Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-12-07
MORPHINE PRESENT
SAYS ANALYST
IN COUGH SYRUp5

An interesting series of facts regard
Ing dangerous qualities of cough syr
ups, soothing syrups, etc., were lait
before the Board of Health at it,
meeting yesterday in the report of tn,
Food Commissioner, part of which fol
lows
Tie food and drug inspection of the
two months is summarized below:
Foods examined, 8; adulterated, 8.
Drugs examined, A; adulterated, 20
The drugs examined were of prepa
rations designated as Patent Medi
cines' and were composed of cough
syrups, baby soothing syrups and pain
killers.
The object Of this investigation was
to determine the presence or absence
of morphine and to require a state.
ment of the dangerous ingredient on
the label.
The question of the enforcement of
this section of our food and drug law,
as well as tne rules and regulations of
the Board of Health, respecting the la.
beling Of "poisons" came up in re
placing of poison labels on the prepa.
ration called "Liquozone".
In this case | required our druggists
to place poison labels on the package,
Interpreting this section of our food
and drug law to mean statement of
the dangerous quality, as well as name,
of the dangerous ingredient.
In the case of cough syrups, the
presence of morphine would be class.
ed as a dangerous ingredient, but the
amount is so small that ii is improb
able that any harm would result from
its use. The indirect harm which may
result, such as the formation OF the
morphine habit" from the use of NOR.
phine preparations, is not necessary
for me to bring up.
The proper Interpretation of the sec.
ton is what respectfully call to your
attention. Is 1t sufficient simply to
state the name of the dangerous ingre.
dent, or Is 1t also necessary to call at
tention las By poison or other means)
to the dangerous quality?
There are number of preparations
on the market which contain danger.
GUS ingredients as a part OF the form
ula, and a decision on the cough syr
ups would also settle the question for
the other preparations of this charac.
ter.
Cough syrups containing morphine
without a statement Of its pres
enee or dangerous quality.
No. ISL, "Jayne's EXpectorant," man
ufactured by DIR. ID. Jayne, Ph!ladel
phia, Pa; No. 3S4, Or. Bulls Cough
Syrup" manufactured by the Rev. DR..
J. w. Bull, Baltimore, Md; No. 3S5,
"Shiloh's Consumption Cure" manu-.
featured by S. c. Wells & Co., lie Roy,
n. Y; No. $50, "Pyny-Pectoral," man.
ufactured by Davis & Lawrence Co.,
New York; No. 3SS, "Dr. Wistar's Bal.
sam of Wild Cherry" manufactured by
Seth w. Fowle & Sons, Boston, Mass; ;
No. 1893, "Dr. A. Boschees German Sy.
rup," manufactured by l.. NJ. Green.
Woodbury., N. j.; No. 1874, Compound
Syrup of White Pine" manufactured
by Benson, Smith & Co., Honolulu; No.
4O1, "Wynkoop's Iceland Pectoral," r.
d. Wynkoop, New York; No. 407,
White Pine EXpectorant," manufac.
tured by the Western Chemical Co.;
No. 4OS, Orange Honey" Troy Phar-
macal Co.; No. All, Compound Syrup
White Pine and Tar" Troy Pharmacal
Co., San Francisco; No. Ala, Syrup
White Pine" Chambers Drug Co., Ho-
nolulu; No. Ais, Brother Benjamin's
Cough Cure" manufactured by Benja
min Remedy Co., Cincinnati, Ohio; No.
42l, DIR. Seth Arnold's Cough Killer"
manufactured by DR.. Seth Arnold's
Medical Corporation, Woonsocket, r.
l.; No. 422, "Dr. s. Andrew Kilmer
Cough Cure" manufactured by DR.. Xii.
mer 4 Co., Binghamton, N. Y; two
sample of baby soothing syrups were
found to contain morphine; No. 399,
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup" man
ufactured by Curtis & Perkins, New
York; No. 400, Baby Soothing Syrup"
manufactured by Western Chemical
Co.
In reference to this sample, | may
say that a statement of the presence
OF morphine is given In terms of the
French Pharmacopeia. consequently