Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 17, 1915, Page 3

| | 11 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1915. THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER : ONLY RICH CAN AFFORD TO BE ILL Prices of Many Drugs Jump Sky- ward as Result of European War. Carbolic acid for Johnnie’s cuts, and glycerine for sister’s hands may soon be missing from the family medicine chest. Father has quit car- rying quinine tablets in his pocket to curb incipient colds. Mother theatens to reinstate cream of tartar and sulphur on the cupboard shelf with which to dope the children be- fore they start for school. The \\'ar‘ has knocked the top off the pricesi of medicinal drugs and chemieals,; and the sky is the limit. : It may be before long that none | but the rich can afford to be sick, in | the opinion of local durggists. Im- porters, chemical manufacturers and wholesale druggists are said to be al unit in conserving their depleted | stocks, refusing offers for large quan- tities. Speculators in the East are said to be aiming, apparently, to ob- tain control of those items in the drug trade which are most in demand | among the warring nations. Retailer Affected. i The prescription druggist is feeling the eifect of his situation, and so far as can be learned there are few in; Bemidji that don’t have to explain to | many customers daily why they are charging higher prices than before the war. to make this country a dumping ground for their hold-over stocks. We need legislation to prevent this and we can apparently rely on Presi- dent Wilson to take the proper mea- sures as he has now the matter in hand.” The druggist prepared the follow- ing list of comparative prices before the war and today. unit for which prices are quoted, ex- cept in the cases of quinine, in {which the ounces is the unit, and one or two others. However, the comparative increase is made clear in the table, regardless of the unit used. The table reads: Acetanilld s v s o $ .30 $ 1.75 Acetphenetidin ...... 1.20 11.50 Antipyrine 32.00 Carbolic Acid .. 2.50 Salicylic Acid 5.50 Bismuth Subnitrate .. 2.00 3.50 Creosote .......oe.. 1.00 6.00 Methyl Salicylate .... .50 4.50 Potash Chlorate ..... .15 .55 Potash Bromide ...... .50 6.00 Potash Bromide ..... .15 1.75 Resorein ........... 2.00 11.00 Saccharine 2.00 12.00 SAIOL 5 yunpas e .80 9.50 Soda Benzote .. .35 5.50 Soda Salicylate ..... .45 5.50 Quinine Sulphate .... .02 2.50 Glycerine .20 .70 Salt Petre .10 .40 HAYMAKING IN BAD WEATHER. Hay Caps the Only Recourse When Ciouds Are Heavy. An up to date adage for the meadow would run something like this, “Make good hay whether the sun shines or not,” says a contributor to the Country Gentleman. The rule is to cut alfalfa “Many of the commonly used drugs | when the new shoots start from the and chemicals have gone kiting,” said one druggist today. ‘Take gly- cerine, for instance. It is much used in winter for chapped hands and lips, and as part of many cough mixtures. It is the basis for the explosive, ni- troglycerine. Two thirds of the American supplies of crude glycerine have been imported from France and | England. **“What has happened? These coun- triles have placed an embargo on erude glycerine. Many of the manu- facturers of explosives in this coun- try are producing large quantities of nitroglycerine for export to Europe, and it follows that high prices prevail and still higher may be expected. Carbolic Acid Up. “There’s carbolic acid, a favorite household antiseptic. It is largely prescribed by physicians and enters‘ into many disinfectants which are] in steady demand by veterinarians and others who have to do with live stock. It is a derivative of the coal tar industry,, and before the war all the American supplies came trom | England and Germany. How now? ~England has placed an embargo | |} on it and we have to fall back on our own resources. One manufactur- er has builc a small plant and is pro- ducing some quantity. Edison, also, { has been manufacturing for about a vear, turning out it is thought, be- tween 5,000 and 10,000 pounds a day, but this is not enough even for the ordinary trade in this country. “Carbolic acid is the basic sub- stance from which are made salicylic | acid, sodium salicylate, artificial oil of wintergreen and other medicinal chemicals in wide use. Quinine Top Notcher. “Quinine is another illustration. A few months ago it was selling at a | reasonable figure. Today the price is five times as much and specula- tors have ruled the market until late- ly. It is in large demand by the European nations as there are but.l comparatively few factories; two only in this country, two or three in England, one in France, one in Hol- land and three in Germany and it naturally follows that the demand on this country is exceedingly large. “Plantations in Java of the cin- chona trees owned by Dutchmen and controlled by German capital have limited the allotment to the manu- facturers in this country, as it is quite natural that the controlling in- terests would not desire that any part of the quinine produced from the cinchona bark should be sold to the Allies. ““This fact, coupled with inadequaie shipping facilities added to an act- ual shrinkage during the past 12°' months of approximately 1,000,000 ounces in London stocks and the ex- port embargo to be placed on quinine by England within the next few days will be instrumental in raising the price still higher. Can Be Made in U. S. “The majority of the chemicals which have become so scarce can be |~ manufactured in this country, but it will require years of work to de- { flap with strong thread. crowns of the plants. But whether you follow this rule or start the mower when the field is in full bloom you cut alfalfa and clover and other forage when it is ready and not when the weather is ready. The question is how to make hay when the crop is ready and the weath- er isn’t. The use of hay caps is the only recourse that will enable the farm- er to make good hay while the clouds flirt with the mowing machine. A forty inch square of heavy shees ing costs about 15 cents when the ma- HAY CAPS. the bolt. The squares can be fitted with brass eye- terial is bought by lets at the corne! ground with pe; 3 than pegging is to weigh each corner with a piece of scrap iron—old horse- shoes are good. A stone or a disk shaped chunk of concrete can be used at each corner by making a pocket and securing -it- with rivets or sewing the The caps must be carefully dried out after using. If waterprooted with linseed oil or some tentmaker's compound they will last longer. A forty inch hay cap will protect a haycock containing approximately eighty pounds of hay. The same caps can be used at least five times each season by cutting a small quantity of grass at a time. and they ought to last five years. Thus eac cap may be used twenty-five times at a cost of about 25 cents, and during its lifetime it will protect a ton of hay. As choice bay—air cured and not sun bleached—is worth from $3 to $10 more | a ton than hay that has been rained on, 25 cents a ton seems pretty cheap insurance. In making hay from heavy forage crops, like clover, alfalfa, soy beans, and so on, the use of hay caps is al-* most as necessary as the hay loader, the harpoon and other modern dévices. 4 Every cent spent in Bemidji on Christmas goods is a direct benefit to the city and will be returned to you velop these industries, though some factories are now turning out small quantities. After the war is over European nations will be most anxi- ous sellers and will probably proceed For the most |4 part, the pound is the measurement ' Bemidji's Most ' Convenient Gift Store Gonvenient Gift Store poses. and get it. FAMOUS CHRISTMAS CANDIES Of course she wants candy--No Christmas can be complete without candy. Particularly at this time that candy should be the best. 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