The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-06

he Really Feels Poor II They FAN Below Five
Hundred Per Cent.

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Chicago Herald.
'.Fivs grains of fannie acid 10 four ounces OF
distilled water" demanded one Of the Herald
readers OF corner druggist the other day. The
customer. who had occasion 20 use the astrinesut
wash called for, had brought his own bottle
along.
"How muchls he asked, after the solution had
beon put up.
.sTwsnsy-fvs osnts.v said The druesisa IN
blushinely. The customer stood dumhfoundsd
for moment, then be paid. went out and took
place. This WAS necessary. because his wife
keeps tab on his pockstmoney, aud Liebots-
hauer beer is 10 cents elasa
Retail druggists pay 80 cents per ounce for
fannie acid and 40 cents per gallon for distilled
water. II they don't make the latter themselves.
Hence the ingredients asked for cost the coda
fountain man SIG cent cent for the water
and the balance for the constituent part of the
solution. In charging % cents tho druggist
made . fraction over 1900 per cent. profit which
beats the plumber. The chances are that if the
customer had presented . physicians precrip-
ton instead OF the verbal order he would have
been CHARGED so cents, % per cent. Of which
would have gone to the prescribing doctor at the
monthly settlement
This little incident explains why downtown
druggists can afford 20 pay such exorbtans rents
40 are asked for locations like those on the
corners of Madison and State and Madison and
clark ftreetA The latter stand, upon q lease
now about expired. cost $4,000, the former
stand-s room 20xl6 fest-not less than 81 000
There are many remedies asked for by suffer
ing humanity and paid for Ut q rate that would
make pawn-broker. with his paltry 100 per
cent rate OF interest, turn green with envy.
Chemicals are sold ct spothecaries' weight
ono pound Of twelve ounces, the ounce to eight
drachms. the drachm TO three scruplss, and
scruple Of twenty grains Hence there are s.
760 grains in pound The reader u perhaps
aware OF the beneficial effects of bromide of DO
tassium. He 10 apt to call &C bis drug
elsts the morning after a session" for .
dose Of bromide ain his'n.' Tie 10 charged %
csnts-bv the way. there seams to BE- nothing
cheaper than quarter in . drug store-of which
amouns 10 cents is for the bromide and Is cents
for the benzine. The retail druggist paws 20
cents for pound Of bromide; hence, 10 cents
for the usual dose-three grsius-msans more
than 1 900 per cent profit for the druggist. the
TO the latter for three grains being not quite
1-28 part of cent
The sober mars stomach may ''eet ont ~of
gear a. we'll ~ the toper'A He 10 apt to call
for quinine pill or two. These pills are usual
ly purchased ready nads by the druggist They
are suear-coated and generally Of grain apiece.
Tho retail druggist would pay about Is cents
per ounce for quinne: the Wholesale manufact-
urer has IL for about half that r-ics. The pills
retail at the rate OF cent apiece. but many
druggists charge twice that amount The aver
age dose is three grains, for which 10 cents is
charged. Five grains wouldn't cost any more
but many people hesitate to take that much Eat
lick Now. 10 cents for three grains means
nearly 500 per cent Verify, the plumber could
learn from the druggist