American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-11-25
ENT AND PROPRIETARY
MEDICINE FRAUDS

41nt and proprietary medicines are
o6ng the worst regulated products
Ghle in this country. Many of the
allied patent medicines are entire
4orthless-they are ever dangerous
4users of the same-and il is note
THY that the American Public
18th Association at its annual meet
Eat Rochester, New York, passed the
1lowing resolution which should b,
Interest to the people of this state:
"WHREAS, The widespread use of
"a traffic in patent medicines and
scret nostrums constitute a grave
,enac to the public health, and
F~WHEREAS, Such patent medicines
nd nostrums, because of the decept-
10 advertising regularly employed in
romoting their sales consistently op-
ose the influences seeking to educate
ae public to a better understanding
the nature, causes and proper
reatment of diseases, and
R~WHEREAS, The bulwark of this
nffic is secrecy and mystery,
'BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
hat this association heartily endorse
he Ordinance of the New York City
)~epartment of Health, requiring the
manufacturers of proprietary reme-
lies. sold without a physicians pre-
cription, to file with the department a
statement of it's active constituents
Ind therapeutic claims, and
BE. IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That
his Association recommend to other
municipalities the adoption of this or
similar measures for the proper safe
guarding of the public health"
Under the Shirley amendment of the
pure food and drugs act, which gives
the government the right to pass on
the claims of curative qualities adj
vanced by the manufacturers of the
medicine, the federal department of
agriculture has fined and c~onfiscated
the goods of many concerns who mar
store.
Disease which the manufacturers
claimed their preparations would cure
ranged from tuberculosis, smallpox,
and diptheria to coughs, colds and
scalp diseases.
The following medicines have been
officially designated as fakes" by the
government in it's prosecutions and the
designations has been upheld by the
federar court:
Family Physician.
DIR. H. A. Ingham's Vegetable Ex-
pectorant Nervine Pain Extractor.
Father Johns Medicine.
ABad-Em-Salz.
Rad dams Microbe Killer.
Hilton's Specific.
SmitLsAgricultural Liniment.
EDr, Ilivan's Sure Solvent.
- - ussell's White Drops.
6trbmoline.
M Wild Cherry Pepsin.
Moreau's Wine of Anise.
K7Dr. Herman Knocks Brand Phos-
phate.
Celery and Gin Compound.
Swissco Hair and Scalp Remedy.
.MH IOu Liver vi WIN " uP VI
VA DR.. Moseley's Lemon Elixir.
Sa-Yo Mint Jujubes.
Gray's Glycerin Tonic Compound.
lM DR.. Martel's Female Pills.
ri Ouickstep, Frye's Remedy.
S~eawright's Magnetism Lithia Water.
Hills Aromatic Extract of Cod Liver
Oil Hollander-Koshland Company,
,& Blacks Pulmonic Sirup.
u Tettsrine.
Laxatinve Quinine Tablets.
N Mrs. Joe Persons Remedy.
Maignen Aniseptic Powder.
~ Granitonic Scalp Food-Hair Food.
81 DR.. David Kennedy's Cal-Cura Sol
vent.
Keller's Flaxseedine.
TUFTS Pills.
Universal Rheumatic Remedy.
Green Mountain Oil.
M~ontague's Liniment.
Goes Cough BalCam.
Whitestone Lithia Water.
Kalamazoo Celery and Sarsaparilla
Compound.
Quality Damiana Compound.
Dennis Eucalyptus Ointment.
Cassidy's 4 X, the Great Blood Puri-
fer.
Porter's Aniseptic Healing Oil.
Billiards. Horehound Strip Com
pound.
DIR. Shops Night Cure.
DR.. Shops Remedy.
DR.. Shops Restorative.
Theumacide.
Rice's Mothers Joy Salve.
Milan.
Old Jim Fields Phosphate Dill ano
Gin.
Stuart's Buchu and Juniper Com
pound.
Ozomulsion.
Jones' Breakup.
Carswell's Liver Aid.
DIR. Shops Twenty Minute CrouT
Remedy.