The daily Alaskan., 1912-02-26
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A newspaper Item stated that at a meeting of the C. Medical sociey Dr Blanchard. wbo had just returned from a trlp to India announced tbat during hls ssay taere be ba5 made a study of rossons A certain raiah whom be had visited possessed the secrct Of a certain po8sca that left no trsce tlsourh it was very dcadly. The raiah had given him thc name of the poison hrt the doctor declined to make R knoun.
 Blaucbard became the recipient through the maE of stray requests for the name of the pciSou. Some pc. feSs,7 10 R,e scientfac men. some physi- clans while some desired to Cct id oi ve~uIn and Insects The doctor who attributed tbese requests Co a desire to ret r8d Of some enemy. WIS aStonishcd st the number of would be wurdcrers Toe idea occurred Co him Go give out the prescription with view to discov- erluc bow many persons would use and For what purpose. He consulted with the chief of police, who was friendly to the idea. then inserted Q small alvert iSemcBt as follows.
 p- p,ancas-fs t-aocless tahlets This ss a Er,rc the name 1f which was given r-. Esanchar3 by ruiEh of lHaia. 70 e NereaciaI lo cNter- fuatinc verrntn. ie3V f-,r 10 Fis- rrre7r'e ~eSHIts-r0 trace what ever. AGtress Box tN P o
 The uumhcr cf persons who deSIrsa tse trsceleSs tabletS tor evtermiuatine purposes p-ys remarkable The d"ctor coald have made a fortune iD a very short tiaae by supplying the demand lie simply read the letters theu put them ir a r3rccu hole jn his desk to be submitted to the chef or police. How many or them occasiuocd police iuyeS giration the d0ctor never knew.
 There WIS one that intereSted the doctor especially snd which be kept Co himself. It WIS. CT st leaSt Purportcd to be. from a young giri who was af- ficted with loac and painful illness who deSued Co die But she shrank from giving her parents the shock that rror1a attend hcr suicide She bad -ead Of pr Rianchanf's announcement Ss the naedI~al socipty and inferred that the tracelesS tab'ets were fbe poison there referred Co. She might use them and her dear father and mother woeid sunpose she had died a natural death.
 Among the number of applications . aF- -ns-s the dscier cuedited with the truth. There wus something So pathetic and frank ln H that be at once set down the reasan given ss genuine. At any rate. be determined to call upon the writer fer e personal interview.
 He found Mss Ethel Ames young ladv af twenty. There was in her rale face a very spiritual expression. Her eyes were really windows Co pure soul. and H was plain that If blessed With health she would have been comely. The doctor. not caring t,t once to appear b his true light rold her that be had come to see Der r,f.out one of hIs tablets. but owing Co inc creat risk lncurred in such trade hFS rrice was S1a0 He hoped that l,v putting the price so hich to put her tT. at least tfi be could diagnose her tnse But he failed She asked him Co hand Der a cheek book h drawer near hin that she might close the srsde.
 Blanchard. unwilling to risS disabas- ing he- mind as Co his Intentions took the check. rut U ia his portmantean and. taking a tahAet made of sugar and -four from his pocket laid it on table beside him Then he asked the girl to give him Der symptoms This she did. and after great maHy questions and answers De made ID