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THE SALE OF INSECTICIDES. 



The sale of insecticides is now subject to regulation in this State, 

 in accordance with a recent amendment to the Agricultural Law. 

 The law provides that all manufacturers of insecticides or fungicides 

 and all dealers in original packages must submit to the Commis- 

 sioner of Agriculture a statement, showing the size of package, name 

 of manufacturer and place of manufacturing, and the percentage 

 composition of the essential ingredients. All arsenical preparations 

 must bear a statement of the percentage of arsenous oxide, and all 

 other insecticides must bear a label, showing all the facts as set 

 forth in the statement filed with the Commissioner, and the state- 

 ment shall be considered as constituting a guarantee to the pur- 

 chaser of the contents of each package. Further, all dealers must 

 file similar statements with the Commissioner of Agriculture and 

 apply for a permit to deal in them. This only applies to the whole- 

 saler, as the retail dealer is exempt. The term insecticide, as defined 

 in the act, might be taken to include a large class of pharmacuti- 

 cals, but we understand that the State Department holds that the 

 law only applies to those articles specifically mentioned in the act, 

 such as Paris green, lead arsenate, copper sulphate, Bordeaux mix- 

 ture, oil emulsions, etc. Much confusion as to the law exists at 

 present and manufacturers are only slowly acquainting themselves 

 with the requirements. — Drug Topics. 



NOT GENUINE ICHTHYOL, SAY APPRAISERS. 



The Board of U. S. General Appraisers, which has already passed 

 upon a number of ichthyol substitutes, recently handed down an in- 

 teresting decision relating to another one of this class of products, 

 which is being marketed under the name of Ichtosulfol, by a Chicago 

 dealer. 



The legal questions involved turned upon the chemical character 

 of the preparation. On this point the Board says: 



"The merchandise is not ichthyol. Ichthyol is a commercial name 

 and is a well-known product, while the article in question, although 

 resembling ichthyol in composition and appearance, is not chemic- 

 aMy identical with the genuine ichthyol. which fact is borne out by 

 the United States chemist's report at the port of New York." — The 

 Pharmaceutical Era. 



