The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-10-07
SETTLED SUNDAY MATTER
Whole Matter Tabled on Strength Of
Medicine Definitions.
THE MARKET Is TO BE WtlItWaSHtO
Ordinance Adopted Prohibiting Any One From
Annoying Animals at the Park. Hand
Organs May Play on the
Streets.

Streets.
What things arc medicines!
"AlI things are medicines
Il move the matter be tabled
Motion carried unanimously.
The above in a nutshell is what nap
pcncd last night when the proposed Sun
day ordinance came up before the Board
of Aldermen.
The aforesaid good and worthy alder
men of our city found themselves in deep
water, and they struck out for shore
right away. They found that they would
be called upon to draw a line between
what was medicine and what was not,
and things like the Pharmacopoea stared
them in the face. Accordingly the bet
was off, and no hard feelings.
Rev. G.. T. Adams, whose sermons re-
Gently aroused the agitation which re-
suited in the presenting of the petition
and ordinance last night, was present at
the meeting, and was called upon to ad-
dress the Board.
He said that he had no speech to make,
and was only there to represent the min
listers of the city, and to call attention
to the character of the men who signed
the petition. ct was signed by the min
listers OF the city. the officials Of the
various churches. and q number of drug
gists.)
Mr.. Adams hon went on to mention
two facts not spoken Of in the petitions:
The young men employed in the drug
stores ought to have one day of rest out
of the seven. Several of them had
cn0tpn To him on the Suhjpct- and SAID
they would be glad to get an opportunity
to 20 to church or Sunday school.
The ether was that the ordinance
would operate to do away with special
privileges.
The proposed ordinance prohibited the
selling of mineral waters. soft drinks,
cigars and tobacco in the drug stores,
and forbade any one to open a store on
Sunday for the purpose of buying or
selling. except in cases of necessity, but
provided that drug stores might be kept
open for the sale of drugs and medicines
only.
Alderman Hicks said he considered the
purpose very laudablc. He would like
exceedingly to lock uD and rest on Sun
day, and if the people wanted it he
thought it would be an excellent thing.
The livery stable men ought to have a
ltSl, lGO, anu WI. DuSlH duu VII. Z =
nacke, and the street car mon. They all
worked on Sunday, as it was now.
Alderman Arthur then arose and aver
red that no man had greater respect for
Mr.. Adams than did he. but he could not
help thinking this thing was wrong.
The little bit of soda water drunk here
on Sunday" said he, don't hurt anybody.
l think we ought to be glad there is no
liquor sold here. This is the most moral
town in the State"
Alderman Andrews said he had noticed
that the people gathered principally III
the Capitol Square on Sunday mornings,
instead of at the drug stores.
Alderman German submitted that the
parents were the proper guardians Of
orring youth, and net the Board Of Al
dermcn.
Now began the trouble about the medi-
cine. Alderman Wilder started it. He
was of the opinion that many soft drinks
came under the head Of medicine. such
as malt, jamaica ginger and dope in gen.
eral, and he asked Mr.. Hicks if malt was
not technically a medicine.
Mr.. Hicks replied with the stunning re-
joinder that under the existing condi-
tons of medical practice anything was a
medicine.
'H'o H"N'N Nv I'ohI SocP' ihty DOW
they We're up against it. They made one
more feeble effort, and asked Mr.. Hicks
II tobacco was a medicine. He said ii
was minutely described as such in the
Pharmacopoeia.
That settled it. The "Pharmacopocia'
did the lob. But Mr.. Hicks went mer-
cllosSly on: Il had Il man once bring in
a prescription for a cigar, and he had ii
rchllcd every fifteen minutes.
"Anothcr man brought in a prescription
for whiskcy, and he had that rcflled
every fifteen minutes until the supply
gave out"
At about this i%uncturc some one said:
That ordinance ought to be entitled a
Law for the Protection of Dr.. Buffalo,
because if you've got an ilgrowing toe.
nail, he'll prescribe coca-cola."
Finally Alderman Andrews ended The
agony by moving 20 table.
The ordinance requiring all restaurants
connected with saloons to close on Sat
urday night and remain closed until Mon
day morning was adopted.
Alderman Wilder offered an ordinance
permitting hand organs and other must.
cal Instruments to be played on the
streets. Adopted.
Alderman Hamilton moved that the
Market be authorized to spcn,
twenty or thirty dollars to whitewasl
the inside Of tho market. Alderman
Jackson moved to amend. and paint thu
front side. Carried.
Alderman John Ward offered an or
dinarce making it unlawful for any ncr
son 10 modest, wrong or injurc any O
the birds. animals, fish or reptiles i,
the parks Of the city, or to throw sticks
stones pebbles, dirt or rubbish at then
of IN the cages OF dcns. or to Brighten O.
annoy them by striking or punchin,
them with gticks. switches canes o
ether means. The p~onalty for violatio,
sh2li he so or twenty days imprison
Tcnt. Adopted.
The report of the city health office