Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1920-02-12
ONE PINT Of BOOZE
EVERY TEN DAYS
ON PRESCRIPTION
ROM PHYSICIAN
Liquor Prescribed May Be
obtained from Druggists
Holding Government Permit
NAV Not Be So Difficult to
Get Spirits After Ali If on
Good Side Of Family Doctor

Reputable physicians throughout the
# United States may write prescriptions
"a for whiskey, gin and other spirituous
ISL liquors and the prescriptions will be
flied by registered pharmacists holding
government permits to sell liquor
Pharmacists who profteer in the
sale of Intoxicating liquor will be Wig
orously prosecuted, the government
announces.
The liquor is to be sold for medicinal
purposes only, and sale is limited to
one pint of spirits to one person in
any period of ten days. No limit is
al placed on the amount of wine that
may be sold.
Following is the government s state
ment:
"Any physician duly licensed to
practice medicine and actively engaged
in the practice of such profession may
obtain a permit to prescibe intoxicat-
Il ing liquor and may then issue prescrip-
tions for distilled spirits, wines or GER
IS tain alcoholic medicinal preparations
IS for medicinal purposes for persons up
on whom he is in attendance in cases
where he believes that the use of
# liquor as a medicine is necessary. In
no case may spirituous liquor be pre-
As scribed by one or more physicians in
e excess of one pint for the same per
son within any period of ten days
"a No specific limitation is placed up
on the quantity Of wines which may be
prescribed for medicinal purposes
The regulations merely require that
no prescription be issued for a.
& greater quantity than is necessary
for use as a medicine. Physi-
clans who do not hold per
mits to prescribe intoxicating liquor
are under no circumstances permitted
ITO issue prescriptions.
"All prescriptions for Intoxicating
Hliquor are required to be written on
Prescription blanks prescribed by the
Regulations, and to be provided by
Ethe bureau, except that in emergency
cases physicians may use their regu-
lar prescription blanks provided the
Same contain the date of issue, amount
prescribed, to whom issued, and direc-
stions for use stating the amount and
Frequency of dose. Pending an ade-
quate supply of the official blanks
being printed and distributed to direc-
Ntors and acting directors, physicians
holding permits have been authorized
Ito issue prescriptions on blanks regu-
Eparly used by them.
# Prescriptions for intoxicating
%liquor may be filled only by registered
#pharmacists who hold permits author
izing them to do so, or who are employ |
#ed by retail druggists holding such per
units. Pharmacists and druggists hold |
%5ng such permits will procure their sup |
plies of Intoxicating liquor from man
#nfacturers or the persons holding per-
Smits authorizing them to sell liquor.
M "Persons to whom prescriptions for
Intoxicating liquor are issued by ply |
Sicians may procure the liquor prescrib- |
'#ed through pharmacists or druggists
holding permits without obtaining
permit.
physicians may also obtain per
51nits emitting them to procure not
5more than six quarts of distilled spir-
pts, wines or certain alcoholic prepare
stions during any calendar year for adj
ADMINISTRATION to their patients in emer-
gency cases where delay in procuring
liquor on a prescription through
pharmacist might have serious conse-
Nuence to the patient
"PrOvision is also made in the reg
nlations for issuing permits to hospi-
procure Intoxicating liquor to be ad-
administered for medicinal purposes to
patients at such institutions and also
for issuing permits to manufacturing
industrial, and other establishments
maintaining first aid stations, author
lzlng them to procure liquor for admin
lstration to their EMPLOYEES for medl-
Eelnal purposes in emergency cases.
All applications for permits above
referred to should be made on Form
l4O4 in triplicate and forwarded to
fhe local collector of internal revenue.
Section 81 of the national prohibi-
Hon act provides that any Intoxicating
Nhquor seized under Section % or Sec
&tlon 26 thereof, and subject to be des-
stroyed may upon application of the
). attorney, be ordered by the court
10 be delivered to any person holding
"a permit to purchase liquor. All liquor
seized under such sections of law may
&c diverted through regular channels
TOT medicinal purposes under the pro-
Fedure above described.
Complaints Of exorbitant charges
FOR liquor for medicinal purposes which
place dispensers thereof in the class of
|profteers will be Investigated.