7542. Misbranding? of Tlie Crossman Mixture. IT. S. * * * v. 20 Bottles 
* * * of The Crossman. Mixture. Default decree of condemna- 
tion, forfeiture, and destruction.     (F. & D. No. 10796.    I. S. No. 6979-r.
S.   No.   C-13.31.)
On July 14, 1919, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of 
Wisconsin, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
District Court of the United States for said district a libel for the seizure and 
condemnation of 20 bottles containing a drug solution or product called " The 
Crossman Mixture," remaining unsold in the original unbroken packages at 
Milwaukee, Wis., alleging that the article had been shipped on or about March 
15, 1919, by the Williams Mfg. Co., Cleveland, Ohio, and transported from the 
State of Ohio into the State of Wisconsin, and charging misbranding in viola- 
tion of the Pood and Drugs Act, as amended. The article was labeled in part: 
(Bottle) " The Crossman Mixture * * * Recommended for the treatment 
of not only the active stages of simple Urethritis and of Gonorrhea, but espe- 
cially of sub-acute and chronic conditions, as Gleet. * * * Wright's Indian 
Vegetable Pill Co.;" .(wrapper) "The Crossman Mixture * * * Recom- 
mended for the treatment, not only of the active stages of simple Urethritis and 
of Gonorrhea,  but especially  of sub-acute and  chronic conditions,  as  Gleet.
* * * Wright's Mdian Vegetable Pill Co.;" (circular) "Relief sometimes 
follows so promptly, that the patient feels encouraged to discontinue the treat- 
ment. As a precaution against disappointment and delay from the return of 
the disease, take The Crossman Mixture for two weeks after the discharge has 
ceased."
Analysis of a sample of the -article made in the Bureau of Chemistry of this 
department showed that it consisted essentially of oil of copaiba, oil of cubebs, 
another essential oil (peppermint or spearmint), alcohol, and water.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance in the libel for the reason 
that the above-quoted statements, borne on the labels of the bottles and wrap- 
pers and included in the circular accompanying the article, were false and
fraudulent in that it did not contain any ingredient or combination of ingredi- 
ents capable of producing the results or effects claimed for it.
? 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.