10363. Misbranding of Aspironal.     U. S.     *     *     *     v. 17 Dozen Bottles and
6 Dozen Bottles of Aspironal. Default decrees of condemnation, 
forfeiture, and destruction. (F. & D. Nos. 15730, 15731. Inv. Nos. 
29724, 29725.    S. Nos. E-3684, E-3686.)
On December 12, 1921, the United States attorney for the Western District 
of Pennsylvan'a, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in 
the D strict Court of the United States for said district libels for the seizure 
and condemnation of 23 dozen bottles of Aspironal, remaining in the or ginal 
unbroken packages at Pittsburgh, Pa., alleg'ng that the article had been shipped 
by the Aspironal Laboratories, Inc., Atlanta, Ga., on or about September 10 
and December 2, 1921, respect'vely, and transported from the State of Georgia 
into the State of Pennsylvania, 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 depart- 
ment showed that it consisted essentially of extracts of cascara sagrada and 
belladonna, sodium salicylate, camphor, menthol, alcohol, and water.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance in the libels for the 
reason that the following statements, appearing on the label of the bottle con- 
ta'ning the article, regarding the curative and therapeutic effects thereof, to 
wit. "* * * Colds, Coughs, Influenza, LaGrippe, * * * Headache, Tooth- 
ache, Earache, Stomach ache, Neuralgia, Sciatica, *? * * Rheumatism, 
* * *," were false and fraudulent in that the said article contained no ingre- 
dient or combination of ingredients capable of producing the effects claimed.
On Apr 117, 1922, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgments of 
condemnation and forfeiture were entered, and it was ordered by the court that 
the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
C. W. PUGSLEY, Acting Secretary of AgricvMure.