Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-07
FAIR PHARMACISTS A FAILURE.
There u No Place for Them in stores or
the Drug Trade.

There are a hundred women pharmacists
IN New York city, but not one IN business.
They have charge of the dlspensarles con-
nected with converts. asylums, hospitals,
homes. and charitable institutions. They
are capable, skilful, and progressive. ana
their number Is steadily increased by the
fair solitaire that ornaments nearly every
class graduated from the pharmaceutical
schools and colleges. and yet there IS not q
woman in the drug business nor a drug
gist in New York who would willingly
make an opening for her in his store. Ana
the reason? She would Kill the business.
unless chained to the prescription counter
and kept out Of sight.
Said weil-known Broadway merchant
" L wouldn't give S5 n month 70 the best
woman druggist you could produce. |
wouldn't have her about if she agreed to
work for nothing. | don't say that woman
is untitled for pharmacy; on the contrary,
| know that she excels. her panstaking
fidelity and acuteness fitting her for the nice
determinations required inthe compound
inc and preparation of medicines. but she
would be no good behind the counter. Men
would not trust her nor women cOntde
in her. A large percentage of business
comes from the people who want advice
advice that doctors are not generally called
upon TO give. They want remedy Tor
headache, burns, bunions, chills. indiges-
ton. prostration. nervousness. They come
IN. show their tongue. describe their dis
comfort, and ask for a dose Of something.
Give it to them? To be sure we dO-some
light tonic or stimulant 70 quicken falth.
which cures a great deal faster and better
than drugs.
WOULDN'T TRUST HER.
Now, these people would not go to
lady druggist Zen would not trust to
her Judgment. They would argue wisely
enough, that never having had swelled
head1 of her own she could not prescribe
intelligently for the relief of that incon-
venence. The man with the grlpes would
hardly go to her, and the pet OF society
could not be expected TO contde the liberal
amount of pates. ice-cups. and hqueurs ne
had allowed himself the previous night.
MANS innate refinement would restrain
him from consulting woman on the topics
that are brought 10 the attention OF male
druggist daily. r.,
"Woman's distrust Is proyerbial. She
iudges the gender by her own limited
knowledge. and has absolutely no conh-
dence in feminine ability or Judgment.
Hence the poor success OF professional
women. You know a. well as l DO that
New York has ~ many starving doctresses
as il has dressmakers. They can't get hold;
Men are not expected to call them IN and
women won't. There are few exceptions
but they don't count, their practice being
confined 10 charity patients and limited to
babies and young children.
THE fair sex believes IN men without
questioning, and when it comes TO a choice
between a great woman and a gosling OF a
man behind the medicine counter the
former would be passed every time. Let a
woman once get relief, benefit, or assist
snce from a male druggist and nothing
will shake her faith in him. She will con-
sult MIN whenever she is indispcsed, act on
his advice. and prize it above that OF the
family physician.