5812. Vibro-Massage unit.   (F.D.O. No. 42203.   S. No. 29-637 P.)
QUANTITY :   16 devices at Dallas, Tex.
SHIPPED :   6-24-57 and 8-22-57, from Lohrville, Iowa, by Giro Power Mfg. Co.
LABEL IN PAET: (Metal plate on device) "Vibro-Massage Unit * * * Model
MV 6."
ACCOMPANYING LABELING :   Leaflets entitled "Magic Belt Massage."
BESULTS OF INVESTIGATION : The device consisted of a stand or base into which
a long metal tube with an electric motor on top was mounted. A long web
belt was attached to each end of the motor and when the motor was switched
on the belt would vibrate. The motor was enclosed in a protective and
decorative covering, to which a dial was attached for adjusting the speed of
the motor.
LIBELED :   10-8-58, N. Disk Tex.
CHARGE: 502(a)-the labeling accompanying the article, when shipped, con-
tained false and misleading representations that the article was an adequate
and effective treatment for relieving stiffness and soreness; reducing excess
weight; improving elimination, weak instep, sore feet, and impaired circula-
tion ; breaking up congestion; stimulating kidneys and the nerves running to
the intestines; overcoming congestion in the lower lungs; improving the diges-
tion; overcoming liver sluggishness; overcoming congestion of the bronchial
tubes and lung trouble; providing a deep kneading action for relieving con-
gestion and sluggishness; helping to wake up dormant, congested organs in
the abdomen; "doing away with unwanted bulges and fatty accumulations";
causing "pounds ... to disappear"; and overcoming nervous tension.
DISPOSITION: 11-7-58. Consent-claimed by Edwin P. Farr and Joseph E.
Farr, Dallas, Tex., and relabeled.