Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-08-22
sTRIpIJM pIGToRUM.

A writer in the Lynn Record says the way
the country apothecaries. come ii" over the
fifteen gallon law, is caution. Having &C.
casion to visit neighboring town a few
weeks since, he called upon an old friend,
one DIR. Sorax. His large how windows
were decorated with vases, containing tine
lures and nostrumslof. every hue, and mcdi-
cines OF all kinds we'll marked and labelled,
from the essence Of Burdock to Brande,h's
Pills. After the usual ceremonies the two
friends sat down to talkof by gone days
an elderly gehtlenlpp entered, sIIow do you
do, DR. Boraxe' said &c, Il havea most nnac
countable pain in my shoulder, and should
like dose Of yonr, PiEtorum--givc me
enoug'lsto ePGrafe--for Iteel much distressed
He certainly appeared to be in much pain.
VIII. you have TIE ripin or tincture 2 maui.
red DIR. 3. .PlaiHhy AZ means said he
DR.. B. took down the large vase and dealt
him out nearly two wine glasses full ofmed-
icine. After adding little water it was
gone to seek the pain in the shoulder.
Scarcely had this operation been perform
ed. when small lad entered. DIR. B. faith
err wants eight drachms of your Stripum Pig
torum-he wants the tinctured.' Down
came another vase, well filled with crimson
liquid, which looked for all the world as lift
might have served for the drink of gods
Bacchus would at least have no objection TO
partake of lihation from the foun'. pint
measure was filled. The money paid, and the
lad retired.
Another entered, and called for portion
of Pigtorum for a maiden aunt another and
another some called for single drachm.
some for four and some for six. and
some for sixteen drachms at time. The
last amounted to full quart. The medicine
vases were several times emptied, in the
course of few hours, and as often replenish-
ed from the casks behind the counter. The
Doctors visitors being puzzled TO ascertain
the meaning of the term Stripum Pigtorum,
was led 10 smell and even taste of the con-
tents of the vases, when he ascertained to
his establishment that this bad Latin phrase
being rendered into good English. signified
nothing more nor less than striped pig, alias
rum and brandy-which was dispensed to
the good people ofthe village. under the sane
finn Of an act of the Great and General Court.
which permits certain Apothecaries to sell
ardent spirits for medical purposes and to he
used in the arts So he called for a small
portion Of Pigtornm HIMSELF and walked
away highly gratified with his discovery
Glpprr Canndd-The prisoners taken at Point Pelee
were tried al Toronto d, the 2od Five nf them. Phil
in. Jackson, Diogenes M'Kenzie. Benjamin Warner,
Isaac Mace, and John M'1ntyre were fonnd guilty,
and were TO he sentenced on The 25h. Two others,
Samuel Wood and William Carroll. were admittedto
give evidence. One more prisoner. Jumes Miers was
not tried on account Of severe illness, from which he
is not expected TO recover
An Istsrtshae Work .Jorth coming The Rev. Mr..
Southsate, 4 missionary o. The American Board, has
lately returned from an extensive four in Persn. Asia
Minor, Mesorotan, and other oriental countries, and
is about publishing an account Of his travels.
The New-Ynrk Commercial Advertiser statesttat
Van Buren's Ssniss Guard, called the Albany Repr-
blican Artillery, received two dollars day each and
found for rol.nfeerng 70 escort " his republican ma
iesty'' into Hudson They also volunteered their SER
vices AZ Albany and Schenectady. doubtless upon
similar terms They are striving. we presume. to he
received as portion ofte household troops under the
new monarchy.
BuEKrR Ha1 MovusgENE-The prospect of the
speedv completion sf this monument seems Al h
knocked in the head AGAIN, The statement char
$4,000 had been subscribed towards this aob;ec.
proves % have been gvassoas. instead of The money
iiselfhaving been 81 The editor Of the Boston cour-
Ter, who i one Of the directors Of the association
states that The Bcard have no knowledge q any such
subscriptions or promises HEREFORD GSaritr,