The Washington times., 1920-01-02

"Do you read the Kramer Bible 2"
asked Blank OF the visitor.
| well, no; or at least l mean
haven't read the Bible much since
was boy" confessed the visitor, who
suddenly sat up and demanded, whats
that got TO do with that half billion
gallons of liauor?"
| mo, no! you don't understand me.
1 mean. have you been reading LhI
new prohibition law That's Prohioi-
ton Commissioner Kramer's Bible
now" Blank explained.
Blank picked up copy OF the Vol
| stead dry law aud began to read. at
| times offering enlightenment on GER
tain sections.
And Here's what He Learned
| The emissary from Ninth street
said IL was worse than the third
degree" and he wonders how he lived
TO tell the story. but this Is the story
as we got il from him:
| EVERY man. woman and child in
| this great country OF ours--yours and
mine-is entitled under the Volste ad
law to n pint OF spirituous liquor
| every ten days" Blank told him,
l Il read now from the law Itself:
| Not more than a pint of spirituous
liquor to be taken internally shall be
prescribed for use by the same person
within any period of ten days and no
prescription shall be filled more than
once
| "Just figure that out for yourself:
there are 10000, 900 people in this
country. We have been saying we
had that many and a census will be
! taken soon to determine how far
| right we are.
-Four and u Half Gallons Yearly.
How many days arc there in a
year? Three hundred and siXty-iive.
! We will just run through the figures
| rapidly. A pint every ten days
means thirty-six and one-holf pints
a year. There are eight pints In a
gallon, which means about four and
one-half gallons.
"your share each year is four and
one. half gallons. Your friends share
Is four and one-half gallons. In fact.
that is the allotment to every man,
woman and child in America for
! each year that the law is in effect.
Getting back to the original fig-
ure of 110.0oo.o0o people. Remember
your multiplication"
See How Easy Ii Iss
The self-appointed delegate from
Little Broadway was speechless.
Blank came to his rescue with this:
"Here's what 1t means; that under
| the Yolstcad law, IL every American
| got his liquor the consumption would
be more than 45O,OOO.O0O gallons, or
| just about half a billion gallons"
Tho visitor sunk deeper in his chair
= az Blank rattled on as follows:
''S;omc mighty interesting reading
| in .J<ramer's Bible Just listen to this;
| No one but physician holding a
| hn "A
| any prescription for liquor. And no
| ply sician shall prescribe liquor un-
| less after careful physical examina-
| tioa OF the person for whose use such
| prescription is sought, or II such eN-
! animation is found impracticable, then
upon the best information obtainable,
he in good faith believes that the use
| OF such liquor as a medicine by such
person is necessary and will afford
relief to him from some known all
| rncnt.'"
Medico Not 10 BE Envied.
A physician who holds permit is
| not going to hold such an envisble
| position after all. Blank told his visi-
itor.
'He will first have to sell his soul
to get permit and will then be so
bound hand and foot by red tape that
| IL will be like playing with fire to is
sue a prescription for liquor" Blank
said. "Ill read more from the
| Kramer Bible"
"'Every physician who issues a
| prescription for liquor shall keep a
record, alph la be tically arranged in a
| book prescribed by the commissioner,
which shall show the date of issue,
amount prescribed, to whom issued.
! the purpose or ailmont for which 1T
| is to be used and directions stating
! the amount and frequency OF the
dose"
Must Put Up Bond.
1--WE almost overlooked an impor-
tant detail OF procedure. The phy5i-
clan must have a permit from the
! commissioner before he can issue pre-
| scriptions for liquor. But that is not
! all---every person holding a permit
! will have to put up bond lin such
form and amount as he may prescribe
! to insure compliance with the terms
of the permit and the provisions of
this title, the law says.
THE pharmacist. or druggist who
is brave enough to take on a supply
/ of liquor with which to fill prcscrip.
tions is also feauired to hold per-
NIT. and give the necessary bond.
Blank explained.
"As near as ] can figure il out, fill-
ing prescriptions Tor liquor lS not
going to be so profitable as dispens-
ing soft drinks" Blank continued
, "Just get this:
job For % Bockkccpcr.
"Any pharmacist fillinS pre-
| scription shall at the time indorsc
upon IL over his own signature the
word Cancelled together with the
date when the liquor was delivered,
and then make the same a part of
the record that he is required to keep
as herein provided.
! The commissioner shall cause to
be printed blanks for the prescrip-
tions herein required, and he shall
furnish the same, free OF cost, TO
physicians holding permits to pre-
scribe. The prescription blanks shall
be printed in book form and shall be
numbered consecutively from one to
one hundred, and each book shall be
given a number, and the stubs in each
book shall carry the same numbers
and be copies OF the prescriptions.
| The books containing such stubs
! shall be returned 10 tho pommi Ssionp r