The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-23

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edes, Which has Been More Than Complying
With the New Law. Even Before II was
Thought Of in Congress.
The widespread interest in the Pure
Food Law. which went into fleet Janu-
AIRY has reached apparently every class
in the community. The grucers. The
butchers, even the candcstick makers.
are compelled now by ucle Sam 70 take
the people into their confidence and tell
them Just what they are selling. ncle
sam has lett very little to chance The
strong arm al the Washington Govern
mcnt mas compelled manufacturers To
state plainly on their labels what adul-
trrants have been used IN preparing the
package.
Perhaps NO other class Of maaufactu-
nrrs has been more deeply stirred than
the makers of patent medicines They
ARE now compelled 10y law To state ON
their labels the NAMES OF dangerous drugs
used in the preparation uf their remedies
Like all laws that work for the heniit uf
the public. the Pure Food Law has made
some manufacturers do some lively
squirming; while 1t has brought Joy To
the hearts oi those who were giving the
people a square deal.
Mr. Lewis. the well known druggist.
in discussing this point with our report
err, made some comments 80 interesting
that they are reproduced here Tor the
benefit of our readers
There - good deal Of satisfaction in
knowing You We done right, said MIR.
Lewis. "hur there's much more in having
that iact RECOGNIZED.
"FOur wears ago We were one of the
thousand leading druggists who met to-
gether 10 discuss the patent medicine sit-
uation. All OF W. expressed dissatlsfac-
tion az having to sell remedies whose
formulas were unknown To IA IA ser
wants ~ the public. 81 course. We sold
" hatevrr our trade callrd iJr. But We
wanted TO be- able To- sell our customers
at ira-t ONE line OF uAt-nt medicines
Whose formulas We KNEW. and THEY
bneW-rrmedtrs who's. reliability Hud
efficiency We could back up with ourown
hame- and regulations.
The R"Nnl Reiurdi-r were the out
come Of that meeting, aud our co-Dpera-
tive company the ultrd Drug Company.
WAS formed to manufacture them
MCGUIRE AlL-IN RENAiL Plan.
NO 'curc-al :. mo- ,ecretiormulas-bn
800 remedies. each The most successful
and safest cure known 10 the medical
world for "A specific human Ill., aud every
formula known 10 every Kexal druggist
and his custOmers-THAT was the Rex
all plan from the beginning
be- great -uccess Of K-xall Remedies
has been mo- surprise 10 u They are the
BEST cures. and they r. sold in the
sol ARES + way Every RrXall Remedy
* sold with the understanding that The
customer ii dissatisfied will get the pur-
chase money back hy simply returning
the empty package Or bottle-and W.
have always lived up 10 this guaranret'
The agitation against secret formula
patent medicines during the past TWO
years has never affected Rrxall Remedies
in the l~as'. h,cpu-,. their formulas were
MEYER SErREr-and ever, body knew
it,
UN,lE SAM ADOPTS THE ELNALL Plan.
The nited States Government has at
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ing. and passed Pure Food and Drug
Law. But We didn't need the Govern
10 push Us 10 tell what il in our remedies
we thought people ought to know that
four years ago.
Even the Pure Food Law doe4 not
compel other patent medicine mannfac-
turers 10 tell you ~ much about their
preparAfiOns ~ We voluntarily tell you
about Rexall Remedies. and always have.
Only the dangerous drugs in other
patent medicines are revealed-the resi-
oi their ingredients are still kept secret
from You. You know EVERYTHING |
that goes into Rexall Remedies; their
COMPLETE FORMULAS have always
been op,n To the public.
We. ike all the other Rexall drug
gi-ts. have always had the formulas OF
the 800 Rexall Remedies in our posses.
sion. and have given them 10 thousands
Of our customers.
Don { YOU think we have reason 10
be proud OF our connection with Rexall
Remedies? Don't you think lOU have
reason to put faith in them
Bishop Alpheus W. Wilson, Of the NJ
+. church. South, who celebrated his
golden wedding recently. has started on
a trip around the world sailing from San
Francisco on March 18th for China.