Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-08-15

the only conclusion 10 be drawn is.e
either That some of The druggists have
in their possession enormous stocks on
hand, on that they have been dispOsiug
OF 1t without statements.
As near as we can ascertain, this
( does not apply to all the druggists. in
deed-Ve believe there are some IF them
who sell only upon statements, and
those drug lists are perhaps laO0ring un-
der the Impression thar when they so
/ sell they are complying with the law.
+ This may, or may not be trUes depend
/ inc upon the facts in the case. The law
/ places grave responsibilities upon drug
/ giSts, giving them certain discretionary
/ pOwe-s, and holding them responsible
IOr the proper use of those powers, all
( of which we shall attempt 10 show
I further on.
! We are informed by parties who ought
/ to know, that in certain eases there are
/ several sales made upon the same state
ment. And the statements themselves
/ show that very frequently Oue-halI gal
/ Ion and one gallon of Whi>key, or alcO-
/ hOl, and from one bottle to a hole case
Of beer, are sold upon a single state
ment, Tor medical purposes. This is
/ certainly a fragd upon It's face. In eX-
amjRing the great piles of statements
! in the Office of the Probate Judge. one
3
/ Sad, that the laws of our State are so
ruthlessly trampled upon, and Disguised
/ to find that certain cIJizens OF our cOun-
/ ty, from the men who make the state
ments, on up to the probate Judge, will
/ perpetrate, abet and allow such fragrant
( and shameful violations.
/ The statements fled with the probate
/ Judge, show that the people OF this conn
! " are daily exposed TO
ssALL THE ILLS THAT FLESH Is HEIR TO. -
General debility, kidney complaint,
! headache, bad colds, indigestion, &C.,
are the principal diseases. There are
however many unique ills, and singular
/ attacks for which whiskeY and beer
seem to be sure autidOtes,
We find that a couple of dudish young
/ gen lemen, who lead the bon ton in one
OF our neighbOTing towns, are so
| troubled with general debility that they
are very fl equeutly obliged to brace mp
/ with a dozen bottles Of lager Geer,
apiece. By the way, we never, until
/ within the last Jew DAYS, fully realized
the great efficacy of lager beer, for the
various arrangements of the human
/ system. A careful study of statements
will convince the NEST skeptiCal, OF It's
great medicinal qualities.
y. T. Whisky, whatever that may
be,) is also extensively used for general
debility. One fellow gets two bottles
Of beer for cholera mOTbus ana chills.
Another man gets a gallon of alcohol
for family debility. That family must
partake Of the sponge variety, Ia satu-
rate which, would be like pouring
water into a rat hole,
A sick stomach, compelled one fellow
to take pint OF whisky, while another
procured oue-haf pint of alcohol for
stimulant which was perhaps q very
truthful statement. One farmer procured
a gallon OF ''Spirirs fermenu' formedical
| purposes. A certain smart Alleck too K
On1-halt gallon for ''sOre gums That
must have been a terrible case of saliva
ton. He should be salivated in a way
that he would remember Tor while,
Ii required eight bottles of lager beer
and four plnls OF WHISKY to stir up
certain fellows digestion, and all under
one statement
There are a few very unfortunate
individuals IN our own town, and if
the public knew OF their deep Affections
we teel sure that they would have the
sympathy OF the entire community.
Suffering with cramps, collie, cOnstipa-
ton, kidney disease, Group, lame back,
gravel, geuerai debility, measles and
/ consumption, they are compelled to
frequently visit the drug store and re-
| leVe Their pains with cOpiOus draughts
of .'spiuts fermeuu'i and lager beer.
As YOU see those men on our streets
putting the fragrant havana, or twist
ing OF a huge chew Of dOg-leg tobacco
while offering to bet on a OOb-taiI mule
race. You would hardly suspect that
they are so near the OZARK valley and
the shadow but such is the case, prov
idence frequently calls the sweetest and
the brightest first.
Several druggists in the county have
undoubtedly laid themselves liable un-
der the law to prosecution.
For instance, one druggist sold to a
minor during the month of July, as
follows:
July 4th, one bottle of beer,
July 9th, one bottle Of beer,
July SIN, one bottle of beer,
July 10Th, one pint af wine,
july END, three bottles of beer,
and ali for med cal purposes. The
question NAV be asked how we know
the party purchasing the same wss a
minor: we answer from the sworn
statement of as good men as there are
in Phillips county
By The statements filed, we find that
different druggists in the county have
been selling ID parties who are IN the
habit Of becoming intoxicated Gnd who
, are habitual drunkards, and we know
that they are in the habit of becoming
intoxicated, by the sworn statements
of good men
To one inebriate as follows.
July 9TH, One-haf pint whisky.
. july 9th, ten quarts lager beer.
July 1Ith, One-half pint whisky.
Jolly. 18th, one quart lager beer.
July 2Ist, two quarts lager beer.
To another inebriate as follows;