The Detroit times., 1913-06-13
TAKES
ANOTHER WHACK
AT FAKE ADS.
Patent Preparations Marked as
simple Home Remedies" Are
Scored BY Commissioner
CAN MAKE $24 WORTH OF
"SAXOLITE" FOR rs CENTS
Food Department Chemist Makes
Analysis Of Cosmetic
Preparation

LANSING, Mich, June l3.-Com-
missioner James W. Helme. OF the
state dairy ana 1000 department. has
resumed his warfare on cosmetics:
In bulletin issued today, he says:
"Oid Father Time is bound 10 get
most OF US and as Il general rule the
male species seem 10 accept the in
evitable with resignation, but the la
( dies are 10th TO give up their good
looks, and this spirit has been cap
italized by many business enterprises
3 In the sale OF various remedies TO re-
store faded complexions, gray hair
and remove the hated wrinkles of
age. One OF the latest schemes of
the patent medicine beautifer is to
} place In newspapers, advertisements
ostensibly edited by celebrated beau
ties, giving simple home made rem.
edies for beauty lotions. The remedy
recommends some sort of merchan-
disc to be purchased at the drug store,
which Is only proprietary medicine
composed of few simple ingredients
under hifalutin' name. Here Is a
sample OF fine work on the part Of the
advertiser. Under the heading Home
receipt for removing wrinkles the
WOman's National Journal prints the
following
Few women know what 10 do
to effectually rid themselves OF
wrinkles or sagginess None OF
the advertised preparations are
satisfactory and most OF them
are very expensive. But very
simple and harmless home rem
edy, which any woman can make,
will work wonders where all the
patent preparations fail. Buy an
ounce OK powdered Saxolite at
any drug store Dissolve the
whole ounce in half pint OF
witch hazel and use 1t as a wash
lotion. The results are practical
~ instantaneous Marked i'm
provement Is noticed Immediately
after the very first trial. Wrinkles
and sagging are corrected and
the face feels SO refreshed and
SNUG like.
IAN employe OF this department
4 purchased a package of "Saxolite."
Ii consisted OF an ounce OF white
powder which retailed for 75 cents.
On analysis II was found to consist
OF 40 per cent EPSON salts and so
per cent alum. You can make $24
J worth Of this PREPARATION at cost OF
20 cents by mixing pound each OF
Y powdered alum and EPSON salts. The
objection TO the use Of IL Is that after
its use, 1t will probably leave the
skin In worse condition than before.
Right here we wish TO suggest TO the
pr0prietors OF Saxolite that, unlike
most preparations of this kind, they
seem to lack the usual testimonials
This department hates TO see them
depart from the good old way In
pushing proprietary medicines, SO we
submit the following model 'testimon-
1ap which they are permitted to use
II they SO desire:
Congo. East Agrica, Feb. 90. 1913.
Dearborn Supply CO., Chicago.
III:
II wish to tel 1.-The world what
your wonderful preparation 'Saxo-
lite has done for me. Previous
to using your invaluable prepare
ton my skin WAS covered with
large wrinkles. My mother had
the same defect, so you see II Is
hereditary. In spite of this. az
ter using n boxes Of your match
les remedy. / ind my skin az
smooth as a confidence man and
SNUG as a professional politician.
cannot praise your wonderful
invention too extravaganty.
"Yours for humanity.
MISS A. RHINOCEROS.
Up. Slave you any remedy
to erase scars in the skin caused
ALL .A- 81. <<c hAt
matchless hunter that has recent
ly been hunting editors In North
ern Michigan.
III the above testimonial won't
catch the suckers, we don't know
what Will
u. w. HELME.
estate Dairy and Food Commissions
err"