The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1916-06-30
LIST OF ADULTERATED AND MIS-
BRANDED FOODS AND Dh UGS

Chapter 3O7. Laws Of 1919, prohibits
the sale or use Of foods or drinks, or
medicinal or toilet preparations, in
tended for human use internally or
externally, which contain any wood
alcohol otherwise known as metiyl
alcohol either crude or refined. Food
and drug inspectors have taken many
samples of toilet preparations for eX-
animation to determine whether this
law was being violated and the
which wood alcohol was found or
which were found to be in violation
Of the misbranding law, or both:
Practically all these were purchased
in barber shops.
Thistle Down. Jobber, Hugo Mel
chior Supply Co.. Omaha, Neb. Sam
pie purchased from Ed Bemiss Hud-
son, S. p. A highly perfumed, Vio-
let colored LIQUID containing A. per
cent of wood al'HhOl and o. per cent
Of dissolved solids.
Roses Scalp Massage. Manulac-
tured by Roses Scalp Massage House,
Waterloo. Iowa. JObber. kneeblatt
Barber Supply Co., Sioux Guy, Iowa.
Sample purchased from g. '. Munger,
DeSmet, $. ID. A highly roiored ana
perfumed liquid containing 80 per
cent Of wood alcohol and % per cent
of solids. The label makes false ana
misleading claims regarding the cur
atlve properties Of the contents OF the
bottle.
Bay Rum. Jobber and manufactur
er not known. Sample purchased
from VIM. Swanson, Sisseton, ). D..
1t contained IL per cent Of wood al
cohol and "a per cent Of grain alcohol.
Bay Rum. Jobber Chas. NJ. Dick
son Co., Sioux City. Iowa. Sample
purchased from A. d. Styles, Hart
ford. 5. p. This was labeled Gen
uine Bay Rum, Alcohol 40 per cent.
but contoined 43 per cent OF wood al
cOhOl.
Hair Tonic. Manufacturer and
Jobber, Hugo Melchior Supply Co.,
Omaha, Neb. Sample purchased
from II. Z. | ming, Egan, $. ID.
Brand. Golden Star This sample
contained SO.1 per cent wood alcohol
and small amount Of grain alcohol.
Cuticle Lotion Manufacturer and
jobber. Hugo Melchior Supply Co.
olNdlH. NcD. INdlhplc puttlldSCt
from H. +. Lanning, Egan. :. ID.
Label reads, "Melchior's Antiseptic
Cuticle Lotion contains the active
principles Of the best known germ de-
stcoyers Of modern science. and is a
specific for all diseases, such as salt
rheum. rOughneSs Of skin. etc 1t
consists essentially Of a solution Of
menthol in q mixture Of wood and
To- al, l,,1 - ,i,,it ,
of wood alcohol.
Cuticle Lotion, purchased from Ed
Bemiss, Hudson, ). ID. Sample is
same as one described next above.
Eau De Quinine Tongue. Jobber,
Chas NJ. Dickson Co., Sioux City, la.
Sample purchased from John Bills.
Sioux Falls. :. ID. 1t contained 1913
per cent Of wood alcohol and a small
per cent of grain alcohol in which
was dissolved O.4 per cent of solid
matter, partly color. 1t contained no
quinine.
r. p. A. Alpha Tonic. jobbcr.
Hugo Melchior Supply Co.. Omaha,
Neb Manufacturers, II. p. A. Labor
atories L. ;. a. Sample purchased
from the Carpenter Barber Shop.
Sioux Falls. ). ID. A highly co1ored
and perfumed liquid containing 60
per cent OF wood alcohol and small
amount of grain alcohol.
r. p. A. Alpha Tonic. From same
manufacturer and iObber as sample
next above. Sample purchased from
3. w. Metcalf. Hot Springs. S. ID. 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 MelchiOr Supply
Co. Omaha, Neb. Sample purchased
from II. +. Lanning. Egan, S. -.
This sample of toilet preparation con-
tains 20 per cent Of wood alcohol, -
per cent OF grain alcohol and l.25 per
cent of dissolved solids.
Hazelne Face Lotion. Manufacture
er and jobber. Hugo Melchior Supply
Co.. Omaha. Neb. Sample purchased
FROM III. l.. LaTning, Egan, ). ID. A
colored and scented toilet preparation
containing l6.1 per cent OF wood alco-
hol.
Hair Tonic, Hugo Melchior's
Quinine. Manufacturer and lobber,
Hugo Melchior Supply Company,
Omaha. Neb. Sample purchased from
Harry Irwin. Fairfax, S. p. Sample
contained a. per cent Of wood alco-
hol.
koolo Face Lotion Manufacturer
and jobber, Chas. NJ. Dickinson Co.,
Sioux City. Ia. Sample purchased
from {. +. Burilngame, Arlington, ).
ID. This contains l5 per cent wood
alcohol, some menthol, color and per.
fume.
Bay Fun. Sample purchased from