Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-21
A Joker in the Medical Bill

Every druggist and newspaper in the state
should to the aid of Representative Mortensen in
his fight defeat the defining section of section twenty
and the fifth paragraph of Section twenty in what is
known as the Medical Bill.
The real object of these two sentences to complete
ly nullfy and stop all advertisements for patent med
cines of any kind whatsoever. The defining section
reads:
The ofense Of practicing the healing art without
license is hereby created Any person shall be deemed
guilty of practicing the healing art without license
who, if he is not expressly exempted by this Act shall
do any or of the following acts''
The fifth paragraph of Section twenty reads:
"Suggest, recommend or prescribe any medicine
treatment of any kind for the intended aation relief
of any physical mental ailment defect of
any person for fee, gift compensation or with the
intention of receiving therefor, either directly ndi
rcctly any fee, gift or compensaton applying CIV
ing any medicine or treatment of any kind for the in
tended palliation, relief of any physical
mental ament defect of any person without the
prescription of person licensed to prescribe and apply
and give such medicine or treatment well directing
the application of such medicine treatment, shall be
deemed to be prescribing the same
1t will be noticed that under the provisions of that
Act it would be impossible to advertise any patent
medicine and it would be impossible advertise any
refreshing drink human system building food.
Of course, the State Board of Medical Examiners will
say that they have intention for the section to be
thus interpreted but if they get it thru they will
thus interpret it.
The State Board of Medical Examiners has for
twenty-five years, with the aid of the State Board of
Health, tried to create monopoly the practice Of
curing the sick AT first they fought the osteopaths;
then they fought the Homeopaths; then they fought
the Christian Scientists and got licked FRAGILE in
each of those fights. Now they directing their
tenhon to the Chiropractors The main purpose
this medical bill has is to put the Chiropractors out of
business. Incidentally, they are trying to slip in
joker that will put every druggist of business and
that would cripple every newspaper in the state.
In the entire history of Medical Legislation in Colo
rado neither the State Board of Health nor the State
Board of Medical Examiners point to single in
stance where they fought fairly They are the most
decetfu bunch of legislative lobbyists that ever infested
the capitol building They an attitude of well
fare for the public and undcr the euse of that assump
ton attempt to create monopoly that would give
themselves complete control of all the medicinal and
health curing work of the state.
They pend thousands of dollars annually in the en-
ployment of attorneys the shrewdness Of whose lsn-
guage when placed law be used against legitimate
competition and business.
Representative Mortensen is one Of the prominent
druggist of Colorado. He is member not only Of the
state but of the National Board of Pharmacists There
isn patent medicine his shelves that would iniurc
anyone if taken according to directions and yet this