20908. Misbranding of Rival herb, tablets. TI.' S. v. IS Boxes of Rival Herb 
Tablets. Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and de- 
struction.     CF. & D. no. 29700.    Sample no. 4871-A.)
Examination of the drug preparation involved in this case disclosed that the 
article contained no ingredient or combination of ingredients capable of produc- 
ing certain curative and therapeutic effects claimed in the labeling. Analysis 
also showed that the article was not chocolate-coated as claimed.
On January 5, 1933, the United States attorney for the Northern District of 
Illinois, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district 
court of the United States a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 78 boxes 
of Rival herb tablets at Chicago, Ill., alleging that the article had been shipped 
in interstate commerce November 8,' 1932, by the Rival Herb Co., from Detroit, 
Mich., to Chicago, Ill., and charging misbranding in violation of the Food and 
Drugs Act as amended.
Analysis of a sample of the article by this Department showed that the 
tablets consisted essentially of extracts of plant drugs including aloe, podo- 
phyllum, and capsicum, coated with calcium carbonate and iron oxide.
It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the 
statement appearing on the labels, " Chocolate Coated", was false and mis- 
leading, since the article was coated with calcium carbonate and iron oxide. 
Misbranding was alleged for the further reason that the following statements, 
regarding the curative and therapeutic effects of the article, were false and 
fraudulent: (Shipping carton) "For the Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and Bow- 
els"; (retail carton and tin container) "Aids Digestion, Tones Stomach, 
Stimulates Liver & Kidneys, Regulates Bowels, * * * Nature's Own Medi- 
cine. For Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and Bowels. Directions Adult—Take 
one Tablet every night at Bedtime—if you are very * * * bilious take two 
Tablets the first night, then one Tablet each night on retiring. * * * If 
one Tablet moves the bowels too freely take half Tablet—no two systems are 
just alike: some require larger doses than others. In order to get the best 
possible results you should regulate the dose to suit your own case: at least 
one good healthy action of the bowels daily is necessary. Children—Over five 
years old from one-half to one Tablet each night according to condition of the 
bowels"; (circular) "Aiding Nature An Important Duty Exercise, fresh, 
air, good food, pure water and sound slumber, valuable and necessary as they 
are, cannot restore a disordered system if the gastro-intestinal apparatus—the 
organs that convert the food into blood and flesh and bone—are clogged and 
inactive as a result of long years of wrong living. Here is where science 
comes to Nature's relief and aids her to do her work in a normal manner. 
Science has delved into the fields of Chemistry, Botany, Pharmacology, Physi- 
ology and other branches of human knowledge, and has found agents that have 
definite effects upon the various organs of the animal body.   Some of these
act upon the heart, some on the brain and nervous system, some on the 
kidneys, the liver, the stomach, the pancreas and other important glandular 
structures. The effects of these agents upon the several organs have been 
confirmed and studied thousands of times by experts in the laboratories of 
the colleges and universities. We know exactly what they do when given to 
frogs, dogs, cats and finally to the highest type of animal—man. Medical 
experts, have been alert to all these great discoveries and have applied the 
knowledge thus acquired to the treatment of acute and chronic disease. Thus, 
we now have thoroughly tested agents that act upon the diseased liver, that 
prompt its better action, that remove from the blood certain toxic or poisonous 
principles and eliminate them from the system through the kidneys and the 
intestinal tract. Others improve the digestive function and assist Nature to 
more thoroughly convert the food into tissue-forming substances. Others 
strengthen the heart and tone up the blood circulation. All these processes 
fortify the individual's power of resistance to disease and increase his immunity 
to the action of toxic bodies. If the average man or woman who is not 
well * * * and will use Nature's own materials, to control and regulate 
the bodily functions, not only will he be restored to better health but he will 
not be subject to frequent attacks of biliousness, sick headache, dizziness or 
vertigo, rheumatism, backache, stiffness of the joints and muscles, deranged 
secretions, constipation and its attendant ills. To enjoy good health you must 
keep the sewerage system of the body in good working order. * * * Rival 
Herb Tablets to act on the bowels and liver. * * * to meet the needs of 
such cases as we have described in these pages. * * * If you have dys- 
pepsia * * * use Rival Herb Tablets * * * Remember constipation 
is a vicious habit. It brings on dyspepsia and a host of evils, all of which 
may be corrected completely by regulating the action of the bowels. The thing 
to do is to choose a regulator that will not make matters "worse, that will not 
harm you or leave you in a more miserable state than you were before. You 
have an absolutely reliable, safe, dependable regulator in Rival Herb Tablets. 
Medical Authorities recognize the causative effect of constipation in producing 
or predisposing to chronic diseases of the tissues, joints, kidneys, liver, skin 
and other parts of the body. To keep fit see that the bowels move daily. 
Watch this important function, and teach your children the same lesson. 
* * * a simple regulator such as you have in Rival Herb Tablets * * * 
A spell of sickness can often be headed off or prevented by the timely and 
intelligent use of Rival Herb Tablets. * * * every sick person * * * 
its cheap health insurance * * * [testimonials] * * * Stomach 
Trouble * * * ' I was troubled with my stomach, also headaches * * * 
now I am feeling fine.' * * * Rheumatism * * * ' My son was troubled 
with rheumatism * * * Finally he started taking "Rival Herb Tablets" 
and after taking them for about two weeks the pain disappeared. I would 
advise anyone suffering from these troubles to give them a trial.'    *    *    *
' " Rival Herb Tablets." I procured a box and took them regularly. I have 
gained ten pounds and never felt so well before. * * * Piles—22 Years 
' * * * I suffered terribly from internal piles for twenty-two years. My 
health was shattered and I was in a fearful state. The pain was so intense 
at times that it affected my spine and sometimes even ran right up into my 
brain. I was obliged to syringe with saltpetre as strong as I could dissolve 
it to relieve the pain. I was nearly crazy and did not know what to do until 
someone recommended " Rival Herb Tablets" * * * I have only used 
them for a short time and I am more than satisfied with the results. I find 
them * * * effective * * * to all those who have the misfortune to 
suffer.' ' * * * splendid for dyspepsia and liver trouble.' * * * Rival 
Herb Tablets * * * form of medication which is * * * rapidly con- 
veyed by the blood stream to the various organs which are influenced by the 
component ingredients. * * * Nature's own Medicine. Directions Adults— 
Take one tablet every night at bedtime—if you are very * * * bilious take 
two Tablets the first night, then one Tablet each night on retiring. * * * 
In order to get the best possible results you should regulate the dose to suit 
your own case—at least one good healthy action of the bowels daily is 
necessary. * * * Children—Over five years old, from one-half to one Tab- 
let each night, according to condition of the bowels. * * * Nature's Own 
Medicine."
On April4, 1933, 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.
R. G. TUGWEIX, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.