quiring or compelling proprietors or manufacturers of proprietary foods which contain no unwholesome added ingredient to disclose their trade formulas, except in so far as the provisions of this Act may require to secure freedom from adulteration or misbranding. It is essential that the standard be adhered to. If the name of a standard article is changed the formula must be changed. It is a violation of the law for one to adopt a standard article in name or formula as a special preparation. Recently Congress amended the law adding to the standard, the American Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia. I do not deem it advisable to burden this volume with the formula of the last named standard. Under another heading a rule is given for estimating the proportion, etc., etc. It is very important that every dealer should secure the last revised edition of the U. S. P. and N. F. and follow them in name and receipt for making their goods, and then follow instructons set forth in this volume, for making labels. A blend of the law with the standards is essential in making a correct label. This is necessary because of the conflict of the U. S. P. and the N. F. It is hoped that the next revision will remedy this by being made in accordance with the law. The law says quantity or proportion. The Commission says in case of alcohol quantity or proportion shall mean the average per cent. by volume in the finished product. In case of all other articles the expression, quantity or proportion shall mean grains or minims in the ounce or fluid ounce, leaving it optionary which ounce to be used. Throughout this book the troy ounce and fluid ounce are used and for the sake of harmony, I recommend that this preference be complied with. Wherever the term "standard" is used, either of the three books recognized by Congress as standard, is meant, or an article in either of the books. The principal label on food or drugs for domestic commerce shall be printed in English, with or without the foreign language of the country where the food or drug product is produced or manufactured. The English must precede and be equally as prominent as the foreign. There may be other foreign languages on the label, but its relative English need not accompany it. The quantity or proporton of goods under the ban of the law shall be in type not smaller than 8-point (brevier) caps. If the space is too small the type may be reduced proportionately. The legal formula must be on the label that is on the package and wrapper carton and box that contains a dozen articles and the guaranty and serial number also. The transportation company has a right to demand that the guaranty be on the outside of the shipping box. The simple term "alcohol" is used and estimated by volume. · Alcohol to be the first in formula and other articles to follow according to their potency. The name mentioned in the law should be the first on the label. Each substance required to be declared on label should be printed on a separate line. If the space is entirely too small for the article and its proportion, it may be extended to more than one line, but a following article should not be on any part of that line. It should start a separate line. See г. I. D. No. 52, and Label No. 24. There should not be a space or intervening descriptive or explanatory matter between the name of the article and proportion. There should be a space or line between the proportion and following reading matter. See F. I. D. No. 52, and Label No. 24, and specially constructed label a design for cough syrup B. Throughout this volume a heavy line is adopted following proportions. The parent name should be first when using a preparation containing an article under the ban of the law for making some other preparation should be expressed thus: Opium tincture of, Opium Granulated. Cannabis Indica Extract of, to be followed by naming the amount of article used. See F. I. D. No. 55 and 56. REGULATION 17, AMENDMENTS. (D) Descriptive matter upon the label shall be free from any statement, design, or device regarding the article or the ingredients or substances contained therein, or quality thereof, or place of origin, which is false or misleading in any particular. The term "Design" or "Device" applies to pictorial matter of every description, and the abbreviations, characters, or signs for weights, measures, or names of substance. (E) An article containing more than one food product or active medicinal agent is misbranded if named after a single constit (F) The use of any false or misleading statement, design or device appearing on any part of the label shall not be justified by any statement given as the opinion of an expert or other person, nor by any descriptive matter explaining the use of the false or misleading statement, design or device. Jones' Mandrake Pills, if any other medicinal articles are in them, must be labeled: "Jones' Mandrake Compound Pills," or "Jones' Compound Mandrake Pills." A diligent study of instructions given in this volume and more explicit definition of descriptive words and sentences, will enable labels to be made correctly. In making up names for special preparations containing some of its components, they must appear in accordance with their potency. The name of one or more articles may be used followed by the word "Compound." A simple article of explanation is Glycerin and Rosewater. Glycerin is of therapeutical value and the Rosewater a perfume and dilu tant. The U. S. P. defines Opium: A concrete milky exudation, yielding in its normal moist condition not less than 9 per cent. of Crystalized Morphine. The Pure Drugs Act legalizes this term and specifies that any drug cr food that contains any opium or any derivative or preparation of any such substance containing therein, shall be plainly labeled with its proportions. The Pharmacopoeia directs that the above article be dried and reduced to a form of powder or granulated, reducing its weight 1-3 but increasing its crystalized morphine one-third, or from 9 per cent to 12 per cent., or 12 1-2 per cent. Powdered opium is exhausted and the liquid is evaporated, making a powdered extract yielding morphine 20 per cent. The three last named articles I am unable to define as anything else but preparations of opium. Therapeutically it makes no difference which is used, the granulated or powdered, but it would be quite different when the two last are used where the gum opium is intended. Holding this view in regard to opium, is the basis upon which proportions on labels are expressed in this volume, as shown in No. 23, 24 and 25, and explained in F. I. D. Nos. 52, 55 and 56. |