The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-04
THE TIMES ON DRUGGISTS.

TO the Editor of the New Orleans Bulletin:
In sundays Times article appeared undo
he heading, Fatal Mistakes, containing villa
,urported to be an exposure of the manner il
| thlch an l"Iit y ut and too contidlng public /
:heated by the aputhecary.
Paufou'{eW me,Aes naScifnr 1idictlus mus.
1t would be hard to find filter illustration o
| he expression than the sketch drawn by tn,
Imaginative pen of the Times contributor.
HIS reference to the confusion arising from the
of gilt glass labels. while it treats of the pos
'ibiity Of an extremely impro oable case, lack,
| he merit OF originality, and as 1t is copied Amos
| ,ec6dt.m ct Hterdtim from an article written OF
he subject some time ago, should at least hav.
| )een embelllshed with the suitable quotation
| marks.
1t can hardly be expected of newspaper mel
hat they be thoroughly informed on ali subjects
out that they should be guilty of gross mlsstate-
| nents in regard to such matters as these, on
which they can be readily enlightened by refer
ing to any simple work chemistry ur the cyclic
ne:iia is to say the least, very culpable and in
Dad taste.
He says if person handling bottle of otfcinoi
| 'russic acid were to accidentally drop it, the
| tunes would probably kill HIM before he could
get away. Now such might be he result, if the
'cid were pure, and If the unlucky manipulation
we're to get down on his hands and knees and
.nhale it for little while first. But the pure
lcid is known only in the laboratory of the
chemist and the oficinal prussic acid of the
shops contains only two per cent of the strong
when properly administered.
His alluson to the enormous profits realized BY
the druggist from the sale OF perfumery and ar
ticles OF the toilet, can only provoke a smile at
the thought that any sane man could be induced
to believe in such bosh.
The druggist who conscientiously adheres to
his legitimate tariff (and most of them dol re-
ceives no more than fair compensation for the
care and al, tention his business requires If he
be successful in life it is only by dint Of unceaslng
application and watclfulness
The risk he incurs and the anxiety that con-
stantly possesses hi entitle him to tangible IT.
muneration. and the benefit society receives from
his labois renders him (hardly second even to
the physcian,) worthy the esteem and gratitude
vi his feilOw-men.
The transparent fraud perpetrated on the
Times reporter by his facetOus informant reca Ia
the scene depicted between Mr.. Pickwick and the
cabnan, in the second chapter VI the Plckwick
:" How old is your horse, my friend? inquired
Mr.. Pckwick, rubbing his nose with the shilling
he had reserved for the fare.
"Forty-two," replied the driver, cycling him
askant.
"What!" calculated Mr.. Pickwick. laying his
hand upon his notebook. The driver reiterated
his former statement. Mr.. Hckwick looked very
hard at the mans face, but his features were inn
and he noted down the fact forthwith !
"And how long do you keep him out at time?
inquired Mr. Pickwick, searchin for further in
formation.
Two or three weeks" replied the man.
Weeks." said Mr.. fickwick in astonlshment. |
and out came the notebook again.
He lives at Pentenwil when he's at home, |
observed the driver, cooly, "but we seldom |
take him home, on account of his weakness"
On account OF his weakness?" reiterated the |
perpexed Mr.. Plckwlck
He always falls down, when he's took ont O |
The cab" continued the driver; "but when hes
n it we bears him up very tight. and takes him
n VERY short, he can't very well fall |
Town, and we've got pair of precious large
wheels on; so, ven lie does move, they run after
lin, and he must go on-he can't help it."
PILULE