The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-20
PAREGORIC AS JIG WATER.
a VIEW EIND or coHBINl zzoE DRINK
THAT HANS FROM JERsEK.

AAAA HAAAfN EhOH sHAeANs
The 0usstie, 81 the Ins,seri-iusss aeut.m
&c Narcotics ~ arocers - Agltssing
Fi-isaeid-Nsyer e,isert's Proeis-stio-.
People In Jersey have queer ways Of getting
jaes The statement was printed recently that
down In south jersey. among the pines, the
natives take turpsntins straight Over in the
western part 81 the State near Philadelphia.
they frequently use kerosene oil as . beverage
when they want to be real devilish. Then In
the cities. and in the few no-llcense towns. It
isn't uncommon to hear about perfumery be-
ing drunk. 1t remained for Plsnned to develop
the pareRoric jag.
In the popular mind psregoric and babies
are intimately associated. Probably no mother
ever thought OF real live drunk being con
cealed in the innoc looking bottle. DR.. NJ.
J. Simpson Of Plainfeld says. however, that he
knows Of several Of the first families who use
three elGht-ounce bottles Of paregoric week.
and may be more
Il assure you." said the Doctor to THE
Sun reporter yesterday. this psrsRoric
habit is more frequent than most people sup-
pose. 1t L. indeed. II Is sort OF combination
drunk. PareRorlo contains, among other
things. about 48 per cent. OF alcohol. which 10
about the same proportion OF alcohol that
there 10 in whisky. Then It contains 2 per
cent OF opium, so that the drinker gets the
eheCh VI bOth pOibOnb Ouo uObe, anu IOF
about the same price. Two per cent. Of opium
Is about one-sixteenth OF q grain to table,
spoonful That would be about one grain TO
drink the size OF an ordinary drink OF whiskey.
"Paregortc drinking think IL almost a.
frequent as laudanum drinking. and lauda-
mum 10 used about as frequently for purposes
Of intoxicstion as is opium in other FORMS"
The people OF Plainfleld are at present some
what worked up over the question OF pare
Il. la a.
Bank OF New York as well as Mayor OF Plain-
field, has inst issued proclamation IN his ca
concerning the sale OF poisons. It is as follows:
tn. "a. q o S,s jersey Io,Sd, *. ~ sS
not Issi.i:!sd p6srm.si.. yiois,io9 e ,Si: I.T
fence by nns OF not less t6sn Nifty nor more than one
saf. ns g iSpTsonm.n 20, ssc.sd SIX I %oSi6g
or both a. I'll. discretion OF the Court ..-
asIrs :n
nun w,l s;cS%s ny duty on 5ss.!ynF :aGs.,s
bring about the conviction and punishment OF all |
Good citisens may have offended in thi. matter in
AM s. 81 the ,, S II s, them .as
Wv 'N'''' '-'' a. GilsSSi Mayor.
This proclamation is responsible for tho |
statement which has been made that the town |
Ss 5 snd
city isn't. aiiiicted 70 any greater extent than |
thori,ie. are more alert than II other cities.
Dr., Simpson and ii. r Reynolds, who are
members OF the Council OF the Citizens Or |
eanized Aid Association. say that the issuing |
Of the proclamation came about in this way: |
The association is new charitable society.
and 1t has taken up In addition to Its beneyo- |
1 them tSas ~ the Sss
the Last meeting OF the council the, Rev; Mr.. |
Newell. the pastor OF Hope Chapel said he |
getting charity from the association was a |
victim Of the isudanum habit. He said that |
mac wheqe b h ivan n hn
twenty-five empty bottles that had contained |
laudanum. Investigation showed that the |
Mum had been nsrGhSssd ssa nd
know whether there wasn't some law to pre- |
vent grocery stores stocking up with opium |
and laudanum.
Mr.. Reynolds. who has been druggist TWEEN
ty-six years; and who drew up the frat phar.
maceutical law adopted In the State, said that |
there was s plenty Of Law making Il Illegal for
let alone poison. Then followed . discussion
on the extent Of the sale Of drugs by eroeers.
all Rrocers kept poisons. and that they got their
they purchased the rest OF their stock. It was
needed attending to. and the Mayor who was
one OF the council. got up the proclamation.
There was a difference Of. opinion about the
Simpson sticks to it that it is not infreauent
and that supplies OF the drug are obtained |
from druggists As we'll as from grocers. not
Gilbert IL not bothering himself about that in
particular But he Is going to see to it that
hereafter IL people want TO go on any. kind OF
gradients from druggists. who may be held
responsible.