Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-09
TOWN INDIGNANT.
Millbury Citizens Will Demand
Rights from Worcester.
Druggists Substitution Dangerous Prac-
tice-LocaI Physicians TAX Freely on
Matter-various MiIbury Notes.

NdkLcf various IWInDuFY NOTES.
The recent action of Mayor Dodge of
Worcester in ordering all work on the
sewage separation to be stopped, has
caused considerable comment through
out the town of Millbury and many Of
Millbury's most prominent citizens are
highly indignant over the affair and
claim that Worcester is doing all in its
power to evade the order of the supreme
court of this state in the Blackstone
river controversy. Some few months
ago. when the city council and Mayor
Sprague were wTangling over the ques-
ton, involving the taking of 221s acres
of land at Quinsigamond, owned by Mr..
Jefferds, the Millbury people watched
the case with interest, but afterwards
when 1t was announced that the prop
erty was acquired, and that the sewage
department would be able to carry out
it's plans. the citizens of the ninth"
ward were joyful over the result, and
thought that their long fought for vic
tory was then drawing near. One of
Millhury's most prominent citizens said
to Spy reporter, Saturday Il do not
believe that, the city of Worcester is
acting in good faith in regard to the
order issued by the supreme court.
About the only thing done is to file plans
in which it is proposed to separate the
sewage of the city front the storm
water. This plan is considered to be
vague and not at all satisfactory to the
Inhabitants of this town. The town"
said he. has already spent about $4,000
to fight the city of Worcester and we
are not going to let the matter drop at
oaisn han
would appear that we had everything to
gain and nothing to lose In the present
matter however, they have not alone
Millbury to deal with, but the supreme
court of this state. The recent action
taken by the city government is plainly
a scheme to get around the order OF the
court Ever since 1869 the city of Wor-
cester has been running over the town
of Millbury, and now as we nave an ad-
vantage over the city, and that advan-
tage gained after hard fight, the mat
ter -wiH-uct he allowed to rest.
A meeting of the selectmen will I'M
doubtedly be held at an early date, ana
the matter will be considered and some
action taken against the city. II the
matter should be brought into eonrt
again, the Millbury people, say the
city would have lame eX-
cuse for noncompliance with the order
of the court. If the court should look
upon the case as one of contempt OF
court they allege further the offense
would be punishable py
fine or Imprisonment OF the city
officials. The Millbury people are hlgnIy
Indignant over the matter, and the ON
Gals of the town promise to take fur
fher action against the city in regard to
the alleged nuisance.
CAPTURED TWO BRUSHES.
one of the most successful fox hunts
of the season was held Saturday when
Marshall Russell and Peter Dion cap
tured two pelts. During the hunt four
foxes were started, but as the hunting
party consisted of only two men, two OF
the foxes made good their escape. The
Ttsssier hill was the selected spot, ana
no sooner had the dogs been put on the
trail than a fox was started. The dogs
taken were from John Whites pack.
A DANGEROUS PRACTICE.
Reports have for some time been in
circulation in Millpury that physicians
prescriptions, when taken to certain
drug stores to he filed have been tam
pered with, either by substituting infe-
rior articles or entirely emitting some OF
the more important ingredients. with
the object Of ascertaining the truth OF
falsity of these reports, the representa-
tive of the Spy called upon some OF the
local physicians, who, although lncllneu
to be reticent upon the subject, did ad-
init that cases of the KIND were occd-
sionally brought to their notice. one
physician said the practice was by no
means new. nor was it confined to any
one particular drug store, but would not
wish TO be understood as saying that his
remarks applied to every drug store IN
town. He said that a prominent drug
gist in worcester told him but a rev
DAYS ago that fully four-fifths OF all the
druggists in the country practlced SUP.
stitution more or less. Wnen asked II
the suffering of a certain child, now sald
to be dangerously i'll, was caused by an
error in filing a prescription, the doctor
replied that the child is suffering from
heart disease consequent upon recent
attack of infiammatory rheumatism.
Whether the heart affection would OF
would not have occurred had the medl-
cine been properly prepared. the doctor
was unwilling to say. He salo TINS was
the second attack of the disease the
child had within about year. When
first taken a prescription was obtained
which quickly cut short the disease, and
for year the child appeared as well as
ever, When the second attack came on
the same prescription was used, but as
no Improvement was apparent after two
or three weeks, the family physician
was called. He recommended increasing
the dose, but as the usual effect of large
doses of this medicine did not appear
an Investigation was made, ard 1t was
found that the active ingredient was en-
tirely left out This. he said, was the
second time within a year that he mo-
ticed the same omission in the same
form of prescription. Some ten years
ago a druggist who is not now in the
business, carelessly substituted corro-
sive sublimate in powders for the mild
chloride Fortunately the powders were
directed to be placed upon the tongue,
and thus the mistake was discovered In
time to prevent much harm being done,
The patient escaped with only sore
tongue. When the druggist was told OF
bis mistake, he only laughed and treat
ID 1t as good joke.
Probably the most common form Oh
Substitution is by the use of pharmaeeu-
heal products Of other houses tnan
tAose prescribed by the physician. rms,
4 first sight. would not seem to be
Halter of much Importance; but wnen
Idle to lrar1 into anooiInf that there is as