Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-05-03
DRUGS FOR The NERVES.
what Brooklyn Apothecary says he
gsrding Their Use.

what n Brooklyn apothee"ry says NO
gardinG Their Use
An acknowledgement woman OF MD
die age. whose face bore traces oil
great beauty, entered one OF inc
largest drug stores in Brooklyn one
evening last week, and walking quick
lv TO the rear OF the store, where one
of the proprietors was busy mixing
prescriptions, handed him slip oil
paper. Before she had reached MIN
the proprietor had seen her coming
and, stopping his work, had reached
almost mechanically for large bottle
which stood on shelf behind him and
which was filled with some white sub
stance. As he took the slip OF paper.
which was evidently prescription, he
simply glanced at it and proceeded to
weigh out certain portion OF the con-
tents of the bottle, which he wrapped
up and handed to the lady. When she
was gone d reporter, who had been
standing by, asked the proprietor
what it was he had given her.
Bromide of potassium, was the
laconic reply.
"What is it used forp" was then
asked.
Nerves." replied the proprietor.
"You have no idea. young man." he
continued, show much we sell OF that
and kindred hypnotics every day. 1t
is simply awful. No one outside OF
this business and the medical profess
sion has any idea of the number OF
educated, well-to-do people who use bro
mide of potassium, bromide of sodium
and choral every night to induce
sleep. Morphine and opium are per-
hans not used as much as they were,
for the law is that none shall be sold
bv druggists unless on prescription.
We have regular customers, though,
for opium. who obtain prescriptions
for the deadly drug in some way. One
man comes here every second day for
his regular allowance. He is poor
man. too, and | asked him the other
night what he would do if he should
finally find himself in a position where
he had no money to buy what to him
is the staff of life. DO, he exclaimed,
with a look of despair, God only
| knows what should do. Kill myself,
l suppose.
GLOW did that man get into the
habit?"
HE was severely injured and taker
to the hospital. While there his severe
paroxysms of pain were relieved oJ
morphine. When he was discharged
as convalescent at intervals he had re
curing spells of this pain, and natu
rally he turned to the same drug fol
relief. 1t is quite impossible for hin
to break off the habit, for he can no
work unless he has his usual dose, ant
he is dependent upon his trade for
livelihood.
"What is the latest fad in hypnot
icsP"
"Solfoual, a product of petroleum
Before solfonal, antipyrine was all thu
rage, the latter also coming from pc
troleum. There is peculiar fac
about people who use nerve quietin
drugs and that is the moment ne'
one is discovered, although it ma
have scarcely become known to ply
sicians, there is call for it imme
diately. suppose that such person
are constantly on the outlook fo
something, and when one discovers
new drug he tells the rest Now TIL
solfonal is very recent discover.
Even physicians do not fully unde
stand its effects and use it with gre;
caution, vet people will send for an
take large doses of it. 1t is know
that five grains will quicken the actiC
of the heart and still have customer
who in their ignorance think nothir
: of taking fifteen grains It's a wo
der that some of them don't kill ther
) selves, but perhaps they do, for all
f know"
t What are the after effects OF tn
!. . new discovery"
"Now, so far as can be determine
unlike opium it has apparently no d
0 leterious reactionary effect upon Il
a nerves, but it is almost too early
7 judge of the properties of solfonal,
! is of such recent birth. Brook,
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