F. & D. No. 1422.
I. S. Nos. 16574-a, 16596-a1	
Issued April 4, 1912.
United States Department of Agriculture,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY.
NOTICE OF JUDGMENT NO. 1291.
(Alien pursuant to section 4 of tke Food and Drugs let.)
MISBRANDING OF A PRODUCT CALLED DRUG HABIT CURE.
On July 31, 1911, the United States Attorney for the Southern Dis??
trict of New York, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agri??
culture, filed information in the Circuit Court of the United States?
for said district against the St. James Society, a corporation, of?
New York City, alleging shipments by it, in violation of the Food?
and Drugs Act, on or about March 2, 1909, and June 5, 1909, from the?
State of New York into the District of Columbia, of a drug product?
called " Drug Habit Cure", which was misbranded. Sample desig??
nated I. S. No. 16574-a was labeled " Prepared only and expressly?
for L. F. Kay. To be taken as directed. Alcohol 9.52 per cent;?
morphine maximum gr. 3.57 per fluid ounce."
Analysis of two lots of bottles containing said product and num??
bered I. S. Nos. 16574-a and 16596-a, respectively, made by the?
Bureau of Chemistry of the United States Department of Agricul??
ture, showed the product to contain, among other ingredients, the?
following:
J. S. No. 1657Jt-a.
Morphin
(grains
per ounce).
Bottle 1?
3. 34
Bottle  2?
3.66
Bottle 3?
3.68
Bottle 4?
3.34
Bottle  5?
3.42
Bottle 6?
3.34
Bottle 7?
3.68
Bottle 8?
3.66
Bottle  9?
3. 34
Bottle  10?
3.41
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I. S. No. 16596-a.
Calculated?
as morphin?
Morphin?sulphate
(grains?(grains?Alcohol
per ounce),   per ounce), by volume.
Bottle 1?
2.18?2.74?10.4
Bottle  2?
2.06?2.58?10.6
Bottle 3?
2.13?2.67?10.6
Bottle 4?
 2.16?2.70?11.2
Bottle  5?
2.13?2.67?10.0
Bottle 6?
2.16?2.70?11.2
Bottle  7?
2.16?2.70?10.8
Bottle  8?
2.06?2.58?11.0
Bottle  9?
2.13?2.67?11.0
Bottle  10?
2.13?2.67?11.2
Misbranding was alleged against said product because it was?
labeled so as to mislead the purchaser, in that the label bore a state??
ment regarding the article which was false and misleading, in that?
said article contained alcohol and morphin and the amount or pro??
portion of such morphin contained therein was different in quantity?
and proportion from the proportion and quantity stated on the label.
On October 31, 1911, the defendant pleaded guilty and was?
fined $25.
Through error the label on sample designated I. S. No. 16596-a?
was not submitted to the United States Attorney. The label on this?
sample is as follows: "Alcohol 9.52 per cent., morphine maximum?
grs., 2.38 per fl. oz."
JAMES WILSON,
Secretary of Agriculture.?
WASHINGTON, D. C, January W, 191?.
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