The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-05
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70 oooms that there are people who think
& - because this Is new state. aud
conso there may be members of
~ iogisiature who are inexperienced.
kosslorv the legislative halls at
olympia furnish suitable field for
S "a sorts Of cranky experiments. and
HAT tho members are iii subjects for all
manner Of Requirement
III many cases The propositions which
oxo moulded into the form OF legal enact
Uonl ara bat Almsily disguised schemes
~ selfish aggrandisemeut. but more fire.
quenily they aim 10 make the state make
3 onlemn and binding enactment of the
authors narrow bias or prejudice. II al
lowed fun play these people would have
he staic treat its citizens as so many help.
loss infants. incapable Of caring for them
selves and not to be trusted in the exercise
q private Judgment
i bill presenting this idea in its most
erotesque form has been introduced into
The Senate aud referred 10 the committee on
Medicine. surgery, Hygiene and Dentistry.
{ the first section Of which reads as follows:
eQ1npany. nssocistiea or corporation IL sell or
QfEcr Tor sAle la Tho state OF Washington. after
the drst day OF July. 1890. any patent pFopFie-
inry medicine " hich SHALL not have wrltlsn ia
Knefish upon the label wrapper thereof its
lui3 aud accurate formula
Section three I'll the same bah provides
severe penalties for violation OF the above
section.
IL 10 not possible 10 assign a sound rea.
ron for any such enactment 1t is a
restriction not only on those who sell. but
also aud 10 large extent upon
those who buy. which includes a
very large proportion OF the people Of the
state. There Is no more reason that those
Who cure themselves Of disease Al small
expense BY taking patent medicines should
concern themselves about the ingredients
thereof, or that the stats should make a
Law making II compulsory 10 inform them.
than that they should INTERN themselves,
q that the state hy law should compel
them 10 he informed as "a the ingredients
IN the prescription of \ regular physician.
Not one patient In thousand Is informed
or concerns himself about she ingredients
IN either case.
Il Is well Tor members Of the legislature
- consider In this connection that there
1 ~ rigorous rules 10 be eouiormea with
befoFe . medicine Is patented. In this De.
restment Of the federal government experts
q Tie very highest ss,ainments and quail.
ecataons are employed. To thess sppsi-
Giants fer patents submit their formulas. to-
EetheF with samples of the prepared ne<ss-
cines. which are subjected TO trying tests.
Therefore, when medicine is patented i,
carries with IL tho Endorsement OF the
United States government as being what il
psotssses to be. and a state law whseA shall
unseasc0ahsy restrict and control the
people IN respect 10 what medicines they
sAan cell or purchase. and also cast an wa.
49, sinr UPON q remedy which has ran
" gauntlet Of tgsd scrutiny hy competent
slcess OF the federal government. selected
ma employed Cor that express purpose. is
e sssry respect indeisnslhss.
ar I'll VERY well for regular physician
decline 10 prescribe = ratens medicine Of
Wnlen nc does not know the ingredients
sno we tormuiA Of It's preparation. but =
naedscans hat has been psieasad has
e<nef Endorsement than any one or halt
PHYSICIANS can give. from q rsssoa.
source which has been informed Of