The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-01-28
Ingenuity Of the Uruo Seller.

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wonderfully written prescriptions anG
orders for drugs. toilet articles, patent
remedies which they receive, but from
settlements such as abound in the
East Side of New York and in the
Hill settlements of foreigners in this
city. conf the strangest tales from
the prl .sssss Of medicine.
Many families, particularly Of tn
poorer and less intelligent class, LOOK
upon all druggists that they are not "a
good. Or even better than the doctor
who merely has an Office and write,
out his orders for the things necGa.
sary to cure the ills of his patients. Sc
set IS this idea in some localities that
physicians are called upon only II
cases OF extreme seriousness and
when others than the afflicted person
or their families advise that it De
cone. Instead, they send to the drug
the nature OF the trouble which il is
gist for remedies for all sorts Of com
plants. explaining as hest they can
desired to alleviate or cure.
Nearly all OF their communications
to the man OF drugs would be unintel.
Hgible to an ordinary mortal, tYt from
constant practice and study he has
become an expert in understanding
not only the words which are set down
Ter his perusal, but the meanings
which they are intended to convey
Many inmates OF. thought are some
times necessary to reach a correct
conclusion in such cases by even the
most expert druggist in Po'isn or
Italian settlement. Sometimes he
smiles and sometimes even laughs
outright when he has determined the
rule the humor in them does not ap-
peal 10 him, as such things nave be
come a part of his e,eryda; life. lie
occasionally gets an order which he
can net make out. The WORDS iIay be
clearly written, but Their meaning,
either singly or collectively, will be
IN such doubt that he dare not send
10 the writer any drug or preparation
which could possibly injrrc him. Some
simple article which con,d work no
aarm under any circumstances is sent
in such cases, Though N ;
most instances the note is returned t. !
he writer with a request thaJ its !
meaning be explained.
No better illustration could be given |
II the trials of druggist who is re- !,
,arded in the neighborhood of his
tore as doctor than the appended
,a,f dozen orders from Customers,
EhiCh were copied one day last week
rom the records Of pharmacy in the
Western section OF Newark:
This child is my littel gill. send
ou five sence to buy two sitlass pow
ers for grown up adult who is sick
Dear Dochtsr please gif bearer five
ense worth Auntie Toxyn for to gar
ul baby's throat aLi oblige-"
You will please gif the little boy
We cents worth OF epicac for to throw
p in a five months old babe. n. B.
he babe has soir stummick."
Il have a cute pain in my diagram.
lease give my boy something to re.
'ase it,"
MY little babie has eat UP his
Ither's perish plaster. Send an anti
ote rs quick as possible by enclosed
Irl."
I haf hot time in my insides and
hich / would like to extinguish it.
he enclosed money is for the price OF
le extinguisher. Please hurry up" ,,
AS ne closed the book in which the ,,
'ders are pasted, 10 so and wait on
lstome-. the druggist remarked: Il ,
lght 10 have called out. the Ere ae- :
FOR that fellow, bat | didn't"