13239-. Misbranding of S-K remedy. "U. S. v. 21 Bottles of S-K Remedy. 
Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction.     (P.
& D. No. 13824.    I. S. No. 10332-t.    S. No. W-785.)
On October 29, 1920, the United States attorney for the Northern 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 praying 
the seizure and condemnation of 21 bottles of S-K remedy, remaining in 
the original unbroken packages at Sacramento, Calif., alleging that the article 
had been shipped by the S. K. Remedy Co., from Oakland, Oreg., September 
22, 1920, and transported from the State of Oregon into the State of Cali- 
fornia, 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 
department showed that it was composed essentially of vegetable drugs in- 
cluding aloe and a small amount of mydriatic alkaloid, alcohol, and water.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance in the libel for the 
reason that the following statements appearing in the labeling: (Bottle 
label) " S-K * * * Remedy For Syphilis And All Blood Disorders," (car- 
ton) " S-K * * * Remedy For Syphilis And All Blood Disorders * * * 
S-K is a most valuable remedy for all blood disorders, especially so in all 
cases of Primary, Secondary, or Tertiary Syphilis, ulcerous sores and all dis- 
orders arising from an impure state of the blood. It helps to remove dis- 
ease * * * aids digestion, builds up waste tissue, strengthens the whole 
system, and cleanses the blood- from all impurities no matter what the cause 
may be. * * * This new and wonderful Remedy known as S-K Sifkure 
is the first and only purely vegetable compound ever produced that has stood 
the test as a remedy for Syphilis. S-K is not an experiment, it has passed 
through that stage. Fifteen years of constant use on hundreds and hundreds 
of cases has as yet to produce a single case of syphilis that failed to yield 
to the S-K treatment," (circular) "The New Remedy For Syphilis Has been 
put to the severest tests for the past fifteen years and never failed to pro- 
duce the desired results * * * S-K Sifkure * * * ' S. K.'-the new 
syphilitic alterative is not an experiment. It has been used for fifteen years 
with the greatest success. To date we have not a report of a case in which 
it has failed to produce immediate and permanent results. * * * We have 
hundreds of cases proving the validity of our claims. Many were aggravated 
cases in the last stages of the disease. Many were suffering from a com- 
bination of syphilis and Mercurial poisoning, and in every event responded 
instantly to the ' S-K' treatment with lasting results. All that is required 
to secure immediate results with ' S. K.' is persistence and a careful follow- 
ing of. directions-we absolutely guarantee ' S. K.' to get results no matter 
how bad your case may be-no matter how old it is, Place your entire faith 
in S. K. and you will not be disappointed * * * We know of no case 
returning after this course of treatment, and we are justified from past ex- 
periences in making this seemingly extravagant claim. * * * we claim 
to cure," were false and fraudulent, since the said article contained no in- 
gredients or combination of ingredients capable of producing the curative and 
therapeutic effects claimed.
On January 20, 1925, no claimant having appeared for the property, judg- 
ment of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the 
court that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
R. W. DTTNLAP, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.