0704. Misbranding of Madame Dean female pills. U. S. * * * v. 1 
Dozen Packages and 6 Packages * * * of * * * Madame 
Dean Female Pills. Default decrees of condemnation, forfeltrare, 
and destruction. (F. & D. Nos. 13263, 13481. I. S. Nos. 480-t, 12387-t. 
S. Nos.  C-2144, C-2293.)
On August 14 and September 2, 1920, respectively, the United States attorney 
for the Southern District of Ohio, 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 1 dozen packages and 6 packages, 
more or less, of Madame Dean female pills, remaining unsold in the original 
packages at Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio, respectively, consigned by Martin 
Rudy, Lancaster, Pa., on or about May 24, 1920, and August 20, 1919, re- 
spectively, alleging that the article had been shipped from Lancaster, Pa., 
and transported from the State of Pennsylvania into the State of Ohio, and 
charging misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended.
Analysis of a sample of the article by the Bureau of Chemistry of this de- 
partment showed that the pills consisted essentially of quinine, aloes, ferrous 
sulphate, senecio flowers and herb, ginger root, and cornstarch.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance in the libels for the 
reason that the following statements appearing on the box label and in the 
accompanying wrapper, booklet, and circular, (box label and wrapper) 
« * * * Female Pills * * * give relief in Female Disorders of the 
menstrual functions. * * * for Painful, Irregular, and Scanty Menstrua- 
tion,"   (booklet)   " *    *    *    irregular, prolonged, or suppressed menstruation.
* * * Female Pills afford relief for these ailments, * * * a remedy 
intended solely for the relief of Amenorrhoea, Dysmenorrhoea, scanty and 
irregular menstruation, and other derangements of the  reproductive system,
* * * especially valuable in the functional changes * * * of the meno- 
pause or change of life. * * * act on the circulatory system of the uterus, 
thereby relieving painful, irregular and scanty menstruation, and assist in re- 
establishing or restoring, the menstrual or monthly periods. * * * 
strengthen and build up the uterine function," (circular) " * * * a 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 menstruations,
* *    *    should be taken    *    *    *    to assist nature with    *    *    * disorders
* * * during the change of life period. * * * Continue with the treat- 
ment until they give relief. * * * great relief from Pains or Headache; 
for   suppressed   Menstruation,    *    *    *    continue   their   use   until   relieved
* * * take * * * until the menstrual flow commences again * * *," 
were false and fraudulent in that the said article contained no ingredients or 
combination of ingredients capable of producing the therapeutic effects claimed 
and in that it was insufficient of itself for the successful treatment and cure 
of the ailments and diseases for which it was prescribed and recommended in 
the above-quoted statements in and upon said packages.
On February 12 and 19, 1921, respectively, no claimant having appeared for 
the property, judgments of condemnation and forfeiture were entered, and it 
was ordered by the court that the product be destroyed by the United States 
marshal.
C. W. PiiGsr,E, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.