Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 February 1913 — Peroxide of Hydrogen. [ARTICLE]

Peroxide of Hydrogen.

Within recent years no remedy has come into such general use as peroxide of hydrogen, the consumption of which has reached enormous proportions. In this section of the country there Is an especially great demand for Its use as a gargle for colds and catarrhs, aB well as a toilet preparation and as an antiseptic in connection with surgical operations. The New York Pharmaceutical Era calls attention to the fact that It 1b an unstable and widely variant product and that its sale should be closely supervised; that the manufacturer should be competed to Indicate on the label the use for which it Is Intended and be required to stamp (as it deteriorates with age) the date of manufacture. In most makes of peroxide of hydrogen there is an addition of acet-an-illde, as a preservative. This ia dangerous, and 4s aald to be an unnecessary addition.