, 1874-07-12
L Exporter Takes a Prescription to q
Number Of Drug-storag,
The Prices Vary From 90 Cents to
$3.50.

The Prices Vary From 90 Cents t
$3.50.
And This Tells the Whole Story.
hon OF its space to the adulteration OF tea coffee
BIC. It continues tho subject to-day, investi
Cating tho still more important question of th
alleged aou1teration Of drugs.
An examination into the eubiect OF drng
oauses one to look on the dark sdo OF life, for
with few exceptions, the articles that pass from
the drug store to the community at largo &
forth to relieve pain and suffering, and to arel
the dread destroyer. Each druggists establish
ment is. therefore, an epitome of the "iils ol
Efc." Banged around on the shelves, and hid
den away in the drawers. and filling the glitter.
ing bottles, arc the preparations that all viii
turn to in thoir hour of extremity as their beet
friends, as their only source Of hope; and,
therefore. whon We stand and look ut these
things, NC are viewing, not insensate atoms, bui
the forces of comfort, hope, charity. and love
rs real as We may see them embodied in form,
and no also como into the range OF the horo-
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great maas OF suffering around us.
But, while these solemn things are enforced
upon us, there are other suggestions that arise
that are moro agreeable. Humanity is happily
constructed to look always away from sorrow.
else there would bo little but lach1ymoso vail
continually rising flom the earth. Even in
suffering, in the aggregate, and when it is not
zacking our own selfish frames, there is some-
fhin-r +f,eti 10 ir4a 4
cnce, and sometimes almost comica1..; and. as
theHe drugs are looked at, one ID almost tempted
to laugh at tho suggestion that one bottle holds
empire over Thousand attacks Of 1nmbago; .
R:nall halo OF plasters represents IA lame Backs
ind that small vial OF creosoto calls up dozen
unhappy creatures with their aching jaws tied
Up add their Eisages doleful with pain that ia
fun fer others, but dealt; to them. 3
Tho sense OF the comic thus continually tri-
umphs over tho gloomy surroundings Of life.
But whlla this is the case, We arc ell agreed that
the mitigation of pain is truly humanitarian
wora, and ono demanding conscientious labor,
ne look upon one who dispenses drugs as hold
lug position that calls 1or the most ezacting
care and incurs tho largest responsibility. There
is not-and justly so-a grain OF sympathy nor
En- iota of forgiveness for the man WHO makes
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towards humanity than which none Is more sori-
DUE or responsible. a patient should layc not
only the right drug, but tho best quality
s1,,t Of the right Find of drug, and any
posed into the mixture is not dangerous
IN itself. may yet, by Lciug administered at that
critical moment when life hangs in the balance,
and the disease can only be affected favorably BY
the medicine rolled upon, prove to be the indl-
rect cause Of death a druggist who mixes his
compounds With substances that render them
useless, or puts into them anything that is dam
Eerous TO life, is little better than a Wholesale
murderer, l armed with weapons unseen by others,
but all-powcrfa) in their destructive forces
But the real danger to the public from drug
E1stB Is from leuorance. rather than from cupid
ity or vice. fortunately, the profession is max
ing great advancement in intelligence, and
rigid rules as to ability and education
for the work, that huckstess in drugs must seek
tie back streets, and respectable physicians re-
1uao to countenance them Many OF these
smaller stores manufacture various nostrums
which sell 70 an ignorant class Of customers
Among the Geraaans there is also great de-
naand for roots aud herbs. which are made IN
into favorite drinks for the hea1th's sake, or
others are made into dyes for dyeing clothing.
Gut there are very few retail d1l.~stores that |
ire not striving for what is known as tile re-
spectacle trade, in which happily lies the most
PROFIT In order to get into this line it is essen
tlhl that pure drugs should be sold. The adepts.
before whom the remedies comuo,1ndad oo fnr |
inspection, see in the results lust vhat tier aro
made Of, and whether they arc fresh and good. |
,ud tbey cannot afor i, a',e on .nI ~
IGNORANCE or crinc IN tha com1;onnla "
contrary, it is directly to their into1est to snn.
press s1atnc In adqlteratcd compounds, and to 7
H3as odt 10 paonc seorn and lnfan1y the indl-
or cupidity. wn;Ia rracicin IL, ,s nnso
druggist.
Thus it will bo seen that the morale Of tho pro-
t.som r,n";n % u,sIgnslng oiugs IL every day ad-
ara hncnnn;,,o ~ o!eia,s, una che1msts
found that the highest reputation. most honnr
anc profit lie II the direction Of executing their
~ H. at ne tact thnt it is crime
lie s:ania contina1l nefa,e ~ al4te a win human