The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-06
TABOED MEDICINE.
At the Request Of Interested Fa1ties
the da.e Of
Enforcing the Law Postponed

Enforcing the LAW Postponed
80 Jannrary foc Makers
and April fer the
Sellers.
The commissioner Of iruesnal rsve-
nue., Jshn ". Ye.kes, some time ago
began an Investigation concerning a.
cohohc compounds labeled as medi-
cines and held OUT to the public as
remedies for diseases ar6 the result q
the examination 1as given yesterday
In circular to collectors. 1t FOL
lows:
''On September y, Circular No.
6T3 was issued from this cti)e, con
cerniDg alcoholic compounds aeVer-
ttsed and sold as mecicires under
various osmes, some Of which were
composed chiefly OF distilled spirits or
mixtures thereof, without the aGd,.
tion OF drugs OF medicinal Ingredients
in sufficient quantity to change nat,
erially the character Of the alcoholic
liquor.
SIN that circular it was stated that
because these preparations were helc
out to the public SIS medicines would
not afford ground for relieving thei1
manufacture ffcDn special taxes as
rectifsrs and Wholesale liQ;or dealers
and would not relieve the retail G:al-
ers therein tom special TAX as retail
liquor dealers under the provisions
OF the Federal statutes
1T was further stated that tots
of6cs would, by analyses maze in the
chemical laboratory here, OF these
various con- pounds deter mine whether
those manufacturing and handling
them would be liable to tie special
tax named.
Further that until such snslysss
were made and conclusions reached
By this flee druggists an6 merchants
selling these conpouzos in good faith
as medicines only would not be sf5c.
TED by the new ruling until Dscem-
ber l.. Before that date it was the
purpose OF the cffce to make public
announcement Of the various prepar-
ations found by araylsis to be within
the terms Of the ruling OF Septe mSer
IL.
BY reason Of the care given IN
making analyses Of these compounds
the cn,e has been unable to ct mplete
the examination Of all such com
pounds now upon the market, Bow
ever it has made the following prep
arations, snd fnGs that they are
within the terms OF ruling OF Septem
ber 12: Atwoods Ls G:ippe Spec. fc,
Cuban Gingsric, De Wits Stomach
Bttte,s, Dr.. Bouviers Buchu Gin, Dr..
Fowlers Meat and Malt, Dufy's Malt
Whiskey, G loerts Re ejuvenatiDg 1ron
and Herb juices Rosteaters Stomach
Bitters, Kudros, Pe1una, R1cAancy
Cough Cure.
''Since the ruling was made, man
ufactures Of preparations referred to
in that ruling ard wholesale drug
gists and retail druggists handling
them have demonstrated that large
loosss would occur to them If
the ruling was made { # sc5ive;on Dec
enber /. They have stated that. in
good faith and under rules heretofore
controlling they have purchased these
compounds il large quantities, have
them in stock and that it would be
impossible to dispose Ct them by the
date originally determined.
2osTPoNEs ENFORCEMENT OF LAW.
AFTER careful consideration OF this
phase Of the case and to prous ca those
who In good faith have engaged in
the sale OF these preparations, this
offcs has determined TO make the or
der effective as against manufactures
On january l, 1905, instead Of Dec.
ember /, 1905, said date, january, !
1906, being the beginning Of the third
quarter OF the fiscal year.
With regard to al handling these
preparations as retail dealers both
druggist and other merchants, the
order will be made eff -cted April l,
1905 the beginning Of the last quarter
Of the current fiscal year.
This flee will continue to make
analyses Of other preparations similar
to those already examined, and will
announce from time.to time the con-
clusionS reached.
Until public notice is given IS to
other preparations than those above
famed, manufactures, druggists,
and others handling these prepara,
tions will not be held liable for other
articles than those set forth herein
provided that the cs mpounds are sold
In coed faith as medicines