8S07. Misbranding' of Dr. Cartel's Female Pills. IT. S. * * * v. 33 and?
36 Packages of Dr. MarteVs Female Pills and 4 Packages of 0r.?
>!artePs   Special  Female  Pills.     Default   decrees   of  condemnation,
forfeiture,   and   destruction.     (P.   &   D.   Nos.   13405,   13406.    Iuy.   Nos.?
23354,23901,23902.     S.  Nos. .C-2217, C-2218.)
0)1 or about August 21, 1920, the United States attorney for the Northern?
District of Illinois, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed?
in the District Court of the United States for said district libels for the seizure?
and condemnation of 33 packages and 36 packages of Dr. Martel's Female Pills,?
and 4 packages of Dr. Martel's Special Female Pills, at Chicago, 111., alleging?
that the articles-had'been shipped by the French Drug Co., New York, N. Y.,?
November 26, 1919, and June S, 1920, respectively, and transported from the?
State of New York into the State of Illinois, and charging misbranding in?
violation of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended.
Analyses of samples of the articles by the Bureau of Chemistry of this depart??
ment showed that the Female Pills consisted essentially of oil of savin, and?
ferrous sulphate and carbonate, and that the Female Pills Special consisted?
essentially of oil of tansy, aloes, and ferrous sulphate and carbonate.
It was alleged in substance in the libels that the articles were mis-branded in?
that the following statements regarding the curative or therapeutic effects?
thereof, (package) "Female Pills * * * for (suppression of the menses)?
dysmenorrhoea (painful menstruation) and similar *'? * *. derangements,"?
(circular)  " Female Pills    *    *    *    For Disturbances of the Menstrual Func-
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tions * * * For Amenorrlioea (Suppression of the Menses) * * * treat??
ment ''?' * * should be continued until relief is obtained. For Dysmenor??
rhea (Painful or Scanty Menstruation) * * * our medicine will be found?
to give lasting benefit and genuine relief * * * To prevent difficult, pain??
ful, over-profuse and other morbid menstrual conditions, and keep this im??
portant function normal, take * * * for a few days before the expected?
reappearance of the menstrual flow," falsely and fraudulently represented them?
to be effective as remedies for the various.diseases, ailments, and afflictions?
mentioned upon each of the packages containing the articles and upon the?
circular inclosed therein, whereas, in truth and in fact, they were not.
On November 23, 1920, no claimant having appeared for the property, judg??
ments of condemnation and forfeiture were 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.