The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-30
Physicians Prescribed 1878
Gallons of Hard Stuff
During Month of May
MANCHESTER AND
CONCORD WETTEST
Manchester Physicians Prescribed
10000 Gallons and Concord Doctors
17.53-Poor Work of Census Takers
Given as Cause.

CONCORD, June 30-Thoueh the health |
department has not received any report of |
epidemic or of extremely unhealthful con-
lions in this city and Manchester, it is a
matter of.record in the Office of George II. |
Whiteher, federal prohibition director.
that those two municipalities during May
used incidentally 90 per cent of the liquor
dispensed by the druggists of the state.
Manchester physicians required l03.O9I
gallons of liquor to treat their patients
the past month, and it took 1853 gallons
to meet the demands of Concord doctors
The federal prohibition directors books
show that 1880 gallons of "hard stuff
was prescribed in the whole state during
May. The cities of Berlin, Dover, Keene.
Portsmouth, Rochester and Somersworth|
managed to take care of their sick folks
on nine gallons of liquor for the combined
populations. For the rest of the state
| outside OF all the cities mentioned. only
i've and one-haf gallons of liquor was re-
CURED for the sick in May. In April.
those outside of the cities managed to
overcome their illnesses with the aid of
three and six-tenths gallons of booze. but
some of the oldest inhabitants claim it
was one of the most healthful months of
| April within the memory of the present
generation. In March, the folks outside
of the cities needed eight and six-tenths
gallons of liquor, but it may be recalled
that there was a heavy blizzard that
month which probably accounts for the
extra five gallons OF liquor consumed as
compared with the following month.
! Further evidence of the extremely I'M
healthful condition of the two largest
cities in the state, according to the fed
eral prohibition director, is the fact they
fused four times their proportionate share of
| medicinal booze during the month of May.
\ fisherman who was leaving for a
trip to Berlin, the Sahara of North Amer
| lea according to Director Whitcher. as
! cribes the reason for so much liquor
being prescribed by Concord and Manches-
ter doctors to the fact that the citizens
of both municipalities naturally were suf-
fcring from. depression over the announce
ment by the census department that the
nations nose counters had not done as ex-
pected in regard to boosting the popuia-
tons Of the two cities.
In commenting on the figures compiled
by his department, Director Whitcber
said he could see trouble ahead for some
of the physicians who use liquor extern
sively in their practice About the only
ailment not mentioned by physicians in
prescribing liquor is homesickness. It i
predicted that the coming November ]:
likely to show a decided increase in thc
number of prescriptions issued for liquor
but this is anticipated from the fact that
there will be many cases Of disappointed
candidates for public office and that suci
affection win respond only to booze treat
ment
The records of the directors Office reaC
like health report of those whose names
are in the Blue Book The data shows
that society folks figure in the casualty
lists along with fishermen, poker experts
and out-and-out booze hounds.
The latest quotation for home mad,
whisky is IS quart The genuine article
sells for 49, demand active; supply lin
ted OF course, the druggist sells. onl,
the real article.