11274.?Misbranding?  of  Arthur's   emmenagogrue  pills.    U.   S.  v.  5  Boxen   of
Arthur's   Emmenagogne   Pills.    Default   decree   of   condemnation?
forfeiture, and destruction.     (F. & D. No. 15332.    S. No. C-3167.)
On August 20, 1921, the United States attorney for the Northern District of?
Texas, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the Dis??
trict Court of the United States for said district a libel for the seizure and con??
demnation of 5 boxes of Arthur's emmenagogue pills, remaining in the original?
packages at Granbury, Tex., alleging that the article had been shipped by the?
Palestine Drug Co., St. Louis, Mo., about August 9, 1921 [1920], and trans??
ported from the State of Missouri into the State of Texas, and charging ?mis-
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branding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended. The article was?
labeled in part: (Box) "Emmenagogue Pills recommended for Amenorrhea,?
Dysmenorrhea and other Menstrual Troubles. * * * beginning treatment?
* * * before the regular monthly period. * * * continue * * *?
until relief is obtained."
Analysis of a sample of the article by the Bureau of Chemistry of this de??
partment showed that it contained iron sulphate, aloes, and extract of plant?
drugs, coated with sugar and calcium carbonate, colored pink.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance in the libel for the reason?
that the above-quoted statements appearing on the box containing the said ar??
ticle were false and fraudulent in that the said article contained no ingredient or?
combination of ingredients capable of producing the therapeutic effects claimed.
On February 12, 1923, no claimant having appeared 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. PXJGSLEY, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.