7663.   Misbranding? of Halz Tablets.     V. S.    *    *    *    v. 8 Bottles of Halz Tab- 
lets.     Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction.
(F. & D. No. 11424.     I. S. No. 7555-r.     S. No. C-1514.)
On October 6, 1919, the United States attorney for the Southern District of 
Iowa, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the District 
Court of the United States for said district a libel for the seizure and condem- 
nation of 8 bottles of Halz Tablets, remaining unsold in the original unbroken 
packages at Ottumwa, Iowa, alleging that the article had been shipped on or 
about April 12, 1918, by the Ed. Price Chemical Co., Kansas City, Mo., and 
transported from the State of Missouri into the State of Iowa, and charging 
misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended.
Analysis of a sample of the article by the Bureau of Chemistry of this 
department showed that the tablets consisted essentially of carbonates of 
calcium and magnesium, resins, and plant material including cubebs, rhubarb, 
and aromatics.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that on the 
label on the bottle containing, on the carton inclosing, and in the circular 
accompanying the article were statements regarding the curative and thera- 
peutic effects of the article, to wit, (bottle) " Halz Tablets Internal Remedy for 
the relief of kidney, bladder and urinary disorders. For gonorrhoea and gleet 
use Halz Injection in connection with the tablets and get quick results," 
(carton) " * * * either sex. Recommended in ail cases wherein an internal 
treatment is preferred * * * reaches the disease through the kidneys and 
bladder soothing and healing the mucous membranes * * * does not con- 
tain anything that injures the digestive organs * * * can be taken without 
fear of ill effects," (circular) "For Gonorrhoea and Gleet, Whites, Leucor- 
rhoea and Unnatural Discharges either sex * * * Halz Tablets * * * 
will be sufficient to cure an ordinary case * * * for pain in the back 
*    *    *    cystitis, continence or incontinence of urine   *    *    *    the discharge
should cease in a few days after you commence to take the tablets * * *," 
which were false and fraudulent in that the article contained no ingredient or 
combination of ingredients capable of producing the curative and therapeutic 
eifects claimed for it.
On March 9, 1920, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment 
of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court 
that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
C. F. MAKVIN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
7?64. M%?bva.n0.i-ns oi Halz Injection. 17. S. * * * v. 49 Bottles of Halij 
Injection. Defauilt decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and de- 
struction.     (P. & D. No. 11420.    I. S. No. 7549-r.     S. No. C-1513.)
On or about October 2, 1919, the United States attorney for the Eastern 
District of Oklahoma, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, 
filed ifi the District Court of the United States for said district a libel for the 
seizing and condemnation of 49 bottles of Halz Injection, remaining unsold in 
the original unbroken packages at Tulsa, Okla., alleging that the article had 
been shipped on December 3, 1917, by the Ed. Price Chemical Co., Kansas City, 
Mo., and transported from the State of Missouri into the State of Oklahoma, 
and charging misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that on 
the labels on the packages containing, on the cartons inclosing, and in the 
circulars accompanying the article were statements regarding the curative 
and therapeutic effects of the article, to wit, (bottle) "Halz * * * cures 
Gonorrhoea and Gleet ?'- * "," (carton) "Halz * * * for Gonorrhoea 
and Gleet, Whites, Leucorrhoea, and Unnatural Discharges, either sex * * * 
It has never been known to cause stricture, and it generally cures in from one 
to five days * * *. The first injection relieves almost instantly, and the con- 
tinued use has cured bad cases in a few days * * *. Halz for Gonorrhoea 
and Gleet * * *. We have so proportioned and combined the ingredients 
both chemically and medicinally that we get quick results * * *," (circular) 
" Directions -'- * *. While our preparation is known as a Gonorrhoea medi- 
cine, it is also good for Leucorrhoea and Whites * * *. The thing to do is 
to continue the use of it until well and use it night and morning for a while 
after; usually one or two dollar bottles will relieve," which were false and 
fraudulent in that the article contained no ingredient or combination of 
ingredients capable of producing the effects claimed for the- article.
It was further misbranoled, it was alleged, for the reason that the article 
was a diluted aqueous solution of alum, boric acid, glycerin, zinc-sulphate, and 
formaldehyde, which ingredients, or any combination of them, were not capable 
of producing the curative and therapeutic effects claimed for the article,
On January 28,1920, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment 
of condemnation anol forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the 
court that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
C. F. MAEVIN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.