3x-xx-xx ep034 The Beard Tax

The makers of X-Lax present, strange as it seems. Strange as it seems, the common everyday cold costs the people of America as much as a million dollars a day. And while we don't know what causes calls, we do know some simple rules for their prevention and care.

Here they are. Get enough sleep, each sensitively. Dress warmly. Keep your feet dry. And of course, keep regular. But in keeping regular, be sure that the laxative you choose is the right one for you.

For twenty-nine years, X-Lax has proved to the satisfaction of millions that it is the right laxative for everybody. Men, women, and children, rich and poor alike. Because you see, X-Lax is as mild and gentle as a laxative should be.

Yet it is effective, thorough. Then, too, it is so delightful to take. It tastes just like smooth, velvety chocolate. Everyone needs help at times, and when you do, won't you try X-Lax and find out for yourself how good, how pleasant it is, and how economical too.

It is just ten cents a box at any drugstore. The Beard Tax. United States, a man has the constitutional right to wear a beard if he wants to. And in the days of Peter the Great in Russia, things were different.

Russia, it is 1698 in the town of Preyobrashinskoyev. Peter the Great is on a military campaign. He's in a bad humor and doesn't mind who knows it. Several of his officers are seated around him, wondering where his wrath will fall next.

What's the trouble with you Russians? When I left you to go to Europe, I thought you were men. I didn't expect to find a single person in all Europe that would compare with my countrymen.