The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-09

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A striking example OF the proverb,
"A man who Is his wi lawyer has n
fool for n CLIENT" That doctors commit
mistakes az well NJ lawyers IL not 20
generally known. although cases from
time to time find their way into tho
newspapers. DR.. Carpenter. who may
be said 10 have introduced tho scientific
study OF human physiology Into Eng
land. burned himself to death while ut
tempting to take n Turkish bath in his
own rpom by cnvelonlns himself In n
blanket and sitting over n spirIt-lamp,
However, when u mar poisonS himself,
It Is his own peculiar business which Ia
Involved; but when no takes TO poison
Ing others, not with any malicious In
tent, but simply In error, n natural Rp-
prehenslon may well pcrvndc the pub
lie mind. Protection In the matter Is
extremely simple, as the following mar
rativc will show.
About 3 O'clock on n June evening, n
victoria. drawn by q pair OF hlgh-step-
ping bay horses, drove up to Il cele-
brated chemists shop In Bond street,
md an elegantly dressed lady of about
twenty-five years OF age descended
from the carriage. She walked hurried
ly through the shop Into The dispensing
department and, throwing n piece of
paper on the counter said;
Please make up this prescription and
send It Mt once. l would walt and taltelt
myself, but mn Just going out TO din
ner: II Is very Important
The assistant bowed. took up the
prescription, and then seemed to hesi-
tate.
We'll" said the lady. who seemed OF
Il highly nervous, irritable disposition.
well, what is the mattcr?"
81 am afraid. madam" returned the
assistant. that ! cannot dispense this
prescription"
"oh. nonsense" replied tn" lady;
that Is what they said at - In May
fair. so ! brought II on here. ! suppose
DR.. Blank knows what h, prescribes."
Doubtless, madam; but although,
DIR. Blank rs Il OF the most eminent,
of hts profession. l dHre o make UP
this prescription. as the strength nj
which the drug is here ordered, Is not
allowed by the British PhnrmnCopoeia,"
"Oh. nonsense" repeated the lady.
commencing to patter on the floor with
her small foot: this Is mOnstrous, Here
IS my husband waiting for medicine OF
the utmost Importance TO his condition.
and two chemists assistants think they
NOW better what is good for him than
n OF the leading men OF the College OF
Physicians. Give me the prescription,
n l Will get It prepared elsewhere"
Ihe assistant was loath to part with
the paper.
III you will allow me, madam" he
said, II will take a cub TO DR.. Blanks,
and II he confirms the prescription, l
will then prepare. It."
No. l will not" returned the Indy.
Who was now In n state of extreme ir-
ritation. Il will not; my husband Is In.
n serious condition. and I Shall be late
for>dinner. l have already lost half
an hour. and I cannot have further de-
lay" With that she snatch-ad up the
prescription and hurried out.
The assistant was seriously perturb.
cd. The mistake in the prescription
was n grave one. so grave indeed. that
the administration OF n single dose
would probably prove fatal within two
hours. It was possible that some young
or inexperienced assistant at some small
chemists. overawed by the great name
OF the physician and by the lady's i'm
pcrlous manner and elegant attire and
eQuippaSe, would be found to dispense
1t. Then trouble would ensue, which
might be stopped now. Thinking thus.
the assistant told his fcllowworker in
IN" diSpenSIry that he would 70 TO DR..
Blanks, and hurrying Into Bond street,
Jumped Into the first passing hanson,
and IN five minutes was ringing the
bell OF the doctors house In Harley
street. The footman who opened the
door said DR.. Blank was u
Where was he?" 4
Really the footman did not know.
very Important, vas it?"
AN: well. then. he (tlle footman) must
inquire. This he ~lclSurely proceeded
so do. ant! the chemists assistant. who
was OF an Imaginative turn. amused
himself by picturinG meanwhile the
death OF the patient. the professional
ruin or himself. the Mayfair chemist.
nnd the great physician. the grief and
seif-repronch OF the lady, who, despite
her maynard. Irritable, and careless
demcah0r, was evidently fond OF hcr
husband; aud r. had already arrived
at the ]coronCr's Jury's verdict OF man
slaughter, when the footman returned
with tn: intelligence that his master
was dining In Nadia Vale. The cab
soon whirlcd the Grant knight of tho
pestle and mortar Into the Edgcwnre
road ana drew up n n OF the large
'bFNr ~ ~ w NIlt TlSllsnlnur Sttlp
OF MAZDA Vale, Immediately after pass
Ing the canal. Dinner was evidently In
full progress, and the footmnu sr,wed
IN" assistant into an antr-room with no
very good grace. Here another wait
occurred, which prcycd on the already
irritated nerves Of our friend. even moro
than the pevlous at Harley street,
At last the door opened, and the doc
tor entered. He was Il dappcr little
man. about five feet In height, with n
pale. thin face, and hair and moustacbc
th" color OF tow. His clear, stcel-bluc
gray eyes saved his appearance f.om
being insignificant. He looked inoiiyr-
ingly Mt the assistant, who, bowling,
aaid:
~ nm = disncnscr. sir. Mt Mcssrs, -.
~ about 8 O'Clock this cvenig n lnav,
Mrs. -. presented n prescription sign
td by you, ln which potass! arscnica
Was druergd III thrce-drachm doscs."
Good God!" cried the physician; rs
1t p0Sslblc?"
There can be no doubt OF IT," re-.
Piled the assistant, ''aS the prcscrIp-
ton was refused by another chemist"
II doctor walked hurri0dly up and
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