Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-14
Iowa
DRUG LAWS TO Be ENFORCED
Pharmacy Board Will Be Strict in
Regard to New Regulations.
MIsBRANDING CLAUSE RIGID
VIII h Made to Put stop
TO AIcohoI and Druk Habits
Pure MIX May BE
Dangerous.
From a staff Correspondent

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DIES MONIES, Ia, June 12-(Special)-
Strict and absolutely impartial enforce
ment of the laws Of the state is the order
under the present state administration. and
especially is this true with relation to the
new pharmacy laws.
Very soon the druggists will have to be-
gin getting their liquor application blanks
from the county auditors in such way that
an absolute record will be kept, and there
can be no evasion of the law. The new
pharmacy board will be very strict in re-
gard to the literal observance Of this new
law which is regarded by the progressive
druggists as tending to protection Of them
selves and the public.
Another law whose enforcement d~evolves
Immediately upon the new board is that
which was passed in 1907 to prevent the
adulteration. misbranding and imitation of
drugs" This very important law had a
provision that all goods placed in stock
prior to July /, 1901 were exempt until
April l, 1905. Inasmuch as it would be
difficult for the state to show that a mis-
branded article had been placed in stock
at any specific time practically nothing
could be done toward enforcement of the
law until April l of this year. As a mat
ter of fact the old board had put in a vast
amount of time in a process of educating
the pharmacists OF the state as to this
law, and this work was one reason for
the unusual activity of the old board the
last two years. But just at the time when
enforcement was to be commenced the old
board was made the victim Of political
necessities. 1t is known, however, that
the new board is in favor of strict en-
forcement of the law. and preparations are
under way for the prosecution of every
druggist in the state who violates the law.
The 'misbranding' law requires labelling
Of drugs as they are and especially requires
every article containing alcohol, morphine
and similar substances to be labeled show
ing the proportion.
The enforcement of this law will place
Iowa in line with other states in the matter
of reform in the handling of drugs. 1t will
go far toward putting an end to the evil
Of the drug habits.
Pure Iowa Milk and Babies.
That perfect milk is as dangerous for
babies as some having a foreign substance
within it is claimed by H.. r. Wright, state
dairy and pure food commissioner, and he
warns mothers OF nursing children to pre-
pare their baby food within care.
Fresh milk, after it has stood a few
hours" said Mr.. Wright, twill raise some
of the heavier butter fat substance to the
top. The third top should be taken from
the milk and the receptacle filled with
water and two tablespoonfuls of sugar
added. This when warmed is a good food
for the babies. Pure milk is too rich for
the babies and under the agitation we are
conducting and demands we are making
It Is very probable, Iowa will have milk
up to standard.
"Dairymen can keep milk up to the stand,
ard in butter fat. II the milk is testing
may put in enough cream to bring 1t up
to the standard. The courts have ruled
that cream and milk from a legal view.
point are the same substance and there Is
no illegality about mixing the same things
together. So there is no EXCUSE for the
dalryman not having his milk up to stand'
ard and this department will continue t
demand that there be the required amount
Of butter fat in all milk sold"
Evangelical Lutheran Convention.
The annual conference of the Evangelical
Lutheran church Of America opened a
Clear Lake, Ia, with 800 in attendance from
! Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Ne
braska, North and South Dakota. Rev. J
Nj, Shelby of Clarissa, Mimi, president o
the board of elders, today opened the serv
Ices with prayer. An address of welcom'
was delivered by s. NJ. Stenby of Clea
Lake, president of the conference.
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