9104. Misbranding of  Stopsit.     U.; S.     *     *      *     v.   9 Bottles   and  2  Dozen
Bottles * * * of Stppsit. Default decree of condemnation, for- 
feiture, and destruction;'¦
" (F. & D.' Nos. 12948,
' 12949. I. S."Nos. 24461-r, 
24464-r.     S. Nos. C-1992, C-1993.)
On July 2, 1920, the United States attorney for the Southern District of 'Ohio, 
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the District Court 
of the United States for said district libels for the seizure and condemnation. 
of 9 bottles and 2 dozen bottles, more or less, of Stopsit,.consigned on March 23, 
1920, remaining unsold in the original packages at Columbus, Ohio, alleging 
that the article had been shipped by the O. K. Remedy Co., Indianapolis, Ind., 
and transported from the State of Indiana into the State of Ohio, and charging 
misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended.
Analysis of a sample of the product by the Bureau of Chemistry of this 
department showed that it consisted of two preparations, a liquid consisting 
essentially of an aqueous solution of berberine, and a powder consisting of 
potassium permanganate.
It was alleged in the libels that the article was misbranded for the reason 
that said drug and retail packages purported to contain an excellent prepara- 
tion for the treatment of gonorrhea, gleet, and. leucorrhea, known as " Stopsit," 
only by reason of statements on the label thereof, whereas, in truth and in 
fact, said retail packages and circulars were false and misleading [fraudulent] 
in that the product or drug contained therein had little or no ingredients or sub- 
stances capable of producing the curative and therapeutic effects claimed 
therefor.
On February 4, 1921, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgments 
of condemnation and forfeiture were 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.