United States v. Los Angeles Trading Co.

The merchandise involved in. this appeal is an alcoholic compound manufactured by the Chinese and known as Ng-ka-py. The alco*331holic proof of the article is approximately 100 degrees. -What proportion is alcohol or what its other ingredients are, other than that they are regarded by the Chinese as medicinal, does not appear.

It was entered for warehouse at Los Angeles, Calif., April 21, 1922.

Samples were submitted to a Government chemist who reported that it was not sufficiently medicated to render it unfit for use as a beverage.

Importer was so informed and requested to increase the amount of…