Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-12
DRUGGISTS MUST OBEY.
NEW PHARMACY BOARD TO IN
SYST ON OBSERVANCE OF
LAWS.
NEW LIQUOR REGULATIONS
WILL LESSEN VIOLATIONS
Progressive Druggists Not Opposed to
Strict compIiance-Dairy Commits
sioner Wright Issues Suggestions
Regarding Care and Use of Milk
Fresh Milk Not All Good.

Des Moines, June district and alb
solutely impartial enforcement 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 begin get
ting 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 regard to the literal obser-
vance of this new law, which is regard
ed by the progressive druggists as
tending to protection of themselves
and the public. Another law whose en-
forcement devolveS Immediately upon
the new board is that which was pass
ed in 1907 to prevent the adulteration,
misbranding and imitation of drugs"
This very important law had provi-
sion that all goods placed in stock
prior 10 July 1, 1907, were exempt I'M
til April 1. 1909. Inasmuch as it would
be difficult for the state to show that
a misbranded article had been placed
in stock at any specific time practical
ly nothing could be done toward en-
forcement of the law until April l of
this year. AS matter of fact the old
board had put in vast amount of
time in a process of educating the
pharmacists of the state as to this law
and laying the foundation for obser-
vance of its letter and its spirit, and
this work was one reason for the I'M
usual activity of the old board the past
two years. But just at the time when
enforcement was TO be commenced the
old board was made the victim of poll
teal necessities. 1t is known, however,
that the new board is in favor of strict
enforcement of the law and prepara-
tons are under way for the prosecution
of every druggist in the state who vio-
lates the law.
The ''misbranding' law requires
labelling Of drugs as they are and espe-
cially requires every article containing
alcohol, morphine, and similar sub
stances to be labeled showing the pro-
portion.
The enforcement of this law will
place Iowa in line with other states in
the matter of reform in the handling Of
drugs. IT will go far toward putting
an end to the evil of the drug habits
! That perfect milk is as dangerous for
t babies as some having a foreign sub
Dairy and Pure Food Commissioner H
-,ic he NJ
nursing children to prepare their baby
! food with care
/ Fresh milk after it has stood a few
| hours said Mr.. Wright will raise some
Of the heavier butter fat substance to
the top. The third top should should
! be taken from the milk and the re-
/ eeptacie filled with water and two
tablespoonfuls of sugar added. This
when warmed is good food for the
! babies. Pure milk is too rich for the
! babies and under the agitation we are
conducting and demands We are max
ing it is very probable Iowa will have
milk up to standard.
"Dairymen can keep milk up to tbs
standard in butter fat" continued Mr.
| Wright" If the milk is testing below
the required butter fat a dairymar
| may put in enough cream to bring j
up to the standard. The courts have
ruled that cream and milk from a lega
viewpoint are the same substance an
there is no illegality about mixing tn
same things together. So there is NJ
excuse for the dairyman not having hi
milk up to standard and this depart
ment will continue to demand tina
there be the required amount of butter
fat in all milk Sold
Des Moines lawyers are more inclined
to a law fixing a definite percentage o
judgment which an attorney ma.
charge as a fee. rather than one per
mitting the trial court to fix his fee q
is suggested by the Law Reform com
mittee of the State Bar Association
which holds it's annual state conven
ton in Marshalltown beginning Jun
"a. Local lawyers are not inclined t
believe the fee matter should be left t
the judges as it would leave opportun
ity for too much expansion and con
traction according to the judges no
tons. They say law would be bette
that would positively say that a lawye
shall receive as his fee not more thai
10 or Is percent of the judgmen
returned for damages. If law on fee
is to be asked of the legislature, the
say "let it be positive one with op
portunity for no fayoritism. but -ul
to which all must conform"