti-
ficial honey freckle lotion, perfumes, court
plasters. etc. are among the things which l
have been invited to make and spread
through a delighted neighborhood. am
told that l can make 10 900 bottles OF magic
hair restorer at 8 cents a bottle and sell
them for 10 cents to canvassers, who will
retail them at Is cents apiece, | will make
lots Of money, and that the whole neighbor-
hood will rejoice, except, perhaps, the bald
headed man who tries the magic restorer.
have also been offered salary or a for
tune IL / would peddle a certain kind Of
face bleach, first, however, paying for 50
worth-enough TO try IL so as TO be able to
talk tntelligently of Its merits. Another
person, anxious for my welfare, wants me
TO send IS for a dozen bottles of cough
mixture. In these instances you must first
buy some face bleach or some cough syrup
and become perfectly conscious of their
merits before obtaining the coveted salaried
position. The advertisers say In their cir
culars that they make this rule ia order to
prove the good faith OF the applicants.
In some OF the answers / have received
where the advertiser offered to give vaIu-
able pictures, real works of art, In return
for 10 cents, have received few cheap
little chromos, with the request that should
l wish more can get them by sending 90
the advertiser the names Of twenty five
families residing in my neighborhood
These names are made use of by firms send
ing out advertisements OF patent medicines
and all sorts of trash, and such lists have a
regular commercial value, according to the
number Of names upon them. The small
country postma5ters are even offered few
dollars In return for liss Of all the persons
who receive mail from their office and these
lists are used In the same way,