Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1881 — A Bald-Headed Man Buying Drugs. [ARTICLE]

A Bald-Headed Man Buying Drugs.

Milwaukee Sun. There are two mad" men in Milwaukee. One is a bald-headed man and the other is a druggist. The bald man told a doctor that his hair was falling out, and asked him if he didn’t know something that would stop it. The doctor said he would fix him, so he wrote out a prescription, which was as follows: Chloride of sodium i 1 oz. Aqua pura 8 oz. The bald man went to a druggist and had the prescription put up, paying $1 for it. He asked the druggist if he wasn’t a little high, but felt ashamed when the druggist asked him if he knew how much aqua pura cost a gallon. He said he didn’t, but supposed it came high. The druggist told him that aqua pura was one of the most penetrating drugs in the store, and as for chloride of sodium, there was nothing like its and the war in Peru had sent it up a kiting. He said if the trouble in Chill kept on there was no knowing how high it would be. The bald man used the medicine, aud felt as though it was doing him good. His wife noticed little new hairs coming out, and he felt good, so when it was gone he took the bottle to the store aud had it filled again. The chap who filled it this time was another man, and when tne baldheaded man threw down a dollar the druggist said: “Oh, never mind; we won’t charge anything for that.” The bald man asked how 'that was, when the druggist said: “Why, it’s only salt and water, anyway. The salt is only two cents a pound, and the water is pretty cheap this year.” The baldheaded man gave one gasp, and said: “I paid $1 for filling that Ixittle before, ana I want my money back. It’s a bald headed swindle. I thought that Peruvian-story didn’t look plausible:”. The druggist gave the man a box of cigars to keep still about it.