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(3)  Proprietary  medicines  that  have  the  complete,  and  not  a 
misleading,  formula  on  the  label;  the  manufacturer  claiming  no 
further  proprietorship  than  the  careful  compounding  of  selected 
ingredients. 
(4)  Proprietary  articles  advertised  and  sold  under  false  pretenses. 
The  wording  of  the  advertising  matter  that  accompanies  prepara- 
tions of  this  class,  is  usually  of  such  a  nature  that  it  intentionally 
misleads  the  average  individual  as  to  the  true  composition  of  the 
article.  In  addition  to  this,  these  compounds  usually  come  under 
the  headings  of  class  one  or  two. 
(5)  Chemical  compounds  that  are  definitely  and  positively  recog- 
nizable as  such.  A  true  chemical  substance  is  one  the  composition 
of  which  is  well  known,  and  for  which  there  are  certain  definite 
chemical  tests,  by  means  of  which  it  may  be  recognized  or  tested  as 
to  its  purity. 
(6)  Foods,  and  food  products,  including  such  substances  as  extract 
of  beef,  condensed  milk,  and  the  immense  number  of  mixtures, 
composed  chiefly  of  starch  and  fermentable  sugars,  that  are  offered 
as  substitutes  for,  or  as  improvements  on,  mother's  milk  for  the 
feeding  of  infants. 
(7)  Mineral  waters.  Under  this  heading  we  may  group  all  natural 
as  well  as  artificial  mineral  waters. 
The  author  discusses  the  medicines  of  the  different  classes  and 
says:  Whether  or  not  it  is  legitimate  and  proper  for  a  professional 
man  or  a  physician  to  virtually  become  the  advertising  or  sales 
agent  of  the  manufacturer,  under  the  pretense  of  giving  professional 
advice,  for  which  he  in  turn  expects  remuneration,  is  a  subject  that 
should  be  given  more  attention  in  the  deliberations  of  medical  socie- 
ties, with  a  view  of  enforcing  existing  codes  of  ethics. 
Narcotics  and  the  Habitues. 
By  E.  G.  Eberle. 
The  writer  concludes  that  laws  that  prevent  the  sale  of  narcotics 
benefit  the  public  financially  and  morally.  The  public  must  aid  by 
interesting  themselves  in  the  observance  of  the  laws.  The  moral 
obligations  are  more  forceful  than  legal  penalties,  except  with  the 
individual  who  sees  nothing  but  the  money  in  it,  and  who  must  be 
ferreted  out  and  punished  in  accordance  with  the  penalty  invoked. 
