Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-02-09
Busby's
Milk Food
How 1t Secured Its
Position as
a Prime Favorite
By LOUISE B. CUMMINGS

were taken III aDOuE the same Tina.
Both being unable to earn anything,
kind friends made up q purse for
them and sent them articles that they
needed But Dennis recovered his
health slowly and Ellen was q long
while getting wen. Finally both were
able to be out again though Dennis
was hardly dt for work So Ellen took
the burden upon herself again and
earned enough to keep the wolf from
the door. After q while q baby was
born to the couple, and the difnculty
was enhanced not only BY Ellen's be-
ing unable to 60 out to work. but BY
her not being able to nurse the little
fellow. MIX must b purchased. and
there was no money with which to
buy It. The doctor who had attended
Mrs. Mallory. being loaded down with
| samples OF prepared milk for babies.
supplied some of the deficiency with
these gratuitous preparations.
How did you get 'em. doctorg" ask
ed Dennis. puzzled
The manufacturers send them to
me with the request that recommend
| them"
In the sample cases came advertise
ments in great superfuity. Dennis
read them and looked at the pictures
of fat children that bad been brought
| up on them with much interest Little
Dennis thrfved on what the doctor
gave his parents for awhile, then the
| supply was exhausted
-What'll we do now. Elem asked
the husband. despairingiy.
"I'll tell you. Dennis" replied Ellen.
Wen let EN- take picture of the
child and publish it for more milk
That's good idea. Ellen: only I'm
afraid Dennis isn't beautiful enough"
Beautiful enough. What dye mean.
| Dennis? He's the most beautiful boy
In the world"
Dennis had his doubts. however. for
the baby resembled him. and he had
never been called an Adonis.
I'VE haven't the money to pay for
q picture to take to the men that makes
the milk. Ellen"
"What'll we dor
=
above that has machine for takin'
pictures. Wei get him to come down
and take photograph of the baby.
and I'll take the picture to the man
that makes the milk and mebby he'll
give us few BOTTLES for it,
The young man on the foor above
was appealed to- When he saw the
baby be was surprised. for the boy was
really not prize infant But. realiz-
Ing that II would NOT be in good form
to say so to the parents and being
ready to photograph anything. beauti
full or honeiy, he took the picture. and
when 1t was developed the mother was
In ecstasies over IL and Dennis declar-
ed that even II the boy did resemble
his father the picture was not so bad
after all
One morning the manager OF Busby's
milk food was sitting at his desk when
Dennis. unannounced. approached and
said:
MY little boy has been fakin' your
milk. and it's put ten pounds O. the
finest aesh on to him re ever seen I'm
thinkin' that ye might like to print his
picture and send II out with your milk"
Dennis drew the photograph Of his
son and handed Ii to the manager.
who looked at 1t and with difficulty
suppressed desire to laugh Then
giancing up al the proud father be
asked. by way Of cha11ng him. what
be wished for the right offered. Den
mis- replied that q few bottles Of milk
to keep the child alive was all he ex-
pecfed This won the heart OF the
manager. for ne was a kind man. and.
calling for dozen bottles Of his pre-
pared milk he gave them to Dennis.
telling him he would consider the
proposition With this he dismissed
the happy Dennis who went back to
Ellen loaded down with milk enough