Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-17
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DOPE FOR THE INFANTS.
Morphine, Cocaine and Other Drugs
For Babies.


plause, send to Jail the women and
men whom they catch smoking the
deadly stuff.
When a helpless baby cries annoy
ingly a peevish mother or a sleepy
nurse "dopes" the child with opium or
some drug as lethal.
When that baby grows up, If it sur
wives the cherubic slumbcrs induced by
soothing syrups and other infants
friends" the odds are that 1t will be
arrested in a raid on an opium joint.
Or a quivering, imbecile victim of CO.
caine, it will end its wretchcd days in
a lunatic asylum.
Such is the Irresistible deduction to
be drawn from pamphlet issued by
the bureau of chemistry of the depart
ment of agriculture. L. +. Kebler, chief
of the division of drugs in the bureau,
wrote the pamphlet. well named "Hab-
ii Forming Agents, Their Indiscrimi-
nate Sale and Use, a Menace to the
Public Welfare
The Dragging of Infants.
Mr.. Kebler, whose chief, in turn, Is
Dr. Wiley of the famous poison
squad" writes:
"The several classes of products will
be considered as nearly as practicable
in the order in which they are used
from infancy To old age. 1t should be
stated that only the most commonly
used and known products of each class
are considered in this bulletin, but 9TH
ers of the several classes are under
investigation, and it is expected that
he result will be published as soon as
Completed"
So he starts with the bottled quietus
given to squalling babies and says:
1T has long been known to the med
ical profession that these products as
rule contain habit forming agents.
but the majority of mothers have been
and still are ignorant of this fact, al
though some degree of publicity has
been given tine matter during recent
years. Lest any suspicion OF fear
should be aroused in the mind Of the
mother by the fact that the presence OF
opium, morphine, chlorOform, cannabis
indica (better knows as larkspur) or
some other harmful agent is declared
upon the label the manufacturer or
dealer endeaVors to allay such fear by
statements of the following character:
Contains nothing injurious to the
youngest babe mothers need not fear
giving this medicine to the youngest
babe, as no bad effects come from
the continued use of it. Statements OF
the following character were also
made in connection with preparations
containing morphine or OPIUM or both,
before the food and drugs act went in
to effect. This valuable remedy does
not contain any opium, morphine. lau-
danum, or parcgOric,' and 1t Is free
from all harmful agents.
Then the chemist names some rep
resentatives of this class of drugs
with their compounds:
Children's Comfort (morphine sui
phate).
Dr. Fahey's Pepsn Anodyne Com
pound (morphine sulphate).
Dr. Faheys Teething Syrup (mor-
phine and chloroform).
Dr. Fowler's Strawberry and Pepper
mint Mixture (morphine).
DR. Groves's Anodyne for Infants
(morphine sulphate).
Hoopers Anodyne. the Infants
Friend (morphine hydrOchlorid).
Jadway's Elixir fo Infants (codeine).
Dr. James's Soothing Syrup Cordial
(heroin).
Kopp's Baby's Friend (morphine sui
phate).
DR.. Miller's Anodyne for Babies
mOrphine sulpnate and chloral ny
drate).
Dr. Moffett's Teethina, Tcething Pow
ders powdered opium).
Victor Infant Relief (chloroform ana
cannabis indica).
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup
(morphine Sulphate).
Medicated Soft Drinks.
Proceeding from the cradle toward
the grave, the learned chemist deals
with medicated soft drinks" so call
ed. and hurls anathema thus:
1T is well known that parents. as a
rule, withhold tea and coffee from their
children, but having no knowledge of
the presence Of cocaine, caffeine or
other delcterious agents in soft drinks
they unwittingly permit their children
to be harmed by their use. Manufa"-
turers of drinks of this class, contai.l-
ing cocaine, have been successfully
prosecuted, for example, koca nola. Gel
cry cola, wiseola, PillSbury's koke,
kOla-ade, kOskola, cafe-ocoa ana
koke."
OF alleged catarrh cures it is al
firmed that no doctor, however learned.
knows the exact cause OF asthma nor
its treatment. Chemist Kebler goes
nearly as far in his statement about
catarrh and it's cure, then sets the ban
on "Dr. Birney'S Catarrh Powder" "Dr.
Agnew's Catarrh Powder" "Dr. Coles
Catarrh Cure" and the Grown Catarrh
Powder" Having analyZed these cureS:
Mr.. Kebler, with Uncle Sans seal of
approval, VOWS they are composed
largely of "habit-fOrming agents
His List of Drueaed Cough Cures.
Among cough and cold remedies
he names the following as containing
one or more forming drugs:
Ackcrs English Remedy (cnlnro-
form).
Adamson's Botanic Cough BalSam
(heroin hydrochlorid)
DR.. Fenner'S Cough-Cold syrup
(morphine).
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup morphine'
later cOdeine).
Jacksons Masis Balsam (chlor0form
and mOrphine).
Kohler's Onc-Night Cough Cure
(morphinc Sulphate. chlorofnrm ana
canna5is indica).
Won Totals Cough Pcctoral m"r-
phine and chloruform).
He then says that the same habit
| forming agents are offered tn III"
public in the form Of COnfcctiOnS un-
| der such names rs cough loZ"nges
and pastillcs, and cites these as eX-
amples:
Linseed. Licorice and Chlnr0dYnc
Cough LoZenges (chlnroform ana
ether)
Linsecd. Licorice and Chlor"dynH
Pastilles morphine, chlorof"rm ana
| ether).
Pastillcs Paneraj OmOrphin" and CO.
dcine).
| Treating Drug Habit With Drugs.
So drug additions are formed and
nOuriShed Then. according To Mr..
Kebler. arises the opportunity To
treat" the habits thus established.
He writes:
In most instances these treatments
contain the very drug or drugs f"I
which the treatment is advertised ana
| cold