18365. Misbranding of Anti-Uric outfits. U. S. v. 12 Anti-Uric Outfits. Default decree of destruction. (F. & D. No. 26008. I. S. No. 12260. S. No. 4231.) The drug product herein described consisted of a liquid called Anti-Uric, a bottle of oil for use with the Anti-Uric, and a package of pills, one each in- closed in a carton and sold as an Anti-Uric outfit. Examination of the article having shown that the labeling of the outfit bore statements representing that it possessed curative and therapeutic properties which it did not possess, the Secretary of Agriculture reported the matter to the United States attorney for the District of Utah. On March 13, 1931, the United States attorney filed in the District Court of the United States for the district aforesaid a libel praying seizure and con- demnation of 12 of the said Anti-Uric outfits, remaining in the original unbroken packages at Salt Lake City, Utah, alleging that the article had been shipped by the Brunswig Drug Co., from Los Angeles, Calif., on or about September 19, 1930, and had been transported from the State of California into the State of Utah, and charging misbranding in violation of the food and drugs act as amended. Analyses of samples of the article by this department showed that the liquid consisted essentially of extracts from vegetable drugs including resins, volatile oils and alcohol, preserved with formaldehyde; that the oil consisted of methyl salicylate (32 per cent) incorporated in a fatty oil; and that the pills con- tained as their medicinal ingredients extracts of laxative plant drugs including aloin and a resin. It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the following statements regarding the curative or therapeutic effects of the said article, appearing in the labeling, were false and fraudulent, since it contained no ingredient or combination of ingredients capable of producing the effects claimed: (Carton for outfit) "Anti-Uric * * * Wonderful * * * Treat- ment for Rheumatism, Gout, Sciatica, Lumbago and General Uric-Acid Con- ditions. Anti-Uric, for internal use, * * * is a valuable tonic and anti- rheumatic promoting the oxidation of uric acid * * * Anti-Uric Company * * * Anti-Uric is valuable in many cases of rheumatism and some ailments commonly called rheumatism. Rheumatic Fever, inflammatory or acute, and sciatic rheumatism often respond in a few days. Severe cases of long standing usually require more time;" (bottle label for liquid) "Anti-Uric * * * A Valuable Treatment for Rheumatism, Inflammatory Rheumatism, Arthritis. Lumbago, Gout, Neuritis, Sciatica, Kidney Trouble, Blood Disorders and General Uric Acid Conditions. * * * Important After taking Anti-Uric a few days the pains usually increase, moving from one part of the body to another. This, however, is only temporary and will soon disappear. These Symptoms denote / that our remedy is getting at the seat of the trouble;" (bottle label for oil) i "Beneficial in many cases of Rheumatism, Gout, Sciatica, Lumbago and Arthritis. * * * Important This oil is intended for quick relief from Rheumatic pains, pending the more permanent results to be obtained from taking Anti-Uric Liquid, internally;" (circular) "Rheumatism Its * * * Remedy * * * The Every Day Explanation of Rheumatism. The Cause * * * Rheumatism is considered a blood disease and as such cannot be treated or cured by external or local remedies. Constipation, weak kidneys, stomach troubles or indigestion, while they may not be very bad in themselves, prevent the removal of the waste products from the system. This refuse accumulates in the stomach and bowels and forms uric acid and other poisons, which the blood quickly absorbs. These poisons irritate the delicate inner lining of the arteries and veins, and, when deposited in the joints, dry up and destroy the natural fluids, causing what is known as articular rheumatism; when these poisons are fed to the muscles by the blood stream, muscular rheumatism is caused. Inflammatory rheumatism is accompanied by painful swelling. It causes intense misery, and those who have not felt the terrible suffering caused by inflammatory rheumatism can have no comprehension of its agony. Sciatic rheumatism is one of the most painful afflictions. This is not true rheumatism, but is a neuralgia of the Sciatic Nerve, characterized by severe pains in the back, thigh, leg or foot, following the course of the Sciatic Nerve. Chronic rheumatism is attended by pains in the hips, shoulders, knees and other large joints; at times confined to one place and at others shifting from one to another without causing inflammation or fever. The patient may become lame. Acute rheumatism usually occurs with symptoms of fever, excrutiating pains, enlarged joints, which are more or less red; the pains shift from one place to another with great rapidity, the skin feels hot, and at times there is a profuse perspiration. Acute rheumatism seldom becomes chronic if properly attended to. Neuritis and lumbago are true rheumatic ills and, like sciatica and inflammatory rheumatism, generally yield to Anti-Uric treatment within 15 to 20 days. If, however, your case is Arthritis and none of the joints are set and can be moved, there is better than an even chance of a cure by, prolonging Anti-Uric treatment for 8 to 10 months; and it usually requires 60 to 90 days before relief is noted. * * * Rheumatism of all types is stubborn, and relief and cure can only be obtained by persistent treatment. An Honest Remedy, Founded on Years of Experience The Remedy: We wish to state again that rheumatism must be treated internally. Only a blood purifier is of permanent benefit. Anti-Uric is not only one of the best purifiers of the blood, but also promotes digestion and assimilation of the food, making rich, nourishing blood. Anti-Uric * * * It may be taken for an indefinite time both for rheumatic affections and as a blood purifier. Its tonic effect has been proved, and a continued use of Anti-Uric will build up the entire system. * * * and increase the weight to normal. Anti-Uric is also valu- able in strengthening weak kidneys, and after 30 days' treatment the patient shows marked improvement. We are warranted in stating Ahti-Uric will give satisfaction in every case of genuine rheumatism if the patient will continue with the treatment. It is impossible to tell just how much Anti-Uric it will take to give satisfactory results, but we have found the following to be approxi- mate : cases under four years, from four to six outfits; cases of four years or longer, one outfit for each year so afflicted. In order to get the best results from Anti-Uric, the internal liquid must be taken four times a day, a teaspoonful a half an hour before each meal, and at bed time, and every day as long as the treatment is continued. The parts which are sore and swollen must be massaged with Anti-Uric Oil at least twice a day. The bowels must be kept open by the use of the Pullman Pills. These pills * * * are" very effective in helping the treatment. After using the combination of Anti-Uric remedies for six or eight days increased pain will be felt or pains moving from one part of the body to another. These symptoms are only temporary and show the remedy is beginning to give results. It is important that the patient continue the Anti-Uric treatment without a lapse, even if the pains increase, and especially if the case is Arthritis. Unless the patient shows these symptoms or receives no benefit from the third outfit of Anti-Uric, it is a sure sign that rheumatism is not causing the trouble, but some other disorder. Evidence of I Good Results. For Arthritis references you may refer to the following [list of names]. * * * Our Guarantee. * * * We do not claim one outfit of Anti-Uric will cure rheumatism. Do not get discouraged if results are not immediate. Continue the treatment, giving Anti-Uric a fair trial. It will not disappoint you, but will give you the same wonderful results it has given so many others." On May 16, 1931, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment was entered ordering that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal. ABTHTJB M. HYDE, Secretary of Agriculture.