803S. Misbranding- of A Texas Wonder. XT. S. * * * v. 70 Bottles, More?
or Less, of A Texas Wonder. Default decree of condemnation, for??
feiture, and destruction. (F. & B. No. 11470 I. S. No. 8710-r. S. No.?
0-1522.)
On October 11, 1919, the United States attorney for the Western District of?
Oklahoma, 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 a certain quantity of a drug, labeled in part "A Texas Won??
der," remaining unsold in the original unbroken packages at Oklahoma City,?
Okla., alleging that the article had been shipped on or about September 11,?
1919, by E. W. Hall, St. Louis, Mo., and transported from the State of Missouri?
into the State of Oklahoma, 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 de??
partment showed that it consisted essentially of copaiba, rhubarb, turpentine,?
guaiac, and alcohol.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in that certain statements regarding?
the curative or therapeutic effects of the article, appearing on the label on the?
carton containing, and in the circular accompanying the article, falsely and?
fraudulently represented the article to be effective as a remedy for stone in the?
kidneys, inflammation of the bladder, and tuberculosis of the kidneys, for kid??
ney and bladder troubles, diabetes, weak and lame backs, rheumatism and?
gravel, and for regulating bladder trouble in children, whereas, in truth and in?
fact, it was not effective for the purposes named.
On January 30, 1920, no claimant having appeared for the property, judg??
ment 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.