F. & D. No. 2653.
I. S. No. 10290-c.	
Issued October 17, 1912.
United States Department of Agriculture,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY.
NOTICE OF JUDGMENT NO. 1706.
(Given pursuant to section 4 of the Food and Drugs Act.)
MISBRANDING OF "MAKE-MAN" TABLETS.
On March 25, 1912, 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 an?
information against Henry Klingel, Baltimore, Md., alleging ship??
ment by him, in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, on August 20,?
1910, from the State of Maryland into the District of Columbia*, of?
a consignment of a certain drug called "Make-Man Tablets," which?
was misbranded. The product was labeled: (On box) "Make-Man?
Tablets. A certain cure. Distinctively a tonic to build up the system?
and contains no poison. They are nature's greatest aid to repair the?
nervous system giving power of endurance and capacity to enjoy?
every pleasure. An ideal remedy for all nervous troubles. The effect?
is immediate and no doubt of results exist. They make men and?
women strong. * * * Prepared only by the Make-Man Tablet?
Co., Chicago, tl. S. A. * * * Especially prepared for the treatment?
and cure of dyspepsia, neuralgia, kidney and liver trouble, catarrh,?
consumption, locomotor-ataxia, wasting diseases, nervous debility,?
female disorders and all kindred diseases resulting from a worn out?
nervous system * * * ." (On circular) Make-Man Tablets are?
more like a miracle than a medicine. * * * Make-Man Tablets?
are more like a food than a drug. * * * Makes the nerve cells?
strong because of supplying them with the right food. * * * A?
healthy natural food for the nerves rather than a temporary stimulant?
like most advertised so-called aphrodiziacs. * * * Make-Man?
Tablets are sold under an absolute guarantee to restore lost vitality,
repair the wear and tear. * * * A scientific pharmaceutical?
combination rather than a patent medicine. * * * A sovereign?
remedy and most reliable treatment for the man who has grown old?
as a result of dissipation, social duties or business cares. Enables?
him to regain the most perfect integrity of health and power of?
endurance    *    *    *."
Upon examination by the Bureau of Chemistry of this Department?
of the preparation it was found to be white, sugar coated tablets, con??
sisting essentially of iron carbonate (Blaund's Mixture), arsenic,?
strychnin, aloes, and hop extract. Misbranding was alleged in the?
information for the reason that each of the packages containing the?
product bore the statement that the article contained no poison, which?
statement was false and misleading for the reason that the product?
contained certain poisons, to wit, strychnin and arsenic.
On March 25, 1912, the defendant entered a plea of nolo contendere?
to the information and the court imposed a fine of $5.
JAMES WILSON,?
Secretary of Agriculture.?
WASHINGTON, D. C, August ?, 1912.
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