The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-06-10
Closing Drug stores on Sunday.

through the medium OF your Valuable journal, j
would take the liberty OF addressing his honor the
Mayor, and Common Council, on the above sub
ect, IN the expectation that whatever Is far and
reasonable and Just In my statements, VIII meet
with their prompt approval and characteristic acton
would also express my gratitude, rs every good
ctiZen ought, Tor the zeal they have displayed to
improve the morals of the people, as exemplhed In
the closing OF ,grosgeres, cigar shops and other
places of unholy traffic, on Sundays. This moral
reform might be extended with great propriely to
Druggists, privileged class, whose claims TO trade
on Sundays are very much questioned as must be
admitted, when we consider that the druggists of
New York deem II their duty to keep their clerks
and apprentices confined to their counters during
the week from o'clock, A. NJ, until half-past 10,
z. M, and on Sundays they work from O'Clock.
A. M, until 10, p. M, having seldom the happy
privilege of attending church, and never an oppor
| tunlty of breathing pure air. These young men
and boys having finished their education, are sent
| to learn this business; and, from the time they
enter the laboratory, they shut out from friends
| and guardians, and all the influences OF home, all
the precepts and examples OF Sunday training are
| denied the benefits of church and clergy. While
their companions are free to pass their Sundays at
home In the country with the lr relatives, and
| feel thankful Tor that day of rest, the poor drug
boy is Gagged, crbbed and confined in his sulphuIy
shop, painfully convinced that
THE world Ia not his friend the worlds law"
This fragrant evil has been practced on these young
men SO long, that the public begin to consider it 4,
part OF their necessary duty; and the only alterDa.
tive left them, Is TO bear this lnfllction with meek
ness, or leave the business in the hands of the
docIle. Their complaints which were frequent and
heartfelt, have hitherto been dsresarjed, and nm,
| less our good Mayor extends his protecting shield
over them. they despair OF being relieved of their
thraidom. The druggists who employ these young
| men, whether from Interested motives, or rivalry
| OF trade, total absence OF any consideration Of
the subject, are highly censurab!e. Surely such II
respectable class OF citizens the druggists of New
York. not so destitute of feeling, avaricious
SO lost to every sense OF religion and proprlcty,
as to count gains, earned at such n sacrifice
of principle and justice. Perhaps the only reason
/ why the authorities have tolerated the custom SO
long, Is the erroneous idea that The public exgences
require IT, that the sick and IDliim must be waited
| on at all hours and seasons, all will admit but lei
| any one examine the subject and they cannot fail
| TO be convinced, that by little management or
the part of the public and physicians, the sick
would lose nothing if every drug store clcsed
alter certain hour on Sunday, say 10 or IL O'Clock
noon by that hour the physicians prescriptions vii.
be prepared and any further attentions required by
| the sick will be paid them with much greater ia
cllitles than during the night when every store IN
the city Is closed. In sudden illness the physic an
| Is invariably called, and for the most part they
have in their offices a supply of medicines suitable
for such occasions; besides such occurrence are
much less frequent than is generelyisupposed; by No
means common as 10 require every drug store
| the city to be kept gap open In expectation
Of such an emergency; besides it is wei
known that druggists Tor the most part
| live in the immediate vicinity of their stores.
sty, together with all these convenlences, which
| in Massachusetts, Connecticut and many foreign
cities, are found amply sufficient An arrangement,
might be made with the three Dspensares to sup
| ply medicine on Sunday, at n fair remuneration;
the profits arising would benefit these Institutions
| noble blending OF charity and mercy. In this
city of pampered tastes and arlstocrac pride,
would object to take such medicine as is doled on
to the poor; but disease is respec,er of persons
and the same remedy which carried healing TO IN,
| suffering destitute, might prove blessing to IN,
distressed in the higher ranks Of life. Others might
grudge the Inconvenience of being Obliged to rayei
some blocks for what they were accustomed t.
find at their own doors; but in the country, where
sudden illness common In cities, these good
people, in the fullness of their affection, wandel
miles to seek relief tor those who dear Il
them, and glory In their labor Of love; nor Is it
| tended consequence that suffering Is greater,
or death more frequent among these simple people
The city, northern and eastern Dispensarles, atteu-
ed by two clerks, each situated they are, in The
most popuous and central parts. would alone, indie
pendent of other coDvenlences for obtaining med
clnes Sundays, be found abundantly sufficient t.
answer the ends desired; and II all the drug stores
were closed on that day, except when medicine,
were specially called for il would prove a blessing
TO the poor and no loss to the public. Surely III,
cry of monopoly, which might be raised by the IN.
terested and sordd, would be powerless againsi
such praise worthy aud charitable arraDgcme Il
This is a tr butte which the rch owes TO the poor
Aims thus given would be doubly blest to the gvel
and receiver. OF the many reforms now undei
know having stronger claims their atten-
ton than this 1T would be worthy our noble CIT,
so easily accomplished, so phaDthropIc. The
good man at the head of our city government
could point to this single act Of hs administrator
with pride, confident that the public voice wouc
sustain him, and that the plan was worthy the inn.
tatton of other cities Hoping these sugge stloas
will receive your approval aud being convinced OF
their practcablllty from nearly ten years experi.
ence as druggist and MUSICIAN. If you can give
them space in your valuable journal, You will much
oblige DRuGoIsr.
AMicAnLE ARRANGEMENT "A couple Of worthies,
as learn from spectator, fought duel n day
since IN the back part Of the town. Aner shooting
the entire satisfaction OF BOTH and the OF then
by informant they shooting mark for two
bottles OF beer IN o. Pic. June /.
KILLED ny SWALLOWING BoNE.-A post NOR
tenn examination was held on Wednesday OF last
week by Drs Holmes and Porter upon the body OF Thee
dore Jeson, Esq OF this town. who departed this life
Tuesday. About fifteen months ago, the deceased SUI.
posed he swallowed n bone while eating dish Of sour
aud pains in the chest which continued until death 1
examination confirmed the truth OF the suppositlon
About an inch and hall below the bifucaon OF the
bronchial in the right lung, found rough fragment
OF beef bone measuring inch in Iengtb half an incl
IN width, and quarter OF an inch in thickness Caia,s
Journal
RIVER AT ST. LoUIs--The river opposite here is
again rising slowly II five OF six inches Yesterday
he Missouri andsIllinois rivers also rising Louis
Era, Nay 81.