Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-02-09

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some additions which he thought
would render 1t more effective. Den
mis- was only too glad to do so. and as
soon as he was gone Tom brought bis
genius to bear on It and produced the
following:
-Busby's prepared milk food Is made
Of the best buttermilk that can be pro-
cured In the market The tiavoring
spices used In II are gathered ON the
shores Of Hudson bay by the Indians.
It's ivory whiteness IL obtained not
from any deleterious ingredients. but
IS distilled from myriads OF white roses
grown on the Busby farm under the SUI
perintendence of graduate Of an ag-
ricultural college. The fatty sub
stances used In the food are obtained
from the biubber Of walruses shipped
ON trains running on the Ice OF Bering
sea. thus preventing delay and insuring
tie delivery OF the blubber In the best
condition at the milk factory.
Some rare instances of development
Of children using Busby's food are tes-
titled to by mothers. Charles DIETRICH
when seven months old weighed only
twenty ounces. After taking a bottle
Of Busby's milk he gained SO much in
one night that In the morning his
mother mistook him for the fve-year-
old son of her next door neighbor and
sent him to his supposed home with
lump Of sugar At the end of year.
having drunk 200 bottles Of Busby's.
be had gained a pound a day.
Benny Harkaway, who weighed
only two pounds at birth. was blown
about in every draft, keeping his moth
err In constant dread lest he be carried
out Of the window. Ten bottles OF
Busby's food gave him so much 6esh
that. his father having tossed him play
fully, when the child came down was
crushed by the enormous weight"
When this production was shown to
Dennis be asked its author n It was
not somewhat overdrawn-
-Overdra wnr' cried Tom. Suppose
Il Is! That's the art OF writing an ad
II you write It IN plain. unvarnished
terms nobody will notice II I'll guar
antee that II will increase the sales of
Bushy's mink enormously"
IAN right replied Dennis. "l'n take
1t to Mr.. Busby"
II wouldn't do that said Tom.
"You had better insert 1t yourself. I'm
a reporter for a newspaper. and ! can
get It put In at cut rates"
Dennis gave him carte blanche to
insert the ad. and went down to his
wife to report what he had done. add
ing that he was going TO make Mr..
Busby's fortune for him on account Of
his kindness in giving them the milk
The baby's milk ran out one day.
and Dennis. thinking that Mr. Busby
might have heard from his advertise
ment and on account OF increased sales
be disposed to give him some more
food. went TO the centleman's Office
and stood as before beside the desk.
-Mornin'. sir said Dennis.
The manager looked up from hun
dreds OF letters and seeing the man
to whom be had given some OF his
milk food asked him what he wanted
Have you heard from the advertise
ment?" asked Dennis.
what advertisement:
The one that came out In the pa
per-"
The manager looked AZ Dennis MS If
cropping for something. then suddenly
exclaimed:
See here. my man. did you have
anything to do with that game that
was played on me In II statement got
up to ruin my businessT
mo, sir: put in an ad. at me own
expense for the favor yon done me for
given me the milk for me little lmby."
The manager stared ut Dennis for a
time. then said: Il don't knew that il
win do any harm after all. Ii may
call attention to my goods" He took
up handful Of letters from the pile
ON his desk and ran them over One.
evidently lady who had never mad
whether the cream was left Oh the but
termilk used In Busby's milk. Anoth.
er. a nurse. entered a protest against
using spices in baby's food. Il should
think" she said. that II would injure
the child's stomach" A young man
who said that he was q student OF
chemistry asked for rhe process by
which the white substance WIS disfill-
ed from roses
There were on the desk number OF
comic papers containing Illustrations
Of the marvellous Developments OF
children vnn had l,oo, fad .,t, Q,,shv-S
milk One was a picture Of very
small man being crushed under an
enormous baby: another. a drawing
Of woman giving fat child lump
Of sugar. while beneath were the
words, Now run home to your moth
er." There were numerous letters from
advertising agents and advertisers ask
ing for the name and address OF the
person who had invented the clever