Selling Books in the Punjab, India
By W. CARRATT
To show how much our books are read and liked in India, I will relate two incidents which occurred during my canvassing tour in the city of Lahore, Punjab:— An Englishman bought a copy of “Heralds of the Morning” from one of our canvassers not long ago. He was so pleased with its contents that he ordered two additional copies. After a short period I visited the same house with one of our health books, and was immediately asked if I knew the gentleman who called a short while ago with the religious book, giving the name. On learning that I represented the same society, the Englishman ordered an additional copy of “Heralds of the Morning,” saying that it was a beautiful book, one of the best he had ever read, and that he had presented the first copies to friends. He also bought two copies of “Christ’s Object Lessons” and one of “School of Health,” and has now ordered a copy of “Great Controversy.” As my interest in the man was aroused on account of his apparent interest and earnestness, and as he seemed to be a deep lover of Bible truth, I repeated my visits to his home, and to this I attribute my success in placing with him so many books. The second incident is that of a native gentleman, who is a rich banker and barrister. I exhibited my book, “School of Health,” and then learned that he had purchased one copy of “Practical Guide to Health” from the same brother mentioned above. On learning that I represented the same society, he inquired why we take so much pains to circulate these books. I then had the privilege of telling him about our missionary work. He was greatly interested and in sympathy with us, and ordered one copy of “Heralds of the Morning” and one of “School of Health,” and subscribed for our monthly magazine called Herald of Health. There are others in the city of Lahore who have not been satisfied with a single copy, and I consider this a sure sign of the estimation in which our excellent literature is held.