The record-union., 1895-11-15
CLosINa QUOTATIONS..
HONEST DEALING REWARDED.
A Fakir Who Made Money by Taking
the Pnblic Into LIS toufidanca.
MORNING SESSION

A Fakir Who Made Money by Taking
the Public Into His Confidence.
Gentlemen said the street fakir. a.
he arranged his bottles on the table be-
fore him, II did not come here to lie and
deceive and rob you Of your hard earned
dollars. l have stuck to the truth all my
life and, though that is the reason L am q
poor man, l shall continue TO speak the
truth 10 the end OF my days"
The crowd had been coldIy surveying
his preparations, but began to warm up d
little over his address, says the Boston
Herald.
~ might say to you," be went on, as he
held up one OF the bottles in a loving way
between his eye and the sun, THAT this
medicine was discovered by a celebrated
medicine man OF the Sioux tribe OF Indi-
ans. But why deceive you? 1t is rem
edy entirely unknown to the Indians. 1t
is my own discovery, and [ never saw an
Indian in my life."
The crowd increased in numbers and
began to press closer.
Il could tell you that this compound
would cure Bright's disease and in ten
minutes every bottle would be sold; but
could l sleep tonight with the weight OF
80 much deception on my conscience ?
How could ever again look an honest
man IN the face after telling him such 9
ia school? 1t will not cure Brighrs dis
ease-it would even hasten the end of 9
victim of that baleful complaiDt?"
There were now 100 men in front OF the
fakir. and at least half OF them had thsi,
hands in their pockets IN search oi
money.
II could say that 1t was a painkiller," )"
continued the man. as he brought out
more bottles from an old satchel, "but an
accusing voice would be whispering in
~ ht y n
barrel OF it on you and it would not affect
pain. | miss the sales of at least fifty
I bottles because l tell you the truth, but il
must be so."
Gimme bottle ~ shouted a dozen
men in chorus, as they held up their 81
bills.
NO, gentlemen. not yet. will neither
/ deceive you nor allow you to deceive
| yourselves. You are an honest, contid.
/ ing people and l might tell you that thi.
discovery would stop headache in five
minutes and you would believe me ano
/ hand up your money. 1t will not cure 8
/ headache. l even declare that it would
/ make one ten times worse-n
! The number of men who now wanted a
/ bottle was at least twenty, but the fakil
waved them aside and said:
Nv ait a.minute. The discovery will
not cure consumption after one lung is
| gone. IL will not cure catarrh after the dis
ease has firm hold on the bronchial
| tubes. After both kidneys have wasted
away ii is no use 10 take it, 1t simply
! purifies the blood and thus"
Gimme bottle Gimme a bottle p'
/ yelled fifty men as they pressed forward.
and in less than ten minutes the last one
/ had been sold and the fskir had the
money n his pocket.
! As we went down on the train to Nash
/ Nllla thai aflarnnnn I
After you have mixed water. molasses
and alcohol together do you add anything
else?'
es; cayenne pepper to make it bite
and the solemn truth TO make il sell,n he
/ solemnly replied, rs be took out his wad
OF bills and spread them out on his kne,
and started out to find the sum total.