The house painter appeared in the village. He composed his own paints from raw materials he bought (winter work) and he had a shop at home with “dry goods”: a drugstore. These dry goods consisted of paint pigments, linseed oil, spices and packaged medicines. In the past, medicinal herbs were often dried first. Of course, he also sold paint. The combination of painting company and drugstore has continued to exist for a long time.

The yawn served as a signboard for pharmacists, among others, to attract customers, but also as a quality indication for the store. The mouth of the yawn is not open to yawn but to let the evil (sick) spirit leave the body and thus heal from a disease. Sometimes there is a pill on the outstretched tongue.

More and more drugstores are also selling products that are not part of the industry, such as personal care items, toys and sweets. Conversely, more and more typical drugstore products can be found in supermarkets, which have not been sold separately for a long time.