What's the commonest thing of all ?' And at once we said, 'Colds.' So that was settled.
Then we wrote a label to go on the bottle.

When it was written it would not go on the vinegar bottle that we had got, but we knew it would go small when it was printed.

It was like this: BASTABLE'S CERTAIN CURE FOR COLDS Coughs, Asthma, Shortness of Breath, and all infections of the Chest One dose gives immediate relief It will cure your cold in one bottle Especially the larger size at 3s.

6d.
Order at once of the Makers To prevent disappointment Makers: D., O., R., A., N., and H.O.

BASTABLE 150, Lewisham Road, S.E.
(A halfpenny for all bottles returned) -- ---------- Of course the next thing was for one of us to catch a cold and try what cured it; we all wanted to be the one, but it was Dicky's idea, and he said he was not going to be done out of it, so we let him.