Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-29
Any WGy You Figure
This Thing of Jobs
the Others Better
Druggist UncOUerS FeU OF
Psychic Reasons for Crime
and Bed Table Manners.

Talk about psychological reaction of
people toward kindness" grunted the
druggist after he had supplied a Mary
! Garden sundae to the youthful customer.
| "a woman came in here the other day
and asked me to keep her two kids while
she went downtown, and when she got
back she gave each one Of them piece
of candy she bought some place else and
took them on home with her without even
, thanking me. The next day she called
up and told me that her daughter had
torn her skirt on nail while over here
and requested me to see that the damage
was made good.
"The things that make you sore, he
continued, ARE when you have to get up
in the middle Of the night on special
call and then find that your customer
wants you to change dime SO ne can
use the telephone. One night last week
I answered the emergency bell to find
that a man wanted to pay cabman VINO
couldn't change ten. What sald that
time L would hate to tell you"
The lecture on the impositions OF the
innocent public upon the poor middle
man continued with the information that
his store does rushing business in
wrapping up for mailing free Of charge
packages purchased at other stores win
the additional remark that some PACK
ages are returned to be rewrapped by
the careful owner.
Talk about gratitude" he shifted.
Last year a woman called up and asked
me to send out so money order. When
the clerk got over there she gave him
the $40 and told him to charge the 10
cents charges since her pocketbook was
upstairs and it was too much trouble
to go up and get it. And she never did
pay L., either" he concluded.
Just then his attention was attracted
by an insistent ringing at the telephone.
He shook his head dolefully when he re
turned to his audience.
THAT was a fond parent" he conhded.
at whose polite entrsaty we delivered
two pieces OF peppermint stick candy to
her promising offspring. Just now she
called up to tell ME that our boy was
ont there with it, but her son has
changed his mind and wants lemon now,
SO she IS sending the peppermint back
and she wants the lemon sent out at
once.
"And speaking OF some OF the things
people will ask you to do" he continued.
The other day man came in here all
dressed up to look Ike a million dollars
and bought postage stamps for twenty
or thirty letters. He informed me that
he was afraid to lick them himself for
fear he might get sick and would l
please do it for him. II II had been a
woman who was afraid OF losing some
OF the paint | would not have thought
SO much about It. but q man"
Then the monolOgue was diverted to
the subject OF articles asked for which
belong TO a department store.
IF We carried all the junk some folks
want we would be running a combina-
ton OF all the department stores and
l0-cent stores IN town." he said THE
other day a man came in her and asked
IL We carried ribbon His little girl
had lost her hair ribbon and he wanted
to get. her a new one. Safety pins. hair
pins aud Needles seem to be the most
desired objects Of the consumer"
Just about that stage of the affair
one OF the spectators decided to embark
out the front door minus his umbrella.
/ Upon having the same restored TO the
possession Of its owner business was re-
sumed. the druggist informing his audi
ence that he had SO many umbrellas
left that he was seriously considering
taking up the business OF second hand
rain protectors.
why. / haven't had to,bgy an UNI
bralla for the last twenty-five years, and
WHAT'S more don't expect TO have to
for the next fifty he stated with
fnality.
There isn't any business that can beat
that Of returning things" ue declared,
and the best Of II is transacted in maya
zines. We've got a bunch of people
around this neighborhood who win take
n magazine home one evening and bring
IT back the next day aud swear up nad
! down that someone else in the family
bought one Just like it and they didn't
know It. Usually the magazine shows
signs Of having seen service since 1t left
the rack"
The conversation was interrupted by
tie neighbours young man bound on an
erraud.
~ want a bottle Of gutter for the
/ baby he announced The audience
grinnrd approval and the druggist
scratched his head
II reckon he means quleter." suggested
one hopefully.
'Oh, yes, murmured the druggist che