Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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t» Pfcjfe Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday. SoptonWr 27. 1951 aj! Somefime ago 'l expressed the hope that when all aliments re-j spend to the new, and prospective Sulphur drugs and Antibiotics—! •Pen ec ill in, Streptomysin, Aureomy- svn, Terrymysin—and other “my- sms* that the baldheaded man may find something to restore the glory of his youth.. A great periodical of business tells of the wonders of preparing the new ■miracles of medicine at low prices. Last week I told abaut the dollar of today as compared with the dol lar of 1940. Everything had risen to great heights except electricity and gas, which w r ere worth $1.01, a! premium over 1940. While talking to a druggist over the telephone a few days ago I told him that a tenant was coming for a few capsules of Bismuth—about a dimes’ worth. The druggist nearly we nt through the roof. “A dime’s worth?” Doy ou know that Bis muth is up in an airplane and can only be seen with a telescope—or something like that? So, there you are Aftre ch(^ckmg off beefsteak, eggs, — and everything else—I thought the Electric and Gas pro ducers were miracle men because the dispatch from Minneapolis stat ed that Electricity and Gas are cheaper than in 1940. But here is something even more wonderful: Cortisone. Streptomysin and Vita min B12 are now on the market at prices far below the prices of a short time ago. Perhaps you are rot interested in those wonder drugs. But if you go to a hospital or even call the family doctor you will not hear anything about qui nine. calomel. Syrup of Figs, C. C. Pills, Blue Mass, Portafillm or Rheubarb—but S4»meb«>dy will give yru a shot Some times there are «hrt sand shocks. Someone re- rruirhtd that our Medical brethren now relv on shots and shocks And our patient brethren of the long onrrstmg days, the Pharmacists. Iht v sometimes collaborate with the physicians in the shock treat- ms nt. for the trti-cent box of Bis muth is Ancient History. Still, if afl this u outside your experience, Tou are a lucky man. and not in terested One day. some yearj ago, I was' riding with my brother, a surgeon. He was tremendously wrought up about the high price of Surgical: Cause, but I was entirely calm and ■ninterested 1 was more interested folding a really good number one lead pencil and something to make one's voice clear. But here is something about three wonders of Medicine—Corti rwne, Streptomysin and Vitamin B IS “Tor competitive reasons moat drug manufacturers (ethical and proprietary) keep their price trends as secret as their research But recently to back its sl<«an of "Bet- •rr Health at lower coat,’ a New Jersey company published these significant graphs T^ie three drug' charted represent only a handful of the wonder drugs like penicillin and the sulfas which were once so precious most hospit al' had only a few ampules in their rrfrigcrators v Now* the drugs are aeailable to everyone Of the three, the case hutory of rnrtisore is the most dramatic. It seas developed at the famous Mayo Clime under he ^direction of Dr. Philip 6. Bench who cooperated rlCKriy with Dr. J. M Carlisle. Like »ny another physician. Dr. Hench hoped to find some drug to ease the crippling pain of rheumatoid ar thritis. For seven years he and his associates followed dozens of tiny leads, finally decided a hormone •Compound E’ might be the answer. Dr. Hench requested this New Jersey company to make up a small amount of the drug; as hip first trial case, he selected a young woman tvho had been ill for nearly five years. ‘Her joints were stiff, swollen, tender and painful to move. X-rays revealed destructive changes in her right hip and other joints were damaged .... Three days after an injection of Com pound E (Cortisone) she rolled over in bed with ease .... Less than a week after the first treatment this formerly crippled woman went on a three-hour shopping tour ’ At the time of this breath-tak- sone cost $200 a gram. Today the wholesale price is $12.20 a gram. Wonderful, isn’t it. Some day these marvels of pharmacology i)(iay be as common and cheap as grand father’s calomel. The Chemists had a great session rceently. s The learned brethren of the imagination and test tube, those world-builders of infinite patience and unceasing work, they told of the findings. You recall what Shakespeare said of the poet? ‘ And as the imaginatton bodies forth in forms of things unseen the poet’s pen gives them a shape nad gives to airy nothing a local habitation and a name—something like that, you know. But the poet of today is not to be compared with the creative im agination of the Chemist and his fellow workers of the many branches of Science. Well, those delvers for truth, seeking fresh revelations of God’s wondrous creation, said much, but I quote just a little: "Dr. Paul S. Larson of the Medi cal College of Virginia, informed the meeting that 8,4 per cent of all nicotine absorbed from cigarette smoke is quickly made harmless by the body. A chemical process in the lungs, liver, and kidneys, probably caused by the body chem icals called enzymes, detoxifies the nicotine. \ The ‘scratchy feeling’ is felt when the smoke is inhaled, he said, 1 because nicotine is alkiline. By blending ‘acid’ and ‘alkaline’ to bacco properly, he said, the irrita tion can be lessened. . P. C. Keith said that airge am ounts of gasoline, in addition to vitally needed chemicals, can be produced from natural gas without jeopardizing the needs of the utility and fuel industries. He estimated that 2 trillion cubic feet of gas annually could be turn ed into gasoline without affecting other consumers adversely. Harold R. Murdock of Atlanta, warned the pulp and paper indus try that they will be obliged to eliminate stream pollution b y waste within the next few years.” Recently I read the statement of a great Gas Corporation and ob served the item of income from sales. An appreciable sum was noted from the sales of gasoline from natural gas. REE again this year. “Children make a fair,” Presi dent Paul Black said. “We want them to be here with us, and so we’re going to have them in for free. i No tickets will be distributed. The youngsters have only to walk through the gates—and begin en joying the fair. , They have only one rule to ob serve—to be admitted free they must come on the Special Day as signed to them. Here is the youngsters’ free ad mission schedule, coupled with a warm welcome from the fair; The fair will open its 6th Caro- linas season Monday at noon, Oc tober 8. The fair will continue, day and night, Tuesday, Oct 9; Wednesday. Oct 10; Thuraday, Oct 11; Friday, Oct 12; and Saturday. Oct. 13— 6 days and nights. Tuesday. Oct 9, is SCHOOL DAY —and FREE ADMISSION DAY— for all schools in Spartanburg ex cept City of Spartanburg schools; and for all town, city and rural schools in Cherokee, Laurens, Un ion, Polk and Rutherford counties. That’s the BIG DAY when, young sters irom these areas will ‘just walk in—no charge at the gate.” Friday, October 12, is school day for the City of Spartanburg. Wednesday, Oct. 10, is School Day for colored children of all counties—and they should mark that day for their attendance ati the fair. “We are glad to have children on all days; we wgnt them every day, * because they largely “make” the fair, but we have scheduled these Free Admision Days as the fair's special recognition of and tribute to our citizeds of tomorrow,” Mr. Black said. Another event of special interest throughout the Piedmont will be Governor’s Day on Thursday, Oct, 11. Gov. James F. Byrnes of South Carolina has accepted an invitation to attend. COMMERCIAL PUNTING This completely eq nipped combi nation Newspaper-Commercial Print ing plant can serve yen better. Onr goal ta to give ear customers the kind , of service they want—to give Clinton a BETTER NEWSPAPER. Big Piedmont Fair At Spartanburg Gets Underway Oct. 8 Many Laurens county school children are going to see the great 6 counties Piedmont Intersate Fair • It U our policy t« Maintain tha hlghnrt olMcai standard* and la prica prascrlptlom allow at car •fudycoas- patad costs wU attow. This pharmacy invites your patronage on the sound basis outlined above. Here you are assured the con scientious services of an interested Registered Pharmacist, a large stock of ingredients and prices that are uniformly fair. Please bring to us your Doctor's prescriptions. McGEE’S DRUG STORE Phone No. 1 Hours: 9:00 to 5:30 Phone 751 LOANS $10.00 to $50.00 and up Friendly, Courteous, Confidential Service American Credit Corporation Ted Marr, Manager 104 W. PITTS STREET — CLINTON, S. C. Automobiles - Furniture - Signature a big lift t» better tiring l You lift your telephone—simplest gesture in the world. Yet what a world of useful service it brings within reach of your voice! A single call may speed your work, add your fun. calm a worried mind, or give your whole day a lovely glow from the sound of a well-loved voice. And the value of the telephone keeps growing all the while, as the number of telephones grows. This means you cgn call more people than ever before, and more can call you. Southern Bell Teiephone and Telegraph Co. Mbyia • • • & ...urn IUU* !■ Easy does it! « UUm, ★ rO*Q|/f. r|/ff •"'••P*Paaa on Jl''’ 9 ' an,n a rid., improY.tdrl ~ ^ "O*/. 9 + A d 5./f./ ock , . COIL SPKIMaiiun 5 ** p ° n parkin', kJl lid, — 1 Y ou’re going to be surprised about lots of things the first time you and this Buick get out on the road. Take the easy way it responds to your every wish — steps away from a stop light —soars up a hill —lets loose a surge of power at the touch of your toe on the treadle—or gentles to a stop % *at the touch of the brakes. Take the way it rides the road—with an easy stride, sure-footed on turns, level as a lance on straightaways. Take the way it steers — so light and true that it seems to guide itself. Take its ease of control. More than a million owners now know the won drous freedom from tension and strain that goes with Dynaflow Drive.* It’s easy to see where this eager beauty gets its standout performance, when you glance at the list of all-star engineering features shown above. But how about price? Gan you afford it? “Easy does it” is the answer to that one too. Fact is—if you can afford a new car, you can afford a Buick. Better come in to see us soon. ^ mMi,u •” *• r * an - •Slnndirdon HOADMASTKM. optional at actra root an ,thtr Strut. Tun.'in HENRY J. TAYLOR, ABC N.fworl, tvtry Monday waning. Yam Kty to Grtattr Volvt LAURENS MOTOR COMPANY Zarick Street M?. Laurens, S. C.