9046. Misbranding of Stillwagon's Medicated Stock Food.   U. S.   *   *   *   v. 7 Dozen 24
Ounce Packages and 1 Dozen 64-Ounce Packages   *   *   *   of   *   *   *   Stillwagon's 
Medicated Stock Food.   Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction.
(F. .& D. No. 10554.   I. S.No. 7818-r.   a. No. C-1279.)
. On June 12, 1919, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Illinois, 
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 7 dozen 
24-ounce packages and 1 dozen 64-ounce packages of Stillwagon's Medicated Stock 
Food, consigned by the Stillwagon Food Co., St. Louis, Mo., remaining unsold in the 
original and unbroken packages at East St. Louis, Ill., alleging that the article had 
been shipped on or about April 5, 1919, and transported from the State of Missouri 
into the State of Illinois, 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 of a mixture composed essentially of ground gentian, charcoal, 
sulphur, sodium chlorid, and sulphates, including ferrous sulphate.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance in the libel for the reason that 
the statements on the labels, respectively, "24 Oz.," and "64 Oz.," were false and 
misleading and deceived and misled the purchaser in that the packages contained 
less than 24 ounces and 64 ounces, respectively; for the further reason that the article 
was food in package form and the quantity of the contents of the package was not 
stated in terms of weight or measure on the outside thereof; and for the further reason 
that the following statements appearing on the label and in the circular, regarding 
the curative and therapeutic effects of said article, (carton) "* * * Stillwagon's 
Food is a sure remedy for all diseases arising from Indigestion and Impure Blood; also 
a preventative for Hog Cholera. * * * To relieve Scours in Calves * * * 
An Invaluable Remedy In the treatment of diseases peculiar to Horses, such as 
* *. * Farcy, Distemper, * * * Founders, * * * Rots, * * * Dis- 
eases of the Kidneys and Urinary Organs, * * * and all Diseases arising 
from Impure Blood. * * * In all afflictions of horses, such as * 
Distemper,    Pinkeye,    Farcy,   *   *   *   Impure    Blood,    Etc.,   *   *   *   Swine
*
Cholera * * . * As a Preventative, feed once or twice a day * * * Still- 
wagon's Food Cures Where Others Fail * * * Cures and prevents disease in 
Horses, Cattle, Hogs, Colts, Calves, Lambs and Pigs. * * *," (circular) "* *'* 
Hogs fed on it will keep free from disease * * * purifies the blood * * *' pre- 
vents colic and other diseases, * * * an invaluable remedy in the treatment of 
diseases peculiar to horses, such as' * * * farcy, distemper * * * founders, 
lots, * * * Diseases of the kidneys and urinary organs * * * and diseases 
arising from impure blood * * *," were false and fraudulent in that the article 
did not contain any ingredient or combination of ingredients capable of producing 
the effects claimed.
On September 1, 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.