The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-10-30

SDou living WOihlnS INV ni0NiS0'P
I pi river For The most part their
medicine Is merely whtsl<ey of the
poorest quality colored with some sort
Of dye which changes the taste Some
times genuine receipt is followed.
Often colored water with atas 10 hit'
/ Is sold.
Two brothers whose postotfica adj
dress is ST. Louis live and make
medic ne in a househoat Of comfort
able proportions Not only do
they have houseboat agents who
sell their Indian cures among
the ignorant but they have II
trade with commlssaries or stors. And
druggists, taking advantage OF extern,
sive tree trunk and fence board adj
vertisias find it profitable TO sell the
liver made cures The brothers have
II list OF regular customers reaching
from ST. Louis at least eishr hundred
miles down the river Local authori-
Ties do not object 10 their doing husi-
ness. as IL Is done through the stores.
Their agents, however. take chances
by rubbing the hanks or selling by
canvass from house 10 house, which
which depriyes storekeepers in the
vicinity of their profits
An ex-sheriff Of Missouri used to do
Il profitable business just below Hell.
ena. Arb He was travelling alone in
a small, two.roam cabin-boat He was
selling electric belts Indian medicines
and seeking opportunities. He had
recently traded gold wedding ring
for a repeating rife and rife for a
skiff The ex-sherif was proud OF his
gratis" and talked freely He proved
by a WHOLESALERS catalogue that his
electro belts cost 81 a dozen and he
sold them at 81 each.
One time ! got ambitious, he said
Il filled my grip with just such belts
ANA walked back country seven miles.
You never work from your boat but
toward it. In that way they don't
have chance to wish they hadn't
bought and hold yon up for their
money hack when you're going home
When began 10 sell ! knew II was
my lucky day. took in $50 and had
to hire two negers TO carry the eggs
and chickens ! took in trade
The medicine line carried was sane
tined by the sailor using Il himself
for one Of the ailments mentioned on
the label When neither the belts nor
medicin mred some most gauly blue
red and yellow hair mats for tables
were used to enchant the eyes OF the
negroes. Ii monev was nor 10 be had
then, eggs. brass junk, or even pecan
nuts were accepted River tradesmen
are unit in one respect They ac-
cept anything they can get from old
rome 10 coin
The exsherilf was of a q fferent sort
from the man who called himself
Poole Faole claimed thar he was not
a medicine Beddler, bnt a cistern
cleaner When Il wac winter he could
no. follow his vocation, and so was
obliged TO fail back on the pink labels
which he carried for just such empr-
gencies. These labels of which he
had nearly three hundred, said that
Za.Mi-A-Ya tiers were positive
cure for fifte,Hn diseasTs including
rheumatism. blood disorders. stomach
troubles. liver and kidney complaints,
malaria and nerve troubles.
i like 70 find a place whore there's
a lot Of sickness said Poole When
there's a smallpox or yellow fever
scare down this way Vicksburg)
sverybody's wild then, and all you got
10 do is to show EN- the bottle and
that label. and they'll take IT, That's
a good label-jusi read &C. over Why
there amt anyth ne a man mas ain
on that list-look az if, Blood ana
nerves and skin and innards! It cures
EN- every tim
So it seemed The label said 81
was tha price OF a bot,le. bur Poole
"to introduce the bitters, sold it for
- cent? Next TO tha composition of
The label this wa the best bait
Poole knew II sold like stock. sure
10 double in value
Poole left Lake p,oy dence. La. on
March 5. 1904 II borrowed a nikol
for tobacco. for he was penn less. lie
pail II back sc-upulously. saying. I'm
honest; ] never rob no man. He
stopped q 2 lumber camp on Point
Lookout eight miles below town Il
was about D M. and ar o'clock DE-
had sold Ten botSle. for s.. ON The
following day 81 Goodrich. b took IN {
81. six dozen egg. forty pounds of
-four and package Of tobacco. Two
days later he took in $50. a dozen
eggs. butter. and milk. IN eight DAYS
be- had $50 in money and provisions
enough tO last a month
The medicine he sold was a secret
r1ncoct on. which be- offered 10 SOIL +.
my one for s.. bar he was 20 proud .
IF it & teeenhtsum ashrdl shrdlushr
If II that he must needs tell If 10 an
listener.
THAI Apologize ainr a graneri"
be- said Why is COSTS MIN 20 cents /
.o~ every bottle be- makes. beside. his
abel and the bocJle and the cork and
al them thing Ny label COSTS me
$3.50 for son ] pick half my bottles
~ on sand bars. where hey don't cos-
nothing When ] have to buy. they
.ost q cents a dozen ar a junk deal
RS Patent medicine bottles come
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