18652. Misbranding of Number Twenty Seven. TJ. S. v. 11% Dozen Small 
Bottles, et al.. of Number Twenty Seven. Defanit decree of con- 
demnation and destrnetlon. (F. & D. No. 23488. I. S. Nos. 04130, 
04131.    S. No. 1698 1
Examination of a drug product, known as Number Twenty Seven, from the 
lot herein described having shown that the bottle label and circular 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 Columbia.
On March 5, 1929, the United States attorney filed in the Supreme Court of 
the district nforesaid. holding a District Court, a libel praying seizure and 
condemnation of 11% dozen small and 28 medium-sized bottles of Number 
Twenty Seven, remaining in the original unbroken packages at Washington, 
D. C, alleging that the article was being sold and offered for sale fvfett---- 
Washington Wholesale Drug Exchange at Its premises in Washington, K?i,.v , 
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 essentially of magnesium sulphate (63.5 grams per 100 milliliters), 
quinine sulphate (1 gram peF 100 milliliters), an iron compound, and water.
It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the 
following statements regarding the curative and therapeutic effects of the said 
article, appearing on the bottle label and in the accompanying circular, 
were false and fraudulent, since it contained no ingredient or combination 
of ingredients capable of producing the effects claimed:  (Bottle label)  "For
* * * Grippe, Chills & Fever, Malaria, * * * Purifies the system;" 
(circular)  "For   *    *    *   La Grippe, Chills and Fever, Malaria, Indigestion,
* *    *   Gas on Stomach and Many Other Ailments of the Human System
* * * Number Twenty Seven Cleanses the System of all poisonous matter, 
acts on the kidneys and liver, and does away with that tired sluggish feeling. 
For * * * La Grippe * * * Guard Your Health. You don't have to be 
sick before you take Number 27. When you get up in the morning with that 
tired lazy feeling, and feel worn out before your day's work is begun, you 
should take Number 27 and cleanse your system of those poisonous germs 
which may cause sickness later on."
On August 20, 1929, no claimant having appeared for the property, judg- 
ment of condemnation was entered and it was ordered by the court that 
the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
ABTJTCJB M; HYDE, Secretary of Agriculture. *v