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fMedford Drug Stores Observe National Pharmacy Week
MEDIUM) HXTL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 1(5. 1929.
PHARMACISTS PART
TOLD:
Bpcnuse the' American citizen
temperamentally "Wants what lie
wants when he wants It," . drug
fltoreH have been led not only
. vjo put In non-pharmnceullcal side
flies, but to keep open far Into
iho nlht. according to Robert
FjHchi'lfs, president of the drug
trade journal of public informa
tion. . This condition need not ,be
considered a calamity, but rather
an opportunity, he declares, warn
ing agufnst complete obliteration
of pharmacy In cUyjg stores, and
urging the encouragement of pre-
ventlve remedies as one of the
opportunities of the pharmacist.
Tho original reason for keep
ing open far into the . night
wus . to. take care of the pro
scription brought In by the eve
ning patients of physicians and
emergency demands. Today these
nro minor reasons, the public
has been educated to expect the
drug stores to be open late and
now -looks to them as a source
of supply for anything they have
forgotten to buy at the groc
ery, hardware shop or stationery
more during the day.
OlC The American; citizen wants
, vhat he wants when he wants
i-it. Originally the only thing he
wanted at the drug store was
drugs, medicines and sick room
supplies. One store would sup
ply a large community with all
these, for happily, most people
nre . not sick during much of
their life time.
But In these days of concen
tration of population with tho
resulting enormous apartment
houses and hotels that frequent
ly are able to accommodate the
entire population of a small town
and manytimes tho number of
inhabitants of some that are
called towns, the problem is dif
ferent, j
"These people wont to be served j
nulckly, and In order that theyj
may have the pharmaceutical;
service of the drug store when
they want It, the druggist must
be conveniently at hand all the
time. ,
- We are all too apt to think j
of and treat our friend the!
druggist, as Just another mer
chant. But think Just a moment. At,
night time when other stores nre I
closed, you see tho lights of tho
friendly drug store gleaming out
Into the darkness. Even on Sun-
days When other: merchanta taiga
Ihoir hard-earned rest, his fine
tradition - of service keeps the;
druggist at his post, ready to
help meet every ' emergency in
his neighborhood.
' The man who selects to serve
his community as, a registered
pharmacist must have more thani
the commercial point of view.1
He must always be rady toj
assist the physician. His skill
in compounding the prescriptions
Is of Inestimable value. Not only
must he know the properties of
every. Ingredient, but he must
guard as well Us purity andj
fitness for use.
Behind these lights that-send
PHARMACY WEEK
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IN
a gleam of hope out into the
night is a spirit of sympathy
and service, backed by special
knowledge earned by long years
of study at college and of train
ing In actual service.
It is all too common to think
of the druggist as simply a mer
chant, who keeps one of the
stores: In., the community. It is
true he has many goods on his
shelves, the handling of which
do not require professional knowl
edge, or training.
Yet if he were not also a
professional man the community,
would be poor indeed ! His is
a position of responsibility. Be
fore he can perforin the high
est duties in his chosen field
o work, he must, spend years
In college classroom, in labora
tories, and In Junior drug store
practice. And when at last your
state government attests his fit
ness to serve you he is placed
In a ' professional' class closely
allied to that of a physician.
As your doctor's right hand
man ,ho must know Iho medi
cinal value of every drug he
handles. He Is responsible by
law for the correct fulfillment
of his duty, for the purity and
freshness of the off trial drugs
he uses, and must verify the
correctness of the dose. His con
Kciantlous care, his sympathy
and dependability, and his phar
maceutical skill and training, are
culled into service every day of
the year.
We think "of the druggist as
a man who sells drugs and other
things who puts up . prescrip
tions. How feeble thntV tells the
real story of his useful service
to the community!
Before he hands you the com
pleted prescription you have
brought to him from the doc
tor, he must check It by his
knowledge of pharmacy , and
chemistry. He must see the
proper dosage Is .stated and In
dicated. He, myst check and
re-check the accuracy of his
work. Before he dispenses, any'.j
medicine, he must be satisfied
that it Is pure and fresh; that
it will meet every requirement
for medicinal use. .
To measure up fully to his
responsibility, the druggist must
take the utmost - precautions. H,o
frequently cnlls up the doctor,
to be sure of no misunderstand
ings ,on any.jiojnt. If you could
know r of "the care and skill that
Is used behind the prescription-
counter, you would have a fiewl
respect for the druggist. He
works hand in hand with the!
physician In guarding the 'health
of the community.
There is serious sickness at'
home( and you hurry with the
prescription the doctor has given
you to your local druggist. The
pharmacist immediately senses
the seriousness of the case from
the medicine the doctor has ord
ered. Every minute that treat
ment is delayed counts against
the patient.
Perhaps the prescription calls
for a rare d,rtig f n. new rem-
DRUGS
next to Rialto
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edy. Yes, the phnrmnclat as-
8itroR hiintwlf he ha every in
gredient he had prepared fur,
emergent'!'.. Cooly, deftly, ac
curately, ho compound tho pro
scription and carefully .checks his
work. '
Much emergencies should.. help
to Impress on you that yourH
proscription pharmacy Is entitled
to support. There Isn't enqugh
prescription business 111 . most
communities to support an , ex
clusive prescription ' drug tore:
Therefore tho druggist must sell
many sundries, he . must , be a
merchant too. Only by doing
this can he. make a living, and
maintain his pharmacy, ln equip
ment and efficiency, , so that It
may best servo the needs of
the community and Its physicians
when serious sickness comes.
Even in the day . when Moses
was tending the flocks of his
father-in-laW at the toot of Mount
Horeb, there 'was. in existence
a collection of formulas calling
for many drugs In. common use
toduy. . Pharmacy .has .been re
ferred, to as -the oldest profes
sion, as ' In those early days
tho . pharmacist- .wns the. physic
lun, the chemist, and the botan
ist as .well.
n these, days of specialization,
tho profession of medicine and
pharmacy, are stilt closely allied.
It is the special province of
tho physician to- diagnose dis
ease nnd to . prescriho . for it.
The pharmacist must -have .an
intimate knowledge of all the
modern agents which the phy
sician prescribes, a knowledge of
which he can only gajn through
long years of education and train
ing. But in order to make a
living the druggist must sell mer
chandise as well as professional
service. Only the neighborhood
which shows an appreciation of
this fact can hope to support
a drug storo with a well equip
ped prescription departmtTit, ready
for service when sickness 'Comes.
The significance of tho .sym
bol Hx which is printed on pre
scription blanks has been traced
hack to the pagan symbol for
Jupiter. It was used as an In
vocation on recipes by Chaldean
physicians. Those who wrote pre
scriptions in thoso far off 'days
combined magic; spells and invo
cations with their , ancient rem
edies. - .. ..... , . . "
Today the physician, the phar
macist, and the chemist, all con
tribute 'to . the. prescription from
a vnst store . of knowledge ' and
experience. The 'pharmacist must
make sure that ingredients, used
in prescriptions '.is of 1 the proper
standard of purity and strength.
To compound prescriptions .accur
ately requires -a-wide', range . of
knowledge ' of. such . subjects as
chemistry, botany, , bacteriology
and physics, - and -a' very high
degree of. skill. vL'V. ;-.' ?' i'ii-X'V "-
j'ew druggists u however, can
maintain .a :. pharmacy exclusively
devoted to professional work. The
prescription .-department of. the
druir store is' most-.lmportant to
the neighborhood It serves but
.in order that it may be effic
iently maintained, the public must
support the druggist' in -his dual
role of business and professional
man. ....'.
Tho relation of pharmacists to
the health of the community Is
widely recognized. -.It forms the
basis of a course, outlined by
the United States public health
service at Washington D. C, given
In colleges of pharmacy. This
course includes subjects .'which
will enable the pharmacists to
cooperate with tho physicians and
Health authorities In matters that
"vitally concern public, health,
l'hurmacists are eminently fit
ted by their training and their
experience, and through the ready
accessibility of their Btoros, to
do their part In the promotion
of public health. People In all
walks of life go to them for
1 disinfectants, Insecticides, sick
I room supplies, first aid equip-
ment, and information regarding
them. .
j - The principal function of phar
macists Is to compound prescrlp
! lions, hlch requires long pro-
1 fesHlon.il training. In order to
. support themselvest however, they
; must be merchants as well as
i professional men. And the nelgh-
borhood which realizes the Im
portance of having a prescrlp
1 (Ion pharmacist convenient, in
i health nnd in sickness must give
' him practical support, both as
: a professional and a business
man.
! I,ocnl druggists will put In dls
play windows and assist In eel-
; ehrallng the event.
From February to August, the
llllll'KlllKl'llU StllH. Will uu wn.
nluht. '
ALWAYS KEEPS
IT ON HAND
Lydia E. Pinkham'e Vegetable
Compound Helps Her So Much
nttl)urgn, Pa. -"I win just com
pletely run-down. liad tired, heavy,
tmggiau ipennira
and 1 could not
eat. I win loiing
In weight. I read
so much nhout
I.ydia K. Pink
ham's. Vegetable
Compound and
what a good med
icine it !. that I
star Inl biking It
I hive taken
fight bottle, of
Lvui K. Pink-
Jiam't Vrgetahle Compound'aml almut
the same in tablet form. This la one
medicine a woman should have in
th house all the time. I am improv
ing every day and I aura am able to
eat, I am willing lo aniwer any let
tera aking aliout the Vegetable Com
pound." Mas. Kija Hii'llAium, 21
UiaOUuqua St., N. H, Pittsburgh, Pa..
THE LUXURY HUSBAND
SYNOPSIS: Henderson accom
panies Barbara on a fox-hunt one
morning of his house-partv be
cause Ray cannot Join, having lib
riding outnt. On the return from'
the woods, Henderson suddenly
grasps the reins of Barbara's
home, tells her he loves her and
asks to kiss her. Barbara laugh
ingly refuses and the two race
toward the castle. Taking a water-Jump.
Barbara's horse allpa
and falls on her foot, twisting her
ankle. She Is able, however, to
proceed home, where she teams
that Ray has left hurriedly for
London, giving; an urgent business '
message as an excuse. In her room,
she flnda a short note explaining '
only that Hay will return In a few
days. Bitterly hurt by Ray's de
sertion. Barbara determines that
ahe will forget by a riotous good
time.
WHaUivjV. Chapter 18
inr TREASURE 'W.1
TTriTH the passing of days, during
which Barbara beard nothing
from Ray, her resentment against
111 in Increased and, In the ratio that
It Increased, the more ' charming
she became 'to Henderson. A light
hearted flirtation, only with Bar
bara the llgbt-heartedness waa cam
ouflage. ; .".',' ' '
Barbara, since her resolution , the
night Ray had departed, carried It
through with a secret determina
tion, hiding her hurt and keeping
her thoughts from continually
dwelling upon Ray and the mystery
ot his disappearance. -
To Henderson, although he was
shrewd enough to suspect, at least,
the cause, the flirtation . meant,
nevertheless, high expectations.
At dinner the fourth day, Hen
derson announced he had, that
night, planned a midnight treasure
hunt for his guests. He told them
he had arranged with two Oxford
boys, living near, to lay the clues
and superintend It.
(Barbara clapped her hands and
her eyes kindled enthusiasm. .
"A treasure hunt. Handy? That's
splendid. Tell me what you doT"
Henderson explained. To each
couple,' starting out in an automo
bile, would be given a clue. When
deciphered, that clue would lead
them on to yet another cine and
so on. There would be six In all,
the last leading directly to the trea
sure. "Thrilling!' murmured' Barbara.
"I can hardly wait for the start"
Her ankle, although still slightly
swollen, had recovered sufficiently
for her to walk. A twist the doc
tor ' bad told them, luckily not a
epraln, '---r:, .,wt -,-. , -, -
At It o'clock they sat down to a
cold supper at which champagne
was served so much ot It that
young Larlng exclaimed laugh
laxly: "What are you trying to do, Hen
derson T Get us sozzled before we
start out?"
"Rot," his host retorted. "We
don't want to start out In cold
blood at this hour of the night"
"I'll tell the world we don't,"
Barbara called across the table.
"At the moment I feel capable ot
holding up a mall train with a pea
rifle!"
Larlng looked from Barbara to
Henderson and frowned.
"It's all very well for him . .
he muttered. "It I were In his
shoes I'd. be eager to take a good
bit aboard myself."
Not long down from Cambridge,
he was at that age when the peak
ot his ambition was to have a flirta
tion with a married woman, espe
cially with one as pretty as Bar
bara, an American and an heiress
to boot
"I suppose Mrs. Lowtber Is going
with our host," he observed gloom'
Ily to bis supper partner, Miss
Maidstone.
"Ot course," replied that lady,
concealing a note of resentment
with insincere laughter.
Larlng smiled to himself. He
surmised the cause of Miss Maid
stone's chagrin. Her parents' es
tate adjoined Henderson's and,
since his elder brother's decease,
she had been angling for their host
with a courageous persistency,
feeding upon crumbs and refusing
to accept defeat She was wealthy,
but then, she needed to be, as Hen
derson was wont to remark.
"Hurry, please, hurry. I'm all
Impatient to start," slgbed Bar
bara.
"So am l," rejoined Henderson
and his eyes sought hers meaningly,
a She scintillated tnat night Too,
she was looking ber best and pos
sibly the psychological effect as
sisted the champagne In Its work
Becoming aware ot Henderson's
eyes upon ber, she smiled at him
tantallzlngly.
"Whose car am I going In
Hndy?" '
He told her, almost angrily.
TO VISIT MEDFORD
FOR THE DAYS
The Chrysler, road show, a cara
van Including the entire Chrysler
line of cars, will arrive In Medford
from Grants Pa ;s tomorrow and j
will remain hern nt tho show rooms
of the Chrysler branch on South'
ItlverHlrlo until Saturday, October j
19, when the caravan will go to
"Mine, of course. , , . That U If
you care.
She appeared to consider this.
"1 think you'll do," with mocking
serluusttess. "1 haven't a very wide
selection, have 1? Don't look so
cross, ilendy, we'll have a good
time tonight.,. . ."
A tightened pressure on her arm
answered her. She smiled, a bit
wUtfully. She vowed that night
she would enjoy herself!
For once, she would put Ry
completely out ot her mind: for
get. her gnawing want ot biro; for
get, too, the loneliness of nights In
the ridiculously, annoylngly large,
four-poster bed ...
The first clue was somewhat of a
disappointment to Barbara, proving
merely a cardboard Imitation ot an
English automobile license plate
with "XN B416 near Bradelbury"
printed across It ' .
Henderson, having taken but one
glance, seized Barbara by the arm.
"Easy that! It merely means a
hectic dash, to Bradelbury, where
we'll And a car. with a correspond
ing number hovering around. . . .
Hurry.
There followed a frantic tooting
of motor horns on the drive outside
as the automobiles, detylug all
truffle rules, dashed past each other
out onto the moonlit road, Barbara
and Henderson keeping well ahead
by reason of an early start
The wind rushed, through Bar
bara's hair and, 'throwing back her
head, she sniffed the night air.
"Lovely," she murmured. "Ilendy
. . . there are times when I love this
English countryside ot yours. . . ."
Really, It was ridiculously easy,
that first clue. They came upon
the cur a mile or so this side of
Bradelbury, The driver handed
them a yellow slip of paper and
with the aid ota pocket torch, they
read this piece of poetry aloud. .
' "Oli-a vp'tht leaser frouMea ot the
chase
' And seek inatead a blooar -bata-
ino vlacet
And there betide the limpid
icater'e flow,
" you'll Had the clue that telle you
toners to go,"
"Walt a moment," observed Hen
derson as he proceeded to mutter It
over to himself. Then, suddenly
Inspired, "Doesn't It Btrlke you- as
strange the way they've spelt big
ger b-l-g-g-a-r?'
"It. Anfia. Rut vml dn snell words
, funnily anyhow in this country. . . ."
. Wa may, but we don't spell big:
ger like that. Let's step on '.-l
gas.; I'll explain as we go along."
Once more on the main highway,
that stretched before them like a
piece ot yellow ribbon In the moon
light Henderson told her:
"There's a chap living not far
from here, of the name of Blggar.
Spelt lust that way. I'm making
tor his place now. Lucky I spotted
that spelling. Otherwise we'd have
been searching every stream In the
neighborhood." ; , ..
"Certainly 'limpid water's flow"'
does suggest a stream," Barbara
observed. 1 .
"Or a ' bath tap," Henderson
amended nnromantlcally.
But, despite Henderson's convic
tion that the next clue was to be
found In Mr. Blggar's home, Bar
bara felt decidedly apprehensive as
tbey rang the front doorbell that
seemed to echo all tbrougb the old
stone house.
She thought It decidedly rude to
be disturbing strangers at tbls hour
ot the night and voiced her tears to
Henderson.
"Don't worry they're used to It
over here. I've often been routed
out at two or three In the morn
ing. '. . ." '
Mr. Blggar, a little man, wizened
by the tropics, with humorous gray
eyes, opened the door himself.
"Sorry to disturb yo(f sir," be
gan Henderson, smiling, "but we've
reason to believe you've a bath
room in this house."
Mr. Blggar grinned back at them.
"Are you, by cbance, the sanitary
Inspector, sir?"
"We're treasure hunters looking
for the limpid water's flow," Hen
derson confessed, "and I've a
strong suspicion It may mean the
bath tap. . . Might we trouble
you?"
"Certainly . . . this way. . . ."
Barbara, In ber eagerness rushed
ahead ot tbem and, dropping down
on her knees, ahe halt disappeared
under tbe wblte porcelain bath tub,
A moment later she emerged,
triumphantly waving a paper In the
air.
"I have It The next clue, , , ."
(Cotvrloht, Ulat Preul
Ray returns unexpectedly an
erubarraaslno surprise for Barbara
ana Henderson. Conttnus the atory.
tomorrow. , .
Ashland and Klamath Falls. '
This will afford everyone Inter
ested In tho Intent In motor ve
hicles an opportunity to see and
compare the models.
The Chase flarfleld Motor com
pany of Portland, distributor for
the Chrysler line. Is putting on the
road show at considerable expenso
so that every man, woman and
child may have an opportunity to
ride In, and carefully InHpect, the
entire line.
The "flag ship" of the fleet qno
ot the earliest Chrysler models,
has been equipped with on Atwnter
Kent radio and dynamic speaker.
Frank Klllolt, the new local man
ager, extends a cordial Invllnllon
for everyone to call and seo those
new cars.
Fl
ARE NOW OBSERVING
PHARMACY WEEK HERE
National 1'harimixy wook In lio
ln,f oek'lirnU'il Hlinultauoously thru
tlu ytnli'H thin week aiil Medfunl
ilriiKKitH uro enthusiastically in
operating. 1 .
In reeonnition of tho annual
event loeal drim stores are featur
lnn special prleeH, attruetlvu whi
tlow di.splaytt ami decorations thru-
oul the Ktores.
Medford'H seven proffi'o s s I v o
drug Htoren are among Its chief
business as.seta. Theao stores ren
der excellent service ami handle
diversified lines for tho conveni
ence of Houthern Oregon shopper.
Makes Life
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Too much to oat too rich a diet
or too much smoking. Lots of tilings
cause sour stomach, but one thing
Can correct it) quickly. Phillips Milk
of Magnesia will olkaliniio the acid.
Take a Bpoonful of this pleasant
preparation, and the system ia suon
sweetened,
Phillips is always ready to rolieve
distress from over-eating i to check
all acidity; or neutralize nicotine.
Remember tills for your own coin
fort; for the sake of those around
you. Endorsed by physicians, but
be sure to got tho genuine
PHILLIPS
r Milk .
of Magnesia
NATIONAL PHARMACY WEEK
October 14 to 20
This week is devoted to showing you more of the profession
al side of pharmacy.
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In our windows you can see a few of the many
drugs and sick-room necessities gathered from
' the four corners of the globe. .
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DRUGS THAT STAND
RIGID INSPECTION
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V'rLook nt.tbem, however you will'. ;4 'drugs nnd supplies -
. . yon buy here are. faultless. We prido ourselves on su
. "perior iiialiiy, gootis.' to make purchasing safe and sane.
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NATIONAL PHARMACY WEEK
October 14 to 20
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WEST SIDE PHARMACY
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"SI ill a Dnitf Store"
Since 1884
National Pharmacy Week
Oct. 11 to Oct. 'JO
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Here's where you can buy drugs
and store up the dimes. Evei-y-tliiiiK
good . . .' plenty of every
thing. Make this drug store a
regular shopping stop.
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Andy Says : .
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on Your Drugs
During
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Pharmacy Week
Oct. 14 to Oct. 20