The May “Life and Health” by Editor

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Apr 22, 1909

The May “Life and Health”

By Editor

The May number of Life and Health is now ready for delivery. The beautiful, artistic cover design—something out of the ordinary—will, of itself, make this issue a rapid seller. And the contents themselves are first-class.

The popularity of this, our easiest-selling magazine, is shown by the fact that 35,000 copies of the April number were ordered before April 14. The remaining orders for that number must be filled with the May number.

Notice the variety and value of the articles contained in this excellent number:—

Contents of May Number

GENERAL ARTICLES.—Why Eat Meat? by D. H. Kress, M. D.; The Bicycle—and Why, by R. O. Eastman; Rice; Its Value and Adulteration, by Rev. Henry S. Clubb; Symptoms of Autointoxication, by J. R. Leadsworth, M. D.; The Need of Organized Antituberculosis Work, by G. H. Heald, M. D.; Garden Reveries, by R. O. Eastman; Moderate Drinking, by President Eliot of Harvard.

THE CONSULTING ROOM.—A Bad Cough—A Fading Blossom—A Mouth Breather—Spring Biliousness, by G. A. Hare, M. D.

HEALTHFUL COOKERY.—Cooking Lessons, No. 5—Healthful Desserts, by George E. Cornforth.

RATIONAL TREATMENT IN THE HOME.—Home Treatments for Common Diseases, No. 3—How to Give Fomentations, by W. A. George, M. D.

CURRENT COMMENT.—Our Dietetic Education—Dr. Wiley Should Be Retained—The School Garden.

ABSTRACTS.—Lengthening Human Life—The Passing of Overfeeding in Tuberculosis—Acne, or Pimples—Tobacco and Alcohol on the Young Man.

THE MEDICAL FORUM.—Fresh Air in the Treatment of Disease—Dangers of Tuberculosis in Cows as Viewed in America and Scotland—Nerve Strain in Schoolchildren—Knowledge Versus Manners—Foot Deformity and Its Results.

THE MEDICAL MISSIONARY AT WORK.—Healing as a Part of the Gospel, by A. A. John, M. D.; Medical Missionary Work in Java, by J. E. Fulton.

EDITORIAL.—As We See, So Are We—Always Positive, Sometimes Accurate—The Third Interim Report, Royal Commission on Human and Animal Tuberculosis.

SOME BOOKS.—Bacterial Food Poisoning—Hygiene of the Lung in Health and Disease—Books Reviewed.

NEWS NOTES.—The Rat a Nuisance—Fatal Poisoning by Wild Parsnips—A Martyr to Medical Science—No Smoking in the Subways—Preservatives in Hamburger Steak—Temperature in Infant Feeding—Tuberculosis in Children—Leprosy in Hawaii—International Congress on Alcoholism—Is Meat Inspection a Safeguard?—Victims of Meat Poisoning—and twelve other interesting items.

How “Life and Health” Actually Sells

Here are seven records taken from actual experiences, showing how this magazine sells in the cities:—

1. Largest sale in one single day, made by a tall, bashful girl in the city of San Jose, Cal. Copies sold, 230. Street sales. Worked some after supper. First week’s work. Day’s profit, $16.10.

2. Best record for eight hours’ work (on three succeeding days), 260 copies sold. Lady agent. Profit, per hour, $2.27.

3. One year’s scholarship in Union College earned in three weeks by a young lady in California. After paying her expenses and ticket from San Francisco to Lincoln, Neb., she had nearly $50 left for pin-money.

4. Seventy-six copies sold in two hours by a young lady in Illinois. Copies sold per hour, 38. Profit, $5.32, or $2.66 per hour. Selling thousands of copies right along.

5. A seven weeks’ record of over 25 copies sold per hour. Retail value of sales, per hour, over $2.50. Profit, per hour, $1.75. This, for seven weeks, remember.

6. A New Orleans agent sold 200 copies in eight hours. “Everybody reached out for the magazine. It is a fine seller,” she writes. Average sales, per hour, 25 copies. Profit, $14, or $1.75 per hour.

7. Ninety-one copies sold in four hours, by a beginner, in Georgia. “Entering a nice store,” she says, “I called for the proprietor, sold him a copy, and asked permission to work the store. He replied: ‘Work the store, and the whole town, for that matter, and much success to you! I happen to be the mayor.’ The Lord especially blessed me in my work.”

You Can Sell the May Number

Send five cents for sample copy. Also ask for leaflet, “How to Sell Our Magazines,” and a printed canvass.

Join our force of over 1,000 Life and Health agents. Order through your State tract society, if possible.

PRICES: Single copies; 10 cents; 5 to 20 copies, 5 cents each; 25 to 400 copies, 4 cents; 500 to 800 copies, 3½ cents; 1,000 or more, 3 cents.

If you order direct, send cash with order. Try 25 copies for $1.

In applying for agency, kindly send a written recommendation from your pastor, teacher, banker, tract society, or leading business firm of your town. Address Life and Health, Takoma Park, Washington, D. C.