The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-11-08
THE CREDuLITY
OF NAaAINO
Catalogue Houses QuaCk Doc.
Tors OF Commerce,
PROMISES, NOT GUARANTEES

| - WAN OFueF FN9bsa IaF9n N'FeF
shoves 1ia Patent Leather Shoss un.
der a Poor Mans Tabls--His Victims
Extend From Ocean to oeean-From
Sunrise 10 the Last Chance.
lCopyrishtcd. 1914 by Thomas >, sulllvan.l
Said clever quuck o. a painstaking
business man. How many of the pass.
ing multitude. do you suppose, appre-
| ciatc your honesty Or understand the
imposltlons of quackeryf"
mot more than QUE In ten" was the
answer.
Well" said the qnnck. you may
have the one. III take the nine"
That Is the system upon which the
mail order houses operate. and nothing
more strlkinsly pOrtrays the credulity
OF mankind than their success. Quack.
cry Is a thing universal aud unlyer.
sally successful. In most cases II II
literally true that no imposition Is too
great for the credullty OF man.
The ouaek Doctor Of commsres.
The retail mail order house Is the
quack doctor of commerce. IL prom
ises much and guarantees nothing
, Like patent medicines. the directions
are always ON the inside, and you must
buy a nonreturnablc package before
you can find out what they are
The mail order house never helped
90 build the little white school In your
district or turnpike the road past your
door. No mail order house ever took
you by the hand when you were In
distress and told you TO let the little
account run until after harvest next
year. No mail order house ever sold
you a vehicle and spent every cent OF
It's profits In the community where
you aud your neighbors could get II
all back again. No mall order house
ever showed It's patent leather shoes
under your table aud reJolced with you
when you were glad. nor spoke en-.
couraglng words when atiilction visited
you. nor stood with uncovered head
beside the graves OF your chIldren.
Sentiment 10 unknevr.
That the mail order houses are after
your money Is an undlsputed fact.
Every dollar sent 20 them leaves your
nelghborhood forever. The mail order
house may bear upon its face the
semblance OF friendship. but no human
heart beats under its cloak OF hypoc-
risy. Sentiment TO Il Is unknown.
The whole institution is as cold and
bloodless as a corpse.
There never was a farm In all
Christendom whose value WIS lncfeas.
ed by the mail order houses They are
PARASITES 70 which life Is worthy OF
notice only while they can draw the
financial blood out OF the communities.
to the upbuIlding OF which they con
tribute nothing. They create no local
market for tho product OF the farms.
They have no property IN the country
which caa be assessed TO help bear the
burden OF taxation.
Can oupljeats Every Offer.
In every town iIf>t the country the 10,
cal retail merchant ,stands ready 20 /
duplicate every offer ,seduetiyely set |
forth ia the catalogues OF mail order |
"-~---@~-ff %~~fN @ftttf AAt UAt tauihH ANE
best trick the mail order house ever /
played IL you will put down spot cash
and accept from him a class or goods
devoid OF respectable ancestry aud
upon which No reputable manufactur-
er's name can be found. but In which
the disease germs of prison made goods
are secreted.
He can sell cheap goods If you will
buy them from him with your eyes
shut He can meet the best price
ever made by a mail order house II
you will plank down your money ana
accept what he gives you without
question and without recourse. But
you must not expect him TO be in his
place OF business every day In the
year. ready aud willing 20 make good
any defect, ready and willing 20 stand
back OF every article he sells with mis-
own reputation and the warranty Of a
responsible company.