8019. Misbranding of Porose Pills and Lojion Pills. IT. S. * * * v. 68?
Boxes and 44 Boxes of Porose Pills and 48 Packages and 24 Pack??
ages of LOKOBL Pills. Default decrees of condemnation, forfeiture,?
and destruction. (F. & D. Nos. 13631, 13660, 13717. I. S. Nos. 5350-t,?
5144-t, 5148-t, 5391-t, 5392-t.    S. Nos. E-2711, E-2726, E-2774, E-2770.)
On September 3, September 7, and September 23, 1920, the United States?
attorney for the District of Massachusetts, acting upon a, report by the Secre-
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tary of Agriculture, filed in the District Court of the United States for said?
district libels of information praying the seizure and condemnation of 68 boxes?
and 44 boxes of Porose Pills and 48 packages and 24 packages of Lozon Pills,?
consigned between April 12, 1920, and August 17, 1920, by the Lafayette Co.,?
Berlin, N. H., remaining in the original unbroken packages at Boston, Wor??
cester, and Lowell, Mass., alleging that the articles had been shipped and trans??
ported from the State of New Hampshire into the Commonwealth of Massa??
chusetts, and charging misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act,?
as amended.
Analyses of samples by the Bureau of Chemistry of this department showed?
that the Porose Pills consisted essentially of ferrous carbonate, extractives of?
mix vomica and saw palmetto, arsenic, and a laxative plant drug, and that?
the Lozon Pills consisted essentially of ferrous carbonate, mix vomica, damiana,?
arsenic, and a laxative plant drug.
It Avas alleged in substance in the libels of information that the Porose Pills?
were misbranded for the reason that the following statements regarding the?
curative and therapeutic effect thereof, (box and wrapper, English and French)?
" Unequalled for * * * all women's complaints in general," (circular, English?
and French) "For * *
' * any * * * complaint [peculiar] particular to?
women * * * delayed or even suppressed periods * * * best of regulating?
tonics for all women complaints. Irregular Periods * * * Leucorrhea?
* * * Womb Troubles "* * * Indigestion and Sour Stomach * * *?
Dyspepsia * * * Kidney Troubles," were false and fraudulent in that said?
article contained no ingredient or combination of ingredients capable of pro??
ducing the effects claimed.
It was alleged in substance that the Lozon Pills were misbranded for the?
reason that the following statements regarding the curative and therapeutic?
effect thereof,  (box, English) "Restores Vitality to weak men, whether lost by
* * * excesses of any kind * * - will * * * tone up weak men,''?
(French) "Gives a youthful ardor," (wrapper. English and French) "For?
Men's Health * * * will * 'i: * tone up weak men * * * No cure no?
pay," (circular, English) " * * * give new life * * * recommended for?
young * * * middle age and old men * * * troubles * * * often?
caused by "f * * abuses and bad habits so common among men and boys,"?
(French) "To give vitality and nev>7 energy," (both languages) "Dyspepsia?
Kidney Troubles Rheumatism Affections of the Nerves," were false and?
fraudulent in that the article contained no ingredient or combination of?
ingredients capable of producing the effects claimed.
On November 12 and November 24, 1920, no claimants having appeared for?
the property, judgments of condemnation and forfeiture were entered, and it?
was ordered by the court that the products be destroyed by the United States?
marshal.
E. D. BALI", Acting Secretary of Agriculture.