7673.  Misbranding- of Knoxit.    TJ. S. v. 12 Boaen Bottles of Knoxit.    "Default 
decree  of  condemnation, forfeiture,  and  destruction.     (P.  &  D.  No.
10025.     I. S. No. 7806-r.     S. No. C-1154.)
On April 12, 1919, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of 
Missouri, 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 condemna- 
tion and forfeiture of 12 dozen bottles of Knoxit, remaining unsold in the 
original unbroken packages at St. Louis, Mo., alleging that the article had been 
shipped on or about" February 28, 1919, by the Beggs Mfg. Co., Chicago, Ill., and 
transported from the State of Illinois into the State of Missouri, and charging 
misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended. The article 
was labeled in part: (Bottle) " 3| Oz. Knoxit Liquid The Great Prophylatic 
Call For By Name Only. Avoid Substitutes. Prepared by Beggs Manufacturing 
Co. Chicago-Toronto Price $1.00 Beware of Substitutes. Owing to the Efficacy 
and consequent popularity of Knoxit, there are naturally many frauds and - 
imitations. Therefore we caution you against substitutes. Directions In- 
side * * *." The following statements appeared on carton and bottle label, 
in part: (Shipping container for 6 bottles) "Knoxit in five days safe cure 
guaranteed, try it. Knoxit the Great Prophylactic and remedy;" (carton) 
" Knoxit the Great Prophylactic for inflammation of the mucous membranes;" 
(bottle) "Knoxit * * * the Great Prophylactic;" (circular) "Knoxit 
* * * A highly efficacious remedy used in the treatment of catarrhal affec- 
tions of the eye, nose, and throat and inflammation of the mucous membranes. 
It is also beneficial in the treatment of hemorrhoids, ulcers, and cankers, for 
the eye * * * for the nose * * * for the throat * * * for ulcers 
and hemorrhoids, for other mucous irritations    *    *    *."
Analysis of a sample of the product by the Bureau of Chemistry of this de- 
partment showed that it consisted essentially of zinc acetate, alkaloids of 
hydrastis, glycerin, and water perfumed with oil of rose.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance in the libel for the 
reason that certain statements appearing upon the carton, bottle label, and 
shipping container and in the circular accompanying the packages, regarding 
the curative and therapeutic effects of the article as a prophylactic and remedy 
for inflammation of the mucous membranes, catarrhal affections of the eye, 
nose, throat, hemorrhoids, ulcers, cankers, and other mucous irritations, were 
false and fraudulent, in that the article contained no4 ingredient or combina- 
tion of ingredients capable of producing the therapeutic effects claimed for it.
On March 26, 1920, no claimant having appeared for the property, a default 
decree of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the 
court that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.