18306. Misbranding of Rice's salve. U. S. v. 13% Dozen Boxes of Rice's 
Salve. Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruc- 
tion.     (F. & D. No. 25987.    I. S. No. 4397.    S. No. 4228.)
Examination of a drug product, known as Bice's salve, from the shipment 
herein described having shown that the labels of the carton and jar bore 
statements representing that the article possessed curative and therapeutic 
properties which it did not possess, the Secretary of Agriculture reported-the 
matter to the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.
On March 7, 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 13^4 dozen boxes of Bice's salve, remaining in the original 
unbroken packages at Bichmond, Va., alleging that the article had been 
shipped by the Bice Chemical Co., from Greensboro, N. C, on or about January 
7, 1928, and had been transported from the State of North Carolina into the 
State of Virginia, 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 con- 
sisted of petrolatum containing 16 per cent of volatile oils including camphor, 
menthol, eucalyptol, and turpentine oil.
It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the 
following 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: (Jar) "Pneumonia Bub one-half jar or more on chest and throat 
and apply warm flannel saturated with salve. Apply hot iron to flannel 
rubbing gently. Apply also between shoulders under arm-pits and to seat 
of pain. Bepeat every two hours until relieved. Coughs * * * Bub the 
salve over chest and throat.    In severe cases cover chest with warm flannel
saturated with salve. Repeat every two hours until relieved. Coughs, Sore 
Throat, Bronchitis and LaGrippe. Apply the Salve over chest and throat. 
Swallow a small quantity. In severe cases follow directions for Pneumonia. 
Catarrh and Hay Fever. Snuff a small quantity of the salve up the nostrils 
morning and night, or oftener if required. In severe cases heat a spoonful 
of salve and spray with atomizer. Whooping Cough and Asthma. Apply salve 
over spinal column from neck to hips. Rub over throat and chest. Swallow 
a small quantity, repeat until relieved. Inflammations. For Skin Eruptions; " 
(carton) "When  applied externally it acts both externally and internally
* * * An efficient remedy for relief of Croup, Coughs * * * Catarrh, 
Asthma, Influenza, Pneumonia, Sore Throat, Whooping Cough * * * 
Eczema, Bronchitis."
On April 15, 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
AETHUB M. HYDE, Secretary of Agriculture.