The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-24

and who're these preparations were given "A
y iaSt resort or merely 20 satisfy tho pa
ntll' uPsiFe TO take something Human
NY anlicted With real or Imaginary Jls.
cases WIN reach out for sometime 4,
u9,eN the actual or Imaginary inroads. ana
prefogNtiYc, or will accuse tho hnnrrehln
Hevt OF even the purchased nostrum Of
hIPnCrlsy without further Investigations
Wu YOU aecusc them or tipping be-
nNuNV we medicines soothe their minds II
nor their affllction? WIN Won charge ths
s,licr az the medicine with keepng "A uror
G"ol' Rhu heing q violstor ~ the law. when
ior ne PURPOSE Il was sold for. because il
uaN tue culpabie name or I'm excessive doses
may produce intoNlcationy
These medicines IRE used by an clnsses.
rich and poor The why ma ,yhrrrfor,
Us not my business, sotlonr ns tho purpos,
nnd intcut were honcst'oud Legitimate Per.
maps the latter class buy thcm BECAUSE they
I'VE lnl'eu ~ econamEr. and imagine this
Q mcau@ l~c others perhaps. do NOT ike
10 ten their tales of woe ana so think.
WIZ in,s cured so ana so. II may cure mo.
me charge is grave ono from more than
one standpoint. Il ~ MS serious as mako
- out to be- Hero are manufacturers ~
m|lclnes whose sincerity, whose honor
ana integrity We hive no reason 10 doubt.
Wh" place p edicino ON tho market with
70 suggestion on Indication on the bottle
,"", !, lntrudCl as % hcverNgc that II
oontblue, the dealer ls or FELLOW cltlgon.
q man Of honor. who would NOT tnEo N
aollnr not rlgh,fully his own and nnauy,
mere The purchaser I'm whose mind no
thought rs more distant than that Of Tin.
ping, perhaps even extreme snduess n
mart aud stu ON come under the knme
9 5 u on" Is guilty all are guilty why
90 persons buy these remedies when they
could huy whisky for less money! Cor.
tniuly some buy both ana can sne NO hurtn
~ bnyinE whisky II they need Il, anh stll
~ hRV NFt faNW H..
nrc no restrictions or hive been none Tho
composition of medical compound ~ tong
No II is used MS medicine. sold as a mcdi
cine, con not he condemned Ms worth ess
" u benefits the person taking H. lie
thought otherwise,
do not think TINT the usc ~ n medicine
oi practically unknown composition nv the
lolty, who are Furthermore not able 10
diagnose theiT allment, NOE competent 70
FnN what remedies RDplv very gdyisobla,
hul SO long ne no law ~ trHusgrefsed -
long as there ~ no evidence Or harm Il
'trtnhlN is no ones concern except the
purchasers, who possibly Inns az good reas-
oulng faculties MS his ueighhor. Generally
speaking. these sOcpled pRtout medicines
ana nosirums have taken the Mace and
nre representative Of the former household
remedies The hitter were given and taken
win about the snme amount ~ Judgment
as tho former nrc today every nelghbor
gad a different remedy and every nrighhor
diagnosed the ilncss differently and nh
were right, AMI ai were wrong Fvcr aimee
time began tho lultv have All used remedies
without cnnsultng the physician and am
SO long VIII they rick q little experimental
ilon before they seek advice I am remind.
ed Of the advice ~ The man who asked
Unother what he gaye hlg horse Tor a ccr.
TAIN compliant They met eEnin. when the
former infO med the lattor that his horse
died after The medicine Ind hecn given
So did minu.' was the response Of the
other.
IF THESE RULINGS ARE ENFORCED
70 the extent implied by them then
the $500 druggists of Texas may as well
line up and surrender for every last one
Of them Is guilty every dav unless he has a
license and very few OF them have do
not believe that day ever passes when
dmggista do not sell something which. 20
used % excessive quantities, not only may
hut viii produce ntoXication.
Laws Ia local option districts, rs we'll rs
eyerywhere else should be enforced and
10 barrier or hir1tnnce should he pnced 10
prevent. There y no question but that It
81 in reality difficult matter 10 convict a
man who trntfics 10 the substitutes for
whisky unless the findings are bnsed upon
q very liberal construction but these VIC.
lhtora OF what ! believe 10 he the intent Of
OF the law are prnpnrtionutciy few IN mum.
her n Is not right or iustice "a disgrace,
humilatc or cause an honest dealer e1.
pgnsN and annoyance ON account Of "A mis-
Of this Kind comes againat n small dealer
~ a time when he ghas strained his credit
Can anything hut failure IN business re-
suit, which For the remainder Of his days
may he a hurdeuf In order to he ahso
lutoly safe under the ruling every druggist
would have 70 take ont license and only
a comparative few could afford % DO So
! therefore refertO the opening remarks,
LET the conviction he upon the answer 20
the question; WAS the compound sold IN
good faith for medicinal purposes only. or
was Il sold ASIA beverage, or sold knowing
~ 10 persons who bought II for use as n
beverage7i Rather thHn reflect upOn so
noble profession 8s pharmacy, elevate II,
for there comes q tfGle In the history Of
every one when confidence must be repoeed
In the pharmacist Assst in lettering the
pharmacy law and then when there are
within the ranks men who viii violate the
confidence and trust reposhd ~ them, let
them suffer- not only the, assessed penalty
but also a surrender az their license 70
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