Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-04-29
HER PRESCRIPTION.
little WOMAN WHO WOULDN'T BE
RLUFFED BY THE CLERK.

Answer to His Customary Big Scare
talk She Said "Fiddlcsticks!" and Car
Ito, Her Point - 1t Is Well to Know
Your Rights and Then Defend Them.
About enc in ten of the persons who
Ike Prescriptions to drug stores to be
k,,cd ask for a copy of the formula.
Nearly all pharmacists furnish the de-
fred copy without comment. Some of
hen, NAV add or 10 cents to the cost
# the prescription to pay for their ex-
"a trouble in copying the physicians
h;eraplvpbics, but they raise no objec-
tjon to the customers request. There
orc druggists, however, who are averse
TO making copies of the prescriptions
vhjch they fill, and now and then some
sri,i,ed disputes are overheard at the
description desk
Nut long ago quiet but self reliant
#,;ttIo woman stepped into drug store
unar the Grand Central station and pre-
soutcd a prescription written by we'll
&known specialist.
Eighty cents. Please pay at the
H.. said the prescription clerk ten
,,,,rtcs later as he handed the pack
a.,cf medicine over the counter
"but want a copy of the prescrip-
,io, " sal the woman in tone that
,,iri t,at she thought it ought to
4 l.cu given to her without the ask
Son. brt we couldn't give you that, "
ro,,i,d fine clerk suavely. This is
s,'rYl inscription, and we would have
mn r,pat IL 1--WE you copy Of it with
~ oft An order from the doctor.
But must have copy Of it" per-
.;c.,d the woman II do not live in
4 Kew York My home is several hun.
a dr,a miles from here, and | want this
q rsnedv fur use during the winter. Now,
y don't keep ne waiting, please, for am
q about to take ny train.
Il "Wcll, Il : dear madam, you can send
4 m rs ata!.y time, and we will fill the
n rrcsc1l,tion fer ycu. 1t will remain on
4 onr h. ks. ard when you write you need
mention only the physician S name and
\ fine number. You see, that is special
inscription Of DR.. IS, and he would
rat want it handled ly every village
druggist -
son. fddlesticls"' exclaimed the lit
tie woman, bristling up. "That is my
rre,cription. | fought it and paid lib.
erallv Ter it, Now you either give me
f COW Of it or take your medicine back
end give ne NY original prescription.
Lr - L,ows where l live, and he
)rcws that | would not leave New
York without taking copy of that pre-
ecrirti3n with me,
"Iut. NY dear madam, you must I'M
dtrstau,l tur position in the matter. We
have cot to protect ourselves. Now, if
DR.. - says that you can have copy
Of this prescription we will Ice glad to
give it to you
you'll give it to me whether you
are glad or not" retorted the little wo
man, now thoroughly aroused. "If you
want DR., rs sanction, you can send
to him and obtain it. certainly am not
going back there to ask for it. III wait
lust five minutes, and if do not get a
COPY of my prescription or the prescrip-
ton itself III make trouble for you. l
know what my rights are and l propose
to stand up tor them"
The prescription clerk looked as
though he would like to say something,
but after few seconds hesitation con-
cluded that it would net be worth while.
He vithdrt from view and presum-
ably consulted with the proprietor. The
latter came out from his little office i'll
the ccrn,r and after looking the little
woman over sharply turned to tho clerk
and said, "Give it to her. :"
"You see, madam" said the clerk in
bis most a.Iablc manner two minutes
later as he handed her copy Of the
prescription, Eve desire to accommo-
date our patrons in every way possible
but we have to be careful with special
Prescriptions. Why, it was only last
year that VIC We're threatened with a
suit for big damages by noted special
ist because we gave one of his patient S
acoW Of tho prescription he wrote for
her He claimed that she took it to a
small town in the south, where an OBJ
scure druggist got hold Of it, and, find
ing it to 1t an effective remedy, at first
mixed it FIR local distribution aud aft
erward put it on the market as specific
with his own name and picture as a
trademark. So you see'-
"Oh, nddlcsticks - said the little wo-
man as she hurried out to catch Lei
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