The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-12-12

us IN" auulteratorS and mixers to
send forth great wall of distress |
through the press of the country.
II 1t is necessary To protect the |
p'opi" in regard to prepared foods. |
what shall we say about the prepared |
medicines that are found upon the |
shelves of every drug store in every |
littl" hamlet of the country" The |
nlt"t states law on drugs admit !
the sale of all kinds OF proprietary
medicine by placing a cumulative
statement on the label Of all danger
Gus narcotics the percentage ot alco-
! holmor,h iue. cocaine, heroin alpha.
or beta rucainc. chloroform. raunabis
indica choral hydratc caffeine phc-
naCctin", antipyrine, or aCetauildc, or
any dorINatiNe or preparation of any
/ such substance contained therein
/ South Dakota has gone little farther
than amy other state III tho Union
/ and declared 10y law that all uropri
/ ctary medicines shall bear a label stat
| ing in plain English lauguagc the
/ names OF all the ingredients OF which
/ 1T is composed. but that it is nor nee
| csSary 10 give the percentage of the in
| gradients, except those that ar" dan
! gerOus narcotic drugs or a deriyatNe
/ of the same The claim is made that
/ this compels the giving away of the
/ formula OF ,so-calIedD patent medicines
which is not true. eNccpt in cases of
some of the most simpIr preparatious.
which i'm some cases are of no use
whatever for the MITIGATION. cure. or
relief of tine diseases which tncy are
/ claimed TO cure.
Now the object of the pure food and
drug act is two fold. First. to protect
/ tho npouIp AGAINST injurious substau-
cos hpiug used i'm urODriptary mpdi-
. ciu1- and second 10 nrOtcct the pub
/ lie AGAINST fraud II has been held
lbs tine United STATES Supreme Court
that t,o poIice movers of n state gives
T 9h-nluf, and uulf-uutrl rIpht t0 pr1.
I feet fine ur0nl,, AGAINST those two evils.
ANYTHING i'm food or drink. which con.
,-timtc- "a fraud can he prohibited with
ont m,-fior Tho necessity of TN,
d.uas arf becomes APPARENT when IL
f. learned that throuah tine use uI
.h.adaclr druu- and some urprar.t.uus
which ar. recommended to .rpIlyl. all
kinds of pain ian from r\, tD l.u min
.u.t.- pruula have been known to nc.
uuir, tIe muru1iup or ouium habit
without KNOWING that Tho prrparatiuu4
confirmed amy such substances IL
,hrcomre apparput at once that the
intention Of the law is not only Just
but is a necessity
When a druggist is allowed to sell
| without question, sample OF wine
labeled pure California Wine made
from pure grape Juice and on the
label is pictured luscious bunch OF
grapes SO perfect that one can imagine
! the taste Of pure grapes when slipping
| the Wine, and this wine is especially
recommended for the sick and thOS,
| who are so weak that Stimulant OF
| some kind is absolutely necessary and
then upon analysis We find that II the
color Is pNtrdcleu l"hl'h ny tho way
was coal tar dye) the vine was aS
cIear as dlS'ilied water ana ,ioh upon
lurlher investigation II was Iouhu 'ha'
not urop ol grape Juice "dS ever
USED Ill ltS hlanuiacture' ana tha'
inns purely artincial compound was
preserved win pehzoate OF SOFA, II
causes one 10 Stop ana lhIhh IL 1t Is
not tlhle that some riga measure DC
enacted TO cohlpel honesty III th'
handling OF medicines Whlch are de
signed TO preserve lhe heal'h aho
ASSIST III the perpelullN Oh 'he huiilai
Sehdlhs theii 10 an uh'lihelN grave
The howl against the enforcement
of this law is born and maintained
through the unholy desire 10 MAKE
more money through the cupldity aho
ignorance Oh 'noSe VINO use ''eS'
preparations North DAKOTA ah'
Sou'h Dako'a, ana 'helr commission
erS ana chemists nave beeh the tar
|
energetic ana learleSS enforcement o.
'heSe laws. II mas beeh Sald ana II Il
no leSS true To-Day thah a century ago
that no thlel ere IeIt the matter Draw
WIN Sood OPINION Oh IN" law.
Since the manufacturers. the rec
tifiers. the blenders. the compounder,
and retail dealers in all these things
are a small portion Of the whole people