Whether
the senator's demise was due to his strenuous efforts to deplete this
generous supply has never been made known, but I very much doubt if
the doctor, who attributed his death to heart failure was familiar
with these facts at the time.
"Another famous statesman, who was as bald as he was absent-minded,
once mailed a testimonial to the manufacturer of Blank's Hair
Restorer, enclosing a photograph of himself. In their next
advertisement they made two cuts from the picture, painting a
profusion of wavy hair upon one, and ran them over a reproduction of
his letter, labeled, 'Before and after using.' When the old gentleman
saw it he was so pleased with his appearance in the latter cut that he
straightforth bought a wig and ever afterwards kept up the delusion.
"Then there's the man who is cured by X-Y-Z Cough Cure, or Blither's
Sarsaparilla. He may not be known to half a hundred people before
he tries this wonderful stimulant; but after he takes half a dozen
bottles and is 'snatched from the jaws of death,' his name and
features become familiar to several millions of people.
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