7850. Misbranding- of D. D. D. Remedy for Eczema. V. S. * * * v. 143 
Bottles of D. D. D. Remedy for Eczema * * * Ordinary Strength 
and 30 Bottles of D. D. J). Remedy for Eczema * * * Extra Strong-. 
Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction.     (F. &
D. No. 122G0.    I. S. Nos. 18344-r, 18348-r.    S. No. E-2004.)
On or about March 3, 1920, the United States attorney for the District of 
Maine, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the Dis- 
trict Court of the United States for said district a libel for the seizure and 
condemnation of 142 bottles of D. D. D. Remedy for Eczema * * * Ordinary 
Strength, and 30 bottles of D. D. D. Remedy for Eczema * * * Extra 
Strong, remaining unsold in the original unbroken packages at Portland, Me., 
alleging that the article had been shipped on or about August 27, 1919, by the 
D. D. D. Co., Chicago, Ill., and transported from the State of Illinois into the 
State of Maine, and charging misbranding under the Food and Drugs Act. 
The article was labeled in part, "D. D. D. Remedy for Eczema * * * 
Ordinary Strength" and " D. D. D. Remedy for Eczema * * * Extra 
Strong."
Analyses of samples of the product by the Bureau of Chemistry of this 
department showed that it consisted essentially of a solution of phenol, oil of 
sassafras, methyl salicylate, salicylic acid, and chloral hydrate in alcohol and 
water.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that the 
packages contained certain statements regarding the curative and therapeutic
effects of said article as follows: " D. D. D. Prescription for the Skin and 
Scalp * * * Pimples on Face, Red Nose, Barber's itch D. D. D. Remedy 
for Eczema and Diseases of the skin and scalp * * * Pimples on face, 
Red Nose, Barber's itch * * * Eczema Psoriasis Pimples Tetter * * * 
Salt Rheum * * * Dandruff Ivy Poison Hives Itching Piles * * * 
Itch Barber's Itch, Dermatitis Herpes Sycosis Ordinary Strength To sub- 
due eczema and skin diseases * * * Use D. D. D. The lotion 'for skin 
disease.    *    *    *    In   nearly   all   instances   D.   D.   D.   gives   relief   at   once
* * * It is indeed true that the first or second full size bottle will 
relieve the itch and will be found to be sufficient in the majority of cases 
of skin disease. In practically all cases the fourth or fifth or at the 
very most the sixth bottle will plainly indicate to the patient that he is 
on the road to recovery * * * Continue the use of D? D. D. prescription 
until  the  desired  results  are  obtained    *    *    *    D.   D.   D.   is   a   treatment.
* * * The most common forms of skin diseases successfully treated by 
D. D. D. Eczema (salt rheum, tetter) * * * D. D. D. Remedy for Eczema 
and Diseases of the skin * * * for cases of Chronic Dry Eczema and 
Psoriasis confined to the trunk of the body, arms, and legs, which do not 
respond to treatment with D. D. D. Ordinary," which said statements' were 
false and fraudulent in that said article contained no ingredient or ingre- 
dients capable of producing the therapeutic or curative effects claimed for it 
by the said statements.
On March 23, 1920, no claimant having appeared for the property, a default 
decree of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the 
court that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
E. D. BALL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.