^9049. Misbranding of Kobros Tablets, Apostal Herb Tea, and Balsam for Lungs. IT. S. -v. 48 Packages of Kobros Tablets, et al. Default decree of con- • demnatlon and destruction. (F. & D. Nos. 42175 to 42178, incl. Sample Nos. 8375-D, 8378-D, 8379-D, 8380-D.) The labeling of these products bore false and fraudulent curative and thera- peutic claims, and one lot of the Balsam for Lungs contained less alcohol and less chloroform than represented on its label. On April 14, 1938, the United States attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the dis- trict court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 48 packages of Kobros "Tablets, 27 packages of Apostal Herb Tea, and 107 packages of Balsam for lungs at Chicago, Ill.; alleging that the articles had been shipped in interstate •commerce on various dates between January 30, 1937, and February 18, 1938, from. Duquesne, Pa., by the Royal Manufacturing Co. of Duquesne; and charg- ing misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act as amended. Analyses of samples of the articles showed that the Kobros Tablets consisted essentially of acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin, 5 grains per tablet) ; that the Apostal Herb Tea consisted essentially of plant material including coriander •seed, senna leaves, licorice bark, uva ursi leaves, and cascara sagrada bark; and that the Balsam for Lungs consisted essentially of a syrupy liquid con- taining alcohol (approximately 5 percent), water, chloroform (approximately 1 minim per fluid ounce), menthol, pine tar, and extract of wild-cherry bark. The Kobros Tablets were alleged to be misbranded in that certain statements appearing in the labeling in English, Polish, Hungarian, and Slavic, falsely and fraudulently represented the curative and therapeutic effectiveness of the article for the relief of pains and aches, rheumatism, grippe, backache, dullness, dizzi- ness, pressure in head, sleeplessness and such pains which accompany rheuma- tism, sciatica, lumbago, brain fatigue, sour stomach, nervous exhaustion or similar pains; and in the treatment of rheumatism, nervousness, insomnia, stiffness in the back joints, many pains peculiar to women, head cramps, gout, •earache and toothache, trauma, swelling, or any other similar pains. The Apostal Herb Tea was alleged to be misbranded in that certain state- ments appearing in the labeling in English, German, Polish, and Hungarian, falsely and fraudulently represented its curative and therapeutic effectiveness in the treatment of dyspepsia, indigestion, biliousness, rheumatism, sick head- ache, and certain stomach, liver, and kidney ailments; to purify the blood and the complexion; its effectiveness as a treatment for gastric debility, hemorrhoids and chronic diseases, rheumatism, dropsy, tumors, cancer, and all blood disor- ders, ailments of the stomach, kidneys, liver, and eczema; and to bring a healthy appetite, to stimulate the flow of the bile, to aid the intestines and liver to health- ful activity, to strengthen the entire system and assure peaceful sleep, and to cleanse the blood of waste and unclean material. The Balsam for Lungs was alleged to be misbranded in that certain state- ments appearing in the label in English, German, Polish, and Hungarian, falsely and fraudulently represented the curative and therapeutic effectiveness of the article in the treatment of coughs, simple ailments of the throat, chest and lungs, and hoarseness; and its effectiveness in the treatment of lung and chest sickness, whooping cough, asthma, and other troubles connected with the breathing apparatus, bronchitis, and croup. One lot of the Balsam for Lungs was alleged to*be misbranded further in that the following statements appearing in the label were false and mislead- ing, since they represented that the article contained 8 percent of alcohol and that it contained 3 minims or more of chloroform to each fluid ounce; whereas it did not contain 8 percent of alcohol nor 3 minims of chloroform to ¦each fluid ounce, but did contain smaller amounts of alcohol and of chloro- form: (Bottle label) "Alcohol 8%. Chloroform 3 M. to each Pl. ounce."; (car- ton) "Alcohol 8 Per Cent Chloroform 4 Minims, * * * to Each F. Ounce." On June 15, 1938, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation was entered and the products were ordered destroyed. M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.