6931. Figurette massage table.    (F.D.C. No. 43269.    S. No. 52-000 P.) 
QUANTITY:   21 ctnd. devices at Minneapolis, Minn., in possession of Lucky-Lu
Enterprises.
SHIPPED : 4-27-59 and 5-12-59, from Grand Prairie, Tex., by A.R.A. Manufac- 
turing Co.
LABEL IN PART:    (Device) "Figurette."
ACCOMPANYING LABELING: Pamphlets entitled "The Sure Way Figurette" and 
"Figurette Training Program."
RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION : The labeling and inspector's photographs indicated 
that the article consisted of a box-shaped housing containing an electric motor 
capable of providing vibration to two upholstered pads, attached above the 
housing. Collapsible foot and head rests extended from
the
ends of the rec- 
tangular-shaped housing.
LIBELED :    6-19-59, Dist. Minn.
CHARGE: 502(a)-when shipped, the labeling accompanying the article con- 
tained false and misleading representations that the article was an adequate 
and effective treatment for reproportioning the entire body, relieving many 
daily tensions, correcting posture, stimulating circulation, tightening and toning 
muscle tissues, removing excess fatty tissue, and reducing and slenderizing; 
and 502(f) (1)-while held for sale, the labeling failed to bear adequate direc- 
tions for use for the purposes for which it was intended, namely, the treatment 
of bursitis, rheumatism, arthritis, rheumatic fever, slipped disc, and high 
blood pressure, which were the conditions and purposes for which the article 
was offered in oral statements by the sales representative, Mrs. Mary E. 
Shaffer.
DISPOSITION: On 7-1-59, the case was removed to the Southern District of 
Texas. On 5-19-61, A.R.A. Manufacturing Co., claimant, having consented, the 
court entered a decree of condemnation and destruction and the objectionable 
literature was destroyed.