The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-02-27

Settler, (c) a case of death from Anti
kamnia, (d) one from Orangeine, etc.
While most of such proprietary rem
dies now on the market declare the
presence of the drugs under cOnsidera-
tion. attention is called to the fact that
this department has found the qManti-
ties stated TO be largely incorrect, in
some cases nearly double die amount
declared having been found.
The disastrous effects arising from
the use of certain headache powders
have been widely exploited in the pub
lie press, and as in most cases ace
tanilid was the chief active drug pres
ent, the public has had brought forci-
bly, before it the danger in its indis-
criminate use. AS result acetanilid
has found much disfavor with many
consumers of headache powers, and
the wary manufacturer in certain In
stances has labeled his powders Con
tain no acetanilid" The uniformed
purchaser, confident of the absence of
the dreaded drug, uses them, in ignor-
ance of the fact that they contain the
deadly drug, though under the name
of phenacetin, or acetphenetidin, de-
rivative of acetanilid, and almost as
Objectionable. The present law will
prevent this abuse, as the presence of
acetanilid OR ANY OF IT'S DERIVA-
TIVES, must be indicated on the label.
1t will be seen that several soothing
syrups are being offered for sale which
are misbranded, because the quantity
of morphine present is in some in
stances SO per cent more Than that
stated on the label When it is remem-
bered that these soothing syrups are
used mostly for the most tender in
fants and that morphine is most
dangerous drug to be given under no
conditions, unless upon the prescrip-
ton of a licensed physician after an
examination of the patient, it can read
lily be seen how careful druggists
should be in placing before distracted
mothers such preparations. There is
no reason why such dealers should not
be held to the strictest accountable
ity for having such misbranded pre-
parations in their possession. AS an
instance of this danger, case in point
has been reported by DR.. John M. Ed
wards, Commissioner of Health, Man
kato, Mimi, who reports the death of
Mary Veigel, aged IS months, from an
overdose of Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup. He writes:
"The undertaken came to my office
| for a burial permit for a child who
had died, the parents said. of meas
les. The undertaken called my atten-
ton to the fact that the parents made
request for burial permit worded
that way The coroner was called
and asked me to assist him in making
an investigation. The child had been
the youngest of family Of five, all OF
whom had measles. The child had
been doing very well, 30 its mother
said until IL hours before its death
when it became peevish and cross. Al
eight a. m. she gave the child the first
dose of Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Sy-
| rup. The child being fussy and fret
full, the mother continued to give hel
this medicine until she had taken
about half the contents of the bottle
About two or three o'clock in the at
ternoon the child died. put down the
chief cause of death as poisoning from
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup and
the contributing cause of measles. As
the child had been sick. her system
was more or less undermined and she