St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-07-09
A MOUNTAIN DRUG STORE.
n. Qua6s story Of the Man who Was
Stocking Up for . Pharnacy
at JOPdan's Galch.

He had come down out OF the noun.
tains to Denver with q couple of pack
mules, and as he entered wholesale
drug store he explained to the pro-
prietor:
1--WE want drug store up at Jordan's
Gulch, and I'm here to git the outfit.
I've run a saloon. and I've run grocery
and a butcher shop. and l think l can
catch on to the drug business after
little. l shan't hev to be as pertickler
over thar as you ar here"
do you expect to fill any prescrip-
tions?" was asked.
"Not a one. We've only got one
doctor and I'll let him put up his own
stuff. You kin give me some pinters
in general as we go along. What dye
think need for stock?"
"Could you use any castor oil. do you
think?"
"Yes, I'll take q barI. I've heard .
heap o. talk about caster lie fur a
month back. I'm posted on castor lie
and shan't fear to handle the stuff"
"Any call for hair dye over there? ?"
Haven't heard of any, but might
try a dozen bottles. If it don't go of
purity easy as hair-dye I'll wash of the
labels and recommend it fur rheumatic
liniment. Anything I say will 60
at the Gulch. Wouldn't do any harm.
spose, if some of the critters like ole
Jim Lee took it fur fever and ager?"
"You ought to have some sulphur" :"
continued the druggist.
"What's it fur?'
'Good for the blood"
"Then I'll take about ten pounds. II
it don't 60 of I'll mix it up with the
hair-dye and make suthin' to cure in
digestion and take the kinks out of the
jints. Got any copperas?"
ayes. but what use can you make OF
it?"
'Never you mind, but put me up
about ten pounds. I've got it down as
one of the things want. and If it's
a slow sale I'll mix it with the caster
lie and make tonic or something or
other of it. Anything will go with our
boys at the Gulch. Let's see? Iorter
hev some camphor. hadntI?"
"Of course"
"Then put me up five pounds. ItT
be good to scent up the copperas and
make it go. Don't you think that
camphor and sulph'r and caster lie
mixed up together might cure con-
sumpshun?"
81 should hardly think so.''
swell. I kin recommend it, and Il
won't hurt if it don't cure. The boys
over at the Gulch ar allus anxus to
try suthin' new, and I'm goin' to help
'em out all kin. Let's see? They
was tellin' me to be sure and not forgit
hartshorn. Gimme half gallon Of it
and a lot of small bottles. If the boys
don't want it to SNUFF at, I'll mix it up
with sunthin' else and sell it to cure
catarrh."
Anything else?" asked the drug
gist.
Lets see? I've got caster lie, hair
dye, sulpher. copperas. camphor and
hartshorn. I reckon that's about all l
want"
"You won't make very big display
with those goods" observed the drug
gist.
'Oh. the display will be ail right"
smilingly returned the man from Jor-
dams Gulch; "I'll hev the post Office on
one side. a saloon on the other. the
drug store in back. and by the time I
get home with the 20 coffins I shall
order to-day the boys will hev q shed
built to store 'em in and circus won't
be nowhere. It's all right--all right:
though l may come in again before I
set out and order more sulphur and cop
peras to help out the display"