10580.?Misbranding   of   Texas   Wonder.     V.   S.      *      *      *     v.   17  Bottles   of
Texas Wonder. Default decree ordering confiscation and de??
struction of the product. (F. & D. No. 11532. I. S. No. 9181-r. S. No.?
C-1607.)
On December 9, 1919, the United States attorney for the Northern District of?
Mississippi, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the?
District Court of the United States for said district a libel for the seizure and?
condemnation of 17 bottles of Texas Wonder, at Greenwood, Miss., alleging that
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the article had been shipped by E. W. Hall, St. Louis, Mo., August 22, 1919, and?
transported from the State of Missouri into the State of Mississippi, and charg??
ing misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended. The ar??
ticle was labeled in part: (Carton) "* * * The Texas Wonder, for Kidney?
and Bladder Troubles, Diabetes, Weak and Lame Backs, Rheumatism and?
Gravel. Regulates Bladder Trouble in Children"; (circular, testimonial of?
Louis A. Portner, St. Louis, Mo.) "* * * began using The Texas Wonder?
for stone in the kidneys, inflammation of the bladder and tuberculosis of the?
kidneys * * * His urine contained 40? pus. * * * was still using the?
medicine with wonderful results, and his weight had increased    *    *    *."
Analysis of a sample of the article by the Bureau of Chemistry of this de??
partment showed that it consisted essentially of copaiba, guaiac resin, extracts?
of rhubarb and colchicum, an oil similar to turpentine oil, alcohol, and water.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance in the libel for the reason?
that the above-quoted statements on the carton containing the article and in?
the said testimonial were false and fraudulent, in that the article contained no?
ingredient or combination of ingredients capable of producing the effects?
claimed.
On February 4, 1920, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment?
of the court was entered, ordering that the product be confiscated and destroyed?
by the United States marshal.
C. W. PTTGSLEY, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.