7833. Misbranding: <ai Texsis Wonder. TJ. S. * * * -v. 08 Bottles of Texas 
"Wonder. Default decree oi condemnation, forfeiture, and destruc- 
tion.     (F. & D. No. 12525.     I. S. No. 9520-r.     S. No. C-1863.)
On or about March 23, 1920, the United States attorney for the Eastern Dis- 
trict of Louisiana, acting upon a report by the Secretai'y of Agriculture, filed 
in the District Court of the United States for said district a libel for the 
seizure and condemnation of 96 bottles of a drug, labeled in part "Texas 
Wonder," remaining unsold in the original unbroken packages at New Or- 
leans, La., alleging that the article had been shipped on or about February 
7 and February 23, 1920, by E. W. Hall, St. Louis, Mo., and transported from 
the State of Missouri into the State of Louisiana, and charging misbranding 
in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended.
Analysis of, a sample of the article by the Bureau of Chemistry of this 
department showed that it consisted essentially of copaiba, > rhubarb, colchi- 
cum, guaiac, turpentine, alcohol, and water.
Misbranding of the t article was alleged in substance in the libel for the 
reason that the following statements which appeared on the carton and on. 
the circulars accompanying the article, regarding its curative and thera- 
peutic effect, were false and fraudulent since the article contained no in- 
gredient or combination of ingredients capable of producing the effects claimed: 
(Carton) " * x * A Remedy for Kidney and Bladder Troubles Weak and 
Lame Backs, Rheumatism and Gravel. Regulates Bladder Trouble in 
Children * * *;" (circular, headed "Read Carefully") "In cases of 
Gravel and Rheumatic troubles it should be taken every night in 25-drop 
doses until relieved."
On May 11, J920, 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.