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It also refuses fortune-tellers the hospitality of its columns, though it is not so squeamish in regard to loan-agencies and patent medicines. How many papers still publish the advertisement of Mrs. Laudanum's soothing syrup for babies?
I've had it until I thought I should jump through the roof. Laudanum's a first-class thing, but I can tell you of something better jerk 'em out, that's my recipe," he said, with an odd little smile. "Of course every one to their notion, and if you say laudanum and nothing else why it's laudanum you shall have; but remember it's powerful. Why, ten drops of it would cause death."
'Why, my dear Ma'am, the fellow's howling about King Lewis and the American Indians, Dominick says, and ghosts and constables, and devils, and worse things, Madam, and pooh punch and laudanum's his only chance; don't mind the prayer-book, Miss Lily there's no use in it, Mistress Chattesworth! I give you my honour, Ma'am, he could not make head or tale of it.
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