9582. Misbranding of Madame Dean female pills. U. S. * * * v. 10 
Packages of Madame Dean Female Pills. Default decree of con- 
demnation, forfeiture, and destruction. (P. & D. No. 13403. I. S. No. 
3044-t.    S. No. C-2206.)
On August 18, 1920, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of 
Tennessee, 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 10 packages of Madame Dean female pills, remaining in the 
original unbroken packages at Knoxville, Tenn., alleging that the article had 
been shipped by Martin Rudy, Lancaster, Pa., August 13, 1919, and transported 
from the State of Pennsylvania into the State of Tennessee, and charging mis- 
branding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended. The article was 
labeled in part: (Box label and wrapper) "Female Pills * * * give re- 
lief in Female Disorders of the menstrual functions. * * * for Painful, 
Irregular, Scanty Menstruation; " (booklet) "* * * irregular, prolonged, or 
suppressed menstruation. * * * Female Pills afford'relief for these ail- 
ments. * * * a remedy intended solely for the relief of Amenorrhoea, Dys- 
menorrhea, scanty and irregular menstruation, and other derangements of the 
reproductive system,    *    *    *    especially valuable in the functional changes
* * * of the menopause or change of life. * * * act on the circulatory 
system of the uterus, thereby relieving painful, irregular and scanty menstrua- 
tion, and assist in reestablishing or restoring, the menstrual or monthly periods.
* * * strengthen and build up the uterine functions;" (circular) "* * * 
great relief against those general complaints the Female Sex is subject to; 
they help increase the vital quality of the blood; assist to bring nature into its 
proper channel, * * * for irregular, painful, scanty or suppressed men- 
struations, * * * should be taken * * * to assist nature with * * * 
disorders * * * during the change of life period. * * * Continue with 
the treatment until they give relief. * * * great relief from Pains or 
Headache ¦ * * * for suppressed Menstruation, * * * continue their 
use until relieved * * * take * * * until the menstrual flow com- 
mences again. * * * Special Strength * * * should relieve the most 
obstinate cases."
Analysis of a sample of the article by the Bureau of Chemistry of this depart- 
ment showed that the pills consisted essentially of quinine, aloes, ferrous sul- 
phate, hydrastis, ginger, and cornstarch.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance in the libel for the reason 
that the above-quoted statements regarding the curative and therapeutic effect 
thereof were false and fraudulent in that the said article contained no ingredi- 
ent or combination of ingredients capable of producing the effect claimed, and 
would not, in fact, cure or relieve the complaints and ailments of women as 
above set forth.
On January 18, 1921, 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.
C. W. PUGSLEY, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.