8723. Misbranding of Montauk Santal Compound. IT. S. * * * ~v, 5?
Dozen Bottles of Montank Santal Compound. Default decree of?
condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction. (P. & D. No. 1067:2. I. S.?
No. 16533-r.    S. No. E-1386.)
On or about June 25, 1919, the United States attorney for the Northern Dis??
trict of Georgia, 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 condemnation of 5 dozen bottles of a drug, labeled in part ''Montauk Santal?
Compound * * * Montauk Chemical Co., Port Richmond, N. Y.," remain??
ing unsold in the original unbroken packages at Atlanta, Ga., alleging that the?
article had been shipped on or about February 25, 1918, by the E. J. Dunbar Co.,?
Inc., New York, N. Y., and transported from the State of New York into the?
State of Georgia, 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 contents of the capsules consisted essentially of?
santal oil.
It was alleged in substance in the libel that certain statements appearing on?
the labels of the packages containing the drug and in the circular accompany-
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ing the same, regarding the curative and therapeutic effect of said drag, were?
false and fraudulent in that the same were applied to the drug knowingly?
and in reckless and wanton disregard of their truth or falsity so as to repre??
sent falsely and fraudulently to the purchaser thereof and create in his mind?
the impression and belief that said drug was in whole or in part composed?
of and contained ingredients and medicinal agents effective as a treatment,?
remedy, and cure of gonorrhea, whereas, in truth and in fact, it was not.
On June 24, 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.
E. D. BALL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.