Mt. Pleasant Pyramid | 1912-04-19 | Page 7 | Another use for Medicine

Another Use for Medicine. A Chicago family which employs as Its butler an old-fashioned negro was constantly annoyed by the doorbell of the house getting out of order. On several occasions an electrician who used some sort of white powder :n his work, had been called in to fix the bell. - One evening when there were guests at dinner, one of them complained i of a sore throat. The mistress of the house turned to the butler and said: "Sam, when dinner is over, go to the drug store and get a small bottle of Dobell's solution." "Before de Lawd!" exclaimed tha negro in genuine distress. "Is dat do'-bell do'-bell out of ordah ag'in?" Popular Magazine.