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Show MISTAKE OF DRUGGIST .CAUSES MAN'S DEATH AMERICAN FORK, Utah. Oct. t John Benson had been Buffering with constipation con-stipation for some time, and In an endeavor en-deavor to get relief he went to the drug store of which O. W. Rlgby is proprietor and asked for epsom salts. He was informed in-formed by Druggist Rlgby ' that he did not have any, but recommended rochelle salts as being just as desirable. ' These Benson bought, on the druggist's recommendation, and proceeded home, in the presence of his wife and family he took an average sized dose. Within fifteen minutes Benson was writhing in convulsions. convul-sions. , Dr. Eglhan was Immediate! called but was unable to do anything for the' suffering suf-fering man, who died shortly after tho doctor arrival. 1 On examination of the remaining salts the doctor discovered that It was not rochelle ro-chelle salts at all, but antimony tartrate ' a deadly poison, which had been given him. Druggist Rlgby, lr. explaining explain-ing the mistake, stated that It had been made by a former owner of the driir store, who had carelessly placed the deadly dead-ly drug In a bottle designed and labeled for the rochelle salts, not having changed the label to correspond with the contents. con-tents. . |