The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-01-18
"Dr. Cur'em's Syrup of Megalan-
thoropoion."


thoropoion."
John Cur'cm's mother used to say,
when he was a baby. that there was
something wonderful about her boy He
noticed things with so much penetration,
and commenced to pull her hair at such
tender days, that it seemed certain he
must NOW a very wide swarth through
the field of life His boyhood gave c.
quail evidences of prococity. lie would
purloin his schoolmastcr dinner, tell a
lie with an uumovcd visage, make other
boys laugh and be birchcd for it, while
he retained the most impcrturbablc gray
ity johnny used also to exhibit sun
dry tricks Of n nature not admitting of
an accomplicc, such as abstracting his
teachers boots when he wore slippers,
stopping the holes with putty. then fill.
ing them with water aud setting them
out to freeze At last, however, he
was detected in mailing the coat.tail
Of his prcccptor to the chair on which
he sat, which procured bis dismiss
al from school in irrcvocablc disgrace
Johnny was now sent to New FORK
b. his parents, and indenturcd as ap.
prentice to worthy apothccary. MIR.
McSquills, his master, was a very canny,
thrifty Scotchman who was well verscd
in all the tricks of his profession aud
to him johnny was consigned for the
term of four years, to be ted and cloth
cd. and to receive a premium of 5000 at
the expiration Of tho time. When
johnny made his advent at the shop of
his master, the worthy Scotchman thus
addressed him
moo, johnnie. my bairn, ha. yc read
yer Bible ?"
Pretty much ALL I reckon"
"Wocl Johnnie yell stick to that
practice, for it is vera guide but i'thc
shop, sc mind. yell hao anither buke.
the 'pothccaric's Bible. Here it is
Wood and Bachc's Dispcnsatory ); yell
read sax pages per day, until ye hac it
all kent and yell be out oyer bed,
ancnt the sun specrs cot. The early
bird catches the worm, yc ken"
johnny promised obedience; for he
really fancied the business. and became
very diligcnt aud attentive. He soon
mastered the mysteries Of compounding
and talked of rctorts, crucibles, sand
| aths, alembcs and Of exhaustion, G.
vaporaton and filtration, rs glibly as
his master himself. He made few
mistakes. Of course; for all apothecar
les boys do that, such as selling oxalic
acid for EPSON salts, or Iodine Of lead
for pulverzcd sui hur but johnny!
luck followed him for, If he made any
bad work it never came on his lands,an
he grew in strength and knowledge, i
not in grace and truth. AID in the gooc
opinion of his master Dr. McSquills =
Johunys place of business was not ia
from the --; and as causualite
frequently occur there, such as person
being run over. children choked. babie
swallowing pins, and such things, on
young friend saw more of actual surgcr
than usually falls to the lot of druggist
boys. He used to 90 to the residence
of his patrons and apply lccches, All
when applicants to be blcd were yer
poor, and could only pay sma
fee, johnny was always allowed to lie,
form the operation. One day the fc'
lowing recipe was brought to the stor
by man who was all crippled wit
rheumatism, and could barely drag h
limbs along
Tine. Colch. o., Aquo Para, ! o;
.Syrupns Simpicr | o. -Miscc.