16943.  Misbranding of Ferrasal.    V. S. v. 11% Dozen Packages of Ferrasal. 
I>efatilt    decree    of    condemnation,    forfeiture,    ami    destruction.
(E\ & D. No. 23783.    I. S. No. 010208.    S. No. 1979.)
On or about June 1, 1929, the United States attorney for the Northern District 
of Illinois, acting 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 11% dozen packages of Ferrasal at Chicago, Ill., alleging that 
the article had been shipped by the Crown Remedy Co., from Dallas, -Tex., in 
part on February 1, 1929, and in part on April 12, 1929, and transported from 
the State of Texas into the State of Illinois, 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 bicarbonate (48 per cent), magnesium carbonate 
(25 per cent), small amounts of calcium and iron carbonates, salicylic acid 
(0.34 per cent), a tartrate, and starch flavored with oil of peppermint.
It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the follow- 
ing statements regarding the curative and therapeutic effects of the said article, 
borne on the label, " Ferrasal * * * is indicated in the numerous health 
troubles caused by an excess of acids in the system. Acute Indigestion * * * 
Dysentery and Constipation are often caused by Hyper-acidity. Ferrasal will 
give relief in such cases. It will also be found helpful in Kidney and Bladder 
trouble * * * The Sign of Good Health * * * Stops Indigestion Now! 
For Acute Indigestion take * * * Repeat hourly until relieved. For 
Chronic Indigestion * * * Also take * * * after any meal that fails to 
assimilate properly. * * * in cases of Dysentery and Ptomaine Poisoning 
call your physician and take * * * immediately. For Chronic Acidosis 
take * * * until condition becomes normal. In Severe Cases," 
were false and fraudulent in that the said statements were applied to the 
article knowingly and in a reckless and wanton disregard of their truth or 
falsity, so as to represent falsely and fraudulently to the purchasers thereof and 
create in the minds of such purchasers the belief that it was composed of or 
contained ingredients effective as a remedy for the diseases, ailments, and 
afflictions mentioned on the label.
On July 24, 192-9, no claimant having appeared i'or the property, judgment of 
condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court that 
the product be destroyed by the United Stapes marshal.
ARTHUR M. Hirx>B, {Secretary of Agriculture.