25129. Misbranding of Laxated H-L-C. IT. S. v. 67 Bottles of Laxated H-L-C. Default decree of destruction. (F. & D. no. 35871. Sample no. 32265-B.) This case involved a drug preparation the labeling of which contained unwar- ranted curative and therapeutic claims. On August 2, 1935, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 67 bottles of Laxated H-L-C at Joiner, Ark., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about March 18, 1935, by the Durham Drug Co., from Itta Bena, Miss., and charging misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act as amended. Analysis showed that the article consisted essentially of water, calcium, iron, magnesium sulphate, sodium benzoate, and plant extractives. The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the following statements appearing in the labeling, regarding its curative and therapeutic effects, were false and fraudulent: " * * * Relieving Constipation * * * Stomach Disorders, Kidney and Bladder Trouble, Gas Pains, Bloating, Dizzy Feeling, Biliousness, Disease of the Kidneys, Chronic Inflammation of Kidneys, Chronic Weakness of the Kidneys, Consumption of the Kidneys A Prescription That Does the Work Help Yourself to Health—Guaranteed." On October 21, 1935, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation was entered and it was ordered that the product be destroyed. W. R. GREGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.