The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-04
STAT BOARD
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Country M crcliant:ss! aSuspecte.dlSso tE
Selling Poisonous Drugs In 5
Violation 81 Law.
MAKE TEST CASE THIS ] 4 /! y 1: <
Mattcroof GeterallyaS Merchants hts
Rights Will Come B,effore
M ! FIN. Magistratc.

II Al, inspector, under instruc ions OF tlse
state Board n of Pharmacy, recently be-
gan an ,investigationS In the counties OF
Rockingham, Augusta and shenandoah,
In order that the aviolhtors OF I the law ll
regulating the sale OF poisons might pc
unprecedented and prosecuted So fars there al
have been about ono hundred and ilfty
violations reported. "a III S l5 54 ii9$
The stats laws IRE very strict a. n re- =
gard to the sale o. 5b lsons II, one but
}aglcensed druggi let cal, sell Ssucli, ana IN
doing SO such precnutions must be taken
fas labelling the bottle, giving two h anti
idotes. REQUIRING ID physicians permit for
the purchase, Registering the name OF
buyer, and It's use. TX X. ISL Il
Tho board has had ono case rep ortod to
1t in which carbolic acid was sold in an
old medicine bottle, with the escription
on 4 its label to- take two h. teasponfuls
three times q day D 5 sl;s si.5
After Country D Dealers.
t This unlawful sale is 4 being done very
little. If at al, by regular druggi SITS. The
Offenders are the country storel epers,
who have not even u license OF sal The
inspector has been after many blenders
IN the county and they have been SUM
rnoncd to appear for trial at S1inrr1 son
burg, Va The following article appeared
Bin&t the Monday edition Of the q a r.
burg Daily; Times 81 Il i5Ii
" ne rclslaa Z has yet been brought $to
trial iii this iii county for violating the
Law IN. reglrd to uhc sale OF poisonous
trtfRs III Is expec ted that proba ply inc
first trial will he held either TO- morrow -.
or Thursday, as no mag rate W l Nc
court on the Glorious Fourth. II u
There are over one h,rild red ana III "
merchants s In Rockin CHAM and Sllenan.
donhJ coun ties summoned to "a ppear ~ o
ans Yer tile above named violation, bu (
tits believed that There will be only e. few few
Eof the cases ACTUALLY broug hit to q ne
ing. Vllae lit is no known Wl1s,t h Ef'
will be any concerted action on the part
of the merchants ii, regnrd to their az
tense, It Is gerlerally believed that Sc "
erell of the merchants VIII VII etal,d nll
on different counts, and In case they q "a
fined that the rest will eath her pay up, Q
that they will com bine and carry the cases
UP on appeal. " n 53.s5 d
made at the first few trials, and tllon the
balance OF the merchants will abide v ~
the verdict III 3is not definitely known
but It Is believed that tho first cases
to be tried will be heard In this dist ict.'3
$S# Aroused Much Talk.
Y This wholesale issuance Of warrants RI. ut:
for the various country merchants has
aroused noalittlo talk, and in some in
stances considerab Bile bad feeling as8Well,l
j M many instances merchants, ter learn
Ing the object OF tho inspector s pul r. =.
chase, would telephone TO @ other mer IA
chants TO be on their guard They say
this was done 50 as to 4 avoid the posi-
billy Of their friends getting Into tro ~
while BY no means acknowledging al Y.
knowledge Of violating the law In making
the sales they did. rs
N 5..Inspector S. ~. Stricken spent most
OF the day in arrlsonburg vest rday, but
he said he had thing to say for pu D.
flication. ls .5s i.5
The prosecution Of TENDERS about Fl l'll'
Srisonburg Will be more n the way Of test
cases The State board does no Wish to
be hard upon the offend ers, as most have
sold poisons out OF n ignorance Of the
law The board wants to give everybody
fair warning, not desiring to i'm pose hard hard
ships on any one. J. 4. N ~ n ,ss,s i, W B.