24631. Misbranding of Dr. J. O. Lambert's Syrup. U. S. v. 6 Packages and 32 Bottles of Dr. J. O. Lambert's Syrup. Default decree of condemnation and destruction. (F. & D. no. 31735. Sample no. 47194-A.) This case involved an interstate shipment of a drug preparation the labeling of which contained unwarranted curative and therapeutic claims. On December 26, 1933, the United States attorney for the District of Ver- mont, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 6 packages and 32 bottles of Dr. J. O. Lambert's Syrup, at Burlington, Vt., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about October 4, 1933, by Dr. J. O. Lambert, Ltd., from Troy, N. Y., and charging misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was labeled in part: "Dr. J. O. Lambert's Syrup"; (bottle) "Relief of Coughs * * * etc * * * for Catarrh"; (car- ton) "For Coughs * * * Bronchitis Asthma"; and similar statements in foreign languages. Analysis showed that the article consisted essentially of chloroform, cree / sote, volatile oils including sassafras oil, menthol, and methyl salicylate, small > proportions of magnesium sulphate and a benzoate, sugar, and water. The libel charged that the article was misbranded. The charge recommended by this Department was that the article was misbranded in that the following statements in the labeling, regarding its curative and therapeutic effects, were false and fraudulent: "* * * for the relief of Coughs, * * * etc. * * * For Catarrh * * * For Coughs, * * * Bronchitis, Asthma"; and similar statements in foreign languages. On June 10, 1935, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation was entered and it was ordered that the product be destroyed. W. R. GEEGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.