4944. Misbranding of " Clax-k Stanley's Snake Oil Liniment." V. S. * - *?
v. Clarle Stanley, trading- as Clark Stanley Snake Oil Liniment Co.?
Flea of nolo contendere. Fine, $20. (F. & D. No. 7154. I. S. No.?
3422-k.)
On May 20, 1916, the United States attorney for the District of Rhode Island,?
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the District Court?
of the United States for said district an information against Clark Stanley,?
trading as Clark Stanley Snake Oil Liniment Co., Providence. E. I., alleg'ng?
shipment by said defendant, in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended,?
on or about January 9, 1915, from the State of Rhode Island into the State of?
Massachusetts, of a quantity of " Clark Stanley's Snake Oil Liniment" which?
was misbranded. The article was labeled in part: (Label on bottle) "Clark?
Stanley's Snake Oil Liniment."
Analysis of a sample of the article by the Bureau of Chemistry of this?
department showed it to consist principally of a light mineral oil (petroleum?
product) mixed with about 1 per cent of fatty oil (probably beef fat) capsicum,?
and possibly a trace of camphor and turpentine.
It was charged in substance in the information that the article was mis-?
branded for the reason that certain statements, appearing on the label of the?
article and included in the blooklet accompanying it, falsely and fraudulently?
represented it as a remedy for all pain and lameness, for rheumatism, neuralgia,?
sciatica, sprains, bunions, and sore throat, for bites of animals and reptiles,?
for all pains and aches in flesh, muscle and joints, as a relief for tic douloureux,?
and as a cure for partial paralysis of the arms and of the lower limbs, and as a?
remedy for paralysis and effective to reduce enlarged joints to their natural?
size, as a perfect antidote to pain and inflammation, and effective to kill the?
poison from bites of animals, insects or reptiles, and heal the wounds resulting?
from bites of animals, insects, or reptiles, when, in truth and in fact, it was?
not.
On June 15, 1916, the defendant entered a plea of nolo contendere to the in??
formation, and the court imposed a fine of $20.
R. A. PEARSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
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