Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-17
DRUGGISTS AND THEIR DIFFICULTIES
An sAII-Spice,, Scrap Book.

All >>fAAlsSPASc>' Strap AbOUhs
Editor Stof':-A few days since noticed an
article from paper of another city giving
| few Illustrations of the difficulties druggists
have to contend with in deciphering orders for
medicines, &C., from some of their customers.
In the most prominent drug store of the ex-
IRENE western part of the city is kept SCRAP
book which bears label designated ''All-spice, "
'being contributions from various authors
mostly unknown to fame" End from said book I
have t,'a3aslated few specimens for the amuse-
ment of your readers.
1t is proper to remark that these gems OF
literature, taken at random from the many On
file, lose half their originality by being displayed
in this shape. They should be seen In all their
! size Of the fragments of paper ON which they
are scrawled, the wonderful pen-(or pencilyS
manship displayed-to pc thoroughly apprea.
ciated. -
Here is one specimen
oo 81 Blew BE Mast pill Freash made for Lady
(Blue Mass and SIENNA and Manna.)
Here's another
Zone botlet of setrat of Magnisa one dose of
ante plies pills pleas send me ether wiram los
Interpreted means: bottle OF Citrate Magne-
sia dose Of anti-bllious pills, and either worm
lOZengeS or worm OIL
This explains itself.
please send me Pttche for a man witch is
drunke."
-, Let US hope that he felt better after he took
You will go to the Porthacary and call For
you it."
Qn old times the powder of aloes and canella
was called ''hiera pcra.'J
''Sirs Please to Let Me Have five Cents Worth
OF Birth Amount for the Hiar' (bergamot Oil
Tor the hair was wanted.)
Here is another specimen that explains c) it.
self; the real names are omitted: g" Mr.. -;
ST. IL amy one came 10 your store Hunting for
James Jones. will you please to Direct Them
Nler6 | lives nj lives Do
av X st John Brown sets back of K st James
Jones No. John Brown about half way the
it till conn.,"
Isn't that clear as mud?
Compound cathartic pills are variously deslg-
mated as
.Campoon carticket piles"
''Catarc Pills.
''rale rode pills. &c.
A few more samples:
"a doace Of Blew Mast and Colusom For
laidy'-''blew maske, '"blue mash and calsser''
2 BlumaS pills aged 81 years" (An meaning
blue mass, or with colocynth. In the last arti-
Gle it was presumed that the age referred to the
patient and not to the pills)
"nghter Kuoerurl syrup" Nitre and slrup q
Gates Gates sd precipitate colballack asset" Gar
.'oxally gassid7 loxalic actd.)
Writs BilleS Vegtble Pills Shuger Coted,"
"Castoyl, and Urgamont castor oil and ber-
GrocerS supplement-" corrosive sublimate.)
"Hyripiker," F" Gumberabbic," 'FIack see
meal"
.'Salce of tartar lickrish, heartson,n the latter
article also designated as "heartsone," .am-
moniar, esprit of mourning" "manyack."
Seidlitz powders are also styled
"Selleit's powder"
''Subtlers do" -
sSetler'S do" 4
"Arcal Hail. or "Algahol," mean alcohol. \
"Ratterase Pills, }" lRadway's Pills.)
.Sinick Mandlack," (Schenck's Mandrake
Pills.)
"Calmass pills." {calomeL)
"Knighter," .Saulce, ~ .'Shugerry led" .slod-
lm." .pulberrised Bhorix,D Rochers SALT
rOchelle) ''Duch Cassomfle," German chamo-
mtle,) "Gum Shylack,r "PargOric and Keno,n
'.Esenes of Jamaiac, i'piseillicon Tor sonethInr
like that name ointment"
"Cirrup OF rubub" and "Syrup of Ruebarg,
mean strip OF rhubarb
Esefetedy Une st." (the bearer was told that
they did not sell one CENTS worth of assafetICa1
"Shugar OF maneury" (manna), "Cena and
damon; .Gumgoacom," ''Mustangle lini-
ment," "Thincher OF eye dye Qodine); /" Magi-
neShur,o Onigar for sprain OF foot,r also called
"Ontker;' Magnesium " Bouroux,n ssCr1l-
set creasote), Peculiar ointment also tMer-
euler ointment" Goth meaning amercurlal'1;
Pores also Poorest plaster" (porous) and
many others too numerous to mention.
Do you wonder that druggists are either bald
or grey -headed2 Yours, &c, OBSERVER.