21240. Misbranding of Hinkaps. U. S. v. 9 Boxes of Hinkaps. Default 
decree of forfeiture and destruction. (F. & D. no. 30103. Sample no. 
34271-A.)
Examination of the drug preparation Hinkaps disclosed that it contained 
no ingredient or combination of ingredients capable of producing certain cura- 
tive and therapeutic effects claimed in the labeling.
On April 19, 1933, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of 
Illinois, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of nine boxes of Hinkaps 
at Cairo, Ill., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce 
on or about November 16, 1932, by the Hinkle Capsule Co., Inc., from Mayfield, 
Ky., 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 powdered cubeb and santal oil with small proportions of 
iron, calcium, magnesium, sodium, and potassium compounds.
It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the follow- 
ing statements appearing in the labeling, regarding the curative and thera- 
peutic effects of the article, were false and fraudulent: (Sticker label) " Kid- 
ney and Bladder"; (folder) " How nature warns against danger by getting 
you up at nights. * * * Why nature gets you up at nights. Frequent getting 
up at night is Nature's way of warning you that you have weak kidneys or 
bladder or both. Nature takes this way of telling you that action must be 
taken to strengthen these organs before some dire disease such as diabetes, 
Bright's Disease or any of the many other serious renal ailments afflicts you. 
By taking prompt action, these terrible diseases can be avoided, as they usually 
strike when a weak condition exists. Hinkaps promote and maintain a sanitary 
condition of these organs and assist Nature in restoring normal action by 
making the kidneys and bladder sound and healthy, able to resist disease. 
How To Get The Best Results * * * For Healthy Kidneys and Bladder- 
Take Hinkaps."
On July 6, 1933, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment of 
forfeiture was entered and it was ordered by the court that the product be 
destroyed by the United States marshal.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.