New Health Laws

P: In South Carolina a bill requiring medical examination of male applicants for marriage licenses, ten days prior to the date set for the marriage ceremony, passed the House.

P: Iowa voted down two bills: one to prevent the use of the word physician by osteopaths, chiropractors and other cultists; the other limiting each druggist to the handling of 25 gallons of liquor per year.

P: The Ways and Means Committee of the U. S. House of Representatives reported favorably a bill prohibiting the importation of crude opium for the manufacture of heroin. Most of the narcotic addicts in New York City are heroin addicts.

P: Holland is considering a law to require physical examination before marriage.

P: Prussia, which already has state certification of nurses and hospital personnel, is now requiring certification of masseurs. Candidates must be more than 20 years of age, must furnish evidence of moral character, mental and physical fitness, and six months' continuous training in a school approved by the state.