19872. Misbranding of Eucaline tonic compound. U. S. -v. 37 Packages of 
Eucaline Tonic Compound. No appearance entered. Verdict for 
the   Government.    Judgment   of   condemnation   and   destruction.
(F. & D. No. 28259.    I. S. No. 53677.    S. No. 6118.)
Examination of the drug product Eucaline tonic compound, involved in this 
action, disclosed no ingredient or combination of ingredients capable of pro- 
ducing certain curative and therapeutic effects claimed in the labeling.
On May 2, 1932, the United States attorney for the Western District of Lou- 
isiana, 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 37 packages of the said Eucaline tonic compound, remaining 
in the original unbroken packages at Shreveport, La., alleging that the article 
had been shipped in interstate commerce, on or about August 21, 1931, by the 
Eucaline Medicine Co., from Dallas, Tex., to Shreveport, La., and charging mis- 
branding 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 a suspension of cinchona alkaloids (quinidine and cinchoni- 
dine, 2.35 grams per 100 milliliters equivalent to 7.48 grains per fluid ounce), 
acetanilide (2.7 grains per fluid ounce), peppermint oil, alcohol, sugar, and water.
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, 
appearing on the bottle and carton label and in an accompanying circular, were 
false and fraudulent, since it contained no ingredients or combination of ingre- 
dients capable of producing the effects claimed: (Carton) "Free from Dan- 
gerous Medicine   *   *   *   Is a most excellent remedy in cases of Grippe
* * * Acts mildly on the Liver and Bowels * * * Restorative * * * 
It is a great * * * Remedy for * * * La Grippe * * * Take every 
3 hours to  stop   *   *   *   La  Grippe.   *   *   *   to  strengthen  the  system.
* * * [Similar statements are made in foreign languages];" (bottle) " Take 
every 3 hours to stop * * * La Grippe * * * to strengthen the sys- 
tem;" (circular) "A wonderful remedy for * * * what is termed Lagrippe 
in our Southern country."
On June 9, 1932, no appearance or claim having been entered and a jury 
having found the allegations of the libel to be true and correct, judgment of 
condemnation was entered and it was ordered by the court that the article be 
destroyed by the United States marshal.
HHINBT A. WALLACE, Secretary of Agriculture.