27540. Misbranding of World's Wonder Massage and World's Wonder System 
Builder. U. S. v. World's Wonder Medicine Co., Inc., Francis Cooper, 
and Robert A. Walton. Pleas of nolo contendere. World's Wonder 
Medicine Co. fined $200; payment suspended for 5 years. Francis 
Cooper and Robert A. Walton placed on probation for 5 years. (F. & 
D. No. 38625.    Sample Nos. 662S-C, 6629-C.)
Examination showed that the labeling of these products bore false and 
fraudulent statements regarding their curative and therapeutic effects, and 
that the System Builder was not composed of the ingredients listed on the label.
On March 12, 1937, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of 
Michigan, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court an information against the World's Wonder Medicine Co., Inc.,
Detroit, Mich., and Francis Cooper and Robert A. Walton, officers of the cor- 
poration, alleging shipment by said defendants in violation of the Food and 
Drugs Act on or about June 16, 1936, from the State of Michigan into the 
State of Mississippi of quantities of World's Wonder Massage and World's 
Wonder System Builder that were misbranded. The articles were labeled in 
part: "World's Wonder Medicine Company, Inc."
Analyses showed that the Massage consisted essentially of small proportions 
of ammonia water, quinine, volatile oils including methyl salicylate and cam- 
phor, oil of turpentine, alcohol, and water; and that the System Builder 
consisted essentially of Epsom salt, extracts of plant drugs including a laxative 
plant drug and an alkaloid-bearing drug, sugar, and water.
The articles were alleged to be misbranded In that certain statements, designs, 
and devices regarding their curative and therapeutic effects, appearing in the 
labeling, falsely and fraudulently represented that the Massage was effective 
as a treatment, remedy, and cure for rheumatism, swollen feet, stiff joints, 
pneumonia, pleurisy, cold in the chest and swelling, and that the System Builder 
was effective as a system builder and as a treatment, remedy, and cure for 
indigestion, scrofula, skin diseases, kidney trouble, dyspepsia, chronic stomach 
trouble, hoarseness, chronic rheumatism, blood diseases, ringworms, bilious 
fever, syphilis, inflamed breast; and effective to quiet the nerves and cleanse 
the entire system.
The System Builder was alleged to be misbranded further in that the state- 
ments, "The herbs it contains Horehound, Prickly Ash, Red Clover, Red Purcoon, 
Black Root, Poke Root and other herbs," borne on the bottle label, were false 
and misleading since they represented that the article consisted essentially of 
the said ingredients, whereas it consisted essentially of Epsom salt, extracts 
of plant drugs, including a laxative plant drug and an alkaloid-bearing drug, 
sugar, and water.
On May 3, 1937, pleas of nolo contendere were entered on behalf of the 
defendants and the corporation was sentenced to pay a fine of $200, payment 
of which was suspended for a period of 5 years. The individual defendants 
also were each placed on probation for 5 years.
HABBT L. BROWN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.