7507. Misbranding of Capitol Hog Remedy. TJ. S. * * * v. O Packages 
* * * of * * * Capitol Hog Remedy. Default decree of 
condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction. (F. & D. No. 11454. I. S. 
No. 15550-r.    S. No. E-1784.)
On October 11, 1919, the United States attorney for the District of Maryland, 
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 9 packages of Capitol Hog Remedy, consigned on or about April 10, 1919, 
remaining unsold in the original unbroken packages at Laurel Grove, Md., 
alleging that the article had been shipped by the Capitol Food Co., Tiffin, Ohio, 
and transported from the State of Ohio into the State of Maryland, and charg- 
ing misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended. The 
article was labeled in part: (Carton) "Capitol Hog Remedy A superior con- 
centrated remedy for swine. Recommended for Hog Cholera, * * * In- 
flammatory and all Contagious Diseases peculiar to swine; purifies the blood; 
expels worms; * * * prepares Pigs for the market in a very short time. 
Capitol Hog Remedy Recommended to cure and prevent diseases, produces an 
extraordinary rapid growth and prepares Pigs for the market in a much shorter 
time. Recommended to cure and prevent Hog Cholera and all contagious dis- 
eases peculiar to Swine; expels worms, and restores Hogs to a good healthy 
condition. * * * It will cost you thirty-six cents to feed Capitol Hog 
Remedy to one Hog regularly for three months, thus insuring no loss whatever 
from Cholera or any other disease, and placing your Hogs upon the market with 
but very little expense. * * * For Fattening Hogs-Give one tablespoonful 
to two or three Hogs or Shoats twice per day. This will keep them free from 
disease and prepare them for the market in a very short time. * * * For 
Hog Cholera-* * * Give from two to three tablespoonfuls of Capitol Hog 
Remedy three times a day for each Hog. * * ? If already diseased in- 
crease at once to three and even four tablespoonfuls three times per day for
each Hog * * * Special care and attention should be exercised in order to 
procure the best results. * * * Capitol Hog Remedy A highly concentrated 
remedy for Swine. * * * an invaluable remedy for Hog Cholera, * * * 
Inflammatory conditions and all contagious diseases peculiar to Swine. * * * 
Expels worms, keeps the Hogs healthy * * * Capitol Hog Remedy insures 
health and a very rapid growth, prepares pigs for the market in a much shorter 
time. Capitol Hog Remedy * * * Hogs require entirely distinct compound 
from other domestic animals. Is it reasonable to believe that an ordinary 
Stock Remedy will cure and prevent your hogs from cholera,    *    *    ?* ".
Analysis of a sample of the article made in the Bureau of Chemistry of this 
department showed that it consisted essentially of powdered vegetable fiber, 
charcoal, quassia, nux vomica, sodium sulphate, ferrous sulphate, and salt, with 
small amounts of carbonates of sodium, calcium, and magnesium.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance in the libel for the 
reason that the above-quoted statements, borne on the label of the cartons, 
regarding the curative and therapeutic effects thereof, were false and fraudu- 
lent since the article contained no ingredient or combination of ingredients 
capable of producing the effects claimed for it.
On December 8, 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.