The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-11
BOWSER'S BALM.
re Finds Something to Eradicate His
Facial Wrinkles.

ne Finds Som ething to Eradicate His
Facial Wrinkles.
That Mr.. Bowser had something on
his mind when he came home the other
evening was clear as day to Mrs. Bow
ser. but she followed out her usual plan
OF awaiting Developments, and it was
half an hour after dinner before she gOE
the news. He had been hitching around
Cor that length of time in an uneasy
way, when he looked up in a half
ASHAMED manner and inquired:
did you ever take particular notice
Of the face Of an Egyptian"
why I don't remember to have
ever seen one of that race" she re-
Piled u know that are dark-skinned'
yes. they are darI-skinned. but
what I meant was that no Egyptian
ever shows wrinkles on his face, even
when he gets to be ninety years OLD.
There was one in the office today who
was eiRhty-seven, and he had the fresh.
youthful face of young man or
twenty five"
And how do you account for it?"
asked Mrs BoWser, who was wondering
what gum-game that Egyptian was UP
90.
wei they have a certain balm which
they rub on their face. 1t is prepared
by only one person in Egypt, and the
secret is so zealously guarded that no
one has been able to discover it. Oh
1ers Of 500 900 have been made from
America, England and France, but
without avail One box of this balm
viii take every wrinkle off the face"
And this Egyptian at your Office had
@ Few boxes with him."
Yes. half a dozen.
s1O9'
he only wanted So. The usual price
De- S25, but he wanted me to try it and
and give him the use of my name"
And you were silly enough to in
vest IS in a box Of what will prob
ably turn out to be only scented lard!
thought from the way you acted
stop" interrupted Mr.. Bowser. as
the blood suddenly leaDed to his face.
If you are going to assume any such
attitude as this, you can go to grass
am not buying scented lard at S20
per pound, and I am not on my way
60 the lunatic asylum"
But you bought a box of the stuff2"
Suppose I did2'
'And you have no earthly use for it,
unless you use it for corn salve. That
Egyptian must have chuckled clear
down to his boots as he went out with
your money. I don't believe a word of
his yarn. never heard of any such
balm, and 1 don't believe there is any.
Even If the stuff would do all he claim
ed for it. what did you want it for?''
Mr.. Bowser swallowed the lump in
his throat and glared for a minute
Then he took tin box from his pocket
and replied:
There is the stuff as you call it.
and perhaps your nose viii detect the
lard in it. AS to what 7 want to use
st for. I want to take these wrinkles
off my face. I've got 10000 where
needn't have had a single one if you
had been the right sort of a wife. It's
having to worry over your eXtrava-
gances and bad management that has
made my face look like an old boot
leg. I don't care to be 2Ointed out
as a man 200 years old. q"
Every man of your age has wrinkles
and few are ashamed of them. Taking
the wrinkles off don't make you any
younger. L would rub something -On
my knees instead of my face"
Woman, would you insult me2''
shouted Mr.. Bowser, as he stood up and
Eestured until he scared the cat under
the piano. 1t is all envy and spite on
your part lou are afraid that I will
look younger than you do When my
family know BY thunder but I will
not allow any human being talk to me
as you havel Z am no doddering old
man or boy OF ten. I think know my
business. even when buying Egyptian
Balm"
Mrs. Bowser realized that she had
gone too far and she had nothing furth-
er to sa-r. Half an hour later she Went
up to her room, leaving Mr. PoWser
with his oa-1er. He waited a few min
utes to see if she would reaDDear. and
then decided to begin operations. Re
moving his coat and waistcOat. he stood
in front of the mantle glass and proc
ceeded to rub his wrinkles over with
the bal=n.
zone application" he read from the