10570. Misbranding of Anti-Pneumonia. 17. S. * * * v. 5 Packages, et?
al, of * * * Anti-Pneumonia. Default decree of condemna??
tion, forfeiture, and destruction. (F. & D. No. 13787. I. S. No. 3907-t.?
S. No. C-2556.)
On October 15, 1920, the United States attorney for the Southern District of?
Iowa, 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 con??
demnation of 5 packages, No. 2, 5 packages* No. 3, and 2 packages, No. 4, of?
Anti-Pneumonia, at Ottumwa, Iowa, alleging that the article had been shipped?
by John B. Cox, Maryville, Mo., on or about February 19, 1920, and trans??
ported from the State of Missouri into the State of Iowa, and charging mis??
branding 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 it contained tar, clay, and boric acid.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance in the libel for the reason?
that the following statements regarding the curative and therapeutic effects of?
the said article were false and fraudulent, since it did not contain any ingredi??
ent or combination of ingredients capable of producing the effects claimed:?
(Can label) "Anti-Pneumonia An External Remedy for Pneumonia, Bronchitis,?
Congestion of the Lungs, Typhoid Fever, Tonsilitis, Diphtheria, Acute Inflam??
matory, Articular Rheumatism * * *"; (carton) "Anti-Pneumonia An Ex??
ternal Remedy for Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Congestion of the Lungs, Typhoid?
Fever, Tonsilitis, Diphtheria, Acute Inflammatory, Articular Rheumatism, La-?
Grippe, Croup, suppressed menstruation, and all inflammatory conditions.?
* * * The best remedy ever discovered for tuberculosis, if taken in time and?
enough applications used. * * * the most efficacious antagonist of pneu??
monia fever. All forms/of tuberculosis can be greatly helped by Anti-Pneu??
monia. Anti-Pneumonia has been known to bring relief to patients, suffering?
from pneumonia fever, in fifteen minutes, and has always brought relief in less?
than an hour and a half. It reduces the temperature quickly, and usually?
drives out the fever entirely in less than six hours, thus making possible a?
speedy and sure recovery. * * * no uneasiness need be entertained as to?
the result * * *"; (small circular) "Anti-Pneumonia Directions for Pneu??
monia. In Pneumonia * * * bronchitis, congestion of the lungs, croup,?
diphtheria, la grippe, lumbago, carbuncle, pleurisy, and headlitis, * * * for?
all lung cases * * * in Pneumonia; at least two applications should be?
used, after fever is broken, to remove all inflammation and heal the bronchials?
and lungs. To prevent patient from going into tuberculosis, * * * ton??
silitis, * * ? * For all other diseases use as for pneumonia. * * *";?
(large circular) "Anti-Pneumonia An External Remedy for Pneumonia, Bron??
chitis, Congestion of the Lungs, Typhoid Fever, Tonsilitis, Diphtheria, Whoop??
ing Cough, Acute Inflammatory Articular Rheumatism. * * * one of the?
world's greatest discoveries * * * The Name, 'Anti-Pneumonia,' means all?
that it implies. The ingredients of this external remedy are directly opposed?
to Inflammatory conditions, and especially ^Pneumonia Fever. * * * It was?
never offered to the public until it had reached the height of perfection, and a?
great number of test cases were absolutely cured. The remedy has been on?
the market for more than six years. During this time, each and every patient?
known to me, recovered completely and rapidly, * * * measles * * *?
the remedy for all lung troubles and inflammation. * * * lameness?
and pleurisy * * * La Grippe * * * no uneasiness need be enter??
tained as to the result. * * * The amount necessary to break Pneumonia?
Fever is determined by the size of the patient. * * * The successful use?
of Anti-Pneumonia in Pneumonia Fever cases. * * * pneumonia * * *?
it does all that is claimed for it * * * I had a very bad attack of lung?
trouble and the Doctor said I was taking tuberculosis and advised me to go?
West. I came to Maryville and got one large size can of your preparation and?
can gladly say I have no more sore lungs. It has been now two years and I?
am on the road every day, good or bad weather. I wish everyone with lung?
trouble would try it as I know it would cure anything that is curable. * * *?
Keep it in the house ready to use and * * * save a life. * * * Use?
Anti-Pneumonia for Tuberculosis and all Lung Troubles, and all Inflamma??
tions. * * * I am writing for more of your great Anti-Pneumonia cure as?
we have had several very bad cases of Pneumonia and it hasn't failed. * * *?
Spanish Influenza. * * * My girl eleven years old had the measles last?
spring and took pneumonia with it, and her lungs were filling up fast.    *    *    *
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it broke it up in 25 minutes. * * * It is good for inflammation of the?
bowels. * * * Pneumonia cure. * * * Pneumonia Fever * * * has?
never failed in a single instance. For Pneumonia and kindred ailments it has?
proven to be a souvereign remedy. * * * an absolute specific for Pneumonia?
and kindred troubles * * * Pneumonia cure. * * * it has saved lots?
of cases   *   *   *."
On October 21, 1921, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment?
of condemnation and forfeiture was 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.