Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-19
LIST OF ADul terra AND MlsBRAND.
ED FOODS AND DRUGS

Chapter 3O7, Laws of 1915, pro-
hibits the sale or use of foods or
drinks or medicinal or toilet pre-
parations, intended for human use
internally or externally, which
contains any wood alcohol (other-
wise known as methyl alcohol J
either crude or refined. Food and
drug inspectors have taken manv
samples of toilet preparations for
examination to determine whether
this law was being violated. and
the samples listed below are those
in which wood alcohol was found
or which we're found to he in
violation of the misbranded law
or both. Practically all of these
we're purchased in barber shops.
Thistle Down. Jobber. Hugh
Melchior Supply Co., Omaha. Neb.
Sample purchased from Ed Bemise
Hudson, SD. A highly perfum-
ed, violet colored liquid containing
IS per cent of wood alcohol and
0.5 per cent of dissolved solids.
Roses Scalp Massage. Ma,fact-
ured by Roses Scalp Massage
House, Waterloo, Iowa. Jobber,
Kloeblatt Barber Supply Co.,
Sioux City, la. Sample purchased
from O.V. Munger, DeSmet. Sd.
A highly colored and purfumed
LIQUID containing 80 per cent wood
alcohol aud O5 per cent of solids.
The label makes false and mislead-
ing claims regarding the curative
properties of the contents of the
bottle.
Bay Rum. Jobber and manufact-
urer not known. Sample purchas-
ed from w. Swanson, Sisseton S.
D. 1t contained II per cent of
wood alcohol and 81 percent of
grain alcohol.
Bay Rum. Jobber Chas. M.
Dickson CO. Sioux City Iowa.
Sample purchased from A. D.
Styles. Hartford S. .. This was
labeled ''Genuine Bay Rum. Alco-
hol 40 per cent" but contained
43.8 per cent wood alcohol.
Hair Tonic. Manufacturer and
| jobber, Hugh Melchior Supply Co.
Omaha. Neb. Sample purchased
from H. F.. Lanning, Egan, S. D..
Brand ''Golden Star. - This sample
contained 80.7 per cent wood alco-
hol and small amount of grain
alcohol.
Cuticle Lotion. Manufacturer
and jobber, Hugh Melchior Supply
Co. Omaha Neb. Sample purchas-
ed from HE. Lannlng. Eean SD.
Label reads: "Melchlor's Anti
septic Cuticle Lotion y
contains th e active princi-
piles of the best known germ
destroyers of modern science. and
is specific for all skin diseases,
such as salt rheum, roughness of
skin, etc." 1t consists essentially
of a solution of menthol in mix
ture of wood aud grain alcohol,
containing 35 per cent of wood
alcohol.
Cuticle Lotion, purchased of Ed
Bemise. Hudson SD. Sample is
same as one described next above.
Eau de Quinine Tongue. Jobher
Chas. 3. Dickson Co., Sioux CITY
] Iowa. Sample purchased from
John Bills, Sioux Falls SD. 1t
contained 1853 per cent wood alco-
hol and small amount of grain
alcohol in which was dissolved O.4
solid matter. partly color. 1t COO
tained no quinine.
T.P.A. Alpha Tonic. Jobber,
Hugo Melchior Supply Co. Omaha
Neb. Manufacturer T.P. A. Labor
atories. U.S.A. Sample purchased
from Carpenter Barber Shop,
Sioux Falls S. D. A highly perfum-
ed and colored liquid containing
go per cent wood alcohol and a
small amount of grain alcohol.
T.P.A. Alpha Tonic, from sa ne
manufacturer and iobber as sam
pie next above. Sample purchased
from B.W. Metcalf Hot Springs
SD. 1t contains sos per cent of
wood alcohol and a small amount
of grain alcohol. with color and
perfume.
Tongue De Prey. Manufacturer
and .Jobber. Hugo Melchinr Sun.