671K. Misbranding of l>r. Kinff's Star CPOWB Brand Pills. V. S. * * * v.?
Northern Drus Co., a "corporation.     Plea of g-nilty.     Fine, Sj>5.     (F. &
D. No. 9061.     I.  S. No. 1307-p.)
On November 30, 1918, the United States attorney for the District of?
Minnesota, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the?
District Court of the United States for said district an information against?
the Northern Drug Co., a corporation, Duluth, Minn., alleging shipment by?
said company, in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended, on or about?
August 22,1917, from the State of Minnesota into the State of Connecticut, of a?
quantity of an article labeled in part, " Dr. King's Star Crown Brand Pills,"?
which was misbranded.
Examination of a sample of the article by the Bureau of Chemistry of this?
department showed that the pills consisted essentially of aloes and oil of penny??
royal coated with calcium carbonate, charcoal, and sugar.
It was alleged in substance in the information that the article was mis-?
branded for the reason that certain statements included in the circular accom??
panying the article falsely and fraudulently represented it as a'sure treatment,?
remedy, and cure for delayed menstruation, painful menstruation, and men??
strual irregularities, and effective when taken in connection with herb tea made?
of pennyroyal, thyme, or tansy, as a treatment, remedy, and cure for delayed?
menstruation, when, in truth and in fact, it was not either when taken alone?
or in connection with herb tea made of pennyroyal, thyme, or tansy.
On November 30, 1918, the defendant company entered a plea of guilty to the?
information, and the court imposed a fine of $5.
J. R. RIGGS, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.