178 MICROBES AND THE MICROBE-KILLER. 



The experiments which Mr. Eadam had made with 

 antiseptic gases and substances before he was successful 

 had occupied a whole year. The results of the use of 

 the '^ microbe-killer " had been published in the Austin 

 daily newspapers, and as soon as the remedy was placed 

 upon the market it had a large sale. 



With the little nursery as a centre the merits of Ra- 

 dam's Microbe-Killer circulated day after day, perform- 

 ing apparent miracles in little hamlets, in mining camps, 

 in villages and cities. Gradually it crept into the East- 

 ern States, then to Canada and across the ocean. Mr. 

 Radam was unable to manufacture the microbe-killer in 

 quantities to meet the demand, and William Radam 

 Microbe-Killer Companies were organized in different 

 parts of the country. In nearly every State there was 

 such a company manufacturing its own microbe-killer 

 according to the formulas furnished by Mr. Radam. 

 Gradually these companies have been consolidated, un- 

 til to-day, in place of the great number of smaller com- 

 panies, there is a large company in New York, a 

 company in Chicago controlling the great mid- Western 

 section, a company in San Francisco, a company in Lon- 

 don, Canada ; another in Melbourne. Australia ; one in 

 London, England, and another in Paris to control the 

 whole territory of France. 



Mr. Radam has advertised but little, nor have any of 

 his companies, preferring to trust entirely to the cures 

 effected by the microbe-killer. One million people have 

 used the microbe-killer, and their testimonials by the 

 thousands have poured into the offices of the various 

 companies, showing that the cures effected by the 

 microbe-killer have rivalled even the cures effected upon 

 Mr. Radam himself and his neighbors who stole the 

 medicine with his consent. Long ago Mr. Radam was 

 persuaded to give up the active management of his 

 nursery and greenhouse and devote his entire time to 

 the microbe -killer. 



A curious feature about the success of Radam's 

 Microbe-Killer has been the attitude of the medical pro- 



