The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-17
MESSAGE TO LEGISLATURE

necessary pure food law in this State
I cannot say; but am OF the opinion
that we ought TO have a law articnlat-
ing with the national law. because the
national law can only apply to inter
state comerce. 1t certainly Is the
highest duty Of the state to protect
Its people against the iniquisities
aimed at In pure food law iegisfation4
Such Legislation should include the
sale Of patent medicines, which IS one
of the greatest frauds practfced upon
the people. Many Of these so-caIled
remedies are poisonous, deieterious
to the human organism and their sale
is worse than obtaining money un.
der false pretense Upon the label OF
every patent medicine there should
be required to be printed in plain Ian
guag the stun Of which It Is compos-
ed. DR.. G. D. Lind, In his address be.
/ fore the State Medical Association at
this subject, and said that 1--WE should
strike at the root of the whole matter
by enaeting a law prohibiting the sale
Of all drugs or mixtures by druggists
to be used as medicines without the
advice and consent of a licensed ply
sician." The doctor remarked that az
first blush this might seem to go too
far; but he defends his proposition
ably, and am inclined to think he Is
right. @
Printing Laws.
smypathize with the Secretary OF
State In his advocacy of a change in
the laws concerning public printing,
binding, and supplying printing paper
and stationery. as he says that he
knows nothing about printing. It has
always struck me as in the nature of
an absurdity to make man superin-
tendent Of public printing who is not
a practical printer. He must neces.
sarily leave the conduct of that i'm.
portant branch Of the public service
to a subordinate of his office. and he
must sign acquisitions for the pay.
ment OF large sums OF money withou.
know,ny whether thay ara aarrraot =,
not The snnerintenaent ~, n,h,,e
printing ought to be printer. and he
should have charge q, nj, tbe nrint,ns
doneybv the contrac,or ;nc,,d,ns ~,
nrintina. az Tho renorts =, tha O.,
nreme Court ~ Anraa1s + do M,
mean change a. tha Law wh,eh hss
been enacted In the .,nronrt,tion mi,
since 1897 ~ reo,,r,ns baSnn,,I,o ~,
stitpt,ons ana 5oa,+a,n ,,,oor,. ~ "a,
the costs 81 +he,r AVN nr,nt,ns, an az
binding ana stat,onary o,t ~ ytha,,
own fnn,sI. ,naeed n th,nt ara. n.a
notes economy and q therefore !,
wise provision: s Int mt 4 be,,eve tbat al,
1.-THE, other nrint;nee, sbon,d Ia n q. 70;
of the snnsr,ntandsn. ~ r,,nt,n,,5
see no raas IN ,yhy' tha 4 tta,.ray 20,
eral shon,a have +ba 5hnrf,ern[ ~ 57tte
printing If tba snnremeS Court 70
norris uaying srcb = ,s 5oh,;sed i
have a nr,,t,ns cie,i, a, MI, omoa q,
seems 10 ,,, t,a+ ~, ,iar,, 80 tha g.,
nreme Court ~ Anna,is Ia the nron,,
oalcer r. nrena re- for n,th,fcat,on and
index the renorts ~ th,t court al
when so nrenared the nr,nting an
fhtnding should be n charge ~ the o.,
perinten1ent of nrint,ng II "a hns,
nose thot wyo,,,a 'saa,, -, 5,av.t - ~,
,ect,or ,,;t,, a. oraa 80 az ..tas. :,
kcarero, pasiaas h.. ,,v,a,,a IN ~.
nenses are increased
4 cIassit,e,+,on ,nd ,n,or,o,,.,on =,
v Mnn;o,n,I cornor,.ioas
The nav conn,ss,an !, loo, ~. /. t.
.trrctsa hv ~ .asa,,t,oa. ..aat,n.
n ~ "oons,dsa tha ,nam,n@ :, = ,a,s
c,ass,fvtng cit,.s towns ava n,,,, 200
and snh,n;, WITH ,ha,r renost a. nsas
ticah1e maas,,re ~ maas,,ras nn,
v,dine hy senara, ,,a, ,or srnh o,a -
IIec,t,on ans 60 an ,aea,aa.a t,a., ,'', :,
',.,-s> 800 ~ p so =,