115! 8>. Misbranding of Hooper's pills. IT. S. v. 191 Packages of Hooper's?
Pills. Defanlt decree of condemnation, forfeitnre, and destruc??
tion.     (F. & D. No. 17477.     S. No. EW370.)
On April 27, 1923, 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 praying the seizure and?
condemnation of 191 packages of Hooper's pills, remaining in the original un??
broken packages at Baltimore, Mel., alleging that the article had been shipped?
by the American Synthetic Co., Philadelphia, Pa., iu part on or about January?
16 and in part on or about March 15, 1923, and transported from the State?
of Pennsylvania into the State of Maryland, and charging misbranding in vio??
lation 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 pills consisted essentially of aloes and iron sul??
phate.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that the?
following statements borne on the wrapper accompanying the article, regard??
ing its curative and therapeutic effect, to wit, " * * * perfection in opening?
obstruction of the vessels * * * cure of disorders peculiarly incident to the?
Female Sex * * * remedy against those general complaints, the Female Sex?
are subject to * * * cleanse, purify, and cause a free circulation of the?
blood * * * for the palpitation of the heart, giddiness, loathing of food,?
bad digestion, pains of the stomach, heating of the arteries of the neck, short?
breath * * * scurvy; for all which distempers they are a most excellent?
and successful remedy * * * should be taken by all women at the age of?
forty-five * * * to prevent those disorders that usually attend them at that?
time. "* * * a sovereign remedy * * * in all hypochondriac, hyst?>rick,?
or vapourish disorders * * * strengthen the nerves * * * continue their?
use till the end is answered." were false f ncl fraudulent in that the said article?
did noi contain any ingredient or combination of ingredients capable of pro??
ducing the effects claimed.
On June 5. 1923, 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.
HOWARD M. GORE, Acting Secretary of Agriculture,
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