Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-11-23

Why should the apothecary or his apprentice
(for nowadays most of these dignifed gen.
,leman entrust nearly all their business TO ap-
prentces) be troubled with the following
specimen of mixed cabalisiics -
a R,-Pulveris piperi Rubri.
t Hydro. Choridi Sodi
Acid Acetic
MeBs despumat
Aqua Fluviais.
Misie--Fiat Gargarisma.
Sigre-Sumantur, pro-re-nata.
This prescription, which is so much used
here in cases of scarlaiina and in most OF the
ordinary sore throast, and which has effected
so many cures in these diseases, as attested
by Dr. Stephens in the West Indies in 1887, |
also by Dr. Fuller and Dr. Perkins in Con-
necticut, about half century since, would
be entirely deprived of all its virtues, if every
housekeeper could walk into her kitchen, in
stead of the chemist, and direct Betsy, the
cook, 10 put it up. Betsy would doubtless be
thunderstruck at such a request but if the
physician would remain to read it TO her, or
write las your correspondent wauts) it in
English, what would the cook say then! See
it in plain language.
Recpe-Red Pepper,
Vinegar.
Honey.
Water.
N1ix-NTakc into gargle.
Directions-use when necessary.
Now could physician maintain his dignity
and write such prescription in English? I,
for one, think not rather would leave the
profession than thus submit TO be perhaps
laughed at. Or, snpposng physician should
prescribe the following for patient, whose
case was one Of simple nervous excitement,
and the following recipe is often used in such
R.-Sapons venctii, OF.
Mica pants q.s.
Ut fiant pnln XXX.
who among the patients would not leave their
physician, and he lose his fee, if it was known
that the ingredients were.
Soap,
Bread Crums, sufficient quantity to make
into thirty pills.
hope yonr innovator, or whoever he may
be, will not thus urge his plan any longer, to
the detriment and injury of the medical pro-
fession.
MEDIcus.
Rev. DR.. HAWKS is Rector of Calvary
Church New York, and The parish have made
to their minister present of $4,000. In
addition, they have rented and furnished for
him parsonage house, and insured his life
10 the amount of 700. His stated salary
is $4,000 per annum, besides. So we see it
stated.
The only capital punishment the ladies are
in favor OF, is hanging around their necks.-
Capital enough.
The editor of a Southern paper calculates
that he is bitten by two millions of mosupi-
toes every night. He's millionaire not to
be enyied.
THE Recent London Medical Periodical
makes the following declaration :-"There
never lived that conqueror who, with sword
or lance, slew one quarter of the myriads that
have died of lancet and leach"
MRS. GEN. TAYLOR, accompanied by Mrs
Bliss, DR.. Wood and lady, passed through
Savannah on the 18th ult., on their way ic
louisiana.
LATELY, living trout was found swim.
ming in the "new milk" supplied by a con,
tractor to the Killarney Workhouse.
FouR Statues are 10 be erected in front Of
the British Museum. They will represent
Newton, Shakespeare, Milton and Bacon.
MORE than 1000 members of the Metho.
dist Society have been expelled at Bristol
England, because they are reformers.
THE Greek Slave, it has been ascertained
is not fugitive.
A CORRESPONDENT of the New England.
er says that Professor Longfellow ha.
bought a farm at Stockbridge, and thai
Hawthorne has bought one at Lenox.
True BILLS have been found at Norfolk
against the captain and crew of the brie
Excellent, for being concerned in the slay,
trade.
The MissIssIPPIAN SAYS there is a ma
jorIty of fourty thousand in the state in ia
YOUR of immediate resistance to the Gener
al Government. Doubtful.
We LEARN FROM ZloN's HERALD that th,
Rev. DR.. Wardlaw, the celebrated Scotsl
divine arrived at Boston by the last steamer
A RESOLUTION was offered in the Virgin
Convention, proposing to confer power OIL
the Legislature to refuse licence to sell il
that State goods manufactured in non-slave
holding States.
In THE SANDMAN DoMlNloNs, there ar