Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-07-23
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There is growing evil an this commu'
| nlty-and, 1t might justly be said, in al.
/ most all communities In this land-ema-
mating from the ineompetency Of $50
I called " druggists, and apotheearfes, and
physicians, as well ss culpable Ignorance
I OF the people at large. There are men
7 (boys) and sometimes women (giris) en-
I ployed TO vend medicines from behind
! the counter, and to compound preserip-
I tions (by penuri0us and poor druggists)
who would be more appropriately en-
ployed in the cornfield or at the wash
/ tub. AS in Philadelphia, some years
/ since, in a Till them respectable drug
: establishments, the vending by female
employee, black drop for black draughft,
I 1.-THE first q deadly opiate poison, the last
a simple and agreeable laxative), and
thereby killing lady stranger.
The professions ofapothecary and ply
sician are separate and distinct, snd the
doctor, in a general point ST view, is no
more competent TO conduct properly the
professional business Of the spotheeary,
than the reverse. And ] am ia duty
bound to say that this is one Of the grow
ing evils calling for correction. II Is to
be feared that eupidity is at the bottom Of
this, as il has long been supposed that
the ownership Of drug store was the
true road to g gold mine.
Too often good and worthy physicians
write their prescriptions In a miserable
scTutgly way; and then, even the best Of
spoth ecaries are in doubt what they
wish 70 have put up The duty Of the
latter, then, is, to pFiUntelsf communicate
with the doctor; or, if the Doctor makes
an error, az is sometimes the case, the
apothecary should pursue tue same course
as before mentioned and, on the other
hand, the apOthecary sOmetinnes makes
q mistake, and then the foctor should
not expose him unnecessarily.
Sometimes Sso-eaIled I" doctors write
prescriptions in such a manner that even
Philadelphia spothecary cannot under
stand them In such case, he should
refuse TO put 70 up, and hand it back to
the applicant, who should take it to a
pillvender who understands dog latin"
And now a word to the public, and
then I have done. We are too mHef in
the habit of promiseuously taking medf-
cine upon our own Judgment, as well as
setting up doctor for our neighbors and
the apOtheeary who can not, or will not,
stand behind the counter and prescribe
for the customer who applies TO him for
sOnethiHg (stating the easel is counted
X
who will pseify US. And then some people
who go into an apothecary store, ask for
what they wish, as they would enter q
dry goods or grocery store, and price the
merchants wares-eyeu to the cost Of
putting up prescriptions-and race around
to see where they can get il the cheapest.
This conduct has had much to do with
multiplying drug shops.
The cupidity Of man will prompt him
to get up something best suited to the
gullibility of the people; and in cOnse-
quenee there is (nO legislation prevent
ing, more than enough medicine taken
into the American stOnaehs in one year
than would suffice for the whole world
THIRTY-s.
MISSISSIPPI ITEMS.
The Verona Times learns that a
coed male academy has, after many
failures in the past, been established at
lkolOna, by the Rev. Mr.. Kerr, and the
citi1ens have at last become aware Of the
Importance of sustaining the enterprise.
The same pRpa- says! The mania for
tournaments, that rag ed so hereely
among LIE white population Of this place
short while back, has now attacked
the eol0red brethren. A tournament
was held about four miles from town on
Saturday last, the prizes being, first
silver watch, second q cup, whether tin,
pewter, or silver, deponent saith not.
The sable ring ,pokers were not very sue
osssfal, FIVE rings being the highest num-
ber taken. @
"A detachment of federal troops have
been stationed at Verona in consequence
of difficulty between two planters of
the vicinity, who quarreled about hiring
eeFtqin freedmen. One party applied
for the military, and on thaiE arrival the
other was arrested, but subsequently a
compromise was effected, and by consent
of the officer In command the captive
was liberated.
"A tournament and bsll took place at
starksvilie, on Friday and Saturday last,
but we are not informed in what order of
precedence. We fancy, however, the
ball was not on Saturday evening.
"A correspondent OF the Vicksburg
Daily Times, writing from BurtOnia,
Yazoo river, "a point eighty miles above
YazOO Uity,i THINKS, after travelling
through the whole intermediate country,
the cotton crop is very unpTOmising, and
that the recent rains will complete the
ruin began by the backward spring, in
the first place, and more recently the
worm.
=" Oir 6t0n Paper" published at
Pontotoc, says the recent continued and
heavy rains have ruined the prospect for
a potato and melon yield, but thinks the
crab grass will afford no end Of hay next
winter.
"A freedman named Sam Williams is
in custody Of the military for stealing q
horse from Mr.. Copeland, in Lee county.
Williams will probably be eOlonized at
the Dry Tortugas for some years.