The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-02-04
4 CONDENSED FAKE.
"Webster Spring Water Boiled
Down to Essential Salts =

This Is Found to be Nothing Of the
Kind Chemist Makes an examine
tion and finds that the stuff Is q
fraud = MANY People have Purchased
the Powder Under Mistaken idea.
Last Friday man came through
the town selling what purported IN
be CONDENSED Webster Water--keep
COOL 1t is put up in neat little cans
with label as follows;
KEEP COOL.
Condensed Webster Water is Taxa
tive salt combined with mild saline,
and is opposed to all forms OF toxines
or infectious poisons II is prepared
from the water Of the renowned Web
ster Springs, 10 accordance with the
latest scientific researches in normal
physiology and cellular pathology. II
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. Ia chronic cnnstipa-
ton 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 a lumber 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
deriDg the constituents OF this deserv-
eddy 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 we're informed
that they the Webster Springs people
furnished the water from viii ch the
granular powder in the cans was ''con-
densed, !" the inference being that the
enterprise was agreeable to all cons
cerned, but knowing the difficulties
that have always attended attempt
to extract the essentials OF a natural
water and doubling the success OF
such endeavors Ia 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 NATURAL water of the state.
Meanwhile Hon. John T. McGraw
the owner of Webster Springs was in
tervlewed over the phone, and when
asked about this sscondeused" pro-
duct for which be was furnishing the
natural water said, "This is the first
/ have heard about it, why not expose
it?n "You 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 by con-
densing Webster water, that IL Is not
even decent attempt at an
imitation, buta fake, a condensed
fake from start to finish.
ln 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 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. c. w. SwisheI
worked so we'll during the last session
of the Legislature and for which he
is doing his best right now, this sort
Of a fake and hunnreds Of Others
would be quickly run to the ground
TIE government statistics show thai
West Virginia has less protection
against authorizations OF foods and
drinks than almost any other state Ii
the union. When the brief but siren
Gus period is over and our representa-
tives come back home the people rep
resented may ask them just why i
was they failed to support bill which
simply said that man who claim
to sell thing should sell what b.
claims to sell.