11753. Misbranding: of Giles' germicide.     V. S. v. 6 Bottles of Giles' Germi 
cide.    Default   decree  of  condemnation,  forfeiture,   and   destruc- 
tion.     (F. & D. No. 16126.    I. S. No. 19-t.    S. No. C-3524.)
On April 25, 1922, the United States attorney for the District of Indiana, 
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the District 
Court of the United States for said district a libel praying the seizure and 
condemnation of 6 bottles of Giles' germicide, remaining in the original un- 
broken packages at La Fayette, Ind., alleging that the article had been shipped 
by the Giles Remedy Co., Chicago, Ill., on or about September 10, 1921, and 
transported from the State of Illinois into the State of Indiana, and charg- 
ing misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended. The 
article was labeled in part: (Carton) "Registered Giles' Germicide Trade 
Mark Aether Sulphuricus, 10% Guaranteed by Giles Remedy Co. to contain 
no poisonous Drugs or deleterious matter A Modern Remedy Recommended 
For Ailments caused by disease producing germs within and without the 
body Neutralizes and Expels From The Blood The toxins of germs and other 
poisons or impurities, Allays internal or external congestion or inflamation. 
Absolutely Harmless."
Analysis of a sample of the article by the Bureau of Chemistry of this 
department showed that it consisted essentially of camphor, ether, and linseed 
oil, and was not an antiseptic or a germicide.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance 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 in that the article did not 
contain any ingredient or combination of ingredients capable of producing 
the results claimed.
On October 21, 1922, 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.
HOWARD M. GORE, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.