18378.  Misbranding of Kline's rhenmatlc remedy.    V. S. v. 7 Jars of Kline's 
Rheumatic Remedy.    Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, 
,    and destruction.     (F. & D. No. 25974.    I. S. No. 27863.     S. No. 4193.)
Examination of a drug product, known as Kline's rheumatic remedy, from the' 
shipment herein described having shown that the jar label 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 District of Delaware.
On March 2, 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 7 jars of Kline's rheumatic remedy, remaining in the original 
unbroken packages at Wilmington, Del., alleging that the article had been 
shipped by H. E. Kline, from Philadelphia, Pa., on or about January 20, 1931, 
and had been transported from the State of Pennsylvania into the State of 
Delaware, 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 essentially of sulphur (63 per cent) and glycerin, flavored with methyl1 
salicylate.
It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the 
following statements appearing on the jar label, regarding the curative and 
therapeutic effects of the said article, were false and fraudulent, since it con- 
tained no ingredient or combination of ingredients capable of producing the 
effects claimed: "Rheumatic Remedy * * * Rheumatic Remedy for Rheu- 
matism and Uric Acid Condition * * * Directions * * * Take * * * 
every night and morning until the uric acid is entirely eliminated from the sys- 
tem-and the bowels, kidneys, liver and stomach are properly regulated."
On April 22, 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.