Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-20

"Well, really, don't know but Eiot'1 bitters are made of rocks; waa thinking of some other kind. Any- how, they are marvellous" rambled on. If person takes them regulars ly, after time the hands and eye1 will give out a bright electric light when the taker is in dark room."
 "Ya-as, I suppose it kinder burma out the bad parts of the body and makes it new again?"
 Precisely, ma lam, precisely"
 "I'm great believer in burnin' my@ self. think the body needs purifyina by fire. Don't you know that the Bible speaks of it in lots Q places? Plenty, Q purifyin' will make us perfect- Leastwise, it's my belief"
 Shall order some of the bitters for you, Mrs. Higgs?"
 T don't care if you do. How does it come?"
 "Two dollars per bottle or six for ten dollars," replied.
 "All right, get lem here as soon as you can,' and Higgs having driven up, she left the store and went with him homeward.
 In less than two weeks we (Higgs and D had everything in readiness for our huge joke on the "Medicind Eater," as the soon-to-be-victim was called throughout the neighborhood!
 A dozen bottles of rain water, made bitter with the acids from tho soda water fountain, lump of phos- phorus, a dark room in the rear of the building we'll provided with peep holes (for Higgs had allowed me to ask in a dozen or so observers, thfnlSJ ing the lesson would be more impresi sive upon his wife) were the con. comitants of our experiment..
 Mrs. Higgs was informed in very polite note from myself that on . certain day Ca day when MT. Blakes my employer, would be absent) tho bitters would be in from New York; and that as they were dangerous for an ordinary person to handle, D would be obliged if she would como to the store that afternoon and al- low me to give her the first dose cf the great Electric.
 She came. ,-2
 The guests (if so they may ba termed, invited by Riggs and I, were in their places soon after she alight- ed from the farm wagon in front od the store. Somewhat to my surprise, she did not show any nervousness while was a little Hurried.
 "The stuff is here, is it?" she asked as she came in.
 "Yes; it came this morning. It is sY, T rS.fH a box beneath the counter. 1"Thel medicine is very powerful, and it is unsafe to unpack it all at once. r have only taken out one bottle. You will please step this way"
 She looked at me little quizzicals ly, and then followed my lead, her husband bringing up in the rear.
 We went into the darkened rcorn- I made it still more gloomy, to test" as I told her, "the power of the medicine" by pinning the curt: ins close to the wall.
 Then I administered to her parp of bottle of the rain water and acid, at the same time furtively rubj ping the phosphorus on her hands and clothing. She was very quiet.
 
 exactly what told her.
 After awhile I gave her the re- mainder of the bottle, and then pulled aside curtain from a 1arge,' full-length mirror that stood in the corner and led her before it.
 Behold, madam" I said, in sepui.. chral tones, ''the magic of electric ity. Even now the power of the strange force is acting upon you. Sec how points of light appear upon your person. It is the divine life shining through the outer shell ot flesh. How wonderful is sciencel" I thought the thing had worked we'll. Here and there were faint glimmers of light, and her clothing was all sparkles and scintillationsI Higgs thought it was good, too, and so did the townsmen peeping through. cracks and keyholes.
 I waited anxiousIy to hear what comment she would make.
 Soon it came in the dryest and most sarcastic tones imaginable:
 "Young fel1er, you're from the city, sure enough, guess, but you needn't think we westerners air completa idjeots. A little phcsphorous and rainwater don't always fool follxss and the next time you want to play a game on anybody, don't take into$ partnership man like Riggs there, what talks in his sleep an gives the hull thing away. Wa-al, Higgs, | guess we'll go."
 An uproarous guffaw from all sides of the room. IL was tho auditors. Hisgs and his wife and took our way to the front part of the store. She made him walk straight to the wagon, drive over to tho rival drugi store, where she bought S2o worth of liver medicine, and then take her. home. He didn't come to town again. while I stayed ill the place.
 didn't stay long. In spite of tho cigars that @set up" to keep tho thing quiet, the story got to my ems ploycr's ears, and he at once dis- l charged me.
 If you know of job open to 0 | competent drug clerk (registered pharmacist), with good moral