43S1.   Misbranding of " Dander-Offi."    TJ. S. v. The C. Hughel Co., a corpo??
ration.    Plea  of  guilty.    Pine,  $50  and   eosts.     (F.   & D.  No.   5513.
I. S. No. 3316-h.)
On November 12, 1915, the grand jurors of the United States within and?
for the District of Indiana, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agricul??
ture, upon presentment by the United States attorney for said district, returned?
an indietment against The G. Hughel Co., a corporation, Indianapolis, Ind.,?
charging shipment by said company, in violation of the Food and Drugs Act,?
as amended, on June 21, 1913, from the State of Indiana into the State of New-?
York, of a quantity of " Dander-Off " which was misbranded. The article was?
labeled: (On carton) "Style Adopted Oct. 1, 1909. Hughels Trade Mark?
Beg. in U. S. Pat. Office Trade Mark Dander Off Kits the Spot Hair Tonic &?
Dandruff Remedy The Great Dandruff Remover and Scalp Remedy Dander-off?
Is a Scientifically Prepared Remedy for Diseases of the Scalp and to Promote?
the Growth of Hair Prepared by The 0. Hughel Co. Indianapolis, Indiana.?
Dander-Off King of all Dandruff Remedies Contains no Oil, Alkali or Grease.?
Leaves hair soft and fluffy. Does not stick or gum. Pleasant to the scalp and?
easy to apply. A Superior Remedy for Dandruff In all its Forms. All diseased?
and eczemic affections Qf the Scalp. Allays itching in one or two applications.?
Stops Falling Fair. M. A. Russo Newport, R. I. Distributor for the New Eng??
land States and New York City Depot, 416 West 53d Street New York N. Y.?
Get rid of Dandruff and your hair will grow. Directions. Before applying?
the Dander-Off give the scalp a mild rubbing with the ends of the fingers,?
Not The Finger Nails. Do not use a stiff, coarse, dirty brush in any instance.?
If head is not sore, apply twice a week for two weeks, just enough to dampen?
the hair, at the same time give the scalp a mild rubbing with the ends of the?
fingers. Then once a week, for two or three weeks, in the same manner. If?
head is sore use lightly once a week until cured. In no case irritate the scalp?
by scratching. One application of the remedy will stop the itching of the?
scalp. Do not wet the head with the remedy, just dampen the hair. An?
occasional application will be sufficient (after you will have effected a cure)?
to keep the scalp and the hair in a good and healthy condition. This bottle?
contains sufficient quantity for one person for six months. The manufacturers?
authorize every dealer to guarantee Dander-Off to give satisfaction in every?
case and to refund the money, should it ever fail. Guaranteed by C. Hughel?
under the Food and Drugs Act, June SO, 1906. Serial No. 9743." (On bottle)?
" Hughel's Dander Off Hits the Spot Trade Mark Reg. in U. S. Pat. Office?
Hair Tonic Dandruff Remedy The Greatest Remedy Science Has Produced?
A few applications will remove the worst case of Dandruff, suppress falling?
hair, stop itching, and will restore lifeless hair to good condition. Directions:?
If the head is not sore, apply twice a week for two weeks just enough to dampen?
the hair, giving the scalp a mild rubbing with the ends of the fingers. Then?
once a week in the same manner. If the head is sore, use lightly once a week?
until cured. Prepared by The G. Hughel Co. Indianapolis, Ind." The circular?
or pamphlet accompanying the article contained, among other things, the?
following: " Cure the Dandruff, Save Your Hair and Prevent Baldness."?
" Itching Scalp, Scurf and Eczemic Affections Readily yield to it. One appli??
cation will stop itching of the scalp; five to ten applications are guaran??
teed to cure the worst cases of Dandruff, Scurf, Scrofulous and Eczemic?
affections of the scalp, if applied according to directions." " Falling Hair?
If your hair is falling out, caused by Dandruff or diseased scalp, Dander-Off?
will stop it. Puts the scalp in a good healthy condition, removes the disease,?
causes the hair to take on new life, and to grow more abundantly than ever."
470	
BXJBEAU   OF   CHEMISTRY.	
[Supplement 17.
Analysis of a sample of the article by  the Bureau of Chemistry  of this?
department showed the following results:
Solids (gram per 100 cc)_?
:?__.??0.57
Ash (gram per 100 cc)?
::?
._?0.39
Borax (gram per 100 cc)?:?
?0.29
Arsenic, as AS2O3 (mg. per 100 cc)?
?14.0
Coal-tar dye (amaranth)?
.??Present.
Sample  is  an alkaline  solution of borax  and  arsenic trioxid,?
colored with coal-tar dye.
Misbranding of the article was charged in the indictment for the reason?
that the following statements regarding the therapeutic or curative effects?
thereof, appearing on the label aforesaid, to wit, (On carton) " * * * A?
Superior Remedy for Dandruff In all its Forms. All diseased and eczemic?
affections of the Scalp. * * * Stops Falling Hair, * * * " (On bottle)?
" * *' * ? A few applications will * * * ' restore lifeless hair to good con??
dition * * *," and included in the circular or pamphlet aforesaid, to?
wit, " Cure the Dandruff, Save Your Hair and Prevent Baldness," " * * *?
five to ten applications are guaranteed to cure the worst cases of * * *?
Scrofulous and Eczemic affections of the scalp, if applied according to direc??
tions," "'* *' * causes the hair to take on new life, and to grow more?
abundantly than ever," were false and fraudulent, in that the same were?
applied to said article knowingly, and in reckless and wanton disregard of?
their truth or falsity, so as to represent falsely and fraudulently to the pur??
chasers thereof, and create in the minds of purchasers thereof the impression?
and belief, that it was, in whole or in part, composed of, or contained, in??
gredients and medicinal agents effective, among other things, as a superior?
remedy for dandruff in all its forms and all diseased and eczemic affections of?
the scalp, and effective for stopping falling hair, and effective for restoring?
lifeless hair to good condition, and effective as a cure for dandruff and?
scrofulous and eczemic affections of the scalp if applied according to direc??
tions, and effective for causing the hair to take on new life and to grow more?
abundantly than ever, when, in truth and in fact, said article was not, in?
whole or in part, composed of, and did not contain, ingredients and medicinal?
agents effective, among other things, as a remedy for dandruff in all its forms,?
or for all diseased or eczemic affections of the scalp, or for- stopping falling?
hair, or for restoring lifeless hair to good condition, or for curing dandruff or?
scrofulous or eczemic affections of the scalp if applied according to direc??
tions, or in any other manner, or for causing the hair to take on new life,?
or to grow more abundantly than ever.
On November 29, 1915, the defendant company entered a plea of guilty to?
the indictment, and the court imposed a fine of $50 and costs.
CARL VEOOMAN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
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