A GREAT COMMERCIAL SUCCESS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2527, 20 August 1902, Page 9

A GREAT COMMERCIAL SUCCESS.

Owbridge's Lung To.nc was the lesult, nearly 30 years ego. of long and careful study of the cause and treatment of troubles arising frciii clamp and chill, which weie so prevalent in Hull and the surrounding d.slrict, and when fiist made, it was approved by an. eminent Yorkshire physician of great experience as the best all-round. remedy he knew for coughs, colds, and other ordinary ailments of the respiratory organs.

Mr Owbridge commenced the manufacture of his "Tonic" for the present season ■with & slock of 70 tons of honey. This was supplied by colonial bees, subjects of the King, and is, therefore, British. It would be interesting to know the number of bees employed in gathering tho enormous quantity of honey used by him each season. Amongst large quantities of other ingredients and diugs m stock, there was also 50 tons of pure sugar. The usual' average stock of honey and sugar on hand is about 50 tons of each. These do not represent the total quantities used during' the season, but the item 3 are interesting as indications of the growth of the business.

A short time since Mr Owbridge found it necessary to employ another firm of glass-bottle manufacturers in addition to those by whom he was already being supplied, and he somewhat staggered their representative with a fiist order for 10,000 gioss (1,440,000). These, placed end to end, would reach 11 4£ miles, the distance by rail from London to Birmingham. This order was repeated last month, and in each case was simply an addition to ins usual supply from other sources. A most important feature of the "Lung Tonic" is that it contains no poison. Years ago a small quantity of morphia was considered essential in any remedy of this kind by all medical authorities, but Mr Owbridge discovered a substitute which has proved even mere effective, and so got rid of tho poisonous element altogether, much to the satisfaction of himself and his customers. The various ingredients have such an affinity for each other that when the "Tonic" has had time to mature it becomes almost a natural combination, and the longer it is kept the belter and more effective it becomes.

From the above fp-cts the inference is obvious to anyone that Ov. bridge's Luug Tome must have great intrinsic merit to have acquired, and retain, such world-wide and incieasing popularity. Advertising is needful"— in fact, essential — because an article could not be sold to ar>y large extent, however good it might be, if the people did not know of it, but "no advertising, however skilful, would have secured such a result, spait iiom merit in the article itself.

It is reported that leprosy is prevalent among the Alligator River blacks, South Australia.

With reference to tha proposed deinonsliation ira. honour of the returned troopers of Balclutha and district, to take place- at Balolutha when they have all returned, it is understood that it is intended to invito th© whole of the m&n who went from fliis■tricts embracing Lovell's Flat oa the north and Waipahi on the south; also to ha\e a mustor of all the Volunteer corps. Tho procession will bo led by the returned trooper?, of whom 60 or 70 are available. There will 1)6 a luncheon or a social, probably both.