They drenched him to the skin, and then They rubbed him all around, Until the lather rose like wool, And trickled to the ground. The mules declared he looked just like A great big wooly sheep. They laughed so hard they almost died, And salty tears did weep! And then they ducked him in a pond, And rinsed the lather out; And out he came a cleanly mule, And better mule, no doubt. And so this story we will end, With three good hearty cheers For Borax and the twenty mules, And forty waving ears! [Illustration: “The mules declared he looked just like a great big wooly sheep.”] THE END. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A WORD ABOUT BORAX BORAX A HOUSEHOLD NECESSITY Everyone who values cleanliness and sweetness should use Borax. In the toilet, bath, laundry, in every cleansing process of the home Borax should be used. It doubles the power of soap and water to cleanse and purify. You will be astonished to see how much easier and cleaner you can wash things by adding a little Borax to the water. But be careful to get Pure Borax as imitations are worthless and often injurious. Ask for “20-MULE-TEAM BRAND.” _It’s Pure._ THE PACIFIC COAST BORAX CO. Largest Refiners of Pure Borax in the World NEW YORK · CHICAGO · SAN FRANCISCO [Illustration: [20-Mule-Team Boxes]] [Illustration: In the heart of the desert—the “20-Mule-Team” hauling Borax] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES ● Typos fixed; non-standard spelling and dialect retained. ● Enclosed italics font in _underscores_.