Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-02-25 | Page 11 | Poison Sales to be Regulated with More Care

POISON ilSON SALES TO BEI BE I REGULATED WITH ITH MORE CARE What is declared by C. C c Coulson uis N Smith special cial agent of ot the state board of ot medical examiners J b be tile the first move In a campaign t td to stamp out the habit of unregistered drug clerks selling selling selling sell sell- sell sell- ing poisons was vas made today when a complaint was issued by the county a attorney torney The complaint was sworn to toby toby toby by Smith and charges a clerk in the Horsley Drug company Fifth Firth West and North Temple with with selling lysol 1 Lysol is a derivative o of ot carbolic acid and though used principally as a disinfectant disinfectant dis dis- tant is is' said to be one of the most Trost deadly poisons Under the state poison polson and narcotic law none but registered pharmacists may sell poisons and then when the purchaser signs for the poison in ink staling stating wh what t it is to to be used for Lysol Is specifically listed as one of ot those those- poisons under the ban The special agent alleges that Poul- Poul ton Is is not only not a a. pharmacist but I that he required no specific signature for the sale of the substance He Hp says that other arrE arrests ts both here and nd in other parts of ot the state will follow We placed lysol in the list of ta tabooed tabooed ta- ta booed p poisons because it has been found that many persons have used it with which to kill themselves The drug clerks must be careful and the law must be obeyed