The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15
HUNT FOR FRAUDS
State School Of Pharmacy to Ex-
anime Druggists Stocks.
Merchants Observation-Disclosures
Drugs Liable to Prosecution.
ENDORSED BY BOARD.
State Board Of Health Puts Its
Q. K. on Movement.
enforcement Of Pure Food Rules
to Be Suspended.
ENDORSED BY BOARD.

H. s BAILEY, professor Of
the department of chem
istry of the kansas state
university, announced to
the Kansas state board Of
health at its meeting in this
city Friday afternoon, that l. E. Sayre
head OF the department. Of pharmacy
of the university, has completed ar
rangements for the establishment of a
department which viii take up the
work Of testing the purity Of drugs
offered for sale in the drug stores of
Kansas.
A letter was read from Prof. Sayre,
in which he explained that enlarge
ments in the laboratory facilities of his
department would permit of the han
ding Of this investigation, which viii
be made to reach all parts Of the state
Samples of all sorts of drugs viii be
purchased in scores of different towns
IN the state, and tn ese samples viii be
tested in the pharmacy laboratories by
the advanced students under the direc-
ton Of Prof Sayre. When the samples
do not come up to the standard fixed
by the government prosecutions under
The state law of retailers handling the
impure or adulterated drugs can be
commenced.
1T is known in a general way that
there have been vast quantities Of i'm
pure drugs offered and sold on the
Kansas market There has never been
any serious elIOTL TO ENFORCE me
gent laws Of the state relating to the
sale Of impure drugs. The prosecution
of such cases involves expensive
laboratory Investigate tons which no one
cared to undertake The proposed new
departure at the university pharmacy
CT the state something to work upon.
They will have the evidence placed in
their hands. The state law provides
severe penalties for selling impure
drugs
The only thing asked by Prof. Sayre
was that the new work Of his depart
ment receive the endorsement and sup
port of the state board of health and
the state board of pharmacy. The
board of health pledged its support to
Prof. Sayre in his new work.
New Pure Food Rule.
Under an order issued at the meet
ing of the board, packing houses and
cold storage concerns are prohibited
from packing or selling within the
state any poultry or game from which
the "insides" have not been removed
1t was the opinion of the board that
this practice is exceedingly dangerous
TO the healthfulness Of the frozen
poultry or game. 1T viii be an order
of great importance to packing houses,
for the general plan has been TO pack
poultry in the freezing rooms without
drawing them.
Aside from this one rule, the con-
ference between the board and the
wholesale grocers of Kansas, which
was In progress all of Friday after
noon, was almost barren of results.
All the discussion of the pure food
regulations of the board showed that
the enforcement of these rules at the
present time would be premature. and
the understanding was reached that
the Kansas board will postpone it's
active campaign against food adultera-
tons until the United States depart
ment of agriculture, through its chem
5cal experts. completes the preparation
of the food standards to be adopted
under the national food law This