The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-08-21
SAVE INFANTS
SAYS COUNCIL

cdit Ldhc, aug ZV.-SaH LAKE Clty
stands In a fair way of obtaining a
cope ordinance now that should go
long way towards lessening the
Wholesale use Of Objectionable drugs,
poisonable both to tho mind and the
body and reducing the number OF
dope fiends.'
After lengthy discussion the city
council, sitting as committee OF the
whole. decided Thursday evening 10
recommend for passage an ordinance
prohibiting the sale of or disposal OF
cocaine, morphine, heroin OF opium
or any of the derivatives of opium
or any preparations wherein either
Is an ingredient except upon the pre-
scription OF reputable licensed prac-
ticing physician and such prescrip-
ton shall not be refilled
The restrictions do not apply, of
course, TO preparations recognized by
the United States pharmacopia or 10
standard proprietary medicines that
are not narcotic, neither do they ap-
ply TO the wholesale sale by jobbers.
wholesalers and manufacturers to re-
tailers nor to sales at retail by retail
druggists to regular practitioners OF
medicine, dentistry or veterinary med
icine, nor sales made to manufactur-
ers of proprietary or pharmaceutical
preparations for use in the manufac-
ture OF such preparations. nor to sales
10 hospitals. colleges. scientific or
public institutions.
The penalty for violation OF the
measure is a fDe OF 1929 or Impris-
onment In the city Jail for six months
hat Gr-
The measure is drafted on lines
proposed by the physicians. DR.. R. w.
Fisher represented the doctors and
Joy II. Johnson acted as chief spolles-
rlan for the druggists The hitcn
came over the word derivatives" and
so-called soothing syrups. The drug.
s1sts rather wanted the word "deri,
vutivcs' stricken out and appeared to
he divided as TO whether soothing
syrups are sedatives or narcotics In
this connection 1t was suggested that
the maximum amount of the drugs OF
their derivatives to be allowed In
soothing syrups and the like be plac-
ed In the ordinance but nothing was
cone as to this.
The physicians contend that the
gfown-up dope" flend is incurable
and lost and that the ordinance
should be directed more towards pre-
yentlon than cure. According 10 the
physicians many of the so-callod
soothing syrups contain enough
dope" TO place them I'm the narcotic
class and the dope" habit is devel-
oped In many infants through the use
of these syrups. Dr. Fisher wanted
so-called soothing syrups barred un-
der the measure Winslow's soothing
syrup was the chief one complained
OF.
Soothing syrup stunts the child's
growth and hurts his mentality" was
one OF DR. Fishers strong statements
Little or no complaint was made
against cough medicines containing
drugs.
Charles Van Dyke OF the Van Dyke
drug store classed Or. Fishers state
ments as to soothing syrup as purely
theoretical and said that he has no
knowledge of the development of a
single dope" fiend from the use of
soothing syrups.
Chief of Police Barlow said that
from eight to ten dope" cases reach
the police station every ten or twelve
days The habit starts with smoking,
then the victim drifts to cocaine on
account OF the time and cost caused
by smoking The Victims range in
age from Is TO 30 years. The Victims
obtain the dope" through agents or
"bootleggers." Chief Barlow said, but
the users ordinarily zealously protect
the distributors OF IT.
Mr. Hall said that he didn't care
so much for the "old timers" but
that he thought the council ought to
90 all in It's powers to save infants
from the habit and favored strict
measure. Such a measure might make
a big stock OF soothing syrup worth
only so cents on the dollar, Mr.. Hall
said but money shouldn't weigh.
J. l.. Franken OF the Druehl-Frank-
en- store classed the soothing syrup
proposition as big bug bear. There
Is little OF 1t sold. he said. and he
never heard OF dope" case devel-
oping from the use OF soothing syrup.
Too much hair splitting was another
of Mr.. Franken's complaints. He
urged that tho word derivatives be
cut out
Following this the physicians or
dlnance was recommended for pass
age. Tho dope measure took up
so much time thnt the committee
die not get together.
Pny rolls for the half month end
ing August 10. amounting TO SiS,6l5.-
So, were authorized.