The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-01-30

can be enforced, but which at present
is practically dead letter SO. far: as
it's most imposzSsaannt provisions are con-
cerned. sso Librar..-<-
This can readily be dom
making an annual appropriation for
paying for reasonable member of fire
fighters to constitute the patrol pro-
vided for that purpose in the existing
law. Men canno be required to give
their labor and time to this work with
out compensation, even if they could
afortd to do so and make livelihood
at the same time.
Those who have heard or read the re-
ports Of the speech Of the u. s. gov
ernment expect at the Forestry meeting
can realize how important this matter
is and how urgent it is-if we are to
avoid worse things than the timber
flood disaster of last summer. Every
member of the General Assembly should
take patriotic pride in putting
through such an amendment to the
present, law to prevent and suppress
forest fires, so many Of which in local
territories are now simply allowed to
F'burn themselves out!''
The other law suggested is equally
important and is sure to come into be-
ing in time and no distant time-but it
is found that the time not yet quite
ripe so far as. this legislature is concern
| ed. This is the Statewide stock law,
which SO many states have, which is so
! necessary # we are to have any for
ests,z especially long: leaf pine forests,
| in not the distant future. Swine, ses-
Ppecially ts:razor-back y hog, is the most
deadly enemy. ~ - -,
Fight Over Medicine Bills Not Ended
The statement appearing in some
newspapers that : the. patent medicine
bill has passed the legislature'' is mis-
leading. The bill that has been en-
acted by the Senate was one about
which there could hardly be two hon
estopinions. It relates to the sale and
advertising for. sale Of fraudulent SO.
called cures for such fatal maladies
Give in number) as are specifically
named in the new law, namely, cancer
consumption, paralysis, diabetes and
bright's disease. This bill, together
with another bill which makes the state
law conform to the national drug act
and amend chapter 1858, Public Laws
Of 1907 and guard against misrepresen
tations and miss branding remedies Of
fered for sale, have passed the senate
These two measures which were endor
sed by the N. C. State Board of Health
the N. G. Pharmaceutical Association
and State Board Of Pharmacy and Gov
Beckett
/ But the "open formula, bill which
proposed to compel the printing on the
label Of the contents of each bottle OF
package of proprietary medicines
offered for sale, has not proceeded fa1
7 enough to warrant the statement that
4 it will pass. There is much to be >sai6
against it and the manufacturers o1
certain preparations in this State which
have acquired wide and d'1arges sales, say
they will move their manufacture.
outside Of the State and ship enough
Of the products back into the State *
5, meet local demands only tosavoid ssucl
law is passed. They claim thatathe,
have property interests in their e for
4 mulas'' which by such law would b.
). given to every unprincipled person VIII
wonld copy them BY che use of cheal
and lower grade ingredients put simila
d products on sale. Other argument
i are advanced against it>and the com
mittee, is trying to find "a safe >dehv
+ erance out Of the mists this measure
has already ,created-if it can.