The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-11-16
SOUGHT ANOTHER DRUG CLERK.
A Nervous Chicago woman's Worst Fears
Confirmed.

SOUGHT ANOTHER DRUG CLERK.
A Nervous Chicago wornan's Worst Fesrs
Confirmed.
The woman with tho distempere6
imagination had boon reading Il good
deal i'll tho papers about the incom
potency Of drug clcrks in general,
and whom sho took her prescription
down to tho corner disponsary to
havo it filled sho concluded it would
bo wise movo to do little invosti-
eating OH her own hook and find out
whether or not tho attendant knew
his business.
II seo." shc said, holding tho
piece of folded paper firmly botwocn
thumb and finger and preparing to
resist any attempt that might be
made to wrest % from her forcibly,
that an examination Of the meth.
DDS employed by you young mon
and your instructors has produced
good deal of stir. AS under
stand it the most of you are def
cient not only in practice, but in
theory as we'll. Is that so?''
She struck clinohing question in
tho beginning, and the young man,
who was especially soro Oh point
that lad been rakod over with burn
ing Goals for several days past, look
ell tired and sighed audibly.
II believe there is something in
it," l.o said politely.
II lavo IA prescription hero, tho
woman went on, still s,r.sping tho
paper tightly. hut / feel II littlu
squeamish about giving it to you
Unless you feel suro that you can
tel from tho Doctors Latin just
wllat ingredients tho medicines will
contain and will know them when
you see them and will bo ablo t.
mix them i'll tho proper proportion
don't want you to touch it. /
haven't had anything to do with
drug stores for u good whilo, and
don t intond to run tho risk of bcing
poisoned. Ii you can t do it, say So {"
Tho clerk leaned heavily against
the showcase and said that ho had
been filing 100 bottles, more or less.
every day for the last six years, and
that he thought he was qualified to
wait on her. He added, however,
that if she was afraid to risk it it
might be advisable for hor to go
elsewhere. She considered the latter
proposition for little while. Then,
evidently being won over by his
straightforward way of going at
things. sho decided to trust him.
Il think" she said, reluctantly
yielding the prescription to him,
that you will do as woll as any of
them. I ask as II special favor, how
ever, that you give me permission
to watch you while you arc putting
it up. I consider it nothing moro
than proper safeguard i'll view Of
the reports that arc going round"
The clerk hesitated.
ut is something decidedly out Of
the ordinary, he answered doubt
fully, "but if you insist I have no
objection personally"
From box beneath the counter
he took a four ounce bottle and filed
it with oolorless liquid from o
glass jar on shelf behind him. He
commenced to paste on label, but
the woman stopped him.
"I'm afraid" she ohiTpod, fiutter-
ing around nervously,." that you arc
not doing that right You are too
careless. You are not measuring or
mixing anything. wish you would
wait till the boss comes"
The clerk mndo grab for his
breath, which soomcd fast deserting
him under such IL heavy pressuro
and dropped the four ounce bottle to
tho counter.
'tMadam,' no said family, ''you
may wait for tho boss. or you may
take this prescription to another
drug store, Or you may burn it and
go without the medicine altogether
: It won t make particle of differ
enoe, for this calls for nothing but
water. We've got water here-dis-
titled water, filtered water and boil
ed water. You can take whichovor
brand you like best. or you can get
lake water ut home free of coat
Use your own Judgment in the mat
] ter
The woman picked up hor pre-
soription and took it to tho drug
store on the opposite oorner.-Chi-
oago News.