 in this country any chemist or druggist can furnish the means of self - destruction or murder for a few pence , and in too many instances have done so with the utmost indifference . 
 the sale of a poison is regarded as a mere act of commercial intercourse ; tant pis for the unfortunate victim of error or passion ; he has the benefit of a coroner 's inquest ; the vendor of the poison receives a reprimand , and things resume their natural course -- that is , arsenic and oxalic acid are retailed without compunction , and men are hurried from time to time into eternity.imagesp56-a 
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