Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-03
PATENT MEDICINES
Get A SOLAR PLEXUS
Gaines Of Norfolk Introduces Mea.
sure Aimed al Preparations
Sold as Health Producers.
EORM|l| A Tn RE- m IHF pACXACE
FORMULA TO Be ON THE PACKAGE
Sale Of Impure Liquors TO be Prohibit
cd u Dill Favored by Senator Tav.
ener Becomes Law-Heavy Pen.
altics Provided for Making Impur .
"noozc"--Morc Funds for Schools.
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RICHMOND. VA. Feb. 2.-Dc:e.
gate Gaines. of Norfolk. today intro
'uccd in the House u bill to regulate
the sale Of patent and proprietary
medicines in the State
Among other things, 1t provides
That each package. bottle. box or other
parcel containing what is commonly
known at patent or "proprietary'
medicine of any kind or in any form.
intended for internal resumption by
human beings other than II medicine
specially comro indcd upon the writ.
ten order or prescription of physi.
cian duly Authorized to practice his
profession in this State. which shall
be hereafter manufactured within this
State. or which shall be hereafter
manufactured without this State. an
exposed or offered for sale. or sold or
given away. or.Qtherwise disposed of.
4qsithin this st$te shall have both on
Sfiie- ontsfdF wrapper OF such package,
bottle, box or other parcel. and also
on the label affixed to such package.
bottle, box or other parcel in plain
English. printed in black letters on
white paper. the type to be used to
he not smaller than that known as
ciSht-point complete formula show
ing all the ingredients contained in
such patent or proprietary" mcdi.
cine and the exact proportions of
each ingredient thereof.
Formula to BE Printed.
Whenever any such patent" or
''proprietary' medicine shall contain
more than eight (S) per cent of ethyl
alcohol, or mere than one.twenty-fif,rl
of per cent. of morphine, heroin. co
cainc or of the salts or equivalents of
derivatives Of the same. or any of
them. or more than one-fourth of Der
cent. Of choral hydrate, or any quan.
tity OF hclladonna, cotton root. ergut
ar other abortifacient. there shall be
printed in plain English in red he.
smaller than that known as eight 81
point. on white paper in addition to
the formula of ingredients hereinbc-
fore required. both on the outside
wrapper of the package bottle, box o.
other parcel containing the same. aud
also on the label affixed to such pack.
age. bottle, box or parcel, no. ice
reading as follows
"Poison" Plainly Marked.
This package Tor bottle or box or
parcel, as the case may be- contains
there give the name and proportion or
percentage of the drug. as the case
may bel. and is, therefore. under the
act of the General Assembly of the
State of Virginia, marked Poison.
and also the single separate word
poison. which shall be printed sepa
rately on line by itself. in bold.face
type. the said type to he not smaller
than that known as eighteen QS)
point"
Pure Booze for virgnians.
Senator Tavenner. of Shenandoah,
has introduced in the Senate bill to
prevent the adulteraton of intoxlcat.
ing liquors sold in Virginia, and pro.
viding heavy penalties for its enforce.
ment. The act provides that whoever
adulterates. for the purpose of sale,
any spirituouus, alcoholic or malt liz.
,ors used or intended for drink Or
medicinal purposes. with vitriol
opium. alum. capsicuT. copperas, IaI,.
rel water logwood. cochlneal, sugar of
lead, aloes. fannie acid or any other
substance which is poisonous or la.
furious to health, or with any sub.
stance not necessary ingredient to
the manufacture thereof, and whoever
sells or offers OF keeps for sale any
such liquors so adultcrated. shall be
guilty OF a misdemeanor, and shall be