CASTOR OIL FOR DRUNKARDS
♦ HALF A I* INT FOR SECOND OFFENDERS IN I .S. (Received November 30, 9.30 p.m.) NEW YORK, November 30. A message from Spokane (Washington) says that, commenting on the increase in arrests for drunkenness, a local judge announced that castor oil would be administered under the supervision of a police surgeon for second offenders. Counsel for the corporation says that the law demands the choice of castor oil or gaol. A medical man ruled that half a pint was the proper dose.
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Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21954, 1 December 1936, Page 11
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