SS41.  Misbranding:   of   I>.   D.   D.     V.   S.     *     *      *     -v.   G2   Dozen   Bottles    (SO
Dozen Largre Size and 20 Dozen Medium SiKe, Ordinary Strength,?
and 12 Dozen Large Size, Extra Strength) of D. D. D. Default de??
cree of condemnation, forfeiture, ami destruction. (I<\ & D. No.?
12250.    I. S. Nos. 3310-r,  3311-r.     S. No. W-580.)
On February 27, 1920, the United States attorney for the Southern District?
of California, 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 62 bottles, composed of 30 dozen large size and 20 dozen medium?
size, ordinary strength, and 12 dozen large size, extra strength, of D. D. D.,?
remaining unsold in the original unbroken packages at Los Angeles, Calif.,?
alleging that the article had been shipped by the D. D. D. Co., Chicago, 111., on?
or about September 29, October 21, November T, December 2, and December 29,?
1919, respectively, and transported from the State of Illinois into the State of?
California, and charging misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act,?
as amended.
Analyses of samples of the article by the Bureau of Chemistry of this de??
partment showed that it consisted essentially of phenol, chloral hydrate, salicylic?
acid, with small amounts of methyl salicylate and thymol in glycerin, alcohol,?
and water.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance in the libel for the rea??
son that the following therapeutic effects of said article, were claimed and?
stated on the carton and bottle and in the accompanying circular and booklet,?
(ordinary strength) (carton) " I). D. D. Remedy for Eczema and Diseases of?
the Skin and Scalp, Psoriasis, Pimples, Tetter, Red Nose, Salt Rheum, Dand^?
ruff, Ivy Poison, Hives, Itching Piles * * * Itch, Barber's Itch, Dermatitis,?
Herpes, Sycosis," (bottle) " D. D. D. Prescription for the Skin and Scalp,"?
(circular) "To subdue Eczema and Skin Diseases * * * Use D. D. D.?
The Lotion for Skin Disease," (booklet) " D. D. D. The Lotion for Skin Dis??
ease * * * In nearly all instances D. D. D. gives relief at once * * *?
D. D. D. is a treatment   *    *    *    the most common form of skin diseases sue-
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cessfully treated by D. D. D.   Eczema (Salt Rheum, Tetter)    *    *    *   Psoriasis
*?*    *   Barber's  Itch   *   *   *    Sycosis   *    *    *   Acute   *    *   *   Dandruff
*?* * Hives, Nettlerash * * * Plant Poison," (extra strength) (carton)?
" D. D. D. Remedy for Eczema and Diseases of the skin * * * prepared?
specially for cases of chronic dry eczema and psoriasis confined to tho trunk?
of the body, arms and legs, which do not respond to treatment with D. D. D.?
Ordinary * * *," (bottle) " D. D. D. Prescription for the Skin * * *?
prepared especially for Chronic Dry Eczema and Psoriasis when confined to?
the trunk of the body, arms and legs * * *," (booklet) " * * * Diseases?
cured by D. D. D. Eczema, Acne and Pimples, Dermatitis * * * Herpes,?
Hives * * * Poisonous Rashes, Itching Piles, Psoriasis, Dandruff and Af??
fections of the Scalp, Barber's Itch and Sycosis, Salt Rheum and Tetter, Scabies,?
Lichen, Red Nose * * * Itch of all kinds * * * Eczema * * * In?
Weeping Eczema * * * In Dry Eczema * * * In Infantile Eczema and?
Baby Rash * * * Psoriasis * * * D. D. D. has shown remarkable re??
sults in psoriasis cases * * * Salt Rheum and Tetter * * * Barber's?
Jtch * * * Sycosis * * * Itching Piles (Eczema Ani) * * * Dand??
ruff: or Any Disease of Scalp * * * Acne * * * In Hives, Nettle Rash,?
Poison Oak and Poison Ivy * * *," which claims and statements were false?
and fraudulent in that the article contained no ingredient or combination of in??
gredients capable of producing the effects claimed.
On July 26, 1920, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment 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.