11491. Misbranding of Hall's catarrh medicine. U. S. v. 261 Dozen Bot??
tles, et al., of Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Default decree of con??
demnation, forfeiture, and destruction. (F. & D. Nos. 13087, 13988,?
13989. I. S. Nos. 10481-t, 10482-t, 10483-t. S. Nos. W-804, W-805,?
W-806.)
On or about December 7, 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, and?
on December 10, 1920, an amended libel, praying the seizure and condemna??
tion of 65f dozen bottles of Hall's catarrh medicine, remaining in the original?
unbroken packages at San Francisco, Calif., alleging that the article had been?
shipped by the Cheney Medicine Co., from Toledo, Ohio, in four consignments,?
namely, June 10, August 10, September 27, and October 5, 1920, respectively, and?
transported from the State of Ohio into the State of California, 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 it consisted essentially of potassium iodid, bitter plant?
extractives, cardamom, sugar, alcohol, and water.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance in the libel for the?
reason that it was labeled in part on the bottle label and carton and in the?
booklet enclosed in the carton, as follows,  (bottle)   " Hall's Catarrh Medicine
*?* * valuable in the treatment of Catarrh," (booklet) " Hall's Catarrh?
Medicine For Catarrh of the Nasal Cavity * * * Bar, Throat, Stomach,?
Bowels or Bladder. * * * As a Blood Purifier * * * Catarrh * * *?
nose, throat, ear passages, stomach, bowels, bladder, uterus, vagina, rectum, etc.
*?* * Catarrh of the Head. * * * small cavities, called antrums and?
sinuses * * * This form of catarrh * * * should be conquered at all?
costs. * * * Sense of Smell. * * * When the sense of smell has been?
destroyed by catarrh, Hall's Catarrh Medicine * * * assists in restoring?
normal conditions. * * * Deafness * * * sometimes requires long?
treatment * * * it makes no difference With Hall's Catarrh Medicine where?
the disease is (head, stomach, bowels, bladder), it is all the same * * *.?
My wife had been afflicted with Catarrh for over ten years. * * * she was?
confined to her bed from the effects of it. * * * the second bottle * * *?
gave her some relief, but she continued taking the medicine until almost nine?
bottles had been taken. She declares that she has not felt a single symptom?
of the painful and loathsome disease for over five months. The cure is certainly?
a permanent one. * * * a doctor * * * treated me for my lungs.?
I had a bad cough and expectorated very freely. He said my lungs were very?
badly affected * * *. I took one bottle and received so much benefit that?
I continued using it ever since * * * I was terribly afflicted with Catarrh?
of the Stomach. * * * I took from 22 to 27 bottles and it completely?
cured me. * * * Hall's Catarrh Medicine cured me of a bad case of?
Catarrh of over four years' standing. * * * every symptom has entirely?
disappeared and I am satisfied that the cure will be as permanent as it is?
complete. * * * I am absolutely free from Catarrh and have been since?
using eleven bottles as above. My catarrh trouble was of years standing and?
one of the worst cases possible. * * * I have had Catarrh for seyeral years?
and last spring I took a violent headache. It was never easy, day or night,?
unless I was under the influence of opiates. I commenced in August to take?
Hall's Catarrh Medicine and before I had taken half a bottle my headache was?
gone   and  has not   yet   returned.     I    *    *    *    recommend   it   to   everybody.
*?* * I had been a severe sufferer from Catarrh for ten years * * *. I?
took seven bottles of Hall's Catarrh Medicine and am now completely cured.
*?* * your medicine completely cured me of Catarrh * * *. I had?
catarrh and cold in the head which would come back every fall in the form
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of hay fever. * * * Hall's Catarrh Medicine * * * has completely?
restored me, and have not had a return of the trouble since. * * * have?
never found a case where it has not given perfect satisfaction. * * * it is?
the only medicine in which I could find a cure. Also it is the only medicine?
that purifies my blood. * * * I have been taking Hall's Catarrh Medicine?
for four months and received great relief from it. My hearing is better?
and my general health improved * * * I thought I had throat trouble, but?
the doctors said I had catarrh. * * * Before I took sick, I weighed?
225 pounds. I had fallen off to 120 pounds. * * * began taking your?
medicine and now I weigh 155 pounds. * * * I had been down for two?
years and had four different doctors. * * * They said it was my liver, kid??
neys, stomach, etc. My food would not digest and I ran off at the bowels?
all the time. * * * I sent and bought twelve bottles * * * and am?
entirely well, * * * my sister * * * had been suffering for several?
years * * * in a very virulent form, and after using six bottles found?
herself entirely relieved. * * * My son had been troubled for some years?
with catarrh. * * * decided to give Hall's Catarrh Medicine a trial. Two?
bottles were sufficient to satisfy me it was no ordinary medicine * * * ten?
bottles effected what I believe to be a permanent cure. * * * Until a few?
[two] years ago I had catarrh in the most aggravated form. * * * was?
finally pronounced incurable by a specialist at Hot Springs. * * * took 12?
bottles and am now sound and well * * * I have suffered from that mis??
erable disease called catarrh. * * * I had- faithfully used all the well?
known remedies * * * Hall's Catarrh Medicine * * * I made up my?
mind to give it a trial. * * * I experienced conaplete relief * * * the?
second bottle will completely eradicate the disease. * * * Hall's Catarrh?
Medicine * * * cured me of a bad case of catarrh. * * * I was?
troubled with ringing in my ears. * * * my head would become dizzy, my?
ears ring so fearfully and my stomach become sick. * * * it has cured?
me of the sick stomach, the dizziness and the ringing of the ears * * *?
I was a victim of the obnoxious disease, catarrh of the head. My case was?
certainly a bad one. I was so reduced in flesh that my friends scarcely recog??
nized me. It also affected my breast and throat. My sense of smell was totally?
gone. * * * I became so feeble that I did not know whether I would live?
until spring. * * * have been greatly benefited and know it will effect a?
permanent cure. * * * I had a bad case of Catarrh in the Head, and I took?
twenty bottles of Hall's Catarrh Medicine and it fixed me all right. * * *?
I have been afflicted with this dreadful disease for the past twelve years. I?
have used three bottles of Hall's Catarrh Medicine which has had a marvelous?
effect. My hearing has been fully restored * * *. I feel sure that by con??
tinued use of the medicine I will make the cure a permanent one. * * *?
I have suffered from catarrh for about five years * * * I commenced to use?
Hall's Catarrh Medicine last February. I must say that it is a success; the?
dropping in my throat disappeared entirely after the first bottle. It increased?
my appetite * * *. I have recommended it to others, and all who used it?
have been greatly relieved * * *. After trying several specialists for catarrh?
of the head or stomach and getting but little relief, I decided to give Hall's?
Catarrh Medicine a fair trial. * * * it has done more for me than all other?
remedies combined. * * * I have been a sufferer from catarrh of the head?
for nearly six years, and until three months ago I could not breathe through?
my nose at all * * *. I took one bottle of your remedy and before it was?
half taken, I had a terrible discharge at the nose also a hacking cough, but got?
relief from the first bottle. I now have taken twenty-seven bottles and I feel?
the best I have ever felt * * *. It has cured my catarrh * * * my wife?
* * * had suffered everything for years with catarrh and was run down to?
nothing. She started taking Hall's Catarrh Medicine and after she had taken?
a dozen bottles had gained twelve pounds. * * * I have been a user of?
Hall's Catarrh Medicine to the amount of forty-five bottles, and knowing what?
a splendid cure and tonic it is, still having full confidence in an ultimate cure?
of a very severe case of ' perennial catarrh,' cast aside by all the best physicians?
of my native city, I have concluded that twelve bottles more will cause an entire?
cure. * * * I have a little boy who had catarrh just as bad as anybody?
could have it * * * your medicine * * * cured him. * * * I hftd?
been a great sufferer for one year * * * I began to use Hall's Catarrh?
Medicine and in one week's time * * * was, greatly benefited. I used it?
constantly for two years, and really feel that my old trouble is completely cured?
and I am positive that any person suffering with catarrh in any form can be
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cured by the use of this preparation. * * * it saved my life * * * my?
wife was attacked with stomach trouble. * * * after taking twenty-four?
bottles she was restored to health within fifteen months. * * * I have been?
using your catarrh remedy for a short time and find it to be the best I have?
ever seen," which said statements appearing on the said bottle, carton, and?
booklet were false and fraudulent since the article contained no ingredient or?
combination of ingredients capable of producing the curative and therapeutic?
effects claimed.
On May 24, 1923, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment of?
condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court that?
the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
HOWARD M. GORE, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.