The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-12-09
PATENT AND PROPRIETARY
MEDICINE FRAUDS

This department has repeatedly call
ed your attention to the fact that pat
ent and proprietary medicines are
among the worst regulated products
on sale in this country. Many of the
so-called patent medicines are entirely
wOrthless-they are even dangerous to
users of the same-and it is noteworthy
that the American Public Health asso-
citation, at its annual meeting at Roch-
ester, New York, passed the following
resolution, which should be Of interest
to the people Of this State:
WHEREAS, The widespread use of
and traffic in patent medicines and
secret nostrums constitute grave
menace to the public health, and
WHEREAS, Such patent medicines
and nostrums, because of the deceptive
advertising regularly employed in pro-
noting their sales. consistently oppose
the influences seeking to educate the
public to better understanding Of the
nature, causes aad proper treatment Of
WHEREAS. The bulwark Of this
"BH II kss0tvnD, That tai. asso.
fciation heartily endorse the ordinance
LOT the New York City department Of
heath, requiring the manufacturers Of
proprietary remedies, sold without 4
physician = prescription, to file with the
department q statement Of its active
constituents and therapeutic claims,
land,
| "BE TT FURTHER RESOLVED,
That this 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
lpure food and drugs act, which gives
the government the right to pass on
the claims Of curative qualities ad-
tvaaccd By the manufacturers Of the
medicine, the federal department Of
agriculture has fined and confscated
the goods Of many concerns who mar
ket their PRODUCTS through the drug
lstofe. - :,
Disease, which the manufacturers
claimed their preparations would cure
ranged from tuberculosis, smallpox and
diphtheria to coughs, colds and scalp
diseases.
The following medicines have been
ofAcislly designated a. s'fakes" BY the
designations have been upheld BY the
Federal court:
Family Physician.
DR.. n. A. Ingham's Vegetable Elk
Ipectorant Nervine Pain Extractor.
Father John s Medicine.
Bad EN- -Salz.
Radam 8 Microbe Killer.
Hilton's Specific.
Smith 8 Agricultural Liniment.
DR.. Sullivan's Sure Solvent.
Russell's White Drops.
Stramoline.
Wild Cherry Pepsin.
Moreau's Wine of Anise.
DR.. Herman Knocks Brand Phos-
phate.
Celery aond Gin Compound.
Swissco Hair and Scalp Remedy.
Cod Liver Oil with Srup of Tar.
DR.. Mosely's Lemon Elixir.
Sa-Yo Mint Jujubes
Gray's Glycerine Tonic Compound.
DR.. Marte's Female Pills.
Quickstep, Frye's Remedy.
Seawright IS Magnetism Lithia Water
Hill Aromatic Extract of Cod Liver
Oil (Hollander Koshland Company.
Black s Pulmonic Syrup.
Tetterine
Laxative Quinine Tablets.
: Mrs. Joe Person. Remedy.
Maignen Antiseptic Powder.
Granitonic Scalp Food-Hair Food
DIR. David Kennedy's Cal-cura Sol
vent.
Keller s Flaxseedine.
Tut 8 Pills.
Universal Rheumatic Remedy.
Green Mountain Oil.
Montague's Liniment.
Coe s Cough Balsam.
WhitestOne Lithia Water
Kalamazoo Celery and Sarsaparilla
Compound.
Quality Damiana Compound.
Dennis Eucalyptus Ointment
Cassidy's Ak, he Great Blood Puri
fer.
Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil.
Billiards. Horehound Syrup Com
pound.
DR.. Shops Night Cure.
DR.. Shops Remedy.
DIR. Shops Restorative.
Theumacide.
Rice's Mothers Joy Salve.
Milan.
Gin. anu
stuart's Buchu and Juniper Com
j pound.
j. Ozomulsion.
a Jones' Breakup.
u Carsell's Liver Aid
e DIR. Shops Twenty Minute Group
:. Remedy.
Rogers Consumption. Cure and