16131. Misbranding of Cholerine. U. S. v. 60 Quart Containers, et al., of 
Cholerine. Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and de- 
struction.     (F. & D. No. 22639.    I. S. 12948-x.    S. No. 641.)
On March 21, 1928, the United States attorney for the Western District of 
Washington, ac:|ing; upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
District Court of the United -States for said district a libel praying seizure and 
condemnation of 60 quart containers, 30 gallon containers and ten 5-gallon 
containers of Cholerine, remaining in the original unbroken packages at Seattle, 
Wash., alleging that the article had been shipped by the Germo Manufactviring 
Co., from Los Angeles; Calif., arriving at Seattle, about October 8, 1927, and 
had'been transported from the State of California into the State of Washington, 
and charging misbranding in violation of the food and drugs act as amended.
Analysis of a sample of the article by this department showed that it con- 
sisted essentially of sodium, iron, and magnesium sulphates, extract of red 
pepper, sassafras oil, and free acid, colored red with a coal-tar dye.
It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the follow- 
ing statements borne on the labeling, (bottle label) " Cholerine * * * Un- 
equaled in the treatment of Cholera, Roup, White Diarrhoea, * * * and 
other diseases of poultry * * *. In treating cases of Cholera, Roup, and 
Limberneck, * * *. Prevention is better than cure. To ward off disease 
and    *    *    *    to keep your flock in a healthy vigorous condition at all times
* * *. As a special aid in preventing and treating some forms of Diar- 
rhoea or bowel trouble   *    *    *.   When baby chicks are noticeably affected
* * * White Diarrhoea is a germ disease and requires * * * Cholerine, to 
prevent its ravages. As a preventive," (circular entitled " What is Cholerine? ") 
" Cholerine * * * A Scientific Preparation which Supplies the Necessary 
Minerals to your Flock. Cholerine is a * * * Body Builder. A Prophylac- 
tic aid in the prevention of many poultry diseases. 'A Healthy Bird Resists Dis- 
ease.' A positive cure for Bacillus Pullorum (White Diarrhoea) and Cocci - 
diosis (Blood Diarrhoea) in young chicks. Keeps Adult Fowls in Healthy Con- 
dition * * *. Cholerine is a Scientific Preparation so compounded as to 
supply the Mineral elements* necessary for the maintenance of your flock. Chol- 
erine is a Body and Vitality Builder * * *. It lessens the work of digestion, 
cleanses the intestinal tracts, and helps greatly toward keeping your flock in a 
generally healthy condition * * *. Health and Vitality must be maintained 
in their flocks for * ** small mortality * * *. Even with best feeds, 
plenty greens, and carefully apportioned rations, there are certain essential min- 
eral elements necessary which can only be obtained by feeding Cholerine. When 
used all the year round, according to directions,.Cholerine will positively reduce 
death losses, act as a tlistinct preventive of disease * * * and insure a 
healthy production of baby chicks. Cholerine * * * will improve your flock 
to such an extent that you cannot fail to see the long-wished-for result and the 
healthy, happy hen * * *. Cholerine for Baby Chicks: It will * * * 
decrease your death loss * * * making a strong healthy body * * *. 
Should diseases break out among young chicks, such as White Diarrhoea, 
Coccidiosisi,   Nutritional    disease,    etc.,    give    *    *    *    until    disease    abates
* * * chicks very noticeably affected * * * pour * * * down their 
throats * * *. For Sick Hens and Pullets: * * * in severe cases," 
(circular entitled "That Healthy Look") "That Healthy Look! Give Your 
Chicks A Good Start. Cholerine in Drinking Water or Feed insures Healthy, 
Vigorous, Rapid Growth, during those dangerous first six weeks. Save your 
Baby Chicks-Make and Keep Your Mature Flock Healthy, Vigorous * * *. 
As soon as the chicks are placed under the brooder * * * give them a 
drink * * * to which has been added * * * Cholerine * * *. Pre- 
vention of disease is better than to cure. The most prevalent diseases in 
chicks are digestive disorders, such as Loose Bowels, Indigestion, Common 
Diarrhoea, and the more serious Bacillary White Diarrhoea * * *. 
Nutritional Disease.    Chicks fed regularly with Cholerine rarely develop this
disease * * *. Germo Cholerine for Poultry. Cholerine given two or three 
times a week in early morning drinking water only will keep them in perfect 
health * . * *. How to Use Germo Cholerine. Follow instructions care- 
fully and you will obtain the desired results from Germo Cholerine * * *. 
Disease Dosage for Baby Chicks. As a special aid in preventing and treating 
diarrhoea or bowel trouble * * *. When baby chicks are noticeably 
affected, pour * * * down their throats * * *. White diarrhoea is a 
germ disease and requires * * * Cholerine to prevent its ravages * * *. 
As a Preventive *' * * Feed Cholerine to Chicks * * * Good health 
promises rapid growth * * *. White Diarrhoea. The greatest scourge of 
the poultry industry is the dreaded disease of White Diarrhoea. It takes off 
the little chicks by the thousands all over the country every hatching season. 
The United States Government officially states in Farmers' Bulletin No. 957 
that the loss from White Diarrhoea alone varies from 50 to 70 per cent of all 
chicks hatched. Cholerine is a sure and positive specific for White Diarrhoea,, 
and it will prove its value a dozen times over, even in the smallest flock. 
Disease Dosage for Mature Fowls. In treating cases of Cholera, Roup, Diph- 
theria, Limberneck, and diseases common to mature fowls -*.*.'*. It regu- 
lates the system-diverting the proper portion of feed to flesh making and the 
proper portion to egg production. It puts hens in a healthy, hustling, laying 
condition. ' Prevention is better than cure.' To ward off disease * * * to 
keep flock in a healthy, vigorous condition at all times * * *. Body 
Builder. Our Young Chickens had roup in the worst stage, and after using 
Cholerine we did not lose a one," were false and fraudulent, since the article 
contained no ingredient or combination of ingredients capable of producing the 
effects claimed.     ?       ' ' 
On April 1, 1928, 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.
ARTHUR M. HYDE, Secretary of Agriculture.