The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-02-11
AN EGYPTIAN
RECIPE
By M. QUAD
By M. QUAD
Copyright. 1912. by Associated Lit
erary Press.

II Farmer John Stone hadn't been a
widower, If he hadn't been a bald
headed. whiskerless man. II he hadn't
been in love with the Widow Davis.
things might have been different.
When he told her that he loved her her
reply was:
John. you are good man. but
"But what is 1t. Mary?"
"You are baldheaded and have NO
whiskers."
But | love you"
THAT can't make up for 1t. repeat
that you are good man. but when
think that l would have to sit here
evening after evening and stare at
your shiny poll it Is too much"
IL thought il man loved
But there are the WHISPERS or the
lack Of them. No man can look digni-
fed without 'em. Your character IL all
that woman could ask for. but where
Is the hair? Where the whiskers?
John Stone turned away in chagrtn
for him for the next three nights. He
was still in the dumps when u tin ped
dler came along and invited him to
open his heart. He did ~.
"Say. John. 1t was mean OF the Wild
ow." said the peddler when he had
listened to ALL
Eyes. kinder"
AhA r.
ed your life."
Has she?"
"You want to turn around and wreck
the widow"
But how can I do it?" asked John.
First Of all, get mad At her. Say
to yourself that you don't care durn
for her"
well, I'm feeling that way. She
can 20 to Texas!'
Bully for you! Now. then. you know
that we peddlers take all kinds OF
things in trade. The other day l raked
in an Egyptian mummy for 81 worth
of milk pans. You know what q num-
my ia. don't you"
"Sume one that's been dead q thou
sand years"
Exactly. When I ripped him open
1 found this paper"
BY GEORGE" gasped John.
ut is writ II Egyptian. hut ! can
read it right of. Its recipe for max
ing hair grow on bald heads
"You don't say"
land for forcing whisEers to grow
on the smoothest face. 1t says thai
one months use Of it will grow side
whiskers on II boy Of ten"
"You can't mean it."
"You can have the preparation pu
up ut drug store and begin to use II
and in month what happens? Why
YOU have luxuriant crop Of curl!
hair on your bald head and chin whisk
ers that fall down to your waist ant
are blown to port and starboard by TIT
breezes. You can walk up and dowi
the road In front Of the widows house
From the window she sees you ant
knows she has made the mistake OF he
life. She calls to you to admit tha
she was in the wrong and that you cal
bring the preacher as soon as yo'
please, but you wave her aside"
"And whatY'
And you wave her aside and 2,
along to the Wilder Stevens and pro
pose marriage tn-har md hustle thing!
along Sne doteS on curly naIr ant
chin whiskers. and will say yes a
once"
by George. but it will be greatr'
1T will for sure
"And you'll do this out Of the good
ness of your hearth
"I'n do it for one-half goodness anc
the other half cash. The cash half Il
$25. Those chin whiskersi alone ART
worth 500 to any living man."
No farmer is ready to pay out money
unless he can see return for 1t
Farmer Stone asked for a week to con
slider the matter and then closed thu
deal. 1t wasn't humanely possible FOL
q baldheaded, whiskeriess man to hole
out. The formula was copied OF fol
him. and he deposited 1t in safe place
until he could spare a day to go to the
village That day never came. H.
was killed by accident In his own field
Then came an interval of seven years
during which time nothing was said ir
his late community about baidheadet
men. One day stranger appeared
who had heard from the peddler thai
John Stone had the Egyptian recipe
and he offered s. for it. One Of the
widowers heirs found 1t in. An old
trunk and took the money.
The next heard Of the recipe was by
advertisement A coffee and tea house
instead Of giving out trading stamps
advertised to grow hair and whiskers
for the buyer Of every pound Of tea OIL
coffee.
They sent lot Of wagons through
the country to herald the news ny
word Of mouth. and the highways were
plastered with posters. and the weekly
papers reaped whole pages Of adver.
Using. The campaign was brief. but
vigorous.
All those who got the recipes were
directed to a certain druggist to have
them filed. The druggist was bus
tier and sent the stuff away by the
scores and hundreds Of bottles and
made 400 per cent profits. At the end
Of ten or twelve weeks there were 6nO
baldheads in one county alone. and the
number Of burned and blistered chins
and cheeks was full thousand
The headstone marking John Stones
grave was ii rather sttngy affair. Aft
er the exposure 1t was replaced by .