18194. Misbranding of Tweed's liniment.    U. S. v. 17 Gallon Cans, et al., of
Tweed's Liniment. Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, 
and destruction.     (F. & D. No. 25816.    I. S. No. 9745.    S. No. 4033.)
Examination of a drug product, known as Tweed's liniment, from the ship- 
ment herein described having shown that the label contained statements repre- 
senting that the article possessed curative and therapeutic properties which it 
did not, the Secretary of Agriculture reported the matter to the United States 
attorney for the District of Maryland.
On January 26, 1931, the United States attorney filed in the District Court 
of the United States for the district aforesaid a libel praying seizure and con- 
demnation of 17 gallon-sized cans and' 22 half-gallon-sized cans of Tweed's 
liniment, remaining in the original unbroken packages at Baltimore, Md., alleg- 
ing that the article had been shipped by the Kopf Manufacturing Co., from New 
York, N. Y., on or about September 20, 1929, and,had been transported from the
State of New York into the State of Maryland, and charging misbranding in 
violation of the food and drugs act as amended.
Analysis of a sample of the article by this department showed that it consisted 
of an emulsion containing volatile oils, ammonia, chloroform, tar, alcohol, and 
water.
It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the follow- 
ing statements regarding the curative or therapeutic effects of the said article, 
appearing in the labeling, were false and fraudulent, since it contained no 
Ingredient or combination of ingredients capable of producing the effects 
claimed: (Package). " For Veterinary Use * * * Sore Throat, Windgalls, 
Spavin, Curb, Ringbone, Thrush, Thoroughpin, * * * Swellings of any 
description, or any eruption of the skin. * * * For Family Use: For 
Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Stiff or Swollen Joints, Headache, Toothache, Cuts, 
* * * Lame Back * * * Soft Corns * * * Contracted Cords, Lum- 
bago, Eruptions, * * * Sore Throat. * * * For Sore Throat or 
Diphtheria."
On April 16, 1931, 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.
ARTHUR M. HYDE, Secretary of Agriculture.