The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-12-24
Rirhmnlln Qispatth.
SATURDAY MORNING. =. DEC. "a, 1859

CRY B!spENsARY.--This city Is certainly
large eaough to demand City Dispensary, 10
provide medicines for the poor. When it was
smaller the apothecaries might possibly, with
out serious injury to themselves, supply them;
but now the charge upon their philanthropy
and charity is too great to be borne. An es-
Unable medical friend of ours has committed
TO paper some reasons In behalf Of such an in
sutntion, which we commend to the attention
of our city readers.
The gratifying addition of some two hundred
msasca students 10 cur college saculd bestir he
oit. autheritles to put forth all their ener les to
Southern young gentlemen The onl, ad ANITA e
,nat @ Nortnera seho"is have ever had over as, hss
student aud this advantage is ons Of some mo
Now, establish City D,spsnsary. and ,or great
yimprove these facilities al once while oa az the
same time DISCHARGE a duty which y.u have lon :
sss have ss% BEEN es t,e re-
pea'edi, sacrificed to the unwise policy Of the City
drug store 10 drug store with PRESCRIPTION 10 and
faii to Let It pat u? because they had no none !,
wretched nj hi of WEAKNESS and pain. when +
might have heen avoided. do not utter word Of
complaint against the apothecaries OF Richmond :
But Tor their the doctors of this ty would
have been compelled in addition to their eratuitous
services TO have paid out Of their pockets hundreds
be expected Of them. and vast deal more than the
citizens OF Richmond have any idea of. 1t seems
to me that nothing is clearer than this, that when
man is reall. sick. he should ha e the medicine
teSt suited to his particular that he should
not be compelled to buy medicine suitable to his
purse rather than to his disease Yet have known
this peatedy done. This is a burning shame upon
the city of Richmond will state a case that may
be IN point: About six wears ago. woman, with
hve or SIX children. had been bed-rldden for two
| years with scrofula sores upon her feet She was
completely helpless, and life was almost burden.
The doctor IN attendance preScri bed the cheap med
icnes in vain. Cod Liver OIL was the medicine he
wanted, and yet how was he TO get it /! 1t would
require perhaps a dozen bottles to make fair
OF the apothecar, these were bought and IN 4
| month or two the woman was perfectly cured, and
| remains to provide for her family to this day
Others of a similar kind might be mentioned
| Shall the doctors spend their time day and night
upon the poor and will not the city furnish them the
| the Dsgensary would cost the city S 900 per an
| mum. The Stat of New YORK makes an apprOprl-
alton to the DIspensaries OF the city of New York
of thousands of dollars, and in return rs supplied
| with vaccine matter. Might not our State do the
| same This would make the burden to the city a
/ medcai student? To thus Dispensary would re-
pair at certain hours of the day, all poor persons
| whose diseases did not cnnfpe them to the bed
and these would be prescribed for IN the presence
| OF the STUDENTS who would attend. BESIDES there
| would be visiting phs sician connected with the
| were unable to cave their homes | commend this
subject to the attention of the City Fathers for i'm
| mediate action. Let them appoint committee o
their own bdy. and an equal number OF phS sicans
he requested to confer with them and report plar
| for the establishment of City Dspensary." The
| sars in New York, and will cheertuiiy place it a
| the disposal OF such committee. MEDiCgs.