?>7o  National  Food  and  Drugs  Act.       \ Am;  Jour-  F^anrm- 
sJ/  (     August,  1909. 
Yale's  Blush  of  Youth,"  and  "  Mme.  Yale's  Skin  Food."  For  the 
skin  food  it  was  claimed  on  the  package  that  it  was  the  only  genuine 
skin  food  in  the  world ;  that  it  was  absolutely  guaranteed  to  remove 
wrinkles  and  every  trace  of  age  from  the  face ;  that  it  was  soothing 
in  its  effect  on  the  skin,  healing  as  a  magic  balm,  and  fattening  in 
its  qualities.  The  Department's  analysis  showed  that  it  consisted 
of  76.5  per  cent,  of  vaseline,  mixed  with  fixed  oil  or  fat  and  zinc 
oxide,  colored  with  a  pink  dye,  and  perfumed.  For  the  Fruitcura  it 
was  claimed  on  the  package  that  it  was  a  cure  for  every  ill  to  which 
a  woman  was  sexually  heir  from  infancy  to  old  age ;  that  it  was  a 
specific  for  the  generative  organs  and  an  elixir  of  life;  and  that  it 
would  cure  all  so-called  incurable  diseases  of  women.  The  analysis 
of  this  preparation  showed  that  it  consisted  of  76.97  per  cent,  of 
volatile  matter  (largely  water  with  16.66  per  cent,  of  alcohol), 
29.71  per  cent,  of  sugar,  and  small  quantities  of  plant  drugs.  For 
the  Fertilizer  Tablets  it  was  claimed  on  the  package  that  they  were 
a  specific  for  curing  flatulency  and  all  gastric  troubles  and  obesity. 
The  analysis  of  this  preparation  showed  that  it  was  composed  largely 
of  charcoal,  compounded  with  potassium  bitartrate  and  sugar.  For 
the  Hair  Tonic  it  was  claimed  on  the  package  that  it  would  stop 
the  falling  of  the  hair,  would  cure  and  prevent  dandruff  and  all  scalp 
diseases,  and  would  overcome  any  hereditary  tendency  to  baldness 
or  grayness.  The  analysis  of  this  preparation  showed  that  it  con- 
sisted of  15.56  per  cent,  of  alcohol,  82  per  cent,  of  water,  and  small 
amounts  of  glycerin,  perfumed  with  bergamot  oil.  For  the  Com- 
plexion Bleach  it  was  claimed  on  the  packages  that  it  would  remove 
moth  patches  and  all  skin  discoloration  and  create  natural  beauty ; 
would  make  the  flesh  firm  and  expel  every  impurity ;  and  was  a 
chemical  secret  known  only  to  Madam  Yale.  The  analysis  of  this 
preparation  showed  that  it  was  mainly  a  saturated  solution  of  borax 
in  orange  flower  water.  For  Yale's  Antiseptic  it  was  claimed  on 
the  package  that  it  was  a  preventive  of  prickly  heat,  nettle-rash, 
eczema,  and  all  diseases  of  the  skin  and  scalp ;  was  a  perfect  germ- 
icide and  an  antiseptic  and  a  sure  preventive  of  typhoid  fever. 
The  analysis  showed  that  it  consisted  of  97.6  per  cent,  of  volatile 
matter  (16.96  per  cent,  of  alcohol,  4  per  cent,  of  formaldehyde,  and 
76.64  per  cent,  water),  2.37  per  cent,  of  boric  acid,  and  aromatics. 
For  the  Blush  of  Youth  it  was  claimed  on  the  package  that  it  was  as 
refreshing  as  concentrated  dew,  pure  as  purity ;  that  it  would  spir- 
itualize the  expression,  give  the  countenance  the  glow,  lustre,  and 
