7951, Misltranding- of Prescription lOOO Internal. X7. S. * * * v. 33 Bot- 
tles of Prescription 1000 Internal. Default decree of condemnation, 
forfeiture, and destruction. (F. & D. No. 10002. I. S. No. 2y00-r. 
S. No. W-433.)
On June 26, 1919, the United States attorney for the District of Oregon, act- 
ing upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed iti the District Court 
of the United States for said district a libel for the seizure and condemnation 
of 33 bottles of Prescription 1000 Internal, remaining unsold in the original 
unbroken packages at Portland, Oreg., alleging that the article had been 
shipped on April 30, 1919, by the Reese Chemical Co., Cleveland, Ohio, and 
transported from the State of Ohio into the fet,ite of Oregon, and charging
misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended; The- article 
was labeled in part: (Carton) "Prescription 1000 Internal is the most efficient 
treatment for Gleet and Gonorrhoea * * * New Discovery for Gonorrhoea 
and Gleet * * * Also a very good treatment for bladder troubles, frequent 
urination, inflammation * + * ;" (circular) " * * * For Gonorrhea, 
Gleet, Bladder Troubles, Frequent Urination, Inflammation * * * Con- 
tinue taking * * * for several weeks after the discharge slops, and follow 
directions closely to insure permanent relief   *    *    *."
Analysis of a sample of the article by the Bureau of Chemistry of this de- 
partment showed that it consisted of an alkaline emulsion of balsam of copaiba 
and methyl salicylate.
It was alleged in substance in the libel that the article was misbranded for 
the reason that the statements, regarding the curative and therapeutic effects 
of the article and the ingredients and substances contained therein, as above 
set forth, were false and fraudulent in that it contained no ingredient or 
combination of ingredients capable of producing rhc curative and remedial 
therapeutic effects claimed for it on the cartons and in the circulars.
On September 4, 1919, no claimant having appeared for the property, judg- 
ment of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the 
court that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
E, D. BALL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.