The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-08-21
Communicated.
Editor Peoples indicator.

Communicated.
Editor Peoples Vindicator. ,
Dear Sir-In the Republican of
Aug. Ath, | see the "Ficld," "Citi.
zeu," "Amicro,f" and "Observer," in
combined force, firing at me, in an
swer to a communication to yours
Of Aug. 9TH, concerning the "Drug.
gists and Merchants War" I see no
danger to fear those balls as they
come from such inferior guns and
weak material that all their guns and
ammunition have not force enough to
flattcn any common sense mans
brain. "Observer," is good natured,
and his gun does neither good nor
harm, he only fires, cuts and split
snakes and Wolfs-on the Bluff with
out touching any point on the bottom,
in other words, he don't touch the
question.
"Citizen' is pointing his gun at
random on few struggling refugees
from other lands and countries, un
fortunately for them, too we'll regula.
ted to allow such outrages against
tho welfare, nay the lives Of their
fellow men and they, for the sake
Of profit, put into their pockets the
i'll. gotten prize Of a few cents at the
expense of human life, and without
having diploma from q medical or
pharmaceutical society. Who are the
refugees who sell medicine without
having diplomas 7 Is it Carver e.
Taylor, Trichel e. Aircy, Holmes,
McCook, Broadwell or Ben Wolfson {!
No! But he confines to the refugees
of other lands and countries. That
must be (: Caspaii e. Dietrich, Theo.
Schuman, Levy & Phillips, John &C.
NOE, II. Linchtenstine, A. Perrin,
Kahn e. Levy, Simon Winebarg,
Julius Lisso, and others.
Now Mr.. '@Citizen," when you refer
to the so-called struggling refugees
from other countries. their laws, I,ab.
its and customs, tell them the whole
Of your intelligence if you know it,
and not only q part Of it. Before a
man becomes druggist in that ref.
ugee country, lie must have a fall
classical education, and practice in
drugs, medicines and chemistry, for a
number Of years, and must 60 through
an examination in every branch up.
pertaining hereto.
Commissioners are appointed to ex.
anime twice u year every drug. store :;
they must be kept clean ; drugs and
medicines must be fresh, and any Of
them old, worm eaten, or the least
affected by evaporation or from other
causes must be thrown away four
years, old snake root, two years old
cammomile, worm eating rhubarb, or
sour honey, If found on hand, in or
about the establishment, the drug
gist is fined aud his diploma Cancelled.
The commissioner establishes the
price Of every dose for sale, no must
keep on hand fnll supply of every
article in the medical catalogue. He
cannot substitute molasses for honey,
vinegar and sugar for citric acid, OF
aloes for rhubarb. Tho druggist is
not a merchant and vice versa. His
duty and his privilege are special,
gentlemanly conduct and strictly
temperate is q strict rule in the drug.
gist's profession. These are the laws
and regulations in q we'll regulated
country. The professor respects his
profession and the people respect
their professor.
Now comes the third gnn,. Amicron
he is rather refined gentleman, liz
don't use unbecoming, pitfall phrases
such as MI. Citizen uses, ill.legotter
prize, struggling r-f.soas from Other
lands and countries, &c. He e;t.'
laws no." Now Hampshire. He mus
be Q politician as he expresses him
self "Democratic State of New
Hampshire passed an act, &c.
Sec. |. Prohibiting storekeepers no
, to interfere with druggists except
patent medicine, or proprietary,
''thanks to the great power for small
favors."
, Sec. FL. Provides the duties o
, commissioner. Not having the &C
. before me, presume the commits
sionner's duty is the same "a hereto
fore men toned, to have bic eye OF
the druggist.
. Sec. ID. Defines the mode of OK
animation.
Sec 5tb. Grants the right to all drug
gists to keep liquor, it being q "tee
total" country, the druggists are tn,
only men that can get legally drunk
That law is evidently made for til,
benefit of the liquor law, and not TO,
the benefit Of tho druggists. Az fol
the errors Of unskiliful merchants
there has been more poison sold il
error by the so.called druggists thar
BY the merchants.
"Citizen," "Amicron" and "Obser.
ver," have not touched or answered NJ,
proposition, namely: Ball e. Lyons
Wheelock T. Finly, Dr.. Walker
, James, Moffath and John Bull, mr.,
all regular chemists and druggists
. they prepare various medicines adj.
} opted for various diseases 7; they eel
them q lready bottled and labeled
by the dozen why could l not bu!
from them and sell the same with0u
: having the qualification Of a druggist
chemist, Or having diplomat TIL
license question is o secondary consi
Iteration. The $50 license don't quail
ify you any more as q druggist tina,
, a lawyers license will qualify you Il
practice at the Bar without a diploma