1634. Misbranding of Manna Arabian Tea.    TJ. S. v. Charles W. Nichols.    Plea
of guilty. Sentence suspended and defendant placed on probation for
2 years.     (F. D. C. No. 15528.    Sample Nos. 61270-F, 75927-F.)
INFORMATION FILED : June 22, 1945, Southern District of Ohio, against Charles
W. Nichols, Cambridge, Ohio.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about July 25 and August 16, 1944, from the State
of Ohio into the States of Louisiana and West Virginia.
PRODUCT: Examination of samples showed that the product consisted of the
ground leaves and stems of alfalfa.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 502 (a), certain statements in the
circulars entitled "A Treatise on Health" and "Diabetes-its Cause and Cure,"
in a leaflet entitled "Directions," and in a certain testimonial sheet, enclosed
in the packages containing the article, were false and misleading since they
represented and suggested that the article would be efficacious to feed the liver
first and put it back to work; that it would cause the proper amount of bile
to be manufactured; that it would be efficacious to improve the general health;
that it would cause acid and gas to cease; that it would purify the blood
through the kidneys; that it would be efficacious in the cure, mitigation, treat-
ment, and prevention of constipation, indigestion, ulcers of the stomach, colon,
and bladder, neuritis, arthritis, rheumatism, high and low blood pressure,
anemia, liver troubles, kidney ailments, excessive fat, underweight, colds, nerv-
ousness, heart trouble, colitis, and impaired sight; that use of the
article would enable a person to "live to be 100 years old'!; that it would
be an adequate treatment for colds and flu; that it would break up colds and
flu in 24 hours; that it would cure diabetes when used in conjunction with
vinegar and saltpeter; that it would be efficacious to reconstruct and build
up the body of the diabetic; and that use of the article would correct nutri-
tional deficiencies and balance nutrition. The article would not be efficacious
for the purposes represented.
DISPOSITION: June 27, 1945. A plea of guilty having been entered, the court
suspended sentence and placed the defendant on probation for 2 years.