9310. Misbranding of Dr. LeGear's Hog Prescription. U.S. * * * v. 1 Dozen Cartons and 
two 25-Pound Pails of Hog Prescription. Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, 
and destruction.   (F. & D. No. 11902.   I. S. No. 3307-r.   S. No. W-569.)
On January 30, 1920, the United States attorney for the Southern District of Cali- 
fornia, 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 1 dozen 
cartons and two 25-pound pails of an article labeled in part, "Dr. LeGear's Hog Pre- 
scription," remaining unsold in the original unbroken packages at Los Angeles, Calif., 
alleging in substance that the article had been shipped by the Dr. L. D. Leer Medi- 
cine Co., St. Louis, Mo., on March 20 and July 30, 1919, and transported from the 
State of Missouri into the State of California, 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 it consisted essentially of sulphates of magnesium and iron, sodium 
chlorid, ground charcoal, American wormseed, and mill screenings.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance in the libel for the reason that the 
following therapeutic effects were claimed for said article on the cartons and pails, 
«* * * fine Worm Expeller. Good for many cases of so-called Cholera in Hogs, 
such as Diarrhoea, Bowel Troubles, Kidney Worms, etc. For Diarrhoea, Dysentery 
and other Bowel Troubles resembling Cholera. For Kidney Worms or Paralysis. To 
Prevent Disease," which statements were false and fraudulent in that the article 
contained no ingredient or combination of ingredients capable of producing the 
effects claimed.
On April 6, 1921, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment of con- 
demnation 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.