The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08

ASSERT PATENT
MEDICINE MEN
rh,ror New Health Board Or
der Is Step Toward
Monopoly.
TELL Dir. GOLDW ATER
POLITICIANS RULE TOO

TELL DH. GOLDN MEX
POLITICIANS RULE TOO
~. o.a barge thai the American
,,.U..f Association and It's branches are
.i,.t,I. trust" determined to monopo-
g.. methods aud means of healing. was
cod yesterday 10y several druggists
,.,,ui m,diotuc makers among the
,.a abo lt'.ndcl a noisy hearing
-. ,u, board OF Health iu City Hall
.r,. subject " the herring was the
- .,uittr.. ordinance, effective Decem-
~ At nest. compelling the manufacturers
,ropr.ettIy or patent remedies TO &c
,.J IN, ingredients 10y label on each
,,,s,re ur by hlius statement with
~. Health Board for confidential scrutiny
univ tlr opposition was heard. Com
missioner Goid"at"r VINO presIueu' vas
la for hot shot and fired few
-. In return lie was convinced
, tbs ordinance should be somewhat
a.@rpjcj bul that nothing should be
a.ge 40 dull IT'S intended effect upon
cures
,,,rucs conspiracy by Doctors.
t,c-, .. a good sample OF the attack
o. ,bteD th, Bbar1 Of Health listened
,t.. from Ucury X. strong representing
pharmaceutical journals:
..rbera is a conspiracy on the part OF
en-, organized medical profession 10 secure
10. itself 4 monopoly IN methods ana
,.,,reot of all diseases. There is an
s.so,i,i.on to which you belong. Or.
C,,dV,,cr-.lhe American Medical Asso-
.,,,top--vnirh dictates to every doctor
40 he,,,ue. a member and controls the
s.,. ~ every board OF health In the coun7
a., II is tU, most perfect machine IN
"a. world and
II had supposed" broke in Or. Gold
-s.a- that was appointed by the
MAYOR Of this city.
"oh / mean the forces behind the
Mayor said Mr. strong. and joined Ia
m, Laughter that ne caused.
SON of In. speakers challenged the
Commissioner to prove any instance OF
harm doae by patent medicines.
I'd can take YOU 30 bed after bed In
r.,a-.Ids Hospital" pr. Goldwater re-
r.,J land show YOU patient after pa
lent I'm advanced stages of tuberculosis
uho have reached that state as the re-
sir Of Standardization induced by fraudu-
lent Advertising pr come to my ONCE
and I'M show you any amount of proof.
Al the start Of the hearing John y.
Srnchdeld was ready to make legal
arguni-n: against the ordinance, but was
Informed that the Corporation Counsel
lad vouchcd for its legality and II -
fight vas to be made on points OF law
It must be- boo the courts.
Prof william e. Anderson OF tho
P.ookIyn College of Pharmacy, the first
sneaker. contcnded that existing national
and Sta'e laws were sufficient II en-
forced
You have not attempted to enforce the
r-,sert .,,y." he said to the Board II
Health "Th, drug business is already
oyerpowc-ed with regulations Most deal
ts cOey them. while others who do not
o,c, trr no, nterfered with by the
Health Board Your new ordinance sup
port, ono school Of medicine to the dis
advantage of the others, and II arbitrarily
restricts the retail drug trade
Call, u Menace to Wholesalers.
Prof Anderson introduced most OF the
o,rrr spokesman. one of them was Al
ber' pl,u' Of the National Association OF
Wholesale Druggists. He said that tine
ordinance II made effective would drive
eight wholesale firms out OF this city, as
~ per cent OF their business was affected
by H.
~ they stayed here they would be
hopeessly handicapped in competition
With wholesalers outside the city, said
Mr. Plaut Furthermore, the ordinance
would not effect your purpose, for mere
statement Of ingredients docs not tell any
lOdy whether or not an ingredient Is
harmful"
"why is the drug business carried on
30 secretly asked DR.. Goldwater. Ny
P'aut's answer was: Because X a man
makes a valuable discovery. unpatentablc
secrecy Is his only protection" Cap
rlause) lie added that he favored the
creation Of a national department OF
health
Another cheerful hubbub was caused by
Jacob ". Rehfuss a Brooklyn druggist
who shouted:
~ member OF my family wants &c
buy laxative remedy for a cold-one
iha, won't cause INJURY say that tht
Board OF Health has no right to inter
fe.e"
The purpose Of the ordinance, as viewed
by Mr.. Rehfuss, was to give physicians
the exclusive right OF prescribing patent
medicines He also said that II means
The ahridgenent OF personal liberty and
1ouhsctton Of property by an autocratic
Board Of Health" and he challenged DR.
ti0idWater to take the measure to th'
legislature
Were behind you he added. "ln any
lNN'I 20 gel rio OF inc Ddh patent iu'u''
c.Ues while preserving the good ones
That's all We want to do replied Or
Go.dpater
Samuel 9 Henry OF Philadelphia, presi
dent Of the National Association OF Retail
Druggists, said the ordinance would seri
ouslr interfere with the drug business
Another speaker was Harry Il. Thompson
attorney for the Proprietary Association
Of America, whose membership includes
goo manufacturers.
Dr. Godwater seemed surprised wheT
informed that the ordinance as draw
would prevent manufacturer here from
selling medicines outside the city. HI
sAl there was no such intention, as thu
Board Of Health was legisiating only 4
protect the public here.