HARDSHIPS OF SICKNESS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16875, 27 October 1922, Page 6

HARDSHIPS OF SICKNESS.

MORE EXPENSE TO THE SICK ' UNDER PROHIBITION. If Prohibition comes the cost of stim- * ulants will be a very serious item. Whew ! Ten-and-six a time. We do not think the doctors of this Dominion want prohibition. The medical profession in New Zealand has always upheld the highest traditions of its class, and has never allowed personal profit- to come before the public welfare. In America, on the other hand, we are told that the doctors supported prohibition vigorously, because of the tremendous income it would bring them by issuing prescriptions for alcohol. Events have certainly justified their optimism, for the business of j “ prescriptioneering ” has proved very J profitable indeed. The point that interests you as a J voter is that if prohibition is applied in New Zealand, you will have to pay a doctor ten-and-six every time you have to buy a shilling’s worth of brandy or a bottle of wine for a sick person. For the chemist dnre not sell to you without a prescription,. And no matter how suddenly or seri- j ously the i> fnV®n ill—youTl ! e to FIND your doctor before you ! can get your prescription. At certain times of the day it is difficult to find any medical man at home. There may be serious and dangerous delay. If you want simulants for the sick to be accessible in emergency—vote Continuance! 9921