The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-12-06
BAN UPON MEDICINES.
Yerkes Makes List of Those That
Contain Alcohol.

W3SNlnSGOU, NOV. @f.-4De Oo-h-
missioner of internal Revenue
John ". Yerks some time ago began
an Investigation concerning alcoholic
compounds labeled as medicines and
held out to the public as remedies
fer diseases, and the result of the ex-
amintion was given in circular to
collectors 1t follows:
ssOn Septem Der 18th, Circular No.
673 was issued from this Office, con-
cerning alcoholic compounds adver
tised and sold as medicines upde&
various names, some of which we're
composed chiefly of distilled spirits
or mixtures thereof, without the ad
dition of drugs or medicilal lngre-
dients in sufficient quantity to change.
materially the character of the alco-
holic liquor.
"In that circular it was stated that
becs use these preparations were held
out to the public as medicines would
not afford ground for relieving their
manufacturers from special taxes as
rectifers and wholesale liquor dealers,
and would not relieve the retail deal
ers therein from special tax as retail
LIQUOR dealers under the provisions OF
the Federal statues.
ssIt was further stated that this
Office would. by analyses made in the
chemical laboratory here, Of these
various compoanos determine whether
those manufacturing and handling
them would be liable to the special
tax named.
..Further, that until such analyses
we're made and conclusions reached
by this office, druggists and merchants
selling these compounds In gond faith
as medicines only would not be affect
ed by the new ruling until December
lSt.
Before that date it was the purpose
of the Office to make public announce
ment of the various preparations
found by analysis to be within the
terms of the ruling of September 18th.
sBv reason of the care given in
making analysis Of these compounds
the Office has been unable to complete
the examination of all such COM
pounds now upon the market. low
ever, it has made analysis Of the fol-
lowing preparations, ano ind that
they are within the terms of the ru1-
ing of September 18th: Atwood's La
Grippe Specific Cuban Gineeric. Ee
Witte's Stomach Bitters, DR.. Bou-
vier's Buchu Gin, DR.. Fowler's Meat
and Malt, Dufy's Malt Whiskey, Gil
bert's ReiuvaDating Iron and Herb
Juice. Hostetter's Stomach BltterS.
Kudros, Peruca, Rockcandy Cough
Cure.
'sSince the ruling was made. maui
facturers of preparations referred to
in that ruling and wholesale druggists
and retail druggists handllnS them
have demonstrated that large losses
would occur to them if the ruling was
made efecSye on December ist.
They have Sstated that in good faith
and under roles heretofore controlling
they have purchased these compounds
in large quantities. have them in
stock. and that it would ne i.npcssi-
ple to DISPOSE of them By the cate
originally determined.
s'After careful consideration Of this
phase Of the case, and to protect those
who in good faith have engaged in the
sale of the prepartions this office
has determined to make the order
effective as against manufacturers on
January lst. 1906, instead OF Decem-
ber !, 1908. said date, January l,
1906, being the beginning of tie third
quarter of the fiscal year.
Witt, regard to all handling these
pre- prations as retail dealers, both
druggists and other merchants, the
order will be made effective April l,
1906, the beginning IF the last quarter
of the current year.
'.This Office will continue to make
analyses of other preparations similar
to those already examined, and will
onnounce from tiue to time the cen
clusions reached.
ssUntil public notice is given as to
other preparations than those above
named, manufacturers, druggists,
and Others handling these prepara-
tions will not be held liable for
special tax for other articles than
those set forth bere'o. provided that
the compounds are sold in good faith
as medicines.