Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-12-28
PROF. LADD SCORES
ALL fraud MEDICINES
BULLETIN HAS JUST BEEN Is
SUED By PURE FOOD CON-
MISSIONER
MISSIONER.


Declares that North Dakota is Made
Dumping Ground for Certain Glass
of Patent Medicines.
Fraud med icines are roundly scored
by Prof. Z. F. Ladd, commissioner OF
pure foods Of the state of North Da-
kota, in bulletin just issued. Legis-
lation dealing with the subject is urg-
ed by him for passage at the coming
session OF the state assembly. North
Dakota, he declares, is made Veri-
table dumping ground for a certain
class of fraud patent medicines and
in his statement covering the situa-
ton, he points out needed legislation
to further safeguard public health
and do away with the fraudulent
practice.
Frauds are everywhere says Com
missioner Ladd. There are men who
have failed in every legi innate un-
/ dertaking with which they have been
connected, or have been far from a
success, who turn their attention to
the manufacture and sale of patent
medicines. 'dopes,' and preparations
with which to defraud the public At
the present time, what is needed more
than anything else in North Dakota is
a law requiring every person to regis
ter the medic zines intended to be sold
by a non.registered pharmacist. Let
this registration be made in each
county in the state. Let no license
be granted so long as this product is
in violation of our present drug or
beverage laws or where fraud or de-
ception is being practiced, or where
exaggerated, unwarranted and false
claims are made with regard to the
cine intended to be sold in the state.
Contracts are Notes.
Look at the frauds that have been
perpetrated by peddlers and agents
for this class of products during the
past year. See the number of sup
posed contracts that have been made,
which have turned out to be negotia-
BILE notes, and the people of our state
robbed of thousands of dollars by par
asites II the worst type, who prey
upon our people. More than this,
where they sell their pre- ducts to a
dealer and secure negotiable note,
which is collected, this dealer must
in turn sell the worse than worthless
product 10 the farmers OF the state
in order that he may not be the
loser.
ut is impossible for us to reach all
of this class Of medicine under the
present law, but suppose before the
manufacture rs or jobbers could do
business in any county where goods
must be registered in the county, and
that all products must conform with
the requirements of our drug or beVer-
age laws, and all false and eXagger-
ated claims removed from the litera-
ture before the goods are licensed for
sale, and that a commission of quail
fled experts 10 be made to pass upon
this class of medicines, what would
be the result?
Then North Dakota would cease
to be the Mecca for lot OF question
able characters now working their
way into the state, sonnet ines aided
by men in our state, who make use
of stool pigeons and of questionable
legal and court practice to defraud
the public or order that they may be
a. party to the profits
Would Raise Requirements.
Educational requirements of phar-
macists are also touched upon and
Commissioner Ladd declares that they
are at present too low. He also
voices the fear that often times the
title of registered pharmacist is sought
merely to gain the state liquor IL
cense.
"Our educational requirements for
admission to the practice of pharmacy
in North Dakota are too low. The
educational standard should be raised
and then the practice of pharmacy
can become a profession. Too many
young men are being admitted as full
registered pharmacists, who have not
the educational qualifications to en-
able them to become safe dispensers
of drugs and medicines. This is not
the fault of the state board OF phar-
macy, but comes of necessity from
having a law that does not require
as one of it's first essentials, proper
prerequisite educational qualifications.
1.-THE druggists of the state, as
body, are men of recognized standing
and ability. There are, however,
those who have been able to pass
successfully the present state board
examination and take up the practice
of pharmacy without having full un-
derstanding and comprehend sion of the
rekponsibilitie placed upon them.
Some times, I fear, the liquor per-
nit has been the goal sought, and was
most attractive to the applicant.
When success sful, those who must de-
pend upon these druggists for filling
prescriptions have suffered from the
evils. No man should be permitted
to practice pharmacy who has not