7504.   Misbranding:   of   Biff   G.      V.   S.    *    *    *    v.   GO   Bottles    *    * * *    Bi^   G.
Default  decree  of  condemnation,  forfeiture,  and  de*tt?SW(tion. ?-(F.
& D. Nos.  10792,  10793.    I. S. i\os.  6982-r, 6983-r.     S. Ko\C^*6^7.
On July 14, 1919, the United States attorney for the-EaafetnJ3fstii^t"of Wis- 
consin, acting upon a report by the Secretary.,c#,KgPrcuJtev<e,'vMe"d in the Dis- 
trict Court of the United States for saidAfNsTOcf. a* Kfc^Mor the seizure tkjttk 
condemnation of 60 bottles containing^ arug^&furj^n'ojyj%)duct catfetP'TBig 
G," remaining unsold in the osf^Gii^1 imb/rd^o-' pa^fc^eg.Vt Mth*niMree, Wis., 
alleging that the article Jjai^bem shKmefKoii ov^uour. Maar^^v; 1918, by the 
Evans Chemical Co.^OirtcoAnapL ?njjo, andt&AgDoctettyviii The State of Ohio 
into the State. ofVAWsconjsjn} .3nd dfRnasuss ltftsisMs^wtuing in violation of the 
Food and Drug*- Ack^aHleiLdttu^ TTie^iJ^cie-'was labeled in part: (Carton 
and bottle Bi^,Ci}jjr'compour*ffo"f Bot^irea goldenseal A remedy for Catarrh, 
Hay Fever, andHntiammations, Irritations or Ulcerations of mucous membrane 
or linings of the Nose, Throat, Stomach and Urinary Organs;" (booklet) 
" Big G * * * Catarrh-Chronic, of the Head.-* * * Conjunctivitis, 
Inflammation of the Eye.-* * * Coryza--Nasal Catarrh.-* * * Cys- 
titis-Inflammation of the Bladder.-* * * Gastritis-Catarrh of the Stom- 
ach.-*    *    *    Haemorrhoids-Piles.-*    *    *    Hay Fever.-*    *    *    Throat
Troubles-Pharyngitis, etc., sore mouth,.discharges from the ear and open sores 
and wounds.-* '"? ": Gonorrhoea.-;" * * Gleet-* * * Gonorrhoeal 
Prostatitis.-* * * Gonorrhoeal Cystitis.-* * * Balanitis.-* * * 
Leucorrhoea-Whites-Catarrh of the Vagina.-* * * Gonorrhoea in 
Women.-*    *    ":: ."
Analysis of a sample of the article made in the Bureau of Chemistry of this 
department showed that it consisted essentially of an aqueous solution of borax 
and berberine.    No hydrastine was present.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance in the libel for the 
reason that the product consisted of an aqueous solution of borax and berberine, 
containing no hydrastine, and that certain statements, borne on the carton and 
bottle labels and in the booklets or circulars accompanying the article, repre- 
senting it as a treatment or preventive for catarrh, hay fever, and inflamma- 
tions, irritations, or ulcerations of mucous membranes or linings of the nose, 
throat, stomach, and urinary organs, conjunctivitis, cystitis, gastritis, hemor- 
rhoids, piles, throat troubles, gonorrhoea, gleet, leucorrhoea, and certain venereal 
and other diseases, were false and fraudulent in that the product or solution 
contained no ingredient or combination of ingredients capable of producing the 
curative or therapeutic effects claimed for it. Misbranding of the article was 
alleged for the further reason that it did not contain borated goldenseal, and 
that the strength and purity of the article fell below the professed standards 
tinder which it was sold.
On August 6, 1919, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment 
of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court 
that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
E. D. BALL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.