The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-06


Hears Representative Webb I'm 6up.
por OF His BID Requiring MANN
facfurers of Medicines to Have LAhco
Containing List OF Ingredients On
Every Botue-Made Favorable Inn
preston
Washington. February 27.-Repre-
sentative Webb occupied the attention
of the inter state commerce commit
tee OF the house for a time today in
advocating a favorable report upon
his bill providing that every manufac-
;urer Of medicine for Interstate ship
men shall have printed on each boI.e
in the English language. the name or
the ingredients contained In each bot
tie or package. At the conclusion Of
the address Chairman Hepburn said
that he felt that the North Carolina
member had thrown much light upon
the subject OF decided importance. a
there appeared 10 be only 4 single
member OF the committee. Represcn-
tative Bartlett, of Georgia, who q
any objections 10 the bill. He fears
that the proposed measure might come
in conflict. in some way. with the
states rights doctrine. Mr.. Webb Sas
asked If he had any objection TO he
Incorporation Of his bill in the pure
food law and replied that this curse
was satisfactory to him. as his fiyst
desire was 10 correct evils complained
Of without reference TO the question of
whose name the bill should bear. Edi-
tor HapEOod, Of Golfers Weekly, will
be here today 10 confer with Mr.. Webb
about his subject. IL being a matter e
which the publication mentioned has
of late devoted much space. The oil
does not require the proportion Of
ingredients 10 be printed on the bottle
uE.ess the bottle contains opium. CO.
caine. morphine, choral or alcohol.
TIE ETC" MEANT COCAINE.
IN the course OF his remarks. Mr..
Webb said: Recently a patent medi-
cine concern advertised that they had
concluded 10 give the public the con-
tents Of their medicines and assumed
20 print the formula on the package.
Several different herbs were mention
ed, and, al the enc of this enumera-
ton are the three letters, etc" a
board of pharmacy analysed this nadi.
cine and discovered that the "etc -
covered SIC per ent of cocaine-death
dealing. habit forming cocaine. The
head of the New York city health de
partment recently wrot a protective
association that he desired 10 call at
tentiOn 10 the fact that a much-adyer-
ised article contained a large per cent
of cocaine, saying that a pitiable. case
had come under his knowledge recent
~ OF a fOrmerbright lawyer with whom
he had lone business. The lawyer had
had = bad cold for a long time and
had tried many remedies TO stop II.
One day he saw an advertisement of
this cure and took it. He now says
he knows the stuff is killing him, but
he cannot stop using ii.
OPIATES IN CONSUMPTION RENE
DIES.
Many consumptive cures cont an
drugs in the form OF opium, morpr S,a
cocaine and chloroform, which No So
~ do not stop the progress OF u .c,,,s
ease, but oftentimes hasten 1t. G ES cnn-
sumption cure is known TO con,oI,
ch~loroform and prussic acid, "a ,harn
Is no warning on the bot -, thas :.
contains deadly poisons. Mor,hjna is
the most constituent of a famous cough
syrup. In Cincinnati he death or =
little child was cause Il hv q doso y,
this cough syrup. Another case OF
poisoning from this syrup Is registered
in Indiana. The child died In conynI-
sions after az hours. II had taken an
overdose, Tn. mother no doubt had
left the bottle lying around earelessly
because there is nothing TO indicate
that it contained n deadly poison. An
I other cough syrup is known to con-
tain morphine and h~ydrocyauIc acid"
One of the highest officials or the
government, one who makes aldToTe
daily visits 10 the White house IN Mo
with his official duties, was today
asked whether the recommendations.
OF Congressman Blackburn would car
ry weight pending his trial in April.
After some hesitation the gentleman
In question said no decision had been
arrived al in this matter. but that
something might be said later with
reference TO he subject.
An inspection today OF the answer
OF District Attorney Holton to the
charges filed against him shows that
Mr.. HOiton does not fail TO paw his
respect 10 his chief critic. Congress-
man Blackburn. He asserted that. on
nmerous occasions. Blackburn came
to MIN and suggested that he not
push cases, the congressman saying it
would help him out politically and that
he would get fees out Of the defend
ants.-W- A. Hildebrand. In Charlotte
Observer.
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