The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-04-04
Il MODEL DRUG HOUSE.

Glimpse ut the Interior OF 1Iessrs.
Dowie, Noise g. Davies Chemical
Laboratory and Wholesale Ware
house-A Noble Monument to CONNER
cia1 Energy.
The tendency of modern systems of trade
In Charleston, as in all other large CONNER
cial centres, is toward the development in
each city of one or more gigantic establish
ments In each branch of business which dis
tance all competitors, and are enabled by their
superior resources to regulate the market In
their line of trade, or any specially thereof,
by buying largely, If need be, and at oppor-
tune times, giving their customers the benefit
of their foresight and resources in lower
prices and more complete assortments than
can be offered by rival establishments OF more
limited capacity; while, at the same time, the
small margins on their immense transactions
assure q satisfactory income to the enterprls-
ing proprletors, and tend 10 establish their
business year by year upon a broader and
more solid basis. Such an outgrowth OF the
genius of modern commerce is the
MAMMOTH. WHOLESALE DRUG HOUSE
of Messrs. Dowie, Noise & Davis, occupying
the whole OF the large building on the south
east corner of Meeting and Hasel streets. A
visit to the interior of this fine establishment
Is both interesting and instructive. It is a
busy, handsome cheerful temple of trade,
storehouse to which every quarter OF the
globe and every realm of nature sends Its en-
forced contribution, a magazine of wonde::-
filled up with Tiers and tons of curious pre-
parations, from the bitter drugs potentially
prepared to offer battle with disease and
death and rout them from their strongholds
at the bedside Of the invalid, to the delicate
perfumes and 6youterie destined to grace the
abodes of beauty and play their useful parts
In sacred mysteries of bewitching toilets.
The frat foor is the salesroom, where Is to be
found an assortment of everything known to
the drug trade, and remedies for all the Ills
that flesh Is heir to. Along the southern wall
the spacious shelves are crowded with every
description of patent medicines In unbroken
packages, Including, of course, the preparations
of which this firm are the sole proprletors and
which comprise the famous Sumter Bitters,
Noises Liver Pills, Noises Horse, Hog and
Cattle Powders, Noises Fever and Ague
Pills, Noises Popular White Worm Candy,
and Noises Morning Star Yeast or Baking
Powders. On the opposite side of the store
row OF handsome showcases contain the
various pharmaceutical preparations for which
this house has the exclusive agency, and these
are terminated by
THE SAMPLE COUNTER,
which Is prominent and convenient feature
of this room. This is long counter furnished
with drawers and shelves, In and upon which
are arranged samples of every commodity
sold In the establishment. This Is an obvious
convenience, as by Its means the customer
can be quietly seated at the counter with his
memoranda of wants, the lists OF prices, &c,
spread before him, and select from this ample
assortment stock of goods sufficient, If need
be, to supply the largest drug store In the
country. Near this Is large upright show
case filled with Ritter's trusses and bandages
of excellent make and--of every requisite
shape, fitted for the correction or relief OF
every possible deformity or mallormatlon.
Next comes another showcase, which Is itself
an ingenious and admirable invention. 1t
includes patent spring intended to prevent
the falling and breaking of the mirrored doors
which is SO frequent aud expensive In the
common showcase. These showcases are
made by Messrs. Hoffman & Fersch, and are
furnished by this house In any size and shape.
The case now under consideration contains a
large assortment of Tlemann's medical and
surgical instruments, including electric bat
teries, physicians pocket cases, ear trumpets,
hyperdermic ayringes, lancets, &C., all OF the
most Ingenious description and of beautiful
material and finish. On the shelves 10 rear OF
these showcases are arranged a variety OF
standard medicines in convenient prepara'
tions for use by druggists and physicians.
These include fluid and solid extracts Of every
drug known to the medical profession, and an
Immense variety of sugar.coated pills, pre-
pared according to approved prescriptions by
Messrs. Halnce Brothers & White, warranted
soluble, reliable and permanent. Here are
also large assortment Of ellxlrs, those agree
able substitutes devised by
THE INGENUITY OF SCIENCE,
to take the place ofthe nauseating drugs and
powders with which the physicians of former
days were provided. These are put up by
Messrs. John Wyeth Bro, of Philadelphia,
and are OF the standard strength and purity.
One tier of shelves is devoted to Messrs. B.
Keith l. Co. Is concentrated tinctures and pow
ders, in which the full strength of the essen
tial principle of the drug Is preserved while Its
bulk is infinitely reduced. On other shelves
along this wall are attractively displayed a
choice assortment of perfumes. pomades and
extracts, prepared by Van zaudt & Pollock,
Philadelphia, and other well known Northern
houses, or imported direct from France and
Germany. The walls Of the store are thlekly
hung with the elaborate and artistic snow
cards published by this house, and which are
now familiar to the public. In common WIN
other manufacturing establishments In this
line, Messrs. Dowle, Noise & Davis find 1t to
their interest to issue beautiful show cards,
and some of their pictures and trademarks
are particularly striking. The trademark
adopted for the Sumter BItters is fine view
of Fort Sumter, with the Confederate colors
flying from the flagstaff. For Noises fever
and agle pills, the firm Issues handsome
painting on glass, which is o sort OF allegory,
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