906                          LAWS OF MARYLAND.                 [CH. 360

1.    It shall be distinctively colored, so that by its appearance
it cannot be confused with potable alcohol.

2.     It shall contain a substance which will cause emesis.
(Induce vomiting. )

3.    All containers of quantities less than tank car lots shall
be plainly marked on the outside with a stencil or label se-
curely attached, which bears the word "Methanol" (wood alco-
hol) in red ink, and in letters at least one-half inch in height,
and below such word "Methanol" (wood alcohol) shall also be
in red ink the skull and crossbones symbol and the words:

POISON. METHANOL IS A VIOLENT POISON.
IT CANNOT BE MADE NON-POISONOUS. IF
TAKEN INTERNALLY WILL CAUSE BLIND-
NESS AND DEATH.

An automobile radiator shall not be construed to mean a
container under the provisions of this act.

277C. It shall be unlawful for any person conducting a
store, garage, filling station, or other place selling anti-freeze
mixtures or compounds at retail, or any of the employees of
such person, to sell, offer for sale, give away, or transfer to
another person any methyl alcoholic anti-freeze mixture or
compound in quantities less than 50-gallon drum lots unless
before delivery is made there be recorded in a book kept for
the purpose:

Date of Sale

Name and address of person to whom sold,

Article and quantity delivered,

Purpose for which it is to be used,

Name of person making sale.

Such record to be kept for inspection by the State Board of
Health and its duly authorized representatives for a period of
three years from, date of last record made of sale; provided,,
however, that no such record shall be necessary when such
anti-freeze mixture or compound shall be placed in an auto-
mobile radiator by the vendor at the time and place of sale,
and when it is apparent that such mixture or compound is
intended for anti-freeze purposes.

277D. Any person violating any of the provisions of this
act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction,
shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars
nor more than five hundred dollars, or by not less than three
months nor more than twelve months' imprisonment, or both,
in the discretion of the court.