SS59. Misbranding' of Nerv-Mintz. IT. S. * * * v. SJ Dozen, 10 Dozen,?
J Dozen, and 20 Dozen, More or Less, Packages of NerT-Mintz. De??
fault decrees  of condemnation, forfeiture,  and  destruction.     (F.   &
D. Nos. 13554, 13555, 13556, 13558.     I. S. Nos. 7565-t, 7571-t, 7561-t, 7575-t.?
S.  Nos.  E-2590,  E-2591,  E-2594,  E-2G27.)
On August 30, 1920, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of?
Pennsylvania, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the
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District Court of the United States for said district libels for the seizure?
and condemnation of 2J dozen, 10 dozen, i dozen, and 20 dozen packages, more?
or less, of Nerv-Mintz, consigned by the Earle Chemical Co., Wheeling, W. Va.,?
remaining in the original unbroken packages at Philadelphia, Pa., alleging?
that the article had been shipped on or about July 2, 1920, and transported?
from the State of West Virginia into the State of Pennsylvania, and charging?
misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended.
Analysis of a sample of the article by the Bureau of Chemistry of this de??
partment showed that the tablets consisted essentially of sabal, mix vomica,?
zinc phosphid, aloin, and capsicum.
It was alleged in substance in the libels that the article was misbranded in?
that certain statements appearing on the label and in the circular were false?
and fraudulent for the reason that the article would not produce the curative?
or therapeutic effects which purchasers were led to expect by the said state??
ments, which were applied to said article with a knowledge of their falsity?
for the purpose of defrauding purchasers thereof, as follows: (Box) "Nerv-?
Mintz Nerve and Energy Tablets especially a nerve strengthener * * *?
soothe and quiet the nerves * * * used for the relief of Nervousness, Loss?
of Vigor, Energy and Ambition?Lack of Confidence, Sleeplessness, Trembling,?
Nervelessness, Shifty Gait, Shattered Nerves, Exhausted or Weakened Vitality,?
Mental Depression, Numbness, Weakening Habits * * * and All Over??
worked and Unstrung Nerves Induced by Fast Living and Other  Excesses.
*?* * Useful in the Treatment of Nervous Conditions which follow' too?
Strenuous Living, Mental and Physical Fatigue, and other Excesses;" (circu??
lar) "Nerv-Mintz for nervous debility * * * exceptionally efficient in the?
treatment of Nervousness, Loss of Vigor, Energy and Ambition, Lack of Con??
fidence, Sleeplessness, Shifty Gait, Shattered Nerves, Weakened or Exhausted?
.Vitality, Mental or Physical Depression, Weakening Habits * * * and for?
all over-worked and unstrung nerves induced by fast living and other excesses.
*?* * To all those who * * * suffer from the effects of fast li\ing,?
over-work and the drains of present day strenuous excesses, Nerv-Mintz prove?
most wonderful rejuvenators, restoring the lost vitality you perhaps had?
thought was gone forever. Generally results are quick * * * Keep up?
the treatment."
On September 20, 1920, no claimant having appeared for the property, judg??
ments of condemnation and forfeiture were entered, and it was ordered by the?
court that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
E. D. BALE, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.