8908. Misbranding of Madame Dean Female Pills. U. S. * * * v. 24 Packages of Ma?? dame Dean Female Pills. Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruc?? tion. (P. <& D. No. 13311. Inv. No. 9017. S. No. C-2377.) On August 31, 1920, the United States attorney for the Northern District of Iowa,? 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 24 packages? of Madame Dean Female Pills, remaining unsold at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, alleging? that the article had been shipped on or about January 26, 1920, by Martin Rudy,? Lancaster, Pa., and transported from the State of Pennsylvania into the State of? Iowa, and charging misbranding under the Food and Drugs Act, as amended. The? article was labeled in part: "* * * Female Pills * * * give relief in Female? Disorders of the menstrual functions * * * for Painful, Irregular and Scanty? Menstruation * * * irregular, prolonged, or suppressed menstruation * * *? Female Pills afford relief for these ailments * ' * * a remedy intended for the relief? of Amenorrhcea, Dysmenorrhoea, scanty and irregular menstruation, and other derange?? ments of the reproductive S}rstem * * * especially valuable in the functional 330 BUREAU OF CHEMISTRY. [Supplement 110'. change3 * * * oi 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 function;" (circular) " * * * a great relief? against 1'nose general complaints the Female Sex is subject to * * * 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 mature with * * * disorders * * * during the change of life period *?*" * Continue the treatment until they give relief * * * great relief from? Pains or Headache * * * ' for suppressed Menstruation * * * continue their? use until relieved * * * Special Strength * '* * should relieve the most? obstinate cases." Analyses of samples of the product by the Bureau of Chemistry of this department? showed that the single-strength pills consisted essentially of quinine, aloes, ferrous? sulphate, ginger, hydra-stis, and corn starch, and that the special-strength pills con?? sisted essentially of quinine, aloes, ferrous sulphate, senecio flowers and herb, and? ginger. Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance in the libel for the reason that? the above-quoted statements on each of said packages, with respect to the curative? and therapeutic effects of said article, were false and fraudulent in that the article? did not contain any ingredient or combination of ingredients capable of producing? the results claimed. On October 7, 1920, no claimant having appeared for the property, a default decree? of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court that the? product be destroyed by the United States marshal. E. D. BALL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.