NOTICE OF JUDGMENT NO. 1179.
(Given pursuant to section 4 of the Food and Drags Act.)
MISBRANDING OF STELLA ASTHMA CUKE.
At a stated term of the Circuit Court of the United States for 
the Southern District of New York, begun on the first Monday of 
July, 1911, the United States Attorney for said district, acting upon 
a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed information in said 
Circuit Court of the United States against William H. Muller, al- 
leging shipment by him, on or about June 17, 1910, from the State 
of New York into the District of Columbia, of a quantity of a prod- 
uct labeled " Stello's Asthma Cure," which was misbranded. The 
product was labeled: (On carton) " Stello's Asthma Cure. * * * 
Muller, New York. * * * A great discovery overthrowing all 
theories of inhalation. * * * Guaranteed under the Food and 
Drugs Act, June 30, 1906. Full directions inside. William H. 
Muller, Proprietor, New York, U. S. A. This preparation contains 
together with other valuable ingredients 1| drop tinct. Cannabis 
Indica to each tablespoonful * * * A permanent cure is as- 
sured to all. Stello's Asthma Cure Works Wonders." (On bottle) 
" Stello's Asthma Cure * * * It will relieve the worst case of 
asthma in a surprisingly short time, while by persistent use accord- 
ing to directions and rules laid down a permanent cure is assured.
* * * " (On circular enclosed in the package containing this 
preparation) "A proven radical and permanent cure * * * re- 
lieves the cause permanently. It acts * * * by lubricating the 
muscular fibre of the airsacs of the lungs and the valves of the re- 
spiratory and bronchial tubes.    *    *    *    the cure begins  at once,
* * * Permanent cures have been accomplished in six and seven 
weeks in thousands of cases. Everyone is promised a cure. ? * * * 
It is entirely vegetable,    *    *    *    free from narcotics."
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An analysis by the Bureau of Chemistry of the United States 
Department of Agriculture of samples of this product showed it to 
be a liquid containing alcohol by volume 4.25 per cent, potassium 
iodide 2.36 per cent, glycerine about 22 per cent, a small quantity 
of tincture cannabis indica, and the balance water and undetermined 
matter. Misbranding was alleged for the reason that said product 
contained cannabis indica, the quantity or proportion of which was 
not stated on the label on the bottle, and alcohol, the quantity or pro- 
portion of which was not stated on any of the labels borne by said 
product.
On September 6, 1911, the defendant pleaded guilty and was 
fined $50.
W. M. HAYS, 
Acting /Secretary of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, D. C, October 26, 1911.
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