444J. Misbranding- of " Prof. Peeke's Remedy for Epilepsy or Pits, Con??
vulsions and Spasms." , U. S. v. Pai-lcer H.. "Whitcomb (Prof. W. H.?
Peefce, F. D.). Plea of guilty. Fine, $50. (F. &. D. No. 6427. I. S. No.?
3635-h.)
On October 15, 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?
Parker R. Whitcomb, trading as Prof. W. H. Peeke, F. D., New York, N. Y.,?
alleging shipment by said defendant, in violation of the Food and Drugs Act,?
as amended on July 10, 1913, from the State of New York into the State of?
Pennsylvania, of a quantity of " Prof. Peeke's Remedy for Epilepsy 01* Fits, Con??
vulsions and Spasms," which was misbranded. The article was labeled: (On?
bottle) " Prof. Peeke's Remedy for Epilepsy or Fits, Convulsions, and Spasms.?
A perfectly safe remedy. This preparation complies with the Pure Food and?
Drugs Act, June 30, 1906, Serial No. 44478. Price $3.00. Prof. W. H. Peeke,?
F. D. 2 & 4 Cedar street, New York. This bottle of Peeke's Remedy contains?
nothing whatever that will be injurious to either body or mind, and it can be?
used with perfect safety by the youngest or oldest sufferer. The drugs used?
have been selected to act on the cause of the disease and expel it from the?
system. You are particularly requested to watch the effect of the medicine.?
This is very important, and it would be much better for you not to use the?
Remedy, than to use it and fail to advise of the results effected. Price, $3.00.?
Directions for use. Take one teaspoonful before each meal, and three teaspoon-?
fuls at bed-time.- Each dose is to be taken in a wine glass of water. For?
children, the dose must be reduced in proportion to the age of the child. Strong?
drink should be avoided. Eat such food as agrees with you. Avoid overloading?
the stomach. The lightest meal should be at night. The bowels must be kept?
open and regular. Take the doses regularly as directed." (Blown in bottle)?
" Prof. W. H. Peeke's Remedy New York." The pamphlet or circular accom??
panying the article contained, among other things, the following: " The Medici??
nal Properties, of My Remedy are nervine-sedative and anti-spasmodic. It is?
also a powerful tonic and blood purifier. It cleanses the blood of all impurities,?
rendering it limpid and healthy, equalizing the circulation, clearing the system?
of the poison of the disease and restoring life to the brain." " It vigorously?
attacks and neutralizes every poison in the system; it first relieves the inflamed?
and irritated nerves, replacing the diseased atoms by strong and healthy par??
ticles." ?" Following the nerves in their infinite ramifications, it reaches every?
tiniest fiber in blood, muscle, and bone; freshens, strengthens, brightens and?
revivifies them, and then by all the excretory organs, as the Lungs, Liver,?
Skin and Bowels, it drives out of the system forever all the morbid poisonous?
matter."?
Analysis of a sample of the article by the Bureau of Chemistry of this depart??
ment showed the following results:
Ammonia, calculated as ammonium carbonate, U. S. P. (grams
per 100 cc)?
    2.13
Nonvolatile matter (grams per 100 cc)?
19.34
Bromid, calculated as sodium bromid (grams per 100 cc)?19.39
The product is essentially an aqueous solution of sodium bromid
and ammonium carbonate.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in the information for the reason that?
the following statements regarding the therapeutic or curative effects thereof,?
appearing on the label as aforesaid, " Prof. Peeke's Remedy for Epilepsy or Fits,?
Convulsions,    *    *    *    the drugs used have been selected to act on the cause
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of the disease and expel it from the system * * *," and included in the cir??
cular or pamphlet aforesaid, to wit, "It cleanses the blood of all impurities,?
rendering it limpid and healthy, equalizing the circulation, clearing the system?
of the poison of the disease and restoring life to the brain," " * * * it first?
relieves the inflamed and irritated nerves, replacing the diseased atoms by?
strong and healthy particles," " * * * and then by all the excretory organs?
as the lungs, liver, skin and bowels, it drives out of the system forever all the?
morbid poisonous matter," were false and fraudulent in that the same were?
applied to the article knowingly, and in reckless and wanton disregard of their?
. truth or falsity, so as to represent falsely and fraudulently 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, among other things, as a remedy in acting upon the?
cause of epilepsy, fits, and convulsions, and expelling said diseases from the?
system; for cleansing the blood of. all impurities, rendering it healthy, and?
restoring life to the brain; for replacing diseased atoms by healthy particles,'?
and for driving from the system all morbid poisonous matter, when, in truth?
and in fact, it was not, in whole or in part, composed of, and did not contain,?
such ingredients or medicinal agents.
On October 21, 1915, the defendant entered a plea of guilty, to the information,?
and the court imposed a fine of $50.
OAEL VBOOMAN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
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