The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-12
NEW PATENT MEDICINE TOUTS,
Women Who Go About the Stores
Looking for People to BE Cured.
From the New York Sun

From the New York Sun
you see that woman over there" said
a floor walker In department store. well,
she's the latest form of patent medicine
advertising"
The woman was well dressed. She was
walking through the store in the manner
of the shopper who has not made up her
mind whether to buy anything or not
Just follow her and watch the way she
does business" said the floor walker and
the reporter promptly went in the wo-
mans trail.
For some time the chase was devoid of
incident. Finally the woman saw in the
crowd of shoppers, before a bargain coup-
ter, another woman who had so severe a
coughing fit that she was forced to sit
down TO rest. Hardly had she done 50
before the woman whom the reporter was
pursuing walked over TO her.
''You seem to have quite a bad cough ="
she began in a tone Of sympathy. do YOU
know" she went on, II had just such a
cough, and the moment you began it
struck my ears at once and made me think
of my own experience. l always have
felt so much sympathy for any one with
a cough like that"
The sufferer was much impressed by the
OtneF Sytnpdtl 20 Aiuth SO .tndl Sue
became rather confidential.
81 had pneumonia some time ago." she
explained, land it left me with this cough.
The doctor says ! shouldn't worry about
1t; but l do wish / could get over It, It's
so annoying, and besides ii tires me out
so quickly
The sympathetic woman got even more
interested.
WELL" she said, I've come to the con-
clusion you can't depend on doctors with
such a cough as that They told me just
exactly what they told you, and just de-
terruined to cure myself"
dow did you do it?" asked the sufferer.
"Well, some one recommended 10 me
that Blanks Cough-Not and it's just
wonderful Why don't you try Sc? Two
bottles cured my cough. Now l come to
think of it, 1 bought them here, too"
The sufferer began 10 cough again at
this juncture, with the result that the
sympathetic womans agitation became
marked.
"Oh, you poor thing! / do feel so sorry
for YOU" were her comments as the other
coughed on. I'm sure It would stop if
you took that remedy"
do YOU know / think I'll try it," said
the woman with the cough, slowly recov-
ering her breath. I've seen 1t adver-
tised some, but so many of those things
are absolutely worthless ana people are
just deceived by them. But this must
have done you good. I can see that by
the trouble you took in coming up to rec
ommend IL to me-"
The drug department was near the spot
where they were talking.
Come with me, you poor thing" said
the sympathetic woman, and I'll show
you just what TO get"
When the sufferer had purchased the
bottle Of Blanks Cough-Not the other
left her with a sweet little bow, but with
her face already resuming the cold bust
ness-like expression it wore before the
interview.
There aren't very many OF them,
explained the floor walker, who had come
up after. the purchase had been made
Sometimes I've caught two or three
working In a store. but they have to BE-
pretty careful or people would catch on
OF course they generally get their VIC
tins to purchase the remedy right here in
the store and for this reason we generally
let them alone II they work quietly and
inoffensiveiy. They're all adopts in their
game, with a good knowledge OF human
nature They don't often fail to catch
a person IN their net, and LOT OF those
who have fallen victims to Them could
hardly be made to believe that they had
met an advertising agent