▁loss ), ▁had ▁conce aled ▁both ▁$ 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁un pa id ▁b ills ▁and ▁a ▁$ 6 5 6 , 1 5 1 ▁tax ▁deb t , ▁and ▁another ▁$ 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁led gers ▁as ▁" Account s ▁Rece iv able ", ▁were ▁cases ▁of ▁the ▁t onic ▁out ▁on ▁cons ignment , ▁much ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁being ▁sh ipped ▁back . ▁In ▁an ▁official ▁court ▁statement , ▁the ▁Federal ▁Trade ▁Commission ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁public ity ▁behind ▁the ▁t onic ▁was ▁" false , ▁mis leading ▁and ▁de cept ive " ▁in ▁representing ▁the ▁nost rum ▁as ▁" an ▁effective ▁treatment ▁and ▁c ure ▁for ▁scores ▁of ▁a il ments ▁and ▁dise ases ." ▁The ▁en su ing ▁bad ▁public ity ▁played ▁a ▁contrib uting ▁factor ▁to ▁Le Bl anc ▁losing ▁a ▁g ubern atorial ▁election ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁and ▁effectively ▁hal ting ▁his ▁future ▁state wide ▁elect oral ▁ch ances . ▁ ▁Martin ▁Gard ner ' s ▁In ▁the ▁Name ▁of ▁Science ▁( 1 9 5 2 ) ▁mentions ▁an ▁interview ▁that ▁Le Bl anc ▁gave ▁on ▁Gr ou cho ▁Marx ' s ▁radio ▁program : ▁When ▁Gr ou cho ▁asked ▁him ▁what ▁Had ac ol ▁was ▁good ▁for , ▁Le Bl anc ▁gave ▁an ▁answer ▁of ▁start ling ▁hon esty . ▁" It ▁was ▁good ," ▁the ▁sen ator ▁said , ▁" for ▁five ▁million ▁dollars ▁for