17780. Misbranding of Mygrone. U. S. v. 10 Dozen Packages of Mygrone. Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction. (P. & D. No. 25156. I. S. No. 7622. S. No. 3406.) Examination of samples of a drug product known as Mygrone from the herein- described interstate shipment having shown that the labels bore claims of curative and therapeutic properties which the article did not possess, the Secretary of Agriculture reported the matter to the United States attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. On September 20, 1930, the said United States attorney filed in the District Court of the United States for the district aforesaid a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 10 dozen packages of Mygrone at Chicago, Ill., alleging that the article had been shipped by John Wyeth & Bro. (Inc.), from Phila- delphia, Pa., July 24, 1930, and had been transported from the State of Pennsyl- vania 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 the tablets contained amidopyrin and fillers. It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the following statements regarding its curative or therapeutic effects, appearing on the bottle label and wrapper and in the accompanying circular, were false and fraudulent, since the said statements were applied to the article so as to represent falsely and fraudulently to purchasers, and create in the minds of such purchasers the belief that the article was composed of or contained ingredients or medicinal agents or combinations effective as a remedy for the diseases, ailments, and afflictions mentioned therein: (Bottle label and wrapper) "For * * * Acute Fever, Asthma and Acute Rheumatism, Dose * * * in Influenza, Asthma, etc.;" (circular) "Recommended highly in Migraine, Influenza, Asthma, Acute Fevers, Tabetic Pains, in the Headaches during attacks of Hay Fever, Toothache, etc. * * * It has been especially praised in Migraine, Neuralgia * * * Acute Form of Rheumatism, Asthma. According to Roth it is useful in Acute Rheumatism * * * for acute rheumatism * * * Albrecht has found it of value in Asthma. * * * Tuberculosis * * * Directions * * * to relieve pain such as Tooth- ache, Tabetic Pains." On October 8, 1930, 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. ABTHXJB M. HYDE, Secretary of Agriculture.