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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-06-18

NADIA que nos favorezca NADIA
que nos ayude en- el pleito que
venimos sosteniendo con los
prejuicios y las .preocupaciones
y las ignorancias y los descono-
cimientos y los errores que pre-
valecen en- la metr6poli en- con-
ira nuestra y que detienen la
hOra de la justicia. -.
MIR. Falkner no es amigo de
la lsla, no es nuestro amigo.
Ocasiones multiples sc ,e han
brindado para que nos mostra -
sc algun apego, alguna consi-
deraci0n. alguna cortesia por
10 menos. oportunidades gran
des ha tenido,y y las ha desapro
vechado siempre, siempre ha
estado en- la extrema dereCha
de la congregation, siempre ha
mostrado tenaces, obstinados
empefos en- llevarnos la contra
ria en- todo y ha hecho pesar su
gran poder de congregante para
aplastar, para frustar, para ma
lograr las aspiraciones puerto
rriqucias las reclamaciones
del pals, siempre que Sc han
manifestado enteras Y patrio-
ticas y energicas.
No esperemos nada de Mr.
Falkner, es decir: NADIA que
nos favorezca.
Con I'm peri6dico, en- la me
tropoli, TN amigo nuestro po-
dria valernos mucho, podria ha-
|cernos un gran favor. Pero ESQ
|podrla hacerlo I'm amigo, un
amigo de nuestra raza Y nues-
tro pueblo. :. .el definidor de la
Educacion y la Democracia, no:
ese no es nuestro amigo, no 10
ha sido nunca Y nj siquiera ha
procurado parecerlo. 49,.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-06-18
Una buena medida

Sc nos dice que los senores
Patron yCifre para evitar de-
terminados inconvenientes que
Sc presentaron anoche en- el
Preside Departmental a la
entrada del publico, no recono-
cera a dichos jefes mas periods.
tas que aquelIos militantes, que
verdaderamente perteneCen a
las redacciones y aquellos otros
que esten autorizados por los
directories de los diarios con
una credencial.
Muchos ccmpaneros no DO
dian anoche tomar notas por
el exceso de representatives
anonimos del periodisrno, que
ocupaban las mesas y todos los
sltios.
Esto nos recordaba, a pesar
de 10 serio del case, TN chiste
del Marques de Albaida. en- el
Congreso Espa1ol que sc que
jaba de la freCuencia con que
surgian periodistas como hon
gos, cada vez que de I'm sucesc
de interes palpitante sc rataba
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-06-18
Fl COmiSiODado Mr, FalkDor
SU RenUNCll

Aver tarde present6 la renuncia de
Sc puesto Ell Comisionado de Educa.
ciou. Mr.. Falkner voluntariamcnte
Sc retira del departamento y saldra
muy en- breve para Nueva York en-
cuya ciudad dirigira una Revista In.
dustrial y Econ6mica. La renuncia
del seflor Falkner, en- los circulos po-
lit'cos, es muy comentada. puesto que
no hace semanas que Mr.. Falkner
expon{a los periodistas los planes y
reformas que pensaba hacer durante
Ell nuevo curse academico. Es pro-
bable que embarcara para los Esta :
dos Unidos en- Ell mes pr6ximo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-06-18

Para cubrir la plaza vacante
Ell el Asilo de Ciegos de Ponce
en- virtud de renuncia pedida al
senior Muset, ha s1do designado
don Francisco Somohano.
Iambien ha sido nombrado
sereno del expresado estableci :
mlento, don Armando Rodri-
guez. y cocinera y sirvienta. la
sonora madre y tia, respectiva-
mente, del seflor Rodriguez.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-06-18
Don Miguel Targa

En- ell vapor "Coamo' ha embarca'
do esta 1naflana para los Estados Uni
dos, ell estigioso comerciante y
amigo nuestro don Miguel Targa, de
Ia acreditada casa "Hernaiz Targa
y Ca
Ell sefor Targa permanecera una
larga temporada en- Nueva York ha
ciendo compraS para su estableci =
lniento.
lie deseamos TN buen viaje.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-06-18
Varias noticias

Leemos en- Ell Aguila de Ponce, que
ell s:flor Ramon Tossas trata de recti-
fear una noticia del cuartel gener al
de la policia, fechada en- Barros en- "a
del corriente.
Ell telegr anna del cabo Santo. tex
tu tualmedte, dice as{:
Barros P. r. II -Junio. En- barrio
"La Piedra" Ramon Tossas que fue
alcalde Juana Dlsz disparo su revol
yer contra Juan Figueroa rosandole la
ropa con la bala. Fdgose direction
once.Uuez couoce asunto. Cabo Santos
Tai es la noticia tomada por nues
tres reporters en- ell cuartel general
y que seguramente habrln publicado
los demas periodicos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-06-18

Numerosos amigos fueron al muelle
de esta ciudad hoy las doce, para
despedir 4 nuestro distinguido COM
paflero en- Ia prensa don Luis Mufloz
Rivera, entire los que recordamos los
seflores don Juan Guzman Benite1, don
Fran cisco de Paula Acuf1a, don Car
los M. Soler, don Ramon H. Delg a
do, don Manuel Camufias, don Ramon
Fl. Patron, don Felipe B. Cardcron, y
los seflores hermanos Elzaburu. don
Wences!ao Sire y otros muchos mas
que sentimos no recordar en- estos mo.
mentos
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-06-18
N0ta del dia

Elilustre defnidor de la Edu.
cacion Y la Democracia. sc mar
cha, nos abandona.
Ahora cue iban a dar comien.
70 con la llegada del ingeniero
las obras que Ell Departamento
habia anunCiado tan pompOsa-
mente. ahOra que sc aCerCada
por los pasos Contados a la in
mOrtalidad y CuandO va CAST
tocaba sus iinderos, segun la
information ohciosa dada hoy
a la prensa, ha renunCiadO Mr..
Falkner el cargo de redentoris-
ia para aceptar la direction de
TN peri6dico de la metr6poli.
Sinceramerte. con nuestra
irremediable sinceridad. hemos
de decirle Mr.. Falkner que
nadle siente aqui la noticia de
su marcha.
Es IN funcionario que no ha
sabido Cultivar simpatias. Sc
va en- medic de la general in
diferencia. Nadie siente que
sc aleje, lejos de ESQ, mas bien
ha producido la noticia una
sensacion de algeria.
NADIA pierde el pals con la
partida de Mr.. Falkner. que en-
ninguna OCCASION ha sabido mos.
trarse simpatico a la opinion y
amigo de los colonos. Sc va
envuelto en- la mas glacial de
las indiferencias. sin dejar TN
Tecuerdo grato.
Los que han informado a los
periodistas les han dicho. hoy
que MIR. Falkner Va a dirigi1
una revista nOrteamericana.
ST es una revista que circule
Y que tenga impOrtancia { in
tluencia en- la opinion, de otro
que no fuera ell congregante que
nos deja, podriamos esperar al
90 favorable, mucho tai vez; por
que despues del tempo que lie
va aqui Mr.. Falkner, Cobrandc
tan opulento sueldo. viajandC
con tanta freCuencia a los Es-
tados Unidos, frecuentando re
laciones Y amistades que acasC
lie han Waldo para conseguir lo
que ahora ha logrado. cuandc
su relative enCumbramiento lC
debe, sin duda, a la OCCASION que
lie ha brindado para destacar-
Sc Ell importantlsimo puesto of.
Cial que en- la COlOnia ha venidC
OCupandO, con eStOs antece
dentes, otro que no fuere Mr..
Falkner podria aprovechar Ia
propaganda de esa revista pa
ra exponer al pueblo americana
el resultado de sus investiga-
clones aqui practicadas. para
deCirle como estan en- Jun error
los que Green en- la necesidad
del redentorismo, fundados en-
10 torpe, en- la pretendida ST.
perioridad de raza. error hasta
cierto punto disculpable en- la
ignorancia de los que NADIA sa-
Den de nosotros, pero imperdo
nable en- los funclOnarios de ex
portaci6n que utilizan sus pues
tos ofciales en- la colonia para
escaIar alturas a los que no hu'
bieran podido llegar jamas, sir
el empuje aqui recibido.
,Cuantas verdades les podria
decir a los suyos, desde su re-
vista. Mr.. Falkner. ST en- e
tempo que lleva entire nosotros
como cliente del presupuesto
hubiese tenido ojos para vef
Y oidos para DIR.
Pero no, del funcionario que
sc marcha no debemos espera1
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-06-18
I'm ninO

FL hogar feliz de los esposos Cor
dero Berries, ha sido visitado por un
precioso nifio, en- Ia noche de aver.
Felicitamos 4 los jovenes esposos
quo ven asf coronado su dicha.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-06-18
FL JORADO DE- Los JUECOS ELORALES

Ha circulado Ell rumor en- esta Ca
pital de que ha recibido nuestro dis
tinguido compai1ero don Cristobal
Real, la respuesta solicitada del Ju-
RADIO de los Juegos Florales de Ma =
yagiiez, 1ati6cando en- TN todo el
laudo va conocido y que fue publ :
cado por la prensa de la Isla.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-06-18

Eel Fiscal de a Corto del Distrito de
Ponce, ha formulado una ecusaci6n
contra los individuos Santiago Perez
Rosa, Manuel Rivera, Juan Rodriguez
y otro por el supuesto delito de escala-
miento en- segundo grado.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-06-18

Han sido aprobados para los exame
mes de ingles los profesores don Ma
nucl T. Polo, don Hipolito V3zquex y
las sehoritas Maria !. Fertuno y Es-
tela Frias SuHren
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-06-18

Ha rcgresado de Ponce nuestro
particular amigo don Enrique Ad-
GUAR, quien Sc traslad6 dicha ciudad
para instalar una sucursal del Banco
de Puerto Rico.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-06-18

En- la maf1ana de hoy han conferen-
ciado con ell Gobernador los sefIores
Comision ados de Educaci6n, Tesore-
ria, y Attorney General.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-06-18

Sc encuentra enfermo el Tuez Mu
niclpal sefior del Vale, por cuyo mo-
two no Sc vieron esta mafi ana en- sque-
liza Corte los juicios sehalados.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-10
THOMAS PAINTER
STRUCK BY ENGINE
Veteran FIagman at North
Twelfth Street Crossing
Escapes Luckily.
HE WAS IN LINE OF DUTY.
WAS APPROACHING THE TRACK
PAINTER WAS CAUGHT AND
CONSIDERABLY BRUISED.

Struck by rapidly moving switch
engine. knocked probably twenty feet.
but receiving no other injuries than
few bruises, was the remarkable expe-
rience of Thomas Painter. the veteran
flagman at the North Twelfth street
PENNSYLVANIA railroad crossing. late
Wednesday afternoon. The escape
was a narrow one and witnesses turn
ed pale from fright when it was seen
that Painter could not escape. Sew
eral people called to Painter, warming
him of his danger. but the rumble of
cars and noisy screams of engines in
the uptown yards prevented him
hearing.
The accident occurred about 4:45
o'clock. when Mr.. Painter had walked
out onto the tracks to flag a rig
which was about to cross in front of Il
cut of cars bearing down upon the
crossing. While standing almost in
the direct path of switch engine,
which was approaching. he was I'M
aware of his danger, being interested
in the maneuvers of the switching
crews. The engineer of the switch
engine apparently did not see Painter.
for according to witness to the acct
dent, the whistle did not blow. The
bell was ringing, however, but was
scarcely discernible above the noise in
the yards. The switch engine bore
down on Painter at a comparatively
rapid rate and struck him, knocking
him, fortunately away from the direct
path of the engine.
| He was in a dazed condition for 2
few moments and Yardmaster Murphy
and Pennsylvania Detective Burns
rushed to the mans assistance and aid
ed him to a chair in the watchman's
shanty. The ambulance was called
and removed him to his home at ST.
North Fourteenth street. Here he
said he was able to assist himself and
he walked into the house. 1t is not
thought Painters injuries will prove
serious.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-10

Il didn't Know the cartons kept
donkey. How long have they had It
"Ch. ever since / have been stayir
with tNorrF'
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-10
Audubon's Honeymoon.

Audubon married Lucy Blackwell.
daughter of an Englishman. The ia
ther OF the girl regarded the naturalist
as impractical and induced him to en-
ter commercial house in New York,
but John James soon proved that no
had no aptitude for trade. He busted
himself with collecting specimens and
let business take care of itself. His
neighbors made legal complaint
against him on account of the dis
Agreeable odor from the drying skins in
his room. He and his bride spent their
honeymoon on a common f1atboat float.
ing down the Ohio to Louisville. Pos
sibly this was one of the original house.
boats. A small tent, like an Indians
tepee, was the bridal chamber.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-10

According to recent French writer's,
infants in arms are fed with alcoholic
liquors in Normandy. with the most
disastrous effects. DR.. Brunon, whose
efforts against the spread of alcohol
ism in that part of France have made
him well known. writes: "In Norman
dy it is not unusual to see women mix
coffee and cognac in nursing bottles.
These women are employed outside
their homes, therefore some means
must be devised to keep their babies
quiet in the cradles during their alb
sence. The ingenuity takes this form:
A bottle containing the mixture is
placed under the pillow to keep 1t
warm. and attached thereto is a long
rubber tube which the child, once the
nipple is placed between its lips. reluet-
antly gives up. Automatically 1t gets
drunk. and thanks to its heavy slum-
bers. the neighbors are not disturbed"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-10
Annual Gathering Is Being
Marked by Many Features
Of Pleasant Nature.
A RECEPTION WEDNESDAY.
RENSSELAER, AND MUNcIE ARE
ASKING FOR THE MEETING IN
1soe-HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS ARE
SHOWN AN HONOR.

Local members of the D. A. r. are
seading with interest of the annual
Convention in progress at Blooming
On, Ind. A dispatch from that city
Gays:
In honor of Mrs. Charles Warren
U0irbanks, wife of the vice president
OF the United States, and the state Of
ficers of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution a brilliant reception
was given Wednesday night at the
beautiful home of Senator and Mrs.
Henry C. Duncan. Over four hundred
persons were present, which included
all the local chapter ard number OF
representative citizens of the city.
49, The reception was in the charge OF
the state conference committee, COM
posed of Mrs. Duncan, Mrs. John T.
Tourner, Mrs. Harriet Hughes and
Mrs. Otto Rott. 1t was the social fea-
ture of the convention and afforded
the townspeople an opportunity Of
making the acquaintance of Mrs. Fair
banks and the state D. A. r. officers.
When the business session was OPP
ened Mrs. William A. Guthrie of Ind-
annapolis. state regent, made her re-
port, which showed that since the
meeting at Madison last year there
has been four new chapters organized,
as follows: John Wallace Chapter,
Bedford; Lone Tree Chapter, Green's
burg; indianapolis City Chapter, In
dianapolis and the Donald Chapter,
Edinburg. The regent spoke in glow
ing terms of the growth of the society
and the enthusiasm Of it's members.
The thorough review of the sixteenth
continental conference. given by Mrs.
w. M. Gaar, was one of the best
things of the forenoon session. Speak
ing of the big meeting of the society
at Washington city last spring she told
of the delightful reception of the d. A.
r. by President Roosevelt and wife.
Hah School Girls Guests.
Two of the most interesting visitors
at the convention are girls from Rens-
selaer, Misses Bessie and Clifford
Moody. They are the great-great-
grandddughterS or simon hentOn, VINO
figured in the early history of Indiana
and who is a character in the novel,
"Alice of Old Vincennes." The girls
are graduates of the Rensselaer, high
schoo'
The convention is to end Thursday
night with banquet at the New Tour
ner hotel Thursday will be the bust
est day of all as the annual election
Of officers and the place for holding
the next conference will be settled at
the afternoon session. A large ma
iority Of the delegates seem to be in
favor of retaining Mrs. William A.
Guthrie of indianapolis at the head of
the state society. 1t is said. however,
that her office is coveted by other
daughters, who as yet have not been
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-10
POUCHES MADE Up TO
AVOID DELAY OF MAIL
Local Clerks Have Taken on
The Extra Work.
PEOPLE TO NORTH PLEASED

Wednesday a locked mail pouch
was made up in this city for Portland.
The practice will be continued. Pouch
es will also be made up for Fountain
City. Lynn. Winchester, Ridgeville,
Bryant, Berne and Decatur. The
pouches are carried on the north bound
train leaving Richmond at 700 a. N.
The north bound morning train car
ries no mail agent and since the
change in trains several days ago, the
mail from indianapolis and other
points for the north was delayed in
this city until afternoon. Although
making more work for postal clerks in
Richmond, thu system is very pleasing
to those residing in the towns north of
Richmond, it is said. as no delay in the
transmission of mail occurs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-10
MEDICAL SOCIETY TO
HOLD A MEETING HERE
District Body Will Assemble in
Richmond, Oct. "a.
PROGRAM is NOT READY.

The Union District Medical society
will convene at the Westcott hotel in
this city October "a but the program
remains to be completed 1t is as
sured that there will be large number
Of physicians attending. Drs. c. S.
Bond. G. H. Grant and j. E. King are
the local men who have charge of the
preparations for entertainment. Dr.
DeBOis of Liberty has charge of COM
piling the program, and will complete
his work soon, according to advices.
Between eighty and one hundred are
expected to pay the city a visit on the
day of the meeting
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-10

One Of the numerous activities of The
New Zealand government is a state
tourists department" The report for
the year ended June so announces that
9,6S4 sightseers were hustled around
the beauty spots of the colony. as
as against 7.142 during the preceding
year. They left about S6OO. 1000 behind
them. The branch offices of the de-
partment in Sydney and Melbourne
have proved so successful that others
are to be started elsewhere. Moreover
1 new officer is to be attached to the
high commissioners staff in London.
AID he will specialize on bringing
New Zealand's attractiveness as a tour.
lists resort under the notice of the
travelling public of Great Britain and
Ireland. --------------
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-10
IMMENSE STANDARD
LOANS DISCLOSED
Millions Let Out Yearly to
"Outside Interests" with
Little Return.
TO CALL W.G.ROCKEFELLER
VICE PRESIDENT TILFORD IN HIS
TESTIMONY DiSCLAIMS ALL
KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRANS.
ACTION.

New York, Oct. 1O.-Loans aggre-
eating $32,761, 76O69 were made last
year by the Standard Oil company Of
New York to "outside interests
which the company's vice president,
Wesley H. Tilford, Yves unable to ex-
plain today on the witness stand in
the governments suite which seeks to
dissolve the Standard under the anti
trust law When confronted with the
proof that loans of that amount ap-
pear on the company's books for 1906,
Mr.. Tilford said he knew nothing
about them. William G. Rockefeller,
acting treasurer for the Standard Oil
company, will be called to the witness
stand today by the governments law
yer, Frank B. Kellogg and asked to
explain these gigantic loans.
1t is likely that Mr.. Rockefeller will
also be asked to produce list of col
to secure the loans. together with the
names of the persons to whom the
loans were made. 1t will be the first
time any member of the Rockefeller
family has been called as a witness
since the taking of testimony began
several weeks ago before Examiner
Franklin Ferriss in the Federal build
ing.
The entry showing that loans of
more than s32,OO0,o00 were made in
1906 by the New York branch of the
Standard Oil company was found by
Mr. kellogg in last years balance
sheet of the Standard Oil company of
New York. This balance sheet was
produced in court while Mr.. Tilford
was on the stand.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-10
l~LL>-ll1S.
They Are Useful az Well as Grand
and Menacng.


and Menacins.
When an iceberg IS launched upon
its lon. journey it's bottom parts are
barnacled with sand, powders and
other detritus gathered from the land
surface over which 1t has made its
tedious march to the sea. This burden
is gradually cast Of as it melts while
drifting down along our continental
seaboard.
AS result Of the deposits thus made
through countless centuries. combined
with the products of erosion carried
seaward by the rivers. the sea bed for
many miles off shore has been gradu
ally filed up. creating those vast sub
merged plsteaus, known as banks,
which extend from Labrador to the
bay of Fundy and form the breeding
grounds OF innuTlerabie shoals of cod,
herring and other valuable food fishes.
In this way the bergs have performed
an economic service Of incalculable
value, laying the foundation for one OF
the worlds most important productive
industries and affording a means Of
livelihood to those hardy bands OF
captains coura geous" who each year
reap the harvests of the sea.
The bergs serve q further economic
purpose in that to their tempering in
fuences are largely due the climatic
conditions prevailing over great part
of the interior Of North America.-Al-
fred Sidney Johnson in the World To
day.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-10
CHARLES ". ST|VERS
RECALLS HIS MEETING
Will Not Interfere With Mr..
WatSon'S Visit.
PROPOSAL TO CANDIDATES.

Charles w. Stivers of Liberty, can
didate for congress, in the Sixth dis
trict, has withdrawn his appointment
for meeting here on next Monday
night, owing to the fact that that is
the night on which James E. Watson
congressman, will speak to the Com
mercial club. Mr.. Stivers will pro.
pose to the other candidates for con
gress that they all speak at the same
time at a meeting to be held in each
county. This would give the voters
a chance to get a look at each man and
hear what he has to say on public
matters.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-10
WILL MAKE ENDEAVOR
TO PREVENT M|SG|FTS
Duplication One of the Evils of
Charity.
ASSOCIATED BODY MEETS.

The Council of Charities is composed
will endeavor during the coming win
ter to prevent as much as possible, du-
plication in charitable gifts from the
various organizations in Richmond.
Tn winter season always occasions
many requests from the poor and
needy in this city. and the associated
charities have no reason to believe that
the requests from the poor for aid dur
ing the coming winter will to any ex-
tent be lessened. Reports recently
read before the council showed that a
good work was being accomplished in
Richmond, but not such an effective
work as could be carried forward if
the people gave more to charities here.
A determined effort will be made to al
leviate as much suffering as possible
during the winter months with the linn
tied means.
Drink is the cause of much suffering
IN hlCnmOuQ anu is lHe ulTecL cause OIL
need. The majority of families seek
ing aid of charitable organizations
during past winters were those where
the father or bread winner was an ha-
bitual drinker.
The Council of Associated Charities
of representatives from the various
charitable organizations in Richmond.
n, fnu oh in trIrc n
truant officer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-10

Patent medicines are the direct de-
scendants of the concoctions offered
by the quacks and mountebanks of ear
lier times, not without protests by con-
tempoTaneous writer's. Thus Coryat.
describing the mountebanks he saw
at Venice in the seventeenth century
who were adopts in the art OF
advertising, speaks Of the "oration to
the audience of half an hour long.
wherein he doth most hyperbolicaily
extol the virtues of his drugs and con-
fections-though many of them are
very counterfeit and false" And the
author of Tour Through England"
0723l writes of a mountebank he saw
at Winchester: He cures all diseases
and sells his packets for sixpence
apiece. 1t is a prodigy how 50
wise people as the English are gulled
by such pickpockets."