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How did the Otis family make fun of the ghost?

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The Otis family was not scared of the ghost. In the first instance they were not bothered about the blood stain on floor and used Pinkerton's Champion Stain Remover and Paragon Detergent to clear it off. Then Mr. Otis offered the ghost on his first appearance, a small bottle of Tammany Rising Sun Lubricator for oiling his chains. He felt grossly insulted when the Otis twins threw pillow on his head. On his second appearance, the ghost was shot at with pea shooters. Also Mrs. Otis offered him Dr. Dobell's tincture for his horrible laugh. Then the Otis twins tricked him with a homemade ghost figure. When he tried to enter the room of Otis twins, a heavy water jug fell on him and he was all wet. At every instance, the Otis family shooed him away in a funny manner.

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Despite the attempts made by Sir Simon who is the ghost in the story to appear in the most scary guises, the family refuses to be frightened, and Sir Simon feels increasingly helpless and humiliated. When Mrs. Otis notices a mysterious red mark on the floor, she simply replies that she does “not at all care for blood stains in the sitting room.” When Mrs. Umney, the housekeeper, informs Mrs. Otis that the blood stain is indeed evidence of the ghost and cannot be removed, Washington Otis, the eldest son, suggests that the stain be removed with Pinkerton’s Champion Stain Remover and Paragon Detergent: A quick fix, like the Tammany Rising Sun Lubricator, and a practical way of dealing with the problem.
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