Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-26

New Law, Even Before Ii Was
Thought Of La Congress-.
The widespread interest in the pure
food law, which went into effect Jan.
l, has reached apparently every class
in the community. The grocers. the
butchers, even the candlestick makers.
are compelled now by Uncle Sam to
take the people into their confidence
and tell them just what they are sell
ing. Uncle Sam has left very little to
chance. The strong arm of the Wash
ington government has compelled man.
ufacturers to state plainly on their la
bells what adulterants have been used
in preparing the package
Perhaps no other class of manufac-
turers has been more deeply stirred
than the makers of patent medicines
They are now compelled by law to
state on their labels the names of dan
gerous drugs used in the preparation
Of their remedies Like all laws that
work for the benefit of the public. the
pure food law has made some manufac-
turerS do some lively squirming; while
it has brought JOY To the hearts of
those who We're giving the people
square deal.
Mr.. Thomas, the well known drug
gist. in discussing this point. made
some comments so interesting that
they are reproduced here for the ben
eft of our readers.
There's a good deal of satisfaction
in knowing you've done right" said
Mr.. Thomas. but there's much more
in having that fact RECOGNIZED.
-Four years ago We were one of the
thousand leading druggists who met
together to discuss the patent medicine
situation. All of us expressed dissat-
isfaction at having TO sell remedies
whose formulas were unknown to us
AS servants of the people, of course,
We sold whatever our trade called for
But we wanted TO be able TO sell our
customers at least ONE line of patent
medicines whose formulas we KNEW,
and THEY knew-remedies whose re-
liability and efficiency we could back
up with our names and regulations.
The RexaE Remedies were the ont
come of that meeting, and our cooper
/ alive company, the United Drug Com
pany, was formed to manufacture
| Them -
| No Cure-alIs in Rexaii Plan.
| No 'cure-als no secret formulas
but 800 remedies. each the most sue
Icessful and Safest cure known to the
medical world for specific human
i'll. and every formula known to every
| ReXall druggist and his customers
THAT was the RcXall plan from the
beginning!
| The great success of ReNal Rene
dies has been no surprise TO us. They
are the BEST cures. and they're sold
IN the SQUAREST way. Every Rexa,l
Remedy is sold with the UNDERSTAND
ing that the customer. if dissatisfied.
will get the purchase money back by
simply returning the empty package
or bOttle-and we have always lived
up 10 this guarantee.
The agitation against 'sccre; for
mula patent medicines during the
past two years has never affected
RcNall Remedies in the least. because
1
land everybody knew it,
Uncle Sam Adopts the Rcxaii Plan.
The United States Government has
lat last come around to our way OF
thinking. ami passed Pure Food ami
Drug Law. Bat we didn't need the
Government to push MS TO tell what is
| II our rcmCdics-WC thought peopl,,
ought 10 know that four years ago.
Even the Pure Food Law does 10.
icoDpel other patent medicine MANI
factuTCrs TO tell you as much about
tell you about ReXall Remedies. and
always have OEly the dangerou,
drugs in other patent medicines ar
revealed-the rest of their ingredient,
are still kept secret from you. Yol,
know EVERYTHING that goes int
ReXall Remedies their COMPLE-i =.
FORMULAS have always been open
to the public.
We like all the other RexaII druy
Sists,' have always had the formula
of the 500 Rexall Remedies in our pos
session. and have given them to thou
sands of our customers.
Don't you think we have reason
be proud of our connections wit!
Rexall Remedies? Don't you thinT
YOU have reason to put faith IL
them"