, 1879-08-05

cutrtrs Of lirfr Observation-Disclosures could Onfy bo
tusn,,i into The homes of the io!lcrst what i
riDrtu,1s change 1t would produce! How iLwoulA
iii he burden of labor slcpscssioil Oft t.rlr
shoulders. TAese labor ngilhtors arc wild til
tllrr figures 1la conclusions ns lar rs Chicago
Is runrcrued. Forty ycnFa ago was learning
illsn getting si.50 per day; / now pay for the
same s.. prr dar. Women {seryant Eirls) wrre
paiI Si.l0 rsr week for Intelligent persons: now
flty. receive 50 md 81 per week., i.aborini.
lie samc M now. don't see l'at prIces hare
declined ~ much, but then wG hal uo labor
agftuiors oE eIgllI-honr 0sn'n'css to mako pc0:
plu uissathile@ with thu order Ut society, Rln'
make ignorant mud Nnsk!ttcd lnCn combine to-
cctrr To forrc tl'etr ctnn'orcrs pay ietn moro
than they c0nltl Otherwise earn, by threatening
10 nut a strike III The s1,up. a good workman
WHO dues what IL right will bu sought aftcr run
one end III thu luton to tho other: It's onfy
bo,cl.ca ls,at uccd such force to hula tt,em in
ulelr place. EARLY SETTLrfa
An Eionuoht Plea for tho Thnrmaclst.
To the Editor n The Tribune.
CHICAGO, Aug. 4.-Allow mc to make few
rcmnrks pertinent to tho controversy nn "dr'3-
gIsts " unl "drueRtsts' prices"
II The public Mt ,nteo knew anything Al NIL
about ti,e retnti drug business, people would
cease to quarrel with the pharmacists But ever
au anon sot,io one Will vent his iso and ycntt
Into his irnornucc IN Tic public press, eu1eavor-
Ing to convince his fcllow-etszcus that they aro
being rcentlcssly robbed Of tleir l.artl.carned
penutcs. T'litsu wiseaercs will figure out ex-
actty how much profit retail druggist should
allow himself 10 Just keep hI1naet anil his fau1-
ilY frotn STRIVING: they will call him c,tttrnat,
robber and other hard names; they will write
lot,E cpIstlcB Of complaint TO tho newspapers;
and vet they know not what they arc tulklng
about.
/ Somebody (wllocycr he may hey, writing to
THE TRIBUNE, thinks that because other traders
arc content with profit Of 70 per cent on their
eools there is no reason why retail druggists
should innEc M exception. "Othtr trnders!.
All, yes But then. IS pharmacist Incsellantf
NJ, pharmacy Is profession, md It II pro-
fcsslon as noble and as honorable as Is known
Under the snu. Pharmacy ia Il SCIENCE, celtps-
iuE a!l others tn Its bcncflt TO niankina. The
science Of ala tic medical men III uc world
helping NH: trl.sty aanl. rhcu, Low, can Won
calculate how much percentage a phnr'naclst
ought to realize OIL hfa t1ercf,an!'tsci You con-
suit the physician, ana chccrtully pay MIN ice
self to lawyer, and lie lctnHuss an \ for his
advice; the artist gathers In thousands for few
dnubs OF ol1-t,atnt On cheap canvas, nin'
you do not hcaisato TO throw nway four
to lew trills frotn d renowned singer. The
physician studies; tile lawyer studies; the artist
practices. 80 do tho singer and actor. But
'shat can you slnw Ia return % Tor your Invest.
than 60 per cent on tlIriT ucrcilandtsel M; We
are oil aware that tbGy nrc paid for their tire
oucntly oniy supposititious) skill,-for their
services rendered. Now, II health aud life arc
of parnmuant Importance, co1I pared TO which
everything eise ia a. naught, why not be little
EeuerUl,s toward th0se meil who almost sacTl(ier
thrtr OWN lives all happiness III faithfully pros
| ccnt!nE their chosen calnEf
ttn 11nR{u IL iEtf ~
acquainted with tnu virtues OF everything ho
sells; he l,as to voch for tsc purity n.nt quality
| oi his drugs; he must by honest anu confclcl-
tious. II peope only realized how mucl! app!t-
they would be less psuno to bceruslee
him few wcllcarned dollars. Is there any
otcr man Of whom Is asked half as much, mid
such nlcc, clean lMlsincEa.h Yes; but who
keeps It nice and clean! Who stands behind the
counters, a. the 1rug1uil, tlIe nortnr, u,i pes
tlc. In suloeatt''E, corrotitnT fumes, from or ;!
| night Who Is aroused from his ell!nbor to Mt
tend to The nrctls Of the Slick and dyInsl Who
Is without rest Wien others cease to work, who
fes',sa,s Mt aS ] Vacatiunss M Wofk. ami mi to and Il
study, day nllu nIght.night and that Ii the
u,oltu Of tl,e phar.nacist.
Again repeat: people 10 not pay 10, or 80. Or
1s0 per ccn. over md abosc what the materials
skill, honcsty, constient!ousaess, anu tho re-
sSSas0"i}f @9as L Ss tie ne''!ea ssteads"s e
80 expsr aa 1ran Tue 10,
stitutcs from eelilsn motives: must not thu
poor natIcnt suircE,-pcEt.aps .!Iel What II Inc
pharmacist cannot distinguish hetween Ente
s S ''ss" sssd'ss ssss1ss I W1as th"t 'e 's; n
sicion make mistake In writing q
prescription tnut OF intreguent occ,sr'
renee, though itse public "hart!1y ever" hears
sagr ttlv PATIENTS lifet Is nut, tllen, tic lfo 0
Utmost every hlimuu being given into, tho land'
Of The dispensing plmrMueIst, nml do thost
chronic rrninbers md fau!t-tlnders ever tlinl
OF thisl How easy for any .lruecst TO llect III.
dissatisfied customer llalf-waya, TO- make tht
goods suit tle price! Peop1e, therefore, mus
forever trust to the integrity Of tlctr "tralcr,'
IL, however, the public insipts On buylnt ctcap
or drugs and medicines, It will most assl'rcLl
be supplied by unserupulous, linpr|Iltpled men
while L0ncstv must retire for want OF prope
suuuort and encouragement.
People, Us rule, think the profession i
readily learned by any ont BY merely Wasflih:
hotties and sclllg pills for three or fou
months; hut tllere they err. Whosoevcr does To
at,ltly harl, and who docs not etIdeaYor ta prac
ticaltY apply his theoretical knowledge. cal ncyc
excel. nor rnn bc be trusted. It autliees not Il
purchase E0nt1s, tlcn to uehi them out to
inoncycA public; nay. they must be cxasn!nct
as to tllctF identity: tested Tor tle1r purity MI
strength; senrecI Tor authorizations. III loiir
this there arc brought into play chemical tests
microscope. nEh knowledge Of pharmacugnos
mud botany. Tlcu tile preparations and mkt
llres must be prepared according to eciensli
princip!es. and will. full UNDERSTANDING q
natura! lnws. Tic pslnrnacst must also ba tul
acquainted with the properties OF drugs tia
he tlluy eorrcct crrots antl avert accidents. Tha
pharmacy IL iHlccl 4 scicnce {ald not ,ner
tsa,lc) is amply ayideneel by thu hosts Of world
renowned cllcms,t, physicians. etr,. graduate,
from her ranks. Whu did not hear Of LIebe
tie grtat Lcnctactor Of thu human raru: i
scrlurntr. tbs tiIseovcres OF now ln1ispsnHtbl
morphine: Of Schccle, TIM 1amolls swedls
chr,ii.st; Of Dumas, relletEer, lrrctra, autl oti
era loo numerous to mrntiunt These l,cn wcr
"drux merchants md plll.rollcrs. fIlarmar
IL tllr mother OF loiany; pharmaTcy ts tll
luothcr oi Chemistry Aud what were the worl
to-day without Chemistryl A. q, V.
4 Mortgage for %, 100000.
There was recently ll!eu ut Tho County Clerk
office, ut Portland, Ore. q mortgnEc tor ,ia0
GtlO TIN larRust amount ever borrowed by MI Or
r1nep