19495. Misbranding of Admirine.     TJ.  S. v.  12 Dozen  Bottles of Admirine.
Default decree of destruction entered.     (F. & D. No. 27316.    I. S. No. 
47081.    S. No. 5439.)
Examination of a drug product, known as Admirine, showed that the article 
was recommended as a treatment for certain ailments for which cinchona 
derivatives are customarily prescribed and that cinchona derivatives were not 
present in the article in sufficient amount to constitute an adequate treatment 
for such ailments when used according to the dosage recommended under the 
heading on the bottle label, " To Stop Chills and Fever." The labeling of 
the article contained further unwarranted curative and therapeutic claims.
On December 1, 1931, the United States attorney for the Southern District 
of Mississippi, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in 
the District Court of the United States for the district aforesaid a libel praying 
seizure and condemnation of 12 dozen bottles of the said Admirine, remaining 
in the original unbroken packages at Vicksburg, Miss., alleging that the article 
had been shipped by Kolb Bros. Drug Co., from Paducah, Ky., on or about 
January 19, 1931, and had been transported from the State of Kentucky into 
the State of Mississippi, and charging misbranding in violation of the food and 
drugs act as amended.
Analysis of a sample of Admirine by this department showed that the article 
consisted essentially of the hydrochlorides of cinchona alkaloids (quinidine and 
cinchonidine, 1.37 grams per 100 milliliters), ferric chloride (0.4 gram per 100 
milliliters), extract of a laxative plant drug, a trace of eucalyptus oil, alcohol, 
sugar, and water.
It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the follow- 
ing statements appearing on the carton and bottle labels, regarding the curative 
or therapeutic effects of the said article, were false and fraudulent, since it 
contained no ingredient or combination of ingredients capable of producing 
the effects claimed: (Carton) " The ' Body Builder' * * * Blood Medicine 
* * * The Body Builder Is recommended to * * * stimulate the Liver 
and Kidneys to action. * * * Purifies the blood, destroys Malaria, stops 
Chills and Fever quickly and restores vitality to the weakened body. * * * 
The ' Body Builder' * * * Blood Medicine For Tired Feeling, Sluggish 
Liver, Enlarged Spleen, * * * Dizziness, * * * Belching of Gas, Sour 
Stomach. Weakness, Tired, Lazy Feeling, * * * Indigestion, Foul Breath, 
Coated Tongue, Liver Spots, Nervousness, Sallow SMn, Melancholia, Pimples, 
Chronic Chills or Ordinary Chills, Periodical Fevers and  the different forms
of Blood troubles that are caused by Malaria Poisoning. It is an exceptionally 
good tonic for females in cases that are peculiar to their sex. * * * Di- 
gestant * * * Nerve Tonic * * * The Body Builder;" (bottle) "' The 
Body Builder' * * * As a tonic for the blood and general System. * * * 
To stop Chills and Fever * * * a Blood Medicine and Restorative Tonic." 
On May 17, 1932, no claimant having appeared for the property, a decree 
was entered by the court adjudging that the product should be condemned and 
ordering that it be destroyed by the United States marshal.
ABTHUE M. HYDE, Secretary of Agriculture.