The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-20
MEDICINES
Startling Figures Regarding the sale
and Use OF Secret Medicines
In Europe.

LONDON, July lb.-StartlinR figures
regarding the sale and use OF secret pro-
prietary medicines and appliances havs
been given in the testimony OF Alfred
Cox. secretary Of the British Medical
Association. before the select committee
OF the House OF Commons which is in
qriring into the patent medicine traffic.
Cox stated that the gravest examples
o fthe inJudy bcing done in this country
by extensive advertised medicines and
appliances were found among people
suffering from consumption. cancer and
rupture. lie testified that In numerous
cases OF these maladies worthless reme-
dies were tried In the early stages Of the
disease. and when eventually a medical
man or SURGEON was called In he was to
late TO he OF any service. Frauds on the
public. the witness testified were perpe-
tratsd IN connection with proprietary
medicines and appliances by the use OF
grossly exaggerated statements concern
ing their alleged curative properties and
false statements a. to the drugs used.
some OF the apparatus and articles ad-
vertised weer frauds pure ana simple. IL
was estimated that in the year 1908 no
less than 81 :. SOC. 900, n rum sufficient TO
mnintain forty thousand hospital beds.
was spent in Great Britain on patent
medicines
Among the suggestions made by the
Association Tor the control of the evil
VAS one based on the American Pure
Food and Drug act. which provides that
the amount and kind OF drugs used in a
patent preparation must be specified on
the label
The report Of the American bureau OF
plant Industry recommending that the
Egyptian staple cotton be cultivated in
Arizona and California on a commercial
scale has been received here with inter-
eSt by cotton importers who believe that
the time will soon come when the United
states will not be compelled 70 import
any more of the staple This report was
followed b. the annual statement OF tho
government Of Madras on the cotton
crop OF he Presidency for the present
Ter cent. in the area devoted to cotton
curing the corresponding month last
year. The general average Of the crop
Is higher during the past ten years.
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nouncement that Argentine had raised
the quarantine against English cattle
comes The news that tho dreaded foot
and mouth disease has again become eri-
demlc here The raising 81 re ousran-
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advent In ENGLAND Of a large party ~
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