80957. Misbranding of Snare's Re-L,et. U. S. v. Henry I. Snare (Snare Bros. 
Ointment Co.). Plea of guilty. Sine, $25. (F. & D. No. 42728. Sample 
No. 37354-D.)
The labeling of this product bore false and fraudulent curative and thera- 
peutic claims.
On July 18, 1939, the United States attorney for the Western District of 
Missouri, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court an information against Henry I. Snare, trading as the Snare 
Bros. Ointment Co., Chillicothe, Mo., alleging shipment by said defendant in 
violation of the Food and Drugs Act as amended, on or about October 29, 1938,
from the State of Missouri into the State of Nebraska, of a quantity of Snare's 
Ee-Lef that was misbranded.
Analysis showed that the article consisted essentially of volatile oils including 
mustard oil, methyl salicylate, menthol, and a camphoraceous oil, incorporated 
in a petrolatum base.
Misbranding was alleged in that certain statements, designs, and devices 
regarding the therapeutic and curative effects of the article, appearing in the 
labeling, falsely and fraudulently represented that it was effective as a treat- 
ment, remedy, and cure for pneumonia; effective as a treatment and relief for 
sinus trouble, catarrh, asthma, flu, rheumatism, piles, cuts, swelling, open sores, 
appendicitis, and pleurisy; effective to kill germs and infection, to stop inflam- 
mation, and to aid "Nature to recovery;" effective as a treatment for any- 
thing that causes pain on man or beast; and effective for the relief of throat 
and lung trouble.
On December 4, 1939, the defendant entered a plea of guilty and the court 
imposed a fine of $25.
GEOVEB B. HILL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.