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doctor that his hair was falling out, and
asked him If he didn't know Of some
thing that would stop it. The doctor
said he would fix him, 30 he wrote .
prescription, which was as follows:
Chloride Of sodium 1oI
Aqua pura eol
Shake well and rub on the scalp every morning.
The bald man went to a druggist and
had the prescription put up, paying
sl.l7 for it. He asked the druggist If 1t
wasn't little high, but felt ashamed
when the druggist asked him If he knew
how much aqua pura cost gallon. He
said he didn't, but supposed it come
high. The druggist told him that aqua
pura was one of the most penetrating
drugs in .he store. and as for chloride OF
soium, there was nothing like it. and
the war in Peru had sent it up kiting.
The bald man used the medicine, and
felt as though it was doing him good.
His wife noticed little new hairs coming
out, and he felt good, 30 when the stuff
was gone he took the bottle to the store
and had it filled again. The chap who
filled it this time was another chap, and
when the bald-headed man threw down
a dollar the drugger said: 80, never
mind. We won't charge you anything
for that" The bald man asked how that
was, when the drugger said: "Why. 1t
is only salt and water, anyway. The
salt is only 2 cents pound, and the
water is pretty cheap this year" The
bald man gave one gasp, and said;
"Well, by the great bald-headed Elijah,
/ paid 81 for filling that bottle before,
and / want my money back. 1t is bald
headed swindle. l thought that Peru
vian story didn't look plausible" The
druggist gave the man box of cigars to
keep still about it, but he won't speak
to the other drugger who charged him 9
dollar.-Pccks Sun
PROOF OF ANIMAL LIFE IN OTHER
PLANETS.
Two interesting problems which have
long perplexed the scientific world ap
pear to have been at last definitely
solved by the eminent geologist, DIR
Hahn. These questions are, first
whether or not celestial bodies, othel
than the earth, belonging to our sola
system are inhabited by animate beings
and, secondly, whether the meteori
stones from time 70 time cast upon tn
surface of this globe emanate from in
candescent comets or from volcani
planets. That they at no time formed
part Of the earth itself, has been conclu
sively demonstrated.
DR.. Hahn has recently completed
series of investigations upon some of tn
huge meteoric stones that fell from tn
skies in Hungary during the summer @
1866. Thin lamin@ Of these mystcriou
bodies, subjected to examination unde
a powerful microscope, have been foun
to contain coralline and spongeous for
nations, and to reveal unmistakabl
traces Of the lower forms of vegetation
All the organisms, animal and vegetable
discovered by DR.. Hahn in the delicat
stone shavings he has thus dealt wit
indicate the condition Of their paren
world to be one Of what is technical
termed "primary formation" But tn
presence of water in that world is prove
by the fact that the tiny petriie
creatures revealed by the magic Of th
lens one and all belong to the so-calle
snbaaueous classes OF animals. The
could not have existed in comets, ,
least if the assumption be correct tn,
these are in state of active combustion
London Telegraph.
THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY.
An English lady, accustomed to ira
cling abroad, and able to converse huen
ly in the languages Of the countries 81
visited, found herself alone in railws
carriage in Germany, when two foreig
ers entered with pipes in their mouth
smoking strong tobacco furiously. 81
quietly told them in their own langua,
that it was not smOking-carriage, b
they persisted in continuing to smok
remarking that cit was the custom
the country" upon which the lady to-
from her pocket q pair Of gloves a
commenced cleaning them With benz
line. Her fellow-passengers express
their disgust at the nauseous efiluvim
when she remarked that sit was the c,
. , tom Of her country" She was soon i
in sole possession of the carriage.
A GENTLEMAN, who had grown tired