Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-21
MUNYON'S VIEWS.
Chat With the Distinguished Phi|adeI-
phia Professor.
ne IS euioeistc Over the State as a Health
hesort-he Purchases Cottage at Range.
icy and Will Spend His Summers There.

'ioidireS ana distinguished men who
seek summer residences in the Nav
England states. Maine can claim d
Few of them, and recent addition is
Prof. James NJ. Munyon of Philadel-
phia, who this summer purchased the
handsome Henwood cottage on Range
ley lake. and which has been greatly
improved. The alterations are on a
somewhat elaborate scale and the
cottage will hereafter be known as
'Munyon Lodge" A new boat house
has been built at the pier, and the
grounds have been laid out and i'm
proved under the direction of skilfu,
landscape gardener. In fact, every
thing has been done to make Munyon
Lodge one of the most picturesque es-
tates in that region.
A reporter of this paper had quite an
interesting chat with the professor, the
other day, and found him quite en-
thusiastic over the beauties and aG-
vantages of the State of Maine as a
place for residence. Yes" said he in
his cordial. frank way. Il am glad I
came to Maine. 1t will see a good deal
of me hereafter, every summer. l
came simply as a visitor. l leave it as
W nat Sou iilsty ctli al ACTUAL IeSiueIlt.
| don't know of a place in this country
that has more natural advantages and
offers more in the way of health giving
qualities to the invalid and GONZALES
cent. | cannot really See how folks
could ever get sick up here. The
breeZes from every tree seem ladenei
with health giving properties, and as
for the water-it is simply perfect. 1t
would take a most powerful micro
scope to discover even the slightest
suggestion of a germ in it. l have
written to many physicians since /
have been here. telling just what this
lake region is. and just what it will DO
for their patients as a place f1c re-
cuperatiOn and rest
Then you think that Maine is en-
titled to take high rank as health re
sort?" asked the reporter
Il can certainly answer that question
with an emphatic yes. " was the quick
response of the professor. Bring
man here to the lakes and woods who
is run down, exhausted. brain weary
and body tired and watch the result
He begins to mend Immediately, both
physically and mentally. The invigor-
ating air begins the work at once. But
what is best of all. his surroundings
make him forget his troubles and
worries. The fishing in lake. pond and
stream: the cunning. boating and the
other varied attractive and sti1nulat-
ing pastimes leave him no time to think
about himself or his ailments. He is
plunged into new life: absorb3 the
health and strength of his environ
h., Ill IA,- Nh
own treatment What a splendid eli
mate. 1t is u paradise for visiting hay
fever sufferers. for that miserable dis
ease can't live in this region As hours
Miasma is unknown. and now appre-
ciate the full meaning of the term so
much used. The hardy sons of Maine
they can't help becoming hardy,
strong and full Of energy"
why. professor. you are euthusi-
astic." interrupted the reporter.
II can't help being 50. | never had
more delightful summer than here at
Rangeley lake. Life is worth living
here-no flies, no mosquitoes, no
troublesome insects and no harmful
reptiles to make n visit to the woods
an occasion of alarm Then You have
all the advantages of real camping out
with actual city convenienccs. The
hotel at Rangeley is one of the pest in
the country; the amusements are mary
and entertaining. and for the time be-
ing the worries. cares and veXationS of
ordinary life are actually forgotten.
But | don't wish to confine nv praise
10 one particular spot in the St"te;
from what l have learned and heard
recently. Rangeley is only one of the
many h-giving resorts-in fact,
the State is full of them
Professor Munyon does not come to
Maine as a stranger-he is already
well known throughout the State as
the creator and president of the cello
brated Munyon's homeopathic Home
Remedy Company of Philadelphia,
great medical concern which has its
offices in all the leading cities of the
United States. and the principal for
eign capitals. 1t was his progressive
energy, liberality of expenditure, IN
tuitive knowledge of what the people
wanted backed by sincere iesIra 70
really benefit them, that made the
Munyon Home Rene " Company grew
so rapidly. becoming in ;cn !'ears an
established institution of two CONT
nents. 1t is an old story now about
the Munyon Remedes-they are 81
specifics for 81 different ailments. and
these have been supplemented recent
Iy by the professors invention of his
Inhaler. q remarkable discovery which
has wrought q radical change in the
old time methods and treatment of ca
tarrh, asthma and all diseases OF the
throat and the lungs.
From a volume entitled prominent
and Progressive Citizens of Pennsyl-
vania" can be cleaned very interest
ing resume of the life of Professor
Munyon. 1t has been one full of note
worthy instances and has been thor
oughly American in every character
istic. He was born in Thompson.
Conn. on August 3, 1S4S. His early
life was spent on a farm, where ne
was obliged 10 learn the value of dol
lar. While yet quite lad, one OF his
fayorite amusements was to manu-
facture medicines from herbs. and
these products of his youthful energy
he disposed of on the basis of barter
for pins, fruit, or anything for VIM n
he could secure an exchange. Later
on he began the battle of life for NM
self by selling pictures from house to
house. and there was no work too hard