The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-05-30
Consumer Notes
Issued Weekly by Consumer
Counsel Division, A. A. A.
Washington, D. C. Aatt-

warnings IOr i our MeOtCiHe Sduihet
Look for warnings on medicine
bottles before you buy.
Under the new Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act, drug is mislabeled If
it fails to give buyers adequate direc-
tion for use and adequate warnings
against misuse. Mislabeled drugs can
be seized by the Food and Drug Ad-
ministration.
To give drug manufacturers an idea
as to what Food and Drug officials
consider sufficient warnings, sugges-
tions have been made public to the
trade. Consumers would do well to OBJ
serve them, too.
Cathartic or Laxitive Drugs Except
castor oil and phenolphthalein) which
act as irritants to the gastro-intes-
tinal tract or stimulate intestinal per
sistalsis: Warning: Not to be used
when abdominal pain (stomachache,
cramps, colic), nausea, vomiting
(stonach sickness) or other symptoms
OF appendicitis are present.
sstFrequent or continued use OF this
preparation may result in dependence
ons Axatives.'
Castor oil: 'Warning:Not to be used
when abdominal pain (stomachache,
cramps, colic), nausea, vomiting
(stomach sickness) or other symptoms
Of appendicitis are present.
Frequent or continued use OF this
preparation may result in dependence
on laxatives.
!. DO not use during pregnancy ex-
cept on competent advice
Preparation containing mineral on
for oral administration: Warning: Dc
not take directly before or after
meals
Nose drops, inhalants and sprays
A. Those that contain oil as vehicle
or base:
Caution: The use Of excessive
amounts of this preparation may be
dangerous. Do not use at all in infants
and young children except on com
petent advice
B. Those that contain ephedrlne
epinephrine, amphetamine (beneze
drine), propodrine, neosynephrin, anC
other vaso-constricting drugs of simi
lar activity:
Caution: Frequent or continued use
may cause nervousness, restlessness OF
sleeplessness. Individuals suffering
from high blood pressure, heart di
sease, diabetes, or thyroid trouble
should not use this preparation excep
on competent advice
Bromides: Warning: Frequent o.
continued use may lead to mental de
rangement, skin eruptions' or othe
serious effects. a!
DO not take more than the dosag
recommended. ~
Not to be taken by those sufferin,
from kidney disease
Mouth washes and gargles contain
ing CELEBRATES: Caution: Avoid swal
lowing
Preparations sold under represents
! tions relating to coughs due to colds
Important: Persistent coughs may il
dicate the presence of a serious cor
dition. Do not use this preparatlo
when the cough has persisted for
; days without securing competent az
vice.
Egg Shell Color Doesn't Tell You
.. Egg Quality
/. Some consumers think eggs wit
. white shells are best. Others swear b
:. brown -shelled eggs. Both are foolin
. themselves if they think the color {
: the she'll tells them anything about II
T. quality of the egg inside.
/. The color of the shell doesn't tell
: thing about the color or food value I
the yolk. You can get dark or a igh
: colored yolk inside either colored she
When you get golden yolk, you CO
be certain you have an egg that's rit
: in Vitamin A, and probably rich
I. Vitamin ID.
: You can't be certain about the Wit
, min richness of pale yolk, but it me-
4. be every bit as rich in vitamins as
darker yolk--ore even richer.
+. Ii eggs with one color of shell Sc
: for less than another in your cit
! don't let your misguided prelude
/. keep you from buying the cheap
/. kind unless you don't care about sa
/. ing money!
/, Does Heat Hurt Milk?
/. Heat may make some chemic
changes in milk, but no importa
changes in its food value.
That's the conclusion of Bureau
Home Economics Experts in the d
partment of Agriculture.
Heat used in cooking, boiling, pa
teurizing, drying, or canning milk, HI
little measurable effect on Nitami
A and G.. Any change or loss in the
yitamins-in which whole milk is pa
ticularly rich-during heating is We
little.
Be sure you have well-balance di
that will give you all the vitamins "
need, and you will not have to wor
about the slight loss Of vitamins +
sulting from pasteurizing, cooking,
canning milk.
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