Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-01-27
Busby's
Milk Food
How Ii Secured Its
Position as
a Prime Favorite
By LOUISE B. CUMMINGS


Both being unable to earn anything.
kind friends made up a purse for
them and sent them articles that they
needed. But Dennis recovered his
health slowly and Ellen was a long
while getting well. Finally both were
able to be out again, though Dennis
was hardly fit for work. So Ellen took
the burden upon herself again and
earned enough to keep the wolf from
the door. After while baby was
born to the couple. and the difficulty
was enhanced not only by Ellen's be-
ing unable to go out to work, but by
her moi being able to nurse the little
fellow. Milk must be purchased. and
there was no money with which to
buy 1t. 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. doctor?" 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 supertiuity. Dennis
read them and looked at the pictures
Of fat children that had been brought
up on them with much interest Little
Dennis thrived on what the doctor
gave his parents for awhile. then the
supply was exhausted.
"What'll we do now, EllenY' asked
the husband despairingly.
III tell you, Dennis" replied Ellen.
Wen let 'em take picture Of the
child and publish 1t for more milk"
That's a 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
a picture to take to the men that makes
the milk, Ellen
"What'n we do?"
There's young fellow on the floor
above that has a machine for takin'
pictures. Well get him to come down
and take a 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 floor above
was appealed to. When he saw the
baby he was surprised. for the boy was
really not a prize infant But. realiz.
| fno haf hn in
to say so to the parents and being
ready to photograph anything, beauti-
full or homely, he took the picture. and
when 1t was developed the mother was
In ecstasies over ii and Dennis declar-
ed that even If 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 takin' your
: milk. and it's put ten pounds O. the
5 finest flesh on to him We ever seen. I'm
{ thinkin that We might like to print his
/ picture and send Ii out with your milk
, Dennis drew the photograph of his
son and handed 1t to the manager.
, who looked at it and with difficulty
suppressed a desire to laugh Then
! glancing up at the proud father he
I asked by way of chatting him. what
e he wished for the right offered. Den
mis- replied that a few bottles of milk
! to keep the child alive was all he ex
9 pected. This won the heart of the
manager, for he was kind man. and.
calling for a dozen bottles of his pre-
: pared milk, he gave them to Dennis.
I telling him he would consider the
e proposition With this he dismissed
t the happy Dennis. who went back to
Ellen loaded down with milk enough
t to last till they could devise some 9TH
er scheme to carry little Dennis far
= Their on in his worlds pilgrimage.
, I'm thinkin', Ellen" said Dennis
: the next morning, that the reason
. Mr. Busby don't sell more of his milk
: by putin it into the papers is because
he don't know just how 1t helps the
!. babies. I'm goin' to write an adj meself
: and take 1t to him. givin' him the free
; use of it for bein' so kind In givin' us
|. the milk"
: I'VE owe it to him. Dennis"
4 Dennis sat down and after an hours
@ hard work finished his task This was
| what he had written:
}, "Busby's prepared milk is the finest
n milk for babies of all of em. II you
: don't believe it jist go and see Mrs.
Dennis Mallory, rs West Ninety fifth
street and see the fine child that has
been brought up on 1t. The baby has
:, gained pound day on it for month
e at a time and looks like a genuine lit
3 tie angel that you see in oil paintings
2 Dennis gave the advertisement to his
wife to read, and she said he hadn't
said half enough good things about the
g food. She suggested that he show 1t