Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-01-05
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 purse ~
them and sent them articles that they
needed. But Dennis recovered his
health slowly and Ellen was u long
while getting well. Finally both were
able to be out again. though Dennis
was hardly ut for work. So Ellen took
the burden upon herself again and
earned enough 10 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 not being able to nurse the little
fellow. Milk must be purchased. and
there was no money with whiyh 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 EN-. doctorr" 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 superhuity. Dennis
read them and looked ut 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.
"Whatll we do now, Eilen2' asked
the husband, despairingly.
'I'll tell you, Dennis" replied Ellen
"Well let 'em take a 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
Dennis2 He's the most beautiful hoy
in the world" -
Dennis had his doubts, however, fol
never been called an Adonis.
ave haven't the money to pay fol
picture to take to the men that make,
the milk Ellen"
"What'll we dO?"
There's a young fellow on the foo
above that has a machine for takin
pictures. Wen get him to come dow
and take a photograph OF the baby
and I'll take the picture to the mar
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 W
really not prize infant But, real
ing that II would not be In good for
to say 80 to the parents and bel
ready to photograph anything, beau
full or homely, he took the picture, al
when 1t was developed the mother W
In ecstasies over 1t and Dennis decls
ed that even II the boy did resemb
his father the picture was not 30 bi
after all.
One morning the manager of Busby
milk food was sitting at his desk VIII,
Dennis, unannounced. approached al
said
"My little boy has been takin' 70,
milk, and It's put ten pounds O. Il
finest flesh on to him We ever seen. l..
thinkin' that We might like to print b
picture and send It out with your milk
Dennis drew the photograph OF In
son and handed 1t to the manager,
who looked at 1t and with difficulty
suppressed desire to laugh. Then
glancing up at the proud father he
asked, by way of chatting him. what
he wished for the right offered. Den.
mis- replied that few bottles OF milk
to keep the child alive was all he ex-
pected, This won the heart Of the
manager, for he was kind man, and,
calling for dozen bottles Of his ORE.
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
to last TIL 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 II helps the
babies I'm goin' to write an nd. meself
and take II to him. givln' him the free
use Of It for bein' 80 kind In givin' US
the milk"
1--WE owe 1t TO him, Dennis"
Dennis sat down and after an hours
hard work finished his task This was
what he had written:
"Busby's prepared milk IL the finest
milk for babies OF all OF 'em. II you
don't believe It list go and see Mrs.
Dennis Mallory, 70 West Ninety fifth
street and see the fine child that has
been brought up on 1t. The baby has
gained pound a day on It for a month
at time and looks like a genuine lit.
tie angel that you see in oil paintings"
Dennis gave the advertisement to his
wife to read, and she said he hadn't
said half enough good things about the
food. She suggested that he show II
TO Tom Murphy, the young man who
had taken the baby's photograph, to
see II 1t was all right. So Dennis took
It upstairs, where he found Tom and
asked him to edit his production. Tom,
who had q keen sense Of humor and
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