The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-06-20
INSURANCE FAKIRS.
How they Operate 70 the Dstri-
msnt Of Honest Companies
me sleek and OTy Worker Is ConstAntiy
on this Wsseh for Fresh Victims
-8is Method Of Do
iuE HusIness-

Ing business
There have sprung up IN these latter
dsvs the fsra-fzm worker and the soap
package fakir. and by some means Tn
i-no.rn 70 The uniai;iated the devil md
RI allies have evolved a plan whereby
humanity + also eursed and I'estered
with the life insurance falrirs says the
In-uanee Magazine Of al the great
evils that have befaliea any class q
l,uSfn-ss the life insurance fai1ir leads
Tie van. Born u women, Il few
DIS and fu1 of gall. the life insur-
aaee fakir gocs abroad n tfss laLl-i'
e.,.kinr FOR some one % cnt-1p- lie
docs not utilize the methods q iegItl-
,ea4e life Insurance men - succcea II
Lis business. buf he adopts the meth
o.ls Of the soap package faliir and the
fim-Gan worker. Tie sallies forth
seeking a victim. and in his peregrina-
tiors he finds his man and then the
piav begins something after this
fashion;
Fakir-Is this Ny Jones2
Jones-Yes, sir. WHAT can do for
you?
Falsir-Mv name Is Gall am the
general executive special Of the great
Y. 2. company, known al over this
broad land for IFS great li5erality %
policT holders am just from the
Iare Office. ard was intrastcd by
President K. 70 come direct 70 your
,i.~ and call on rou and show you OuE
new Double-Distilled Duplex and Ont
of-Sivht Consolidation Bond This i
q special policy just issued by the
great Y. L. company, and an the
only authorized representative % sell
voa this great aggregation This bond
was cOttea up 20 sell only among the
most rr0mInent busiless men % this
ceuutrr. Mr. K. our president Sc
Iected voa as one of tie fortunate ones
q whom we VII offer this special
arrregation. Now, 3lr- Jones, Il you
viI give me a few minute of your
time 7 vil show goa some OF the
lc1Ling features Of this highly valu-
able bond.
Joues-I am very busy just now, but
Il YOU VIII cali u four O'Clock ] VIII
5o9i. at rour bond. although have no
intention o. augmenting my insurance
at the present time
Out goes Er. Fal-ir; rushes oTer 70
lis olee OF hotel; draws forth enc
Il his Observation-Disclosures and
Out-5f-Sirt Constellation Bonds, and
forthwith draws uP an illustration Of
tie great .. p. .. and Out-ot-sight z
j. On a basis Of sl00.oJ and promptly
at four he hcavcs IN sight With blood
- his cye and SWIMMING IN gall he in
-aaes the sanctuary Of Mr.. Jones and
forthwith shows hin what q wonder
fnI contract the Y. q. les TO offer lie
shows Nr Jones how this D. D. d. aud
Oat-of-si1ht c. y. binds the company
- everything and the insured - moth
iur- shows him how. owing 20 the
euDerb mauagcmeut q the company.
they cannot ouly carry Jones for SlOe,-
O3o. but r-iil also ray him Q per cent
compound interest on his premiums,
End i Jones wants 70 l'e elected pres
ileut of the company all he has 70 do
3 70 ask for l.. The great Y. T. Com
many are Just dying for him and are 50
auxious % help him. OF course, If
Jones gets hard mp the company VIII
rot only carry his policy without his
raviug the premiums, but viii also
loan bin sufficient money 20 pay his
debts. This being a special contract,
Of course the price Is special- and, al-
though the regular premium is si,fif--
-. he IS authorized TO make Jones q
special proposition and VIII only
ci2rge him sfH for t. OF course. this
great reduction does not affect the
contract IN any way, and Mr- Jones
7viIi probably get greater returns from
ais policy Than If lie Lad paid fall
y-reniu1a. After enlarging on many
other valuable points Jones falls vic
tim. and IN due time gets his D. d. d.
and Out-of-Sigh. C. =, chUclling -
himself what a great deal he has
made, and continues 10 congratulate
..irnself until some honest insurance
nan tells him just what be has; then
lie fr0ths Al the mouth. end swcars
vengeance. but the fal1ir is in new
Ields and Jones IS Ia the soup.