10212. Misbranding of Pep-Tonic. U. S. * * * v. 8 Bottles, 8 Bottles,?
and 5 Cases of Pep-Tonic. Default decrees of condemnation, for??
feiture, and destruction. (P. & D. Nos. 14195, 14196, 14197. I. S. NoS.?
3446-t, 3449-t, 3450-t.    S. Nos. C-2687, C-2688,  C-2689.)
On January 14 and 15, 1921, respectively, the United States attorney for the?
District of South Dakota, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture,?
filed in the District Court of the United States for said district libels for the?
seizure and condemnation of 16 bottles and 5 cases of Pep-Tonic, remaining?
unsold in the original unbroken packages at Sioux Falls, White Lake, and. Free??
man, S. D., respectively, alleging that the article had been shipped by the?
Puritan Products Co., Inc., Clinton, 111., on or about August 7 and 20, 1920,?
respectively, and transported from the State of Illinois into the State of South?
Dakota, and charging misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, as?
amended. The article was labeled in part: (Bottle) "Hog Life Insurance?
Pep-Tonic A Medicine For The Prevention Of Cholera, Also Stomach And?
Intestinal Worms In Swine * * * We will refund your money if Pep-Tonic?
fails to prevent cholera, also stomach or intestinal worms in swine, when used?
strictly as per directions * * * Use Pep-Tonic The First Two Weeks * * *?
To Remove The Worms * * * If the hogs have worms they will begin to?
come out by the end of the first week, but keep up the treatment for another?
week, then give as directed for prevention, * * * After you have given?
Pep-Tonic for two weeks, as above stated, give it three times each week, as a
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*?* * prevention * * *"; (carton) "* * * A Medicine For Prevention?
Of Cholera Also for Prevention And Expulsion Of Stomach And Intestinal Worms?
In Swine. * * * We will refund your money if Pep-Tonic fails to prevent?
cholera; also stomach or intestinal worms in swine, when used strictly as per?
directions; * * * Pep-Tonic * * * keeps them well. Feeding a sick or?
wormy hog means loss you can avoid. * * * Hog Cholera * * * Get rid?
of the worms. Pep-Tonic will do it. * * * It is a worm and cholera medi??
cine. It prevents the big losses caused by cholera and worms, * * * You?
don't have to feed wormy hogs, Pep-Tonic will rid your hogs of them. Its use?
will keep hogs of any size, age, sex or condition in perfect health. Pep-Tonic?
does the work every time.   No question about it and no question about results
*?* *"; (circular) "* * * Peptonic As A Cure And Prevention Of Hog?
Cholera And As An Expeller And Prevention Of Stomach And Intestinal Worms?
In Swine. * * * Why grow * * * wormy, * * * hogs when it can be?
avoided. * * * Use the Guaranteed Medicine, indorsed by hundreds of suc??
cessful growers of swine?the Medicine that has been tried, tested and found?
true. * * * Peptonic will kill and remove intestinal worms in swine within?
one week * * * It is used to prevent Cholera and for the expulsion and?
prevention of stomach and intestinal worms, * * * This wonderful medicine?
will rid your hogs of worms. It is a proven fact; * * * This medicine does?
the work where other so-called remedies fail. Peptonic * * * worm and?
cholera medicine. Its use will keep hogs of any size, aged, sex or condition free?
from worms and healthy. It prevents the big losses caused by cholera and?
worms * * * There is no guess work about it and no question about results.?
Use this medicine and you will rid your hogs of worms    *    *    *." -
Analyses of samples of the article by the Bureau of Chemistry of this de??
partment showed that it consisted of approximately 76 per cent of salt, 7?
per cent of potassium permanganate, 9 per cent of potassium bichromate, and?
a small amount of starch, in tablet form.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance in the libels for the?
reason that the above-quoted statements appearing on the bottle labels and?
cartons and in the accompanying circulars, regarding the curative and thera??
peutic effect of the said article, were false and fraudulent in that the said?
article and the ingredients and substances thereof were not capable of pro??
ducing the effects claimed in the said statements.
On January 20, 1922, 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.
C. W. PUGSLEY, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.