The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-01-11
SPECIAL NOTICES.

EaSsH CRIMINAL NEGLEcT OF AroTHECA-
RTE, Under :iiS head, Az editorial appeared in tn"
Zeal columns Of yesterdays Examiner which de-
tnan!s a RELY. /. stated that the child Of cti-
zen died Lcl;l>e It's parent could not, during the
night, obtrin the Necessary medicine, &c. The
father oi the child informed the writer of this that
The little sufferer "tilictt with dlarlh,ra; that
lla sent TO lis fathcrin-law, at his private resi-
,icHcc, for CALOMhI.; that TARTAR EMETIC
was sent by mistake, ard WAS administered, one
grain at time, AZ intervals, for twentyour hours,
btto?c the error was discovered.
That this mistake was the cause Of the chill'S
d.th IS evident: and it Is the confession of the at
tending physician that no rc'ac"y, al that late hour
could u ave ayallcd to save its lite.
The tact that the father OF the child did not pro-
medicine Is only a cllcuInstai i'll lht Casa
separate question, about which e.oat deal may be
ii, the SIDE OF those 10 >candalized, i'll the
way CT explanation and defence.
The article Is Objectionable because tAc writer, in
his ignorance and wrath, as is often done 10y edi-
tors, ln>Satcs facts falsely charging a high crime
upon the Druggists vi Richmond, and hcrading the
i'll pungcnt language, calculated to harrow the
misunderstanding to cNraSc tie community by
what he surpoSes to be eloquent inycctve. As the
writer has much to say about exemption, it is
l'Tol eT to inform the community that No NIGHT
CLERK OR OTHER ASSISTANT as stated by the
editor, .Xcllpjed TO aid The Apothccary that only
:,bou: twenty;liIte Druggists III this city, ONE IN
EACH ESTABLISHMENT; tor,y-f1e in the State
Of Virginia., and three hundred and fifty IN the
states cast of the Mississippi river, exempted.
When the pubic consider that to supply with me,il-
cine the city Of Ri hlnolld and the largest portion
Of the SAFE, not 80 MANY persons exempted
exempted Tor the Uit-abuscd privilege of con-
Quoting one newspaper when they consider the ia
tguIng nature Of Tie calling, The education neces-
sry tor is PRACTICE and the responsibility il brings
they must be convinced that III these times is i'm
possible for AQC,hccarics to fulfill their engage
nicittsin such maii1l.r as they could wish. Con-
>idelinS their limited opportunities and privileges
they have done no.e tb,,n could have been reason
ably expected.
BY their efforts all important medicines have been
brought to The city, ana tncpublic have, in general
been supplied with superior articles, ard i'll proper
non u other merchandise, at no very exorbtant
prices. The Apolhucaries have also borne large
share in providing g;t,iltouoiy, for the sick and
suffering poor; and besides, notwithstanding their
exemptions, they have been subjected to severe
military duty, at home and in the field, which has
not been required OF, OF pclio4 med by, those who
WED that instrument Of nISchlcf-tho editorial
zen.
Ii is the desire of the Apothecarics to afford all
possible AID to the Sick and il is with pain that they
have occasionally seen remarks in the newspapers
tending to their Giscredit, which remarks have al
ways been lmpeIlec with regard to the facts, and
Enkiiid and unjust in their tone No one has ever
suggested that wh're there Wcrc, IA better times,
ttt,c or fo,r skIica Dju9gtsts, ONLY ONE ,soW
s'emainsfD ScJre Increased p0ru!dtiou or that,
utter tie hurussiny dttirs If he day, the D,"g-
giN, Tie othsj persons, needs ytpose and that his
cha, &c OF very young persons, who may sleep too
soundly, may not sufficiently appreciate the i'm
rort3ncc OF being on the alert.
Before the Apothecarics are condemned derclict,
il should be considered how much service is required
Of theln and by how many difficulties they are OPP
posed and it may yet appear that they are entitled
TO praise instead OF such outrageous attacks as the
one that appears i'll the poce-report column Of the
Richmond Examiner. APOTlIECAkIES.
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