Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-01-07
FUN IN A PHARMACY
Some Humorous Experiences or
YORK Druggist.

Some Humorous Experiences or
YORK Druggist.
"The drug business is teem;no
hui or" said DR.. Charles R pa,
New York Morning Journal rann,
as he handed two-cent POSTAGE =,
over the counter to a little sirI
wanted to know how much it was
"The other day" the Docto,
sumed, "a poor man and woman a.
in here. The woman carried an Y y
infant. The man ordered doS 81
castor oil prepared SO that the tssta
disguised. The baby recogpi1eS te
nauseating smell of the oil and r0s
to drink it. The parents conspIt .'5
gether for minute, and then. in ( ~,
that the ten cents which thew had y. /.
Tor the oil should not be wasted ~
the oil between them with eyidsnca,.
great satisfaction"
While the Doctor was talkinc
young man, evidently from the conrl
came in. He walked curiouslv NM
down the store, narrowly eyeina
showcases as if he were lookins
some article. A clerk, seeing his
barrassment, approached him and /
"Can / do anything for YOU, sjr~
The stranger looked around funiJE
Then coming close to the clerk he u
pered:
"Do you keep rabbits 1eet?"
Rabbits feet ~ exclaimed the d
in surprise.
eyes, rabbits feet. I'll give as
for nice rabbits foot. The fact is
down on my luck. If can get
bits foot and hang it around my
by a string my luck will change
been looking around this town fora
bits foot all day. I've tried ord
stores, hardware stores, candy s.
and drug stores, but i can't strike
We've got electric bandages,
pads, soda water, cologne and ID
enough to kill all the people in A
lea, but we don't keep rabbits fee
cause we don't have any call for
But if you'll call in here next nd
about this time we will have con
ment from Georgia"
AS the rabbits foot man left the
the Doctor turned toa mechanical
a-cent-in-the-slot machine in the
ner. By dropping a cent in tht
and holding your handkerchief
proper position, it is sprayed wifi
logne.
"The other day." said the DOc|
man came in here and dropped hi
and stood holding his hand in a
pectant attitude for so long TIM
his posture attracted the attentl
the clerks. One of them asAed
what he was waiting for, and
piled: I'm waiting for my boz
cologne to come out He was
angry when told that he might VI
til the heavens fell before he wO
bottle of cologne out of the ma
"There is a popular idea, COM
the Doctor, "that bears grease vi
mote the growth of hair. As thd
hundreds of young men about
who regard a moustache as an
pensable adjunct of manhoO'
bears grease idea is seized with
as sure promoter of the longed1
pendage. We have frequent
bears grease by young men WING
say what they want it for, but
not require any skill after look
baseball moustache, to deterI
what use it will be put when ting
is in the privacy of his room.
Indeed. the desire to raise
tache is very profitable to the Or
There are various preparations,
ed to stimulate the growth OF
the upper lip. These meet win
sale. But a greater revenue Is
from the sale of preparations al
to stimulate the growth OF nall
head. During the past few
have had frequent calls tor a
'BichloriCe of Platinum, dei
of which was printed IN theJ
few weeks ago. The article Sa
there was home in Harlem W
platinum was administered "
velous results. We have hao
calls from bald-headed men u
the location of this home anu
chloride Of Platinum has 0S'
uuent demand"
The Doctor said that the mos
GUS call he has had lately was
of dried-apple salve. 1t was
by a 17-year-old boy, VINO sa III 0
had been recommended to Oil J,
growing pains. ,uno
9 'sWe gave him." said the 10 n
ordinary mustard plaster, WHY n al
afforded him good deal OF le
he called few days later o.
generally known that you
mustard plaster in a drugs .,
such is the fact. They are ma e'
thousand IN
DR.. Perry said that some III
takes are made by CUSTOM ohn
for articles with which ''' Dc
acquainted: ;, ooid an
nine pills. They are trequ5dI az
to as Queen Ann pills anu sar otl
quently customers ask .I iet f..
ommended by the 1aclllHE, 'of
meaning the faculty. IL !, ls ~, re'
uncommon to have call lGl L
borax,' while the 'extracll u
vegetables is a remedy ma
repute to the clerks. -. a Re
"But there is an artlc5e IN Cir
which cannot be found IL az
store" said the Doctor, "iie
thousands ofpeople bel, belle ss eou
for aches and pains sucn re af viii
by the rheumatism. l l1ng thir
snake oil. AS rule, oa au1s de-,
take much stock in the ca a I'd
of snake oil, yet there srf mi
men who believe it Is al llo ri
edy. But you cannot POM, pelp
who has come from noPp De- X
trict like Pike County, M M n
that rattlesnake oil VII. - "a sssedd
thing from a toothacne ed i TO -
Indeed, it is consid,erterp thd 81
treasure and is held y; No. No.
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