“I have just had a gratifying illustration of the conscientious perfection of the American people in enacting and enforcing a law when they are agreed that it is really for the common good,” the Good Citizen said, coming in with an air of unquestionable welcome, and taking a chair as a matter of course without invitation.

“And what is your illustration?” we asked.

“It is my failure to get a prescription containing a little cocaine made up without a renewal. Formerly any druggist would have made it up, but a law has been passed forbidding it, and I applied…