The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-04-29
BROTHER BOB'S
FOOT in IT."
He Freely Acknowledges
Himself GuIIed.
A LESSON.
He Gets an Atlanta
Catalogue.
Some Pertinent Remarks Concerning
Fame--A "Benjamin's Pharmacy"
-Rescuing q Drowning Man.

Ih0bCuibS - DTOWbIub hdus
EDITOR, THE ADVERTISER, SIR
Few things 80 irritate me as to be
gulled or disappointed when / mean
business. When 1 saw that advertise
mont OF an Atlanta Pharmacy in the
Southern Cultivator giving the prices
OF q few well known preparations which
were only about half what we have to
pay for the same articles here L thought
L had found it. This same ad stated
that on application a catalogue contain
ing prices On everything to be had in
q drug store would be sent. At the
prices quoted In the ad. on such thipgs
as b. b. B., etc. it vas plain enough to
see hat when we secured the catalogue
we could select anything we wanted
end get 1t at nearly half price. OF
course vi had found it. You see l was
wanting some bronchitis medicine,
such as DIR. Kings New Discovery and
the Madam was wanting some tonics
and toilet preparations, 80 we has
tened to apply for the catalogue. After
impatiently waiting and watching the
mails for q few days the catalogue
came. And what do you think? 1t was
nothing but a liquor catalogue from
start to pole. Not a bottle of brOn-
chitis medicine, not a bottle Of tonic,
not an article Of toiletery in the entire
get up-just liquors. regular smasher.
Why [ haven't been so grossly insulted
in 20 years not since that time /
found o fellow stuck with his wagon in
q creek way back in the early eighties
when we used to do our hauling from
Greenville. ] took my team loose,
waded in and pulled the fellow out. He
was a long way from home, it was cold
and muddy, and he naturally was de-
voutly grateful. To give tangible ex-
preston to his gratitude he pulled out
a flask and offered me a dram. OF
course 1 didn't, 1 never do. But now
think Of it, a man ofmy age,a tetotaller
and prohi for more than a quarter of a
century, fighting whiskey, writing,
speaking, running and sacrificing my
political rep in facing all odds, charg-
ing and ripping up supple to learn the
people some sense, down liquor and
emancipate humanity from the steel
grip clutches Of a thralldom than
which there Is none wOrse-thinB,
say of a man like this getting a whis-
key catalogue from an Atlanta phar-
macy! It's q shame, an outrage.
quote passages from the little book:
First corner page: catalogue
"Wines, Whisk!es,
Brandies
And Beers. e"
Second page leaf: 'F'ourteen a In
the whiskey business, catering to the
wants of the retail trade, teaches many
things.
G"The benefits of this teachings we
give you in this catalogue y
"We want to secure your patronage
add retain it from year to year, and we
recognize that u pleasing you is the
only way for us to secure your perma-
nent patronage"
L~ack-a-day! Shall J. sue for SANDER
or prosecute for assault and battery
with intent &c Kill with malice afore.
thought? You are a lawyer; 1 leave
the matter in your hands. I feel that
L need protection. L don't know that ]
have had a drop Of whiskey in my
house in ten years. We don't need il
our business. Sakes-alive! When will
a man attain to national repute at this
rate? Twenty odd years fighting with
tongue and pen and vet unknown a hun.
dred or more miles away In a city like
Atlanta! Pm disconnected, COMPOUNDED,
sick, (Take out the comma If you like
it best that way.)
Moreover, ~howsoever, notwithstand.
ing and nevertheless, a new light has
been thrown on the term "pharmacy.''
1 never before knew what a pharmacy
was. thought 1t was a place where
they kept quinine, caiomel, rhubarb,
Kings New Discovery, Cuban bltters,
hair balsam, jalep, cinnamon bark, coon
root 1 find it's only a 8 x concern. But
what is a South Carolinlan that he has
to send over the line into Georgia to an
Atlanta Pharmacy to get whiskey
when South Carolina has q Benjamin's
Pharmacy in easy reach of every citi.
gen., with all that's old and ripe and
chemically pureP Pm lost. Can you
give me directions to Benjamin's
Pharmacy at Laurens? 1 see you have
a permanent pharmacist appointed. ]
would like to enquire If he keeps q full!
line of pharmacistry on handp
Yours with His Foot I'm 1t,
BROTHER Bob
Cures Cancer and Blood Poison.
III you have blood poison producing
epuptiOns, Dimples. ulcers. ~swoole1