S259. Misbranding of G. S. IT. S. * * * v. 72 Bottles of G. S. Default de??
cree   of   condemnation,   forfeiture,  and   destruction.     (F.   &   D.   No.
11571.    I,  S.  No,  120S4-r.    S.  No,   0-1666.)
On December 29, 1919, the United States attorney for the Western District of?
Tennessee, 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 72 bottles, more or less, of G. S,, alleging that the article had?
been shipped by L. M. Gross, Little Rock, Ark., on or about October 27, 1919,?
and transported from the State of Arkansas into the State of Tennessee, and?
charging misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended. The?
bottles were labeled in part, " G. S. * * * Useful in Rheumatism, Neuralgia,?
Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Constipation, Malaria, Chills, Nervousness,?
Stomach, Liver, Kidney and Bladder disease in their various forms * * *,"?
and the cartons Were labeled in part, " G. S. * * * Useful in Rheumatism,?
Indigestion, Biliousness, Malaria, Nervousness, Neuralgia, Dyspepsia, Constipa??
tion, Chills, Stomach, Liver, Kidney and Bladder Disease in their various forms.
*?*    *   Useful in Rheumatism, Malaria, Constipation, Blood, Liver and Kidney?
Diseases."
Analysis of a sample by the Bureau of Chemistry of this department showed?
that the article consisted of a solution containing potassium iodid, unidentified?
plant extractives, and a small amount of alcohol.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance in the libel for the reason?
that the: above statements on the cartons and bottles, regarding the curative aM?
therapeutic effects of said prepafation, were false and fraudulent and calculated
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to mislead and deceive tlie purchaser thereof, since said article and drug con??
tained no ingredients or combination of ingredients capable of producing the?
effects claimed.
On June 4, 1920, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment of?
condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court that?
the goods be destroyed by the United States marshal.
E. D. BALL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.