7<>4G.   Misbranding'  of  Bis-  G.    IT.  S.    ?    *    *    v.   10  Dozen   Bottles   of  Big:   G. 
Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction.     (F. &
D. No. 10441.    I. S. No. 7044-r.    S. No. 0-1250.)
On May 26, 1919, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Mis- 
souri, 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 con- 
demnation of 10 dozen bottles of Big G, remaining unsold in the original un- 
broken packages at St. Lous, Mo., alleging that the article had been shipped 
on or about November 29, 3918, by the Evans Chemical Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, 
and transported from the State of Ohio into the State of Missouri, and charg- 
ing 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 depart- 
ment showed that it consisted of an aqueous solution of borax and berberine. 
No hydrastine was present.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance in the libel in that certain 
statements on the carton enclosing, in the booklet and circular accompanying, 
and on the label on the bottle containing the article, regarding the therapeutic 
and curative effects of the article, to wit, (booklet) "A Treatise on diseases of 
Mucous Membranes," (bottle carton) "Big G A compound of Borated Golden- 
seal. A remedy for catarrh, hay fever, and inflammations," (circular) "Big G 
A compound of Borated Goldenseal. A remedy for Catarrh, Hay Fever, and 
Inflammations, Irritations or Ulcerations of mucous membranes or Linings 
of the Nose, Throat, Stomach and Urinary Organs," (same statement in 
French, Spanish, and German), (booklet, English) "Catarrh Chronic, of tlie 
Head * * * Inflammation of the Eye * * * Cystitis * * * Gastritis- 
Catarrh of the Stomach    *    *    *    Hemorrhoids-Piles    *    *    *   Hay Fever
* * * Throat Troubles ::' * * Gonorrhoea ?'' * * Gleet * * * Chronic 
Gonorrhoea * ?- -"?' Stricture * * !|' folliculitis * * * Gonorrhoeal 
Proslatis * * * Gonorrhoeal Cystitis * * * As a preventative-Inflam- 
mation and swelling of a Lymphatic Gland of the Groin * * * Leucorrhcea- 
Whites-Catarrh of the Vagina * * * Gonorrhoea in Women," and certain 
other venereal diseases, were false and fraudulent.
On April 8, 1920, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment of 
condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and if was ordered by the court that 
the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
E. D. BALL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.