The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-06
CHARLES /. HOOD, IS,
MEDICINE MAN, DIES
Native of Vermont and Maker of Hoods
Sarsaparilla--NOted Breeder Of
Jersey Cattle.

LOWELL. Mass, Feb 6.-Charles l.
Hood. widely known as a wholesaler OF
proprietary medicines and also prOmi-
nent in the business ofssraising Jersey
cattle died athiS home in North 'Tewkes-
bury Yesterday following a brief illness.
He was a simember of the Boston
Chamber of Commerce, the American
Pharmaceutical association, Proprietary
Association of America, National Whole
sale Druggists association. American
Jersey Cattle club and American Berk-
shire association.
Charles l, Hood was born in tS4G at
Chelsea, vi On May 6, 1861, at the age
OF 10 he lefts his home at Chelsea and
started for Lowell. where he began what
proved to be his life work in tho labor
atory of the drugstore of Or Samuel
kidder at John and Merrimac streets.
When he left his home town lie carried
with him package of. apple buns. but
IN his excitement, for he had never before
ridden on train, he left his lunch on
the train 1t ~fvas In this drugstore that
HOOD began his business career tha<
nad:- ais name practically a household
Wotd the country over.
-Four years after becoming an Cmployc
I'm the store, young Hood was made a
PARTNER. but before he was formally made
a member of the firm Dr. kidder sold
out his interest in the concern. Disap-
pointed. but not discouraged. Hood
served out the rest Of his apprenticeship
with the new owners and then left Low
ell for Boston. where he entered the en-
lIloy of the old Boston drug firm of TheO-
dsrc AIetcalf X Co, wholesale and retail
druggists. Within "A short time ms
health was undermined by too close APP
pliCation to his employment and be re
turned to Lowell.
In June. 1870. Hood, with a Vermont
friend. started drugstore at Contra!
and Merrimac streets under the name OF
G.. |. Hood & Co Hood put his expert
cnce against his friends money. The
venture was a success from the start.
and in 1876 Mr.. Hood became the sole
proprietor and began the manufacture
of his world famous Hoods Sarsapariila.
The business grew 50 rapidly that Hood
soon had to hire a separate building for
the manufacture of the sarsaparilla.
Aided by extensive advertising the
business grew by leaps and bounds and
mere than three acres OF floor space were
fiualIy given over To the manufacture OF
the sarSanarilla. Some years after start
ing the business Mr.. Hood sod ont his
drugstore and gave his whole time to the
manufacture of 20 different kinds of
medicine.
In May. 1911. the 30th anniversary
Of Mr. Hoods entrance. into business,
was celebrated at his Lowell labora tories
and offices by his large number of en-
In 1890 Mr.. Hood bought 20 acres Of
farm land in Andover aud Tewkebury.
Later he added to it until he finally
owned LOCO acres 1t Soou became one
of the finest stock farms i'll the eastern
states.
As he grew older he gradually with
drew from business and turned his in
tercSt more and more to his farm. where
he raised one of the finest herds of Jcr-
scy cattle in the country as we'll AZ a
line of prize berkshire pigs. In 1907 hc
imported 81 bloodrd cows from the is
land of Jersey. which he bred to his
famous S2J00O bull Hood Farm Posis
9th. Several times he was offered a
much as $1,000 for certain of his hogs
and his sales became events of national
Importance among srockmeu.