4143. Misbranding: of " Brown's ' 935 ' Injection (formerly H. W.?). U. S. v.?
The Doctor Brown Co. Plea of g-uilty. Fine, $75. (F. & D. No. 6157.?
I. S.
No. 9357-e.)
On June 21, 1915, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of?
Pennsylvania, 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 Doctor Brown Co., a corporation, doing business at Philadelphia, Pa.,?
alleging shipment by said company, in violation of the Food and Drugs Act,?
as amended, on or about March 10, 1913, from the State of Pennsylvania into?
the State of Colorado, of a quantity of "Brown's '935' Injection (formerly H.?
W.)" which was misbranded. The article was labeled: (On bottle) "Brown's?
'935' Injection Invaluable as a Preventative and in the Treatment of Chronic?
Gonorrhoea, Gleet, Whites, Etc. Directions Use as an injection three times a?
day Brown's Capsules should be used with this in order to thoroughly drive?
the disease out of the system. Their use will bring quicker results. If the?
bowels are costive, use Hope's Vegetable Liver Pills. For male and female?
Guaranteed under the Food and Drugs Act, June 30, 1906. Serial No. 4223.
Will not cause stricture and does not stain The Doctor Brown Company sole?
manufacturer Philadelphia, Pa." (On carton) "Brown's '935' Injection (for??
merly H. W.) Invaluable as a Preventive and in the Treatment of Chronic?
Gonorrhoea, Gleet, Whites, Etc. Directions Use as an injection three times a?
day Brown's Capsules should be used with this in order to thoroughly drive?
the disease out of the system. Their use will bring quicker results. If the?
bowels are costive use Hummell's Vegetable Liver Pills. Guaranteed by the?
Doctor Brown Company under the Food and Drugs Act, June 30, 1906. Serial?
No. 4223. The Doctor Brown Company Sole Manufacturer, Philadelphia, Pa.?
Price $1.00 Brown's ' 935 ' Injection is for Males For Females, use Dr. Brown's?
Alkaline Antiseptic Powder Brown's Blood Treatment Should be used after all?
cases of acute or chronic Gonorrhoea to clean the blood of impurities and put
the system in healthy condition.    Price?$2.00 a bottle; six bottles for $10.00.
Manufactured by The Doctor Brown Company 935 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa.?
Will not cause stricture, and does not stain." The circulars or pamphlets?
accompanying the article contained, among other things, the following state??
ments : "A Preventive and a Certain and Speedy Remedy for Chronic Gonor??
rhoea, Gleet, Whites, Etc." "Hemorrhoids, (or Piles)?Dr. Brown's '935' In??
jection, used with a syring in every condition of Hemorrhoids or Piles, it will?
bring immediate relief, causing the congested blood to flow out of the parts,?
and the mucous membrane will immediately yield to the astringent and anti??
septic properties of this remedy. About 1/2 ounce of this solution should be?
injected into the rectum after each movement of the bowels and only upon?
retiring.    Other hygienic conditions at the same time should be followed out."
Analysis of a sample of the product by the Bureau of Chemistry of this?
department showed the substance to be a dilute solution of acetate and sulphate?
of zinc.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in the information for the reason?
that the following statements regarding the therapeutic or curative effects?
thereof, included in the circulars or pamphlets aforesaid, to wit, "A Preventive?
*** for *** Gonorrhoea. ***." "Hemorrhoids, (or Piles)?Dr. Brown's '935'?
Injection, used with a syring in every condition of Hemorrhoids or Piles, it?
will bring immediate relief, causing the congested blood to flow out of the parts,?
and the mucous membrane will immediately yield to the astringent and anti??
septic properties of this remedy. ***," were false and fraudulent in that, by?
means of the said circulars or pamphlets, they were applied to said article?
knowingly .and in reckless and wanton disregard of their truth or falsity so
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as to represent falsely-and fraudulently to the purchasers thereof, and create?
in the minds of purchasers thereof the impression and belief, that it was in?
whole or in part composed of, or contained, ingredients or medicinal agents?
effective, among other things, for the prevention of gonorrhoea, and effective?
for the immediate relief of, and as a remedy in every condition of, hemorrhoids?
or piles; when, in truth and in fact, said article was not in whole or in part?
composed of, and did not contain, ingredients or medicinal agents effective,?
among other things, for the prevention of gonorrhea, or effective for the relief?
of, or as a remedy in every condition of, hemorrhoids or piles.
On June 23,  1915, the defendant company entered a plea of guilty to the?
information, and the court imposed a fine of $75.
OAKL VBOOMAN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture;'
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