Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-02
A CONDENSED FAKE.
"Webster Spring Water Boiled
Down to Essential Salts"
This is Found to be Nothing of the
Kind-Chemist Makes an examina-
tion and finds that the stuff is a
fraud Many People have Purchased
the Powder Under Mistaken Idea.

Last Friday a man came through
the town selling what purported to
be CONDENSED Webster Water-keep
COOL" 1t is put up In neat little cans
with a label as follows:
KEEP COOL.
Condensed Webster Water is laxa-
tive salt combined with mild saline,
and is opposed to all forms OF toxines
or infectious poisons. 1t is prepared
from the water Of the renowned Web
ster Springs, in accordance with the
latest scientific researches In normal
physiology and cellular pathology. 1t
increases the oxygen bearing capacity
of the blood, thereby augmenting the
eliminating power OF the blood by
stimulating the cells and putting
them TO work. La chronic cnnstipa-
tion it regulates the movements with
out producing irritation. 1t also
stimulates the kidneys, the liver and
the skin in the performance of their
functions. 1t should be taken before
eating the morning meal, the sooner
the better after arising. Prepare for
use by putting teaspoonful, or more,
into tumbler two-thirds full Of wat
er which is warm-cold with lemon,
sugar or any other flavor desired.
For further particulars, address
NJ. G. WOOD, M. D.,
Webster Springs, w. Va.
The man in question evidently
knew the people who had been order
ing consignments of Webster Springs
water and he was loaded to the mnz-
zle with the advantages of simply or
dering the constituents of this desery-
edly famous water by mail, and dilut.
| ing the same with water at home thus
saving the cost OF express on the
water etc When asked what
| the Webster Springs people thought
OF the enterprise we were informed
that they the Webster Springs people
| furnished the water from viii ch thu
granular powder in the cans was econ
densed, y the inference being that the
enterprise was agreeable to all cons
cerned, but knowing the difficu lite.
| that have always attended attempt
! to extract the essentials of natural
water and doubling the success of
such endeavors 10 this instance, a
sample OF this condensed Webster
water" was submitted to chemist
who knows every trace Of every con
stituent of Webster water or any
other Natuaal water Of the state.
Meanwhile Hon. John t. McGraw
the owner of Webster Springs was ia.
terylewed over the phone, and when
asked about this condensed" pro-
duct for which be was furnishing the
natural water said, "SThis is the first
i have heard about it, why not expose
it?" .sYou may use my name.
The chemist TO whom the sample
was submitted reports that the stuff
has little if anything in common
with the material obtainable 10y con
densing Webster water, that IL is not
even a decent attempt at an
| imitation, but fake, a ''condensed'
fake from start to finish.
In view of the really great number
of people who have been benefited by
this natural w. Va, water and who
would consequently be easy victims
of such a proposition to prepare the
same at home we have just little
pride in running down and exposing
the fraud.
II we could but have the pure food
law for which Hon. G. w. Swishel
worked so well during the last session
of the Legislature and for which hi
is doing his best right now, this SORT
Of a fake and hundreds of Others
4 would be quickly run to the ground
/ The government statistics show tha
West Virginia has less protection
against authorizations OF foods and
II drinks than almost any other state IL
the union. When the brief but siren
Gus period is over and our representa-
tiyes come back home the people rep
resented may ask them just why !
was they failed to support bill which
simply said that man who claims
to sell thing should sell what b
, claims to sell.
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