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upon the label, had a vivid green color due to coal tar dyes, a 

 strong odor of violet, and no odor of witch hazel. No arsenic 

 was present. It was slightly acid. 



11948. Witch Hazel Cream. Arthur E. Messier, Lincoln 

 Street, Lewiston, Maine. This had the consistency of a thick 

 cream ; odor was like rose water without odor of witch hazel. 

 Contains gum tragacanth and some glycerine. Also contains 

 small amount of formaldehyde. 



1 1948. Wilson's Witch Hazel Cream. Arthur E. Messier, 

 203 Lincoln Street, Lewiston, Maine. This had the consistency 

 of cream, the odor of bitter almonds, and no odor of witch hazel. 

 No formaldehyde was present. Contained a small amount of 

 calcium, and was shghtly alkaline. 



VuRPiLLAT Remedies. 



12926. "Vurpillat Relief. For External Use Only. For 

 Relief of Rheumatism, etc." Contains mineral oils, petroleum, 

 camphor and turpentine. Also an aromatic volatile oil which is 

 probably mustard. Therapeutic value would be slight. 



12927. "Vurpillat's Special Nerve Tablets for Men and 

 Women. Highly recommended as a tonic, to tone and strengthen 

 certain impaired conditions." Consisted of finely ground drugs 

 in sugar coated chocolate tablets. Drug was mostly cascara with 

 small quantities of other drugs unidentified. Also contained corn 

 starch. No alkaloids were found. Apparently of very little 

 therapeutic value. 



12928. "Vurpillat's Catarrh Remedy. For Coughs, Colds, 

 Sore Throat, or Bronchial Trouble." Consists of sodium bicar- 

 bonate, borate of soda, and salts. It was colored with a harmless 

 color. Of only slight therapeutic value. 



12929. "Vurpillat's New Discovery. A Non-poisonous com- 

 pound. A Remedy for Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and Blood." 

 Found to carry .7 per cent of alcohol. Fluid extracts of numer- 

 ous things; resembling castoria in odor and test. The ash con- 

 tains magnesium sulphate and potassium and sodium salts, prob- 

 ably in the form of Rochelle salts. No alkaloids were found. 

 Doubtful therapeutic value. 



