3797. Misbranding of " Green Mountain Oil or Magic Pain Destroyer."   U. S. v. The Charles?
N. Crittenton Co.   Plea of guilty.   Fine, $100.   (F. & D. No. 6165.   I. S. No. 9116-e.)
On March 11, 1915, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New?
York, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the District Court?
of the United States for said district an information against The Charles N. Crittenton?
Co., a corporation, New York, N. Y., alleging shipment by said company, on Jan??
uary 11, 1913, from the State of New York into the State of Maryland, of a quantity?
of'' Green Mountain Oil or Magic Pain Destroyer,'' which was misbranded in violation?
of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended. The product was labeled: (On carton)?
"One Dozen Green Mountain Oil or Magic Pain Destroyer. Alcohol Qf0. Guar??
anteed by L. S. Squires under the Food and Drugs Act, June 30, 1906. No. 264.?
Prepared For L. S. Squires, Proprietor." (On bottle) "Green Mountain Oil or?
Magic Pain Destroyer. Alcohol 6?. Guaranteed by L. S. Squires under the Food?
and Drugs Act, June 30, 1906. No. 264. A Remedy for Diphtheria, Croup, Deaf??
ness and Sore Eyes, Rheumatic Pains, Stiff Joints, Pains in the Back, Side or Breast,?
Dyspepsia, Asthma, Piles, Burns, Sore Throat, Sprains, Wounds and Bruises, Neu??
ralgia, Croup, Toothache and Headache, Earache and Stiff Neck, Felons, Salt?
Rheum, Broken Breast, Erysipelas, Chilblains, and Frosted Feet. This Oil will?
relieve all Nervous Complaints. Directions: Bathe the afflicted parts with the Oil,?
and rub it in with the hand for five minutes; at the same time take 10 to 30 drops?
on Sugar. Prepared for L. S. Squires, Proprietor." (On back of bottle) "Use The?
Green Mountain Oil For Coughs and Colds. Any article of clothing stained by?
using this oil should be soaked in cold water before washing.    Coypright Secured."
Analysis of a sample of the product by the Bureau of Chemistry of this department?
showed that it consisted essentially of a mixture of linseed oil (about 95 per cent)?
with oil of sassafras, a thujone containing oil such as oil of thuja and oil of turpen??
tine.    No alcohol was found.    Small amount of camphor possibly
present.
Misbranding of the product was alleged in the information for the reason that the fol??
lowing statements regarding the therapeutic or curative effects of said article appearing?
on the label of the bottle aforesaid, to wit, "Green Mountain Oil * * * A Remedy?
for Diphtheria, Croup, Deafness, * * * Asthma, Piles * * * Felons * * *?
Erysipelas," were false and fraudulent in this, that they were applied to said article?
knowingly, and in reckless and wanton disregard of their truth or falsity, so as to?
represent falsely to the purchasers thereof, and create in the minds of purchasers?
thereof, the impression and belief that it was, in whole or in part, composed of or?
contained, ingredients or medicinal agents effective as a remedy for diphtheria,?
croup, deafness, asthma, piles, felons, and erysipelas, when, in truth and in fact,?
said article was not, in whole or in part, composed of, and did not contain, ingredi??
ents or medicinal agents effective as a remedy for diphtheria, croup, deafness, asthma,?
piles, felons, or erysipelas.
On March 22, 1915, the defendant company entered a plea of guilty to the informa??
tion, and the court imposed a fine of $100.
CAKL VROOMAN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, D. 0., May 8, 1915.
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