The morning times., 1896-02-16
ANOTHER
DRUG CLERK

The woman with the dis,empered ina q
natien had been reading a good deaIin the
papers about the incompeteucy of drug
clerks in general and when she took her
prescription down to the corner dispenSary
to have it filled she concluded it would be
a wise move to DO a little Investigating
on her own hook, and find out whether or
not the attendant knew his business.
Il see" she said, holding the piece OF
folded paper firmly between thumb and
finger. and preparing to resist any attemps
that might be made to wrest it from her
forcibly, that an examination OF the
methods employed by young men and your
instructors has produced a good deal OF
stir. As l understand it, the most OF you
are deficient not only in practice, but u
theory as Wen. Is that so?''
She struck a clinching question in the be-
ginning, aud the young man, who was
especially sore ON point that had been
raked over with burning Goals for several
days past, looked tired and sighed audibIy
Il believe there is something in it, lie
said politely.
"Ihave a subscription here the woman
.
but feel a little Squeamish about giving
it to you. Unless you feel sure that you
can tell from the doctors Latin just what
ingredients of the medicines VIII contain.
and viii know them when You see them,
and viii be able to mix them in the proper
proportion, don't want you 10 touch it..
haven't had anything to do with drug
stores for a good while, and 1 don't in
to. arFSL ..Th
you can't do it, say So"
The clerk leaned heavily against the show
case, and said that he had been filling a
hundred bottles, more or less, every day for
/ thcsix years, and be thoughthe wa qualified
to wait ON her. He added, however, that Il
she was afraid to risk it it might be al.
visabIe for her to go else scwhere. She con-
| sidered the latter proposition for a Iittls
while. then evidently being won over by
| his straightforwardtwayo of going al things,
I she decided TO trust him.
| II think" she said, reluctantly yielding
! the prescription to him, that you viii do
as well as any Of them. ask rs a special
| favor, however. that you give me pernis-
! sion TO watch you while you are putting
it up. ] consider it nothing more than q
proper safeguard in view OF the reports
/ that are going round"
Tie clerk heSitated.
1T is something decidedly out or tho
| ordinary he answered, dOubtfully, but
| If you insist have no Objection, per-
sonaly."
/ From a box beneath the counter he took
| a four-ounee bottle and filled it with q
coIorIeSs liquid from glass jar on a shelf
behind him. He commenced TO paste on
| a label but the woman stopped him.
I'm afraid" she cbirped, rInttering
around nervousIy, ''that you are not doing
right You are too careless. You are
no, measuring or mixing anything e. wish
you would wait till the boss comes"
The clerk made q grab for his breath,
which seemed fast deserting him under
such a heavy pressure. and dropped the
I four-ounce bottle on the counter.
Madam ne said family, ''yOu may
wait for the boss or you may take this
prescription % another drug store OF you
may barn IL and 20 without the medicine
altogether. It won't make a particle q
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