The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-10-15
MEDICINES CONDEMNED.
Courts Condemn Goods, or
Fine Patent Manufacture
ers--Proceeded Against
for Fraudulent Claims
as to Curative
Powers.

the FOOQ ana drugs ASI, "lliNii PAS
hibits false and fraudulent claims as
to the curative or therapeutic effects
of drugs or medicines. Criminal pros
ecutions against the manufacturers
were brought in 25 cases, but IN 81 IN
stances the falsely and fraudulent!iy
labeled medicines were seized Whlle IN
interstate commerce. Claims maze
NV the manufacturers for the curative
powers of these preparations ranged
from tuberculosis, smallpox, and dlph-
liberia to coughs, colds, and scalp dls,
eases. A number of other criminal
prosecutions and seizures are pending
in various Federal courts throughout
the United States because OF ailegea
violations of the Sherley Amendment
similar to those which have ALREADY
been tried. The officials charged with
the enforcement of the Food ana
Drugs Act are of the opinion that the
evils of the patent-medicine business
can be stopped only by the most draS~
tic action. .l
It is pointed out that traffic IN med
ic;res for which false and fraudu-
lent claims are made is not only an
economic fraud of the worst KIND IN
that a worthless preparation thaI
costs but a few cents is frequently
sold for a dollar or more bottle,
but that health and even life are en-
dangered by failure to secure the
service of a physician IN sucn serious
diseases as tuberculosis, dlptherla,
pneumonia, and scarlet fever until
foo late, because reliance may have
been nlaced in the curative powers or
some worthless preparation which Is
claimed to be a never-failing remedy
The deluded victim may not realize
his danger until the disease has reach-
cd a stage too far advanced TOR even
the ablest physicians to cope with IT,
Effective treatment depends in most
cases on applying it during the cary
stages of the disease.
Successive Name Of Family Physi-
clan" Fails to Save.
The Houchens Medicine Co., Of Bal
timore, Md, pleaded guilty to tn
charge that a preparation caIl '5
"Family Physician" and shIppea "
them into interstate commerce wa
falsely and fraudulently labeled
Among the many diseases for Whlci
+his medicine was recommended bl
+hp manufacturers in statements ap
nearing on the labels and accompa
nving circulars were diptheria, scarIe
fever. typhoid fever, smallpox, oron
chitis. neuralgia, Group, and all diS
eases of the throat and lungs. IN
following quotations from the Label
carton. or circular are interesting
"The Public is hereby assured ina
this is the Genuine and Onglnai ram
lily Physician. FOR I9NeI ~.
need not give anything else but thi
MeIirme, it will keep the lasn oNt 1t
,flf For cases Ct Sma
Pox take plenty and often = $
freely, Give no hot teas, just give IN
medicine and what pimples are undo
The skin will come out, the rest WI
he carried off by the medicine.
Also a wonderful and positiv
remedy for dyspepsia, keeps measeI
ont nicely, regulates the bowels witt
ont trouble. and by purifying tn
blood prevents your liability to dis
ease" -,
ANALYSIS of the product, which wa
claimed by the manufacturer to be e.
fective in the treatment of so man
virulent and contagious diseases,
well as a variety Of miner ills. shove
that it was a sirup containing ~
ner cent non-volatile matter, 81 pr
cent alcohol. anise, and Vegetab
ra+hart;c drug. The GoVer1men
therefore. charged that the mediclr
did not contain ingredients or medic
nal agents effective for the relief al
cure of the diseases which 1t clalmc
to cure. The court imposed a hne
S75.
Pr. H A. Ingham's Vegetable EXpe'
to,ort Nerv1re Pain Extractor.
plea of guilty was entered BY,
A Tnpham & Co., of VergenneS, VI
IN the charge that statements al
claims as to curative powers OF pro-
nc+ called "H. A. Ingham's Negetao
Evnectorant Nervine Pain Extractor
we're false and fraudulent. An a.
aIvsis of sample of the product
The Bureau of Chemistry showed Il
same to contain alcohol, 80 per cen cen
opi,1m alkaloids. camphor, capSlc,Ti,;;
and vegetable eXtractlve matter i
Government. therefore, alleged IN
the medicine did not contain ingret
en+s or medicinal agents effective,
tho labels or circulars asserted
subdue raging fever, or to cure
nboid fever, lung fever, scar
fever. rheumatic fever, cholera diH
erterv sunstroke. diphtheria, bleed
- 40 limos nervous exhaustion,