New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-24
DRUGGISTS OPPOSE THE PABDOCK BILL.
THEY GIVE REASONS WHY 1T SHOULD NOT BIZ
PASSED icy OONGREss.

The wholesale drug Of this and other large
cities are up in arms against tie passage Of the
Paddock Pure Food IN now before Congress ~
has been popularity supposed that the hilI "onu
affect the sale 81 patent medicines In this ana o'her
states How mistaken this idea j. can be seen from
the remarks Of Benjamin j. Fairchlld. chairman OF
the Committee Oh Legislation appointed by The VA
,ional Wholesale Druggists Association, VINO was seen
bv a Tribune reporter yesterday:
aThis I'LL Il passed. said Mr.. Farchid. VIII do
nothing 70 prevent TIE sale and usnsportau'9 oil 'he
PREPARATIONS known patent medicines many o'
which are polsons under another name. In ms IT.
snect the publ. will be less protected than before
The measure does touch the patent medicine gen
dor II aims only at the original manufacture bv re-
snonsible druggists Of meAlcin's recognize !" tie
pharmac opocia. II does not protect thr phueh' "''
tho criminal dishonesty Of those druggists "ho' III
,her own interest will sometimes adnlt"rs'e heV
cnes and In cases where phy sican has IHcscIlD'u
a certain quantity Of particular medicine VIII sun
stltnc something else in It's place. Nor docs u an"'
,,o sale 81 goods IN hi, state. but only orlslhai
,,ohoco intended for transportation 20 other STATS
Now on the face "f f. this opposition i nb'uiu' i
National Government dare not interfere WIN INV
STATE laws on The subject. Thus In Nc"->ofN inc
druggist IS responsible ONLY to Tie STATE
r,,,.,ao Naw.York state he becomes re-
snonsIblo 10 the National Government -
far rs this bill IS concerned, the wholesale druggist III
mi, and other cities must make himself anihlr with
The pharInacopO,a of every stat" but ms own. ,''
one stated ground for the existence OF the D''l - ~
laxty Of state laws the subject IAN any V'i"s ."
more farcical or ridcuous1 The Whole measure l. I"
shnm Intended TO please certain o'cuoh VI '''"
ho object TO olconargarinc because 1t Is preferred py
mos, p,ople 10 rancid butter; but the farmer even II
no T. the net Of the Department OF ASllcu''nr'' -
not specially qualified to judge OF the merits vi 'n,
hill I'm 50 far AS 1t relates to the SAFE % urusH'
medicines. whatever he may know OF food products
Among the associations opposing TINS ~" 'l'! y.
united the Manufacturing Chemists Association oil
fine United States the Drug Trade section oil 'e w"
vi, poord Of Trade, the Philadelphia Drug IN
change the Boston Druggists Assoclatoi' inc LII
tmorc Drug F. change, the N"w-iorh Dru' hN''''h
,c philadelphia College Of Pharmacy ana INC HH'''
lean Pharmaceutical Association III the su'l'''S "
,too,,op. ,,blIsLcd by the National Wholesale Drug
ci.f.' Association, II Is said that the P'duocA p"i "
q niece Of unnecessary class legislation ana Is no'
due to any spontaneous def'""u u" ''' pay
people, 49,, ,u,,,,,., ves,cr
,. . shors that only the drug, labelled or b'ihuru
dr titlcs recognized by the United states OF oI1'
nh.rmocopoeia ar standard work, arc liable 10 cam
tnnon. thus qninlu', uh,thi' W ,, n,hrr drr ~
arsenic arnca acOnlc, bcllnioIia "lla , LII
o u ,r.vor INJURIOUS may H. manufactured Freely
,nr state or interstate commerce, PONiI,H II III
u'o zion g OF the bill provides That drug ShA
lac deemed TO be adultcratcd u when ,"li ul" ,,n
pS , Inf which j. fognd I'm other pharml-
"opo1 or other standard work they diilcr marlaH
,n' III. tau.l1rd of strength quihlN VI purity r;,
n~,, ,i,,, T., The test l.d in saih WORK. I'M,
oon, d,s thc American manufacturing chemist ana
iIirad.t uIbc 10 conviction unc-s DE- conforms
pm" w., tcrern pEarmacOpprla or other v0ks or tests
tbot he may have had no saie III maii,E anu ', h
authority Of which he may properly o'"7'' "
inferior" 49,, H., ~ ucEcsson A. Robbins,
s,id " Of .ouise every man Of common srhs'' ia W
s'" a.. Iu..ncss rccogullcs the absurdltv OF this
measure II will tend 10 lot 81 n''e,S iHi If
ulfe
@ iu,nIv lead to the question now much. or, Ill
other words provoke blachmail'