12777. Misbranding1 of DeWitt's  electic  cure.    XI.  S. v.  7 Dozen  Bottles  of
Dr. DeWitt's Eleetrie [Eclectic] Cure. Default decree of condem- 
nation, forfeiture, and destruction. (F. & D. No. 16486. S. No. 
B-3991.)
On July 12, 1922, the United States attorney for the Northern District of 
Florida, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
District Court of the United States for said district a libel praying the seizure 
and condemnation of 7 dozen bottles of Dr. DeWitt's electric [eclectic] cure, 
remaining in the original unbroken packages at Cotton Bluff, Fla., alleging 
that the article had been shipped by the W. J. Parker Co., Baltimore, Md., 
on or about March 21, 1922, and transported from the State of Maryland into 
the State of Florida, and charging misbranding in violation of the food and 
drugs act as amended. 
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Analysis of a sample of the article by the Bureaq of Chemistry of this de- 
partment showed that it consisted of volatile oils, ^including peppermint and 
sassafras oils, spices, including capsicum and ginger, ether, 67 per cent of 
alcohol, and water.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that the 
following statements regarding the curative and therapeutic effects of the said 
article, appearing in the labeling, (bottle label) " Cure * * * For Cramps, 
Colic and Diarrhoea * * * Indigestion * * * Horse Colic * * *," 
(carton) "Cure * * * for Indigestion, Diarrhoea, Cramps, Cramp Colic, 
Neuralgia, Headache, Toothache, Sore Throat, etc. * * * Cholera Morbus 
* * * Rheumatism and Pains generally * * * Sprains or Frosted Feet," 
were false and fraudulent, since the said article contained no ingredient or 
combination of ingredients capable of producing the effects claimed.
On December 11, 1922, 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.
HOWARD M. GORE, Secretary of Agriculture.