9339. Misbranding of Joyner's Gui-A-Co! Compound. TJ. S. •* * * v. 44 Dozen Bottles 
of Joyner's Gui-A-Col Compound. Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and 
destruction.   (F. & D. No. 11591.   I. S. No. 167-r.   S. No. E-3168.)
On March 12, 1921, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of North 
Carolina, 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 4£ dozen bottles of Joyner's Gui-A-Col Compound, at Elizabeth City, N. C, alleging 
that the article had been shipped by the Williams-Ellis Drug Co., Norfolk, Va., on or 
about March 14, 1920, and transported from the State of Virginia into the State of 
North Carolina, 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 creosote, potassium iodid, sugar, alcohol, and 
water.
Misbranding of the article was al leged in substance in the libel for the reason that the 
following statements on the label regarding the therapeutic effects thereof, (carton) 
" An Excellent Remedy For * * * Hoarseness, Sore Throat, * * * Whoop- 
ing Cough, * * * Consumption And All Affections Of The Throat, Chest And 
Lungs. * * * allays Inflammation of the Throat, Chest,
" Lungs and Bronchial 
Tubes. Perfectly Harmless. * * * used with splendid results. * * * remedy 
for all diseases of the Throat, Chest and Lungs; and will relieve when other 
remedies fail. One bottle gives immediate relief, and it is warranted to give 
satisfaction * * *," (bottle) "An Excellent Remedy For * * * Croup, 
Hoarseness, Sore Throat * * * Whooping Cough * * * Soreness in the 
Chest, and all affections of the Throat, Chest and Lungs * * *," were false and 
fraudulent since the said article contained no ingredient or combination of ingredients 
capable of producing the effects claimed. Misbranding of the article was alleged for 
the further reason that the statement, "Guaranteed by the Gui-A-Col Medicine Co., 
Inc., under the Food and Drugs Act, June 30, 190G, No. 34307," was false and 
misleading.
On April 13, 1921, 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.