16275. Misbranding of  Meyer Red Diamond throat and chest salve.    XJ. S.
v. 78 Jars of Meyer Red Diamond Throat and Chest Salve. De- 
fault decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction..     (F. &
D. No. 23449.    I. S. No. 0884.    S. No. 1604.)
On February 20, 1929, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of 
Louisiana, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
District Court of the United States for said district a libel praying seizure 
and condemnation of 78 jars of Meyer Red Diamond throat and chest salve, 
remaining in the original unbroken packages at New Orleans, La., alleging that 
the article had been shipped by the Meyer Bros. Drug Co., St. Louis, Mo., in 
part on or about September 21, 1928, and in part on or about January 16,1929, 
and transported from the State of Missouri into the State of Louisiana, 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 petrolatum, wool fat, and volatile oils, including turpentine oil 
and mePthoL
It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the fol- 
lowing statements regarding the curative and therapeutic effects of the said
? article were  false and fraudulent: (Jar  label)   "Throat and  Chest  Salve
* * * Spasmodic Croup:-Rub the Salve freely over the chest and throat, 
_ allowing patient to inhale the vapor until difficult breathing is relieved. In- 
fluenza ?*? * * Common Sore Throat. Use same as croup. In severe cases 
use hot towels as directed. For Pneumonia, Whooping Cough:-Melt in a spoon 
|?d inhale. Apply in the nostrils. Itching Piles. * * -\ Pneumonia:-As a 
f?lflSt Aiu'"  (carton) "Throat and Chest Salve treatment of congestion and
- "^animation of the air passages due to Spasmodic Croup, Colds, Sore Throat, 
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?ping Cough, and Influenza. Useful in the treatment of Croup, Colds, 
; jT, Uenza' Spasmodic Whooping Cough, and Inflammation * * *. For Neu- 
[ a%ia, Itching Piles, and many forms of Rheumatic Pains." 
I fUn March 20, 1929, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment 
? th ^0ndeamation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court 
I "?? the product be destroyed by the United States marshal. 
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ARTHUR M. HITDE, Secretary of Agriculture.