8836. Misbranding' of Robert J. Pierce's Empress Brand Tansy, Cotton? Root, Pennyroyal and Apiol Tablets. V. S. * * * v. 23 Dozen? Packages of Robert J. Pierce's Empress Brand Tansy, Cotton'Root,? Pennyroyal and Apiol Tablets. Default decree of condemnation,? forfeiture, and destruction. (F. & D. No. 13293. I. S. No. 8G15-t.? S. No. E-2G30.) On or about August 24, 1920, the United States attorney for the District of? Maryland, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the? District Court of the United States for said district a libel for the seizure and? condemnation of 23 dozen packages of Robert J. Pierce's Empress Brand Tansy,? Cotton Root, Pennyroyal and Apiol Tablets, remaining unsold in the original? unbroken packages at Baltimore, Md., alleging that the article had been shipped? on or about May .12, 1920, by Robert J. Pierce, New York, N. Y., and trans?? ported from the State of New York into the State of Maryland, and charging? misbranding under the Food and Drugs Act, as amended. The article was? labeled in part: (Bos) "* * * Tansy, Cotton Root Pennyroyal and Apiol? Tablets. A safe emmenagogue. Always reliable and effective. The best known? remedy for the suppression of the menstrual function;" (circular) "* * *? Tansy, Cotton Root, Pennyroyal and Apiol Tablets * * * The Celebrated? Female Regulator * * * Delayed Menstruations When the suppression is? of long standing * * * take one * * * until four days before the time? when the menses should appear * * * immediately preceding the expected? appearance of the menstrual flow, active treatment should begin. Take? one * * * three times daily * * * follow * * * instructions * * * until? the desired result is obtained * * * Irregularities Where the menses are? not regular * * * are invaluable. Take * * * before the expected? appearance of the menstrual flow." Analysis of a sample of the product by the Bureau of Chemistry of this de?? partment showed that the tablets consisted essentially of aloes, ferrous sul?? phate, oil of pennyroyal, and unidentified plant extractives. Misbranding of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that the? abO'. e-quoted statements regarding the curative ard therapeutic effects of the? article, appearing in the labeling, were false and fraudulent, as the article con?? tained no ingredient or combination of ingredients capable of producing the? effects claimed. On September 29, 1920, no claimant having appeared for the property, a de?? fault decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction was entered, and it? was ordered by the court that the product be destroyed by the United States? marshal. E. D. BALL, Acting Secretary of Agricitlture.