Evening star., 1922-07-23

:. A SPORTY individual told me the
other day that it was quite the
thing nowadays to use prescriptions
as legal tender and that sometimes
they had an above-par value. espe-
cially in poker games. 1 think that
one of the funniest things that has
happened in a long time was when an
elderly man came into my Office and
asked me for a prescription for whis-
ky. He unblushingly said that he
wanted it for his wife. who was ac-
customed to bathing her Mexican
hairless dog in whisky, as that tough
ened the otherwise tender skin of the
pup. When I refused to comply he
Indignantly snorted that he thought
! should be reported to the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Il must tell you another one which
concerns four friends of mine who. on
one late, cool evening. decided that
they wanted a quart of bourbon. They
dug up their respective portions until
the pot contained SIS. One of the
party was dispatched to secure the
desired beverage. He returned with
bottle nicely wrapped up. His COM
panions eagerly waited for him to
pull the cork. The liquid shone
brightly, giving brown and deep red
tints. Glasses were raised, heads
thrown back and each member of the
party swallowed a glass of-tea!
Another member of the party de-
clared that he knew where he could
get some of the real stuff A second
pot of similar monetary contents was
formed. and after a pause of about an
hour the friend returned. also with a
beautiful bottle. but bearing a diff
ferent kind of Label. Swelling up his
chest, he said: 1T takes fellow who
knows the ropes to get the real
thing Again the business of opening
bottle. only to find that the second
vessel contained tea-everyday tea.
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ct WAS called to the home of a
friend Of mine the other night by
his wife, who stated that her husband
was quite i'll. Upon my arrival at
their home, I found that friend hus-
band was, really sick. 1t seemed that
he had secured one of the fake Ger
man formulae that have been sent
broadcast upon the receipt of 81
United States money, during the past
couple of months. / do not yet know
what the ingredients are, as the anal
Ssis Of the stuff has not yet been COM
,oIo hut II, = ha
mans sent him, it certainly had, in
addition to it's poisonous qualities, a
kick that was more potent than that
of a Missouri mule in fly time"
Some of the experiences Of men in
terested in enforcing the volstead act
! are unique. Statements made by one
of these men run as follows:
Prohibition enforcement officers
don't always get the evidence they
expect to get. For instance, the other
day we got a sure-fire tip that moon
| shine was being made in a certain
! section of the city,. When we got into
! the house we found an arrangement
| that somewhat resembled still
which was being operated by wom-
an. She Indignantly denied that she
was violating the law and invited us
! to taste the contents of her device
We did, and found it was hot milk
Now we are trying to puzzle out as to
| whether she had us tipped off in order
that there might not be any subse-
quent investigation If another til
| came into our office.
I'VE bumped into an unusual one
| when we found a plant that was
operated along the lines of gasoline
stove. My old buddy turned up new
one the other day in New York. where
he found a barber shop that gave
drink with every shave, the shaves
| costing dollar. .Simetime past We