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THE SOUTHERN WORLD,JMAY 1, 1885*
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MEN OF THE HOUR.
Dr. joHinli ilracincld.
BY W. O. W1IIDUY.
"The rank li bat 'he guinea stamp,
The maa'a the gold for all that."
—Bean.
In the history of the human race one
striking and significant fact is to be
observed running through its pages
The noblest examples of human charac
ter, the greatest of benefactors, the
most successful business men, are in
variably those who have acquired honor
and wealth by their own energy and
talents. If a panoramic sketch of the
lives of such men could be brought out
fully before the minds of the youth of
our country, showing the possibilities
of a life marked by energy and purpose,
it might encourage and stimulate the
faint-hearted and despondent to a more
determined effort to live useful lives.
Perhaps no better selection could be
made for such a purpose than that of
Dr. Josiah Bradfield, the subject of our
sketch. We shall endeavor to present
some of the strong traits of his charac
ter to the best of our ability for the
benefit of the young men of America,
and of the South particularly. His por
trait on this page will be recognized by
druggists all over this broad land, as he
is one of the best known and most pop
ular druggists in the South. But it is
not of this that we desire to speak, but
to point out the elements of moral beau
ty and strength developed in him. Dr.
JoBiah Bradfield was bom near Mur
freesboro, Tenn. His father wub a hat
ter by trade and made good hats.
Young Bradfield in his early years,
like Bums, followed the plow, doing
what he undertook well. Right here he
laid the foundation of his future success,
in doing whatever he did faithfully and
thoroughly. In consequence of the
humble circumstances of his parents,
his opportunities were limited, espec
ially his early education. Bat he made
the most of the opportunities he did
have. His energy was untiring, his
will power strong, and his disposition to
put conscience in his efforts. Hence,
his stern resolve in early years to make
life a success despite of all drawbacks.
When but twenty yeaTB of age he
came to Georgia with his father on a
visit, and was so pleased with the coun
try that he determined to remain here
and work out his own destiny. With a
capital of only one dollar (given him by
his father) he left La Grange for West
Point, Ga., (walking throught the sleet
and storm to save his dollar) where he
started his career by becoming a clerk
in a drug store at a salary of $100 per
annum. The position was a trying one
lor he was away from home and its as
sociations, from loving parents and
brothers and sisters, He made a manly
effort to subdue all repinings, and with
a brave and hopeful spirit devoted
himBelf to the thorough discharge of his
duties, and during leisure moments to
study.
Dr. Bradfield’s close attention to
business and studious habits won the
confidence of the community and drew
around him a host of friends. In 1855
he became the proprietor of the drug
store at West Ppint, which ioon devel
oped into the leading drag store of that
section. Daring his tutelage in the
drug business, he saw the necessity of
a remedy to alleviate the Bufferings to
which the Female Sex are subject, and
his active mind began to formulate a
medicine that would bring about the
desired result. It was a matter of phi
lanthropy and mercy, and one in which
the medical world felt the deepest in
terest. The health of Mothers, Wives,
Sisters and Daughters is of paramount
importance, and the remedy which en
sures this, commends itself to all hearts.
Dr. Bradfield gave.to humanity, as
the reonlt of years spent by him in close
study and patient experimentation, his
Female Regulator. It did not take long
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greatest benefactors. His special mis
sion seems to have been tp bring joy to
despondent households and cause the
cheeks of women again to glow with
beauty and health.
Dr. Bradfield has educated several
brothers and Bisters, and gave one of his
brothers (who is one of the most efficient
and successful physicians in the South)
a professional education. He has also
helped many poor young men to start
in life and business; some are living in
honor and success through his timely
aid and advice. He is in every respect
a self-made man. In every emergency
he has been equal to the occasion. Al
though restricted in his early education
he is to-day gifted in conversation and
able in business.
His life illustrates the sentiment em
braced in the following quotation from
the lines addresed to a young friend by
the poet-plowboy, the immortal Burns:
"To catch dame Fortnne’a golden amllea,
Aulduoai wait upon her;
And gather richei by every wile
That’s Juitlfled by honor;
Not (or to hide it in a hedge,
Not for a train-attendant;
But (or the glorious privilege
0( being lNDIFENDZHT.”
Dr. Bradfield's presence is command
ing and bis manner genial. His per
sonal magnetism makeB a friend of every
man he meets. His joyous face impress*
he well deserves the good name accorded
him. To our young men we would say,
study closely the life and career of Dr,
Josiah Bradfield and imitate him by
thorough work in whatever position you
may be placed, close study and atten
tion, and moreover, with the polar star
of fixedness of purpose to lead useful
lives ever before you.
The Scientific American, of New York,
dated April 25th, contains an illustra
tion of the casting, by the Henry-Bon-
nard Bronze Company, of the statue of
the late Col. Wm. M. Wadley, of Geor
gia. This is the second statue of he
roic size, cast, in what is called one
piece, in this country, and great inter
est attaches to the success of the enter
prise. The statue is to be erected in
Macon, Ga., by theemplyeesof the rail
roads of which Colonel Wadley was the
presiding officer.
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for its fame to spread, and the demand
Increasing, he was compelled to remove
to Atlanta where, for a long time, his
was the leading wholesale drag honse
in the city. The demand for the Female
Regulator increased at snch a rapid
rate that he was forced to relinquish the
drag business and devote his time and
attention exclusively to the manufacture
of this great remedy. It is now known
and used in every civilized country on
the globe, dispensing the blessing of
health to suffering womanhood. Thou
sands upon thousands have been re
stored to the vigor of health, eyes made
to sparkle with anew and more ani
mated expression, and the pallid
cheeks to assume th6 rosy hues of the
sunrise. It is doubtful if any proprie
tary medicine ever achieved snch sig
nal success.
Dr. Bradfield has been elected Presi
dent of the well-known Bradfield Regu
lator Company.
So the humble, patient, faithful, thor
ough-working plowboy and attentive
clerk bas developed into one of earth’s
ea those he meets with the fact that his
daily life is free from care. All who
consult him on business or other matters
find him a cheerful and excellent ad
viser. One who has known him for
twenty years has fitly said, that his
presence is a sunbeam no matter how
dark the clonds and the future may look.
Education, Christianity and the poor
have in Dr Bradfield a firm, true friend.
His identification with one portion of
evangelical Christianity does not confine
his acts of benevolence and charity to
organizations originated or conducted
by its members, but he is kind-hearted
and charitable to all, and a friend to the
benevolent enterprises of every denomi
nation. He endeavors to exemplify
Christianity by his acts, and his exam
ple as a practical, Christian business
man may justly be held up for emula
tion. Snch a man will need no monu
ment to commemmorate him, for his
name and deeds will "go down the com
ing ages’’ by the good his life and ex
ample bas wrought. By merit and per
severance he has achieved success, and
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