11130.?Misbranding-  of  Texas Wonder.     V.  S. v.  3  Dozen  Bottles  of  Hall'is
Texas Wonder.     Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and?
destruction.     (P. & D. No. 12917.    I. S. No. 9172-r.     S. No. C-1982.)
On June 18, 1920, the United States attorney for the Western District of Lou??
isiana, 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 con??
demnation of 3 dozen bottles of Hall's Texas Wonder, remaining in the original?
unbroken packages at Victoria, La., alleging that the article had been shipped?
by E. W. Hall, St. Louis, Mo., June 8, 1920, and transported from the State of?
Missouri into the State of Louisiana, 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, guaiac resin, extracts?
of rhubarb and colchicum, an oil similar to turpentine oil, alcohol, and water.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that the?
cartons enclosing the bottles containing the article and the accompanying cir??
cular bore the following statements, (carton) "A Remedy for Kidney and?
Bladder Troubles. Weak and Lame Backs, Rheumatism and Gravel. Regu??
lates Bladder Trouble in Children," (circular) "In cases of Gravel and Rheu??
matic troubles it should be taken every night in 25-drop doses until relieved,"?
which said statements regarding the curative and therapeutic effect of the?
article were false and fraudulent since it contained no ingredient or combina??
tion of ingredients capable of producing the effects claimed.
On September 22, 1922, no claimant having appeased 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.
C. W. PTJGSLEY, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.