Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-10-04
ANEcDoTE OF REUBEN NATHANs.

We derive the annexed communication from correspon
dent tThere probably many people living who
member the celebrated quack DOCTOR Reuben Nathans who
forty years since, and whose medicines the Chimes
Basam Of Life and the Celebrated Hair Invigorang Lo
ton, made much noise at that time. But few presume
have heard of the anecdoe about relate concernn,
him. When the Doctors medicines first
to the world, supplemented laboring purchased on
bottle Of the Lotion and another of the Basam for his wife
who had consumpve cough of many years standing,
beside threatened with the total loss of her hair Th
used both remedies according to directions and
usual with ignorant people in such cases. thought they
really doing her vast deal Of good The cough seemed t
her to be going away rapidly she beathed feer while he
hair appeared to be coming back again thicker hanever
natural consequence, she felt very great confidence in the
medicines and when her first lot Of baIsam all used she
sent her husband get the bottle filed again. The doc
tor asked the man how the medicine operated
"'Oh, grandly replied the husband my wife's coughs
een-amost gone, and her hairs all coming back again
fiery ever
"tAh, said the doctor, that's the way my medicines al
ways work. There's mistake about them. They're just
wha call them, the greatest wonders of the age Pspose
you've no objection TO give your affidavit
'Oh, no, replied the man that's just what my wife
wants me to do
"The couple then repaired to the mayors office where an
affidavit was drawn up 10, and witnessed. On
turning to the doctor shop, the quack took the empty
tie for the purpose Of reng it. Uncorking it, he put
his and smeled oft.
"tWhy what can this mean he exclaimed, in some as
constituent and then after looking the label he smeed Of
aBhn. why, SUI, palsaI tnougn ne says
but the hair lotion =
" Hair lotion not replied the man. pointing to the bot
e that's what cured my wes dreadful cough and the stuff
in the other bottle at home Is what made her hair grow
again =
90 Strange Strange repeated the doctor, with pug
zled countenance Il don't know what TO make Of it. Will
you be kind enough, sir just to step back and get the
other bottle-he hair lotion mean Y
'The did so, and returned with the lotion bot
tie The doctor took it and applied his the mouth
And this said he, just surely the balsam the
other is the lotion Don't you think there some mistake
on your part SIR Are you that what in this bot
tie made your wife's hair grow again
sJust sartain I'm alive replied the man for al
ways turned il out while Betsey held the spoon
"The doctor sat down in chair and, laying finger on
his nose, seemed buried in profound thought.
st All see ! he Mt length exclaimed, and jumping up
he filed the empty bottle again There SIR said he Civ
ing IT to the and huryng him to the door ars right
SIR was little bothered, that's ALL Call again when that
gone, and You shall have another for nothing
As soon as he bad shut the door his customer the
doctor called in his confidential from the laboratory
Moshes, said he we've made great mistake in our
guess work, after ALL I've been studying YER hard lately
and have just discovered that lotion is the stuff cure
the coughs and the consumpons and the basam Is the
TO make the hair grow We must change the labels
That's unlucky, replied the man, for we've got four
thousand bottles two thousand Of each kind all ready TO
send away Tomorrow
"tVel VEL said the doctor, you change the labels
you have time IL not send them of they IT'S MT
mosh matter. p"--Knickebockr Gossip