Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-01-30 | Page 12 | [Untitled]

ENACTMENT OF Contin Continued ed from page 1 pany Anybody any Anybody who know knows anything about drugs senses the ridiculousness of ot the bill blU Yesterday as an experiment experiment ment I started to take an inventory of our stock and t to write dow the names of ot preparations preparation containing more than 5 per cent alcohol I got tired writing and gave it up Under such sucha a a. law we simply could not sell toilet preparations it il would be prohibitive LAW UNPRACTICAL E. E E. E Lyman manager Chapdelain Drug com finy l I dont don't think the proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed law is practical Some few can be made with 5 S per percent percent percent cent alc alcohol nol but most preparations r require quire much more I believe the Jacobs bill is going a little too far Even ven now doctors are handicapped in prescribing for children Strychnine Str 1 is II dangerous as a heart stimulant for children hIldren although it is safe enough for adults and alcohol is the only safe stimulant for the young i 1 am conti- conti dent many deaths have resulted among children by the administration of other stimulants George J J. J McGonigal manager the Owl Drug company company It It is a very foolish fool fool- ish- ish l sIT bill Fully 80 per cent of drug and toilet preparations require more than i 5 5 per cent alcohol This applies to all the potent tinctures such as digitalis used in iri cases of life and Only two wo or three toilet articles could re- re on the shelves The fault for tra transgressions of law which inspire such uch a a a. measure lies with individuals and not with the he law I have heard re reports re- re ports porte Qt if unscrupulous druggists ou outside outside out out- t- t side Salt alt Lake selling arom tib elixirs to persons to-persons persons who crave a drink and they should have been handled b b b. the authorities au au- au- au