9729. Misbranding of   Hall's   Texas   Wonder.     U.   S.     *     *     *     v.   3   Dozen*
Bottles of Texas Wonder. Default decree of condemnation, for- 
feiture, and destruction. (F. & D. No. 12947. I. S. No. 9539-r. S. No. 
C-1974.)
On June 25, 1920, the United States attorney for the Southern District of 
Mississippi, 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 3 dozen bottles of Hall's Texas Wonder, remaining in the 
original unbroken packages at Meridian, Miss., alleging that the article had 
been shipped by E. W. Hall, St. Louis, Mo., on or about May 28, 1920, and 
transported from the State of Missouri into the State of Mississippi, and charg- 
ing misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended. The 
article was labeled in part: (Carton) " * * * A Remedy For Kidney and 
Bladder Troubles. Weak and Lame Backs, Rheumatism and Gravel. Regulates 
Bladder Trouble in Children"; (circular) " * * * In cases of Gravel and 
Rheumatic troubles it should be taken every night in 25-dror> doses until 
relieved."
Analysis of a sample of the article by the Bureau of Chemistry of this depart- 
ment showed that it consisted essentially of copaiba, rhubarb, colchicum, guaiac, 
oil of turpentine, alcohol, and water.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance in the libel for the reason 
that the above-quoted statements regarding the curative and therapeutic effect 
of the article, contained in the cartons and the circulars inclosed therein, were 
false and fraudulent in that the said article had not the curative or therapeutic 
effects claimed in the said statements and contained no ingredients or combi- 
nation of ingredients capable of producing such effects.
On September 14, 1920, 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.
C. W. PUGSLEY, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.