New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-10-30

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west end drug store. Abont s one morn
ing q vigorous ring at the night bell
reused him from peaceful slumbers. He
came down wearing one shoe, such mis-
ceIIaneous clothing as he could pick up
in q hurry and = decidedly cross appear
ance. At the door was anicely dressed
lady. Would he kindly sell her q stamp?
She had an impor tant letter which she
must mail, and as she also desired to
catch the 80 train she feared she
would forget il. The stamp was sold TO
her, and then very sweatly and limo
Gently she inquired il he would not,
since she was in suchsa hurry. walk to-
the corner and mail the letter for her.
Az he had worn only one shoe down he
regetfully declined the honor,
81 The soda dispenser IN the drug store
usually sees and enjoys more peculiarii-
ties than any Of the drug clerks from
the fact that he is not bothered with
any Of their responsib ilities. His great
est troubled in deciding whose money
he shall take in the case Of young ladies'
who drink soda together If it were
men, each would be anxious to pay for
the beverages. In the case Of young Ia
dies, however. each is apparently anx-
ious not TO pay for the drink. Then they
argue with each other on about this
lire g No, let me pay. = 81 will not. {
think should. Z Oh, I'll be awful
angry il you do. = And all the while,
says the soda dispenser, they are hang
ing on to their dimes with deathlike
grip. The soda man finally solves the
problem by taking the money of each
and returning the change to each, maxi
ing it a 8 Cincinnati treat
The proverbial joke about the man
Who Winks his eye at the apotheeary
when he wants a 6 stick" in his soda is
not a fiction. Various excuses are made
to get liquor, but the standard and most
usual is a terrible pain in the stomach
or else a threatened chill The druggist
always suggests Jamaica ginger This
suggestion is never satisfactory, as it is
whisky they want. A favorite trick is
to ask for a dose of calisaya, which, to
be thoroughly effective, must be mixed
with whisky
The sfiends' who make life miserable
to the druggist are legion They are
hends who are addicted to phenacatin,
to bromo seltzer, to quinine, to arsenic,
to strychnille and to morphine There
are also people who are addicted to the
use Of Wine Of cocoa. The drink contains
a quantity Of cocaine in solution and
has a TeViyiffying effect On the system.
There are quinine fends who take as
much as $50 grains q day. Not long
since st. Louis physician prescribed
.Sials sstTsEss to a patient, ordering it to be
put in SIX powders of so grains each.
The patient, a lady. took it all IN "a
hours, and, strange to say, got we'll.
There are several people in ST. Louis
who are addicted TO the use. of aromatic
spirits OF ammonia and vichy. They
drinkzt with great gusto. Re
The morphine fend is. shreWd and
discriminating buyer. One Of the usual
excuses when the fend is woman is
that the drug is ssfor mamma. = Poor,
mamma! She has many sins to answer
tor OF which she is guiltless Some Of
the tends can tell the brand of NOR;
phlne by the taste and will have none.
but their favorite. One hopeless case has:
become SO expert on the quantity that,
he usually takes-three grains-that,
with dash Of the bottle he can throw
the exact Quantity into the palm of his.
hand. The druggist with whom he
usually deals has verified the weight of
the dose thus prepared many times and
invariably finds it correct to d fraction
of a grain. I5s5
The drug store is a favorite place for
leaving bundles, yalises, etc. Many of
the packages Aeft are never called for
a lady left a bundle in an Olive street
establishments year ago that contained
two dozen suits Of underwear and has
never returned for them. AT the same
drug store a well dressed man left his.
valise, containing clothing, papers, a
shaving set ard many miscel laneous ar
ticles, and neYerBame back. The stran
gest case Of the kin was a man who left
his wife at a down town store about q
.o' clock, promising to return il ten min.
utes. At - O o'clock, closing time, he
IIdSl C1t1L1iSts, So tli5 #S1IUSSISG# EdbS
down to wait FOR him, not caring to
turn the lad y out on the street At 1915
q. m. he dropped in, much the worse for
wear, and then there was scene that
repaid the druggist for his long vigil. $50
People who get hurt on the streets in
any manner alWays go to the drug stores
to be patched up. They claim atrnentt.
OF this kind apparently as a fright ana
part Of the duty of the list to the
public, and in nine cases out Of ten do
not even e1p press their thanks for the.
service rendered them.
ysicians prescri ptions would often
tel the sick person something they did
not know if they could und erstand them.
Chalk and dist He'd water for nervous
meas, sugar pills for hea aaches and pink
water for dyspepsia are frequent pre-
scriptions 81 IS ss3
There is an old gent1e nlan who pa
tro &c q South ST Louis drug store
who thinks he is 4 confirmed morphine
fend. He began the use Of mor1phia ffer
insomnia. The first prescrip tinn called
for chalk, but it put him to sleep, and
be has had il ref He'd every day since.
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