10960.?Misbranding of Cadomene tablets.    V. S. v. 557 Packages of Cado-
mene Tablets. Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and?
destruction.     (F.   &  D.   Nos.   14381,   14382.    I.   S.   Nos.   10511-t,   10512-t.
S. Nos. W-854, W-855.)
On January 31, 1921, the United States attorney for the Northern District?
of California, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the?
District Court of the United States for said district a libel for the seizure and?
condemnation of 557 packages of Cadomene tablets, remaining in the original?
unbroken packages at San Francisco, Calif., alleging that the article had been?
shipped by the Blackburn Products Co., Dayton, Ohio, between the dates of?
March 19 and June 3, 1920, and transported from the State of Ohio into the?
State of California, and charging misbranding in violation of the Food and?
Drugs Act, as amended.
Analysis of a sample of the article by the Bureau of Chemistry of this?
department showed that the tablets contained zinc phosphid, strychnine, and?
an iron salt, coated with calcium carbonate and colored lavender.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance in the libel for the?
reason that the following statements appearing on the label of the bottle con??
taining the said article and in the accompanying circular, (bottle) " Invigorat??
ing * * * f0Y fljQ Treatment of * * * Neurasthenia (Nerve Exhaus??
tion), General Debility, Melancholy, Dizziness, Heart Palpitation, Trembling?
Weakness, Waning Strength, Functional Irritation of the Urinary Tract, Lan-?
gour and many other Symptoms due to * * * Worry, Grief, Intemperance,?
Dissipation, Overwork, Mai-Nutrition, Convalescence from Influenza, Etc.?
* * * ," (circular) " * * * the*benefits to be derived from their use, are?
such as to recommend them to all who may be afflicted with * * * Neuras??
thenia, Nervous Exhaustion, General Debility, Melancholy, Dizziness, Heart?
Palpitation, Trembling Weakness, Waning Strength, Functional Irritation of?
the Urinary Tract, Languor and many other symptoms due to * * * Worry,?
Grief, Intemperance, Dissipation Mai-Nutrition, Overwork, Etc. * * * valu??
able for those who are despondent, nervous, irritable and unable to act natur??
ally under the most ordinary circumstances * * *," were false and fraudu??
lent, since the said article contained no ingredient or combination of ingredients?
capable of producing the curative and therapeutic effects claimed.
On May 9, 1921, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment of?
condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court that?
the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
C. W. PTJGSIJGY, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.