10147.?Misbranding   of   Castalian   water.     U.   S.      *      *      *      v.   7 A   Dozen
*     *     *     Bottles of Castalina   [Castalian]  Water.     Default decree
of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction. (F. & D. No. 15243.?
I. S. No. 165-t.     S. No. C-3133.)
On July 23, 1921, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Mis??
souri, 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 con??
demnation of 7 A dozen bottles of Castalian water, remaining unsold in the?
original unbroken packages at St. Louis, Mo., alleging that the article had been?
shipped by Ralph Smith, Santa Cruz, Calif., on or about September 11, 1920,
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and transported from the State of California into the State of Missouri, and?
charging misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended.?
The article was labeled in part: (Bottle) "* * * Rheumatism, Dyspepsia,?
Skin Diseases, Stomach Troubles and to Purify the Blood, . * * * Kidney?
Complaints, Gravel and all other Urinary Troubles,    *    *    *    Sore Throat,
*?* *"; (wrapper) "* * * Kidney and Stomach Disorders * * *?
Catarrh and Impure Blood * * *"; (circular) "* * * Bright's Disease?
and other Kidney and Urinary troubles, Rheumatism, Dyspepsia, Indigestion,?
Biliousness, and other stomach disorders, Catarrh, Scrofula, Quinsy, Tonsillitis,?
Diphtheria, Sore Throat from colds, Hay Fever, Chills and Fever, Varicose?
Veins, Diarrhoea, Inflammation, internal or external; Ulcerations, Leucorrhoea,?
Boils, Eczema. Salt Rheum and other skin diseases, Blood Poisoning, Poison?
Oak or Ivy, Sprains, Bruises, Burns and Cuts. Inflammatory Rheumatism,?
Lumbago, * * * Ulcers, Piles, Fever Sores, Abscesses, * * * Pleurisy,?
Erysipelas, * * * Gout, La Grippe, * * * Granulated Eyelids, * * *?
Cold in the Head. * * * Sick Headache, * * * Torpid Liver, * * *?
Sea Sickness, Cramps of the Stomach * * * Retention of Urine, Diabetes,?
Private Diseases.   *    *    *   Bronchitis,    *    *    *    Scalds,    *    *    *    Sun Burn.
*?* * Cramps, Colic, Rash or Hives. * * * Catarrh of the Head, Stomach?
or Bladder, * * * Inflammation of the Womb * * * Suppressed, Profuse?
or Painful Menstruations * * *"; (testimonials) "* * * Tumor in my?
kidneys * * * goitre * * * tropical dysentery * * * stomach and?
kindred troubles * * * mangled sprain of the ankle. * * * inflammation?
of the prostate gland. * * * chills and fever and malaria * * * cutaneous?
affection * * * catarrh * * * sight * * * impaired, * * * taste?
or smell, the membrane and bone between my nostrils eaten out, and my?
lungs and throat
' in bad shape. * * * Locomotor Ataxia * * * bad?
sores * * * threatened blood poisoning * * * prevented * * * vari??
cose ulcer * * * tumor * * * urinary, bladder and kidney trouble * * *?
impoverished blood * * * ' Impetigo Abscesses.' * * * ulcers in my?
stomach * * * blood cleansers * * * all forms of stomach and liver?
ailments * * * kidney troubles * * * dysmenorrhea * * * sore?
throat that caused deafness. * * * female and other troubles * * *?
sciatic rheumatism * * * pimples on face * * * lead poisoning and?
rheumatism   *    *    *    asthma    *    *    *    malaria poison    *    *    *."
Analysis of a sample of the article by the Bureau of Chemistry of this de??
partment showed that it was a highly mineralized water and that the dis??
solved mineral matter consisted chiefly of sodium salts.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that the?
above-quoted statements regarding the curative and therapeutic effects of?
the said article were false and fraudulent, since it contained no ingredient or?
combination thereof capable of producing the effects claimed.
On October 18, 1921, 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.
C. W. PUGSLEY. Acting Secretary of Agriculture.