27912. Misbranding of Reliable Perio Pills, Rex Improved Hygienic Powder, and
Rex Pep-Tone Pills. TT. S. v. Rex I rug Co., Lewis Podrofski, and Wil- 
liam Jansen. Pleas of guilty. Fines totaling $75. (F. & D. No. 39739. 
Sample Nos. 35134-C, 35135-C, 35136-C.)
The labeling of these products contained false and fraudulent representations 
regarding their curative or therapeutic effects.
On August 19, 1937, the United States attorney for the Northern District of 
Illinois, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the dis- 
trict court an information against the Rex Drug Co., a corporation, Chicago, Ill., 
and Lewis Podrofski and William Jansen, officers of the corporation, alleging 
shipment by said defendants in violation of the Food and Drugs Act as amended, 
on or about January 4, 1937, from the State of Illinois into the State of New 
Jersey of quantities of the above-named drug preparations that were misbranded. 
The articles were labeled in part variously: "Reliable Perio Pills * * * Reli- 
able Medical Co. * * * Chicago, Ill."; "Rex Improved Hygienic Powder [or 
"Rex Pep-Tone Pills"]    *    *    *    Rex Drug Co.    *    *    *    Chicago, IH."
The Perio "Pills" consisted of brown and pink tablets. Analyses showed that 
the brown tablets consisted essentially of compounds of sodium and iron, sul- 
phates, carbonates, and aloe coated with calcium carbonate; and that the pink 
tablets consisted essentially of phenolphthalein and ginger, with sugar and 
calcium carbonate. Analyses of the other products showed that the Improved 
Hygienic Powder consisted essentially of boric acid (99.2 percent) and a small 
amount of thymol; and that the Pep-Tone Pills consisted essentially of iron and 
sodium, sulphates, carbonates, and zinc phosphide coated with calcium carbonate.
The information alleged that the articles were misbranded in that the fol- 
lowing statements appearing in the labeling, regarding their curative and thera- 
peutic effects, were false and fraudulent: (Perio Pills, carton) "Perio Pills", "A 
Help to Nature in Menstrual Irregularities and Disorders" ; (Perio Pills, circular) 
"Female Regulating Pills," "A Reliable and Effectual Remedy for Painful and 
Scanty Menstruation," "Obstinate Cases of Painful Menstruation," "To Prevent 
Irregularities"; (Hygienic Powder, canister) "Indicated in Leucorrhoea, Gonorrhea, 
Vaginitis, Endometrites, Prurites, Vulva And in Cases of Fetid Discharges," 
"In severe cases douche two or three times daily until normal conditions have 
been restored"; (Pep-Tone Pills, inner carton) "Pep-Tone," "A Conditioning 
Tonic," "Helps build up the blood and aids in the restoration of shattered nerve 
forces."
On October 26, 1937, pleas of guilty were entered on behalf of the defendants 
and the court imposed fines totaling $75.
HARRY L. BROWN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.