9705. Misbranding of   Madame   Dean   female   pills.     V.    S.     *     *     *     v.    6
Dozen Packages and 12 Dozen Packages of * * * Madame 
Dean Female Pills. Default decrees of condemnation, forfeiture, 
and destruction. (F. & D. Nos. 13469, 13577. I. S. Nos. 10116-t, 10121-t. 
S. Nos. W-698, W-725.)
On August 23 and 24, 1920, respectively, the United States attorney for the 
Western District of Washington, acting upon reports by the Secretary of Agri- 
culture, filed in the District Court of the United States for said district libels 
for the seizure and condemnation of 6 dozen and 12 dozen packages of Madame 
Dean female pills, remaining in the original unbroken packages at Seattle, 
Wash., alleging that the article had been shipped by Martin Rudy, Lancaster, 
Pa., on or about April 21, 1919, and April 15, 1920, respectively, and transported 
from the State of Pennsylvania into the State of Washington, 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 relief 
in Female Disorders of the menstrual functions. * * * for Painful, Irregu- 
lar and 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, 
Dysmenorrhoea, 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 
menstruation, and assist in re-establishing or restoring, the menstrual or 
monthly periods. * * * strengthen and build up the uterine functions"; 
(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 treatment 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."
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, hydrastis, ginger, and cornstarch.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance in the libels for the reason 
that the above-quoted statements appearing in the labeling, regarding the cura- 
tive and therapeutic effects thereof, were false and fraudulent since the said 
article contained no ingredient or combination of ingredients capable of produc- 
ing the effects claimed.
On September 29, 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.
C. W. PUGSLEY, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.