The evening times., 1911-08-02

Si--G "a ~ al hSul1llE syrup,
continued Prof Ladd II discussing
various patent mi1tures WHAT hars
YOU 10 So! TO q list o. products being
dispensed daily 10 mothers who are
ignorant Of the ingredients contained
Il Ihe same and the ssect upon the
youns child feeding ;hs little ones
opium. morphine. chlorsl hyorste and
like products in orde. 70 Supply and
nor help their suffering
Gould you no1 do better yourself
BY giving them preparation which
would be Of some benefit 10 the child,
not srupetying and dangerous prep
n aaoraing relief from the infants
saterngs9
Headache Powders Scored.
Again, take the ras, nunoe, Of
hsadachs powders, In single store
We have found more 1sn twenty dif-
tsrsnt makes Of thss= preparations
carried II stock TO supply demand
On lh+ part Of the pubEc, which could
DE- far better taken care Of through
your own preparations II an effort
were made Oh your part uniiedly 10
educate ths public 10 las true char
acsr q some Of shss= products
And 50 ! mighI go On. if time per-
nirlsd- with scoIf -H other pyoducts
which are found on sale n the stores,
and which are noI only dangerous
products, IN some instances. bpt also
worthless and SO IL heled as 70 is in
dtrsct violation Of lhs drug laws Of
rntE slaIs.
Different in Dakota.
The United States Fuprsms court
has declared that Z labelling which is
descriptive Of c,ire, no matter what
The character o. the same nay be,
proFi6ing Il DOES not make false
sts,snen-s with regard 70 the con-
s.itgsnIs contained in the prepsra-
tjon, nay be usa6 il connection with
the produc under he national food
and drug Law This lis rot the case,
howeTer, II North Dakota, TOR We
have z provision in our law which
reads:
Il il ne falsely labeled il any re-
spsct with regard 70 its composition,
properties, Eses, or place Of manu-
fscture, or If il bear any design which
Ehsil decsiys Or tend 10 deceive
Therefore. p,oduct which claims
10 he cure WIEN ii is not, which
claims properties which ii does not
I,ossesE. which is false with regard To
its composition or name or bears a
design which shall deceive or tend TO
deceive, cannot be legally sold in this
state. Il is the purpose Of the food
and drug department under the laws
OF North Dakota 10 drive from the
market, as fast as possible, the class
OF frauds 10 which | have referred.
Wood Alcohol.
Il have, on previous occasions, call
ed attention TO the dangerous effects
which come from the use of wood
alcohol in any preparation which is
10 be used either internally or exter-
naIlY, and yet there are still products
on the market which are found to be
preparations of wood alcohol.
The law of this state strictly pro-
hfbits the sale of such products, and
unless their sale is discontinued the
department will be obliged to bring
prosecution against all who are hand
lers of the same.
Deceptive Advertising.
Another matter which should re-
ceiye the attention of all good citi-
zens OF our state, as well as Of every
other state, is the matter Of false
and deceptive advertising.
This is a matter which affects not
only the druggist. physician, but all
classes of our citizens who are con-
sumers or purchasers of products OF
any kind. Take up almost any paper
carrying line of advertisements and
note, when carefully read how many
OF these advertisements contain state.
ments which are not wholly truthful
how many are misleading or decep:
tive, or absolutely false In some OF
the most essential claims set forth
This deception is particularly true
with regard to the class Of advertis-
ing done by patent medicine vendors
Probably no class OF advertisers have
spent money more freely than these
and no class has done more to de-
moralize the people than these same
advertisers. s,
Through the enforcement of the
food and drug laws Of tn several
states and of the national law, manu-
lecturers Of these fake preparations
have been forced to adopt more de-
csnt system Of labelling, but through
shrewd' advertising Id the newspa-