10581. Misbranding of Job Moses female pills. U. S. * * * v. 30 Pack??
ages and 67 Packages of * * * Job Moses Female Pills. De??
fault decrees of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction.     (P. &
D. Nos. 13678,  13808.    I. S. Nos. 10331-t, 10478-t.    S. Nos. W-768, W-780.)
On September 11 and October 23, 1920, respectively, the United States?
attorney for the Northern District of California, acting upon reports by the?
Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the District Court of the United States for?
said district libels for the seizure and condemnation of 97 packages of Job?
Moses female pills, remaining in the original unbroken packages at San?
Francisco, Calif., alleging that the article had been shipped in part by the?
Eastern Drug Co.; on or about November 28, 1919, and in part by the Western?
Drug Co., on or about July 12, 1920, from Boston, Mass., and transported from?
the State of Massachusetts into the State of California, 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?
department showed that the pills contained an iron compound, aloes, and pep??
permint oil.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance in the libels for the?
reason that it was labeled in part as follows, (bottle label and wrapper)?
?* * * Female Pills * * *," (circular) "* * * Female Pills * .* *?
good for many   *   *    *   painful and dangerous disorders to which the Female
*?* * is subject. * * * They moderate excessive menstruation and?
relieve suppressed menstruation    *    *    *   During   *    *    *    the ' turn of life'
*?. * * they help to allay fevers and inflammations. * * * To those suffer??
ing from Uterine Weakness they are with confidence recommended. * * *?
help can only be expected by perseverance in using the pills. * * * it?
generally takes from two to four months before decided results may be ob??
tained. * * * In * * * cases of Leucorrhoea (the whites), Amenorrhoea?
(suppressed menses), Menorrhagia (immoderate flow of the menses), Dys-?
menorrhcea (painful menstruation), * * * speedy relief may be expected.?
In many Nervous and Spinal Affections, Pains in the Back and Lower Parts?
of the Body, Heaviness, Fatigue on Slight Exertion, Palpitation of the Heart,?
Hysteria, Sick Headache, Giddiness, and various distressing complaints pro??
duced by a disordered system, they should effect good results. * * * dis??
eased condition of the Womb, * * * persistent use of the genuine Pills may?
soon remove the inflammation, * * * ' Do not be discouraged if you are not?
speedily relieved, but persevere steadily in the use of the Pills,'" which state??
ments appearing in the said label and circular were false and fraudulent, since?
the said article contained no ingredient or combination of ingredients capable?
of producing the curative and therapeutic effects claimed.
On May 9, 1921, and June 22, 1922, respectively, no claimant having appeared?
for the property, judgments of condemnation and forfeiture were - entered,?
and it was ordered by the court that the product be destroyed by the Un ted?
States marshal.
C. W. PUGSLEY, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
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