11678. Misbranding' of Plough's Prescription C-2223. U. S. v. 19 Bottles,?
et al., of Plough's Prescription C?2223. Default decree of con??
demnation, forfeiture, and -destruction. (F. & P. No. 17371. I. S.?
Nos. 5305-v, 5306-v.     S. Nos.  0-3845,  03946.)
On March 17, 1923, the United States attorney for the District of Kansas,?
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 condemna??
tion of 19 bottles, 75-cent size, and 3 bottles, $1 size, of Plough's Prescription?
C-2223 at Atchison, Kans., alleging that the article had been shipped by the?
Plough Chemical Co., from Memphis, Tenn., in part on or about March 3 and in?
part on or about November 18, 1922, and transported from the State of Ten??
nessee into the State of Kansas, 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 the product consisted essentially of potassium iodid, ex??
tracts of plant drugs including colchicum, a trace of salicylic acid, anise flavor,?
glycerin, 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 of the said article, re??
garding its curative and therapeutic effect, to wit, (bottle, 75-cent size) "For?
the Treatment of Rheumatism and Blood Disorders * * *. In severe cases?
take * * * until relieved," (circular, 75-cent size) "Recommended for?
Treatment of Rheumatism * * * Lumbago, Lame Back, Uric and Lactic?
Acid Conditions. Blood Disorders Eczema, Chronic Sores and Similar Diseases?
Caused by Bad Blood. * * * A Treatment for Conditions Caused by Impure?
Blood * * * skin eruptions, swelling of the glands and joints, falling hair?
and sores on different parts of the body, limbs, and face. * * * You can?
alleviate these troubles caused by bad blood by taking Prescription C-2223, a?
blood purifier of merit. The * * * ingredients * * * sweep out the?
impurities and purify the blood * * * A Treatment for Uric, Lactic or?
Other Acid Conditions of the Blood * * * sciatica * * * Prescription?
C-2223 drives the poisons from the body by purifying the blood and eliminating?
the impurities," (bottle, $1 size) "A Blood Purifier Recommended For Treatment?
Of Rheumatism * * *. In severe cases, take * * * until relieved,"?
(circular, $1 size)   "A Reliable Blood Purifier A Treatment for Rheumatism
*?* * Sciatica, Lumbago, Lame Back. Blood Disorders Eczema, Chronic?
Sores and Similar Diseases Caused by Bad Blood. * * * In the treatment?
of Scrofula, Rheumatism, certain Catarrhal Conditions, Hereditary Blood?
Taints, Diseases of the Bones, Ulcerous Sores, Prescription C-2223 has been?
recommended and used for many years. Helpless, unhappy persons who had?
given up all hope of relief, have found in this Blood Purifier a means of relief.
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Men, women and even children, whose energy has been sapped and their life?
almost wrecked, who were troubled with festering sores or tortured with rheu??
matic pains, have been relieved from the grip of these diseases, after the con??
tinued use of or treatment with Prescription C-2223. * * * for any trouble?
clue to poisoned or tainted blood, get you a bottle of Prescription C-2223.
*?*    *    < ln    *    *    *    conditions due to tainted blood, it acts as a specific'
*?* * 'the most valuable remedy known in the treatment of rheumatism;?
it eases the pain, diminishes the fever?results are almost certain in acute?
*? *? * cases.' * * * Prescription C-2223 has relieved * * * many?
thousands, suffering from Rheumatism, * * * Lumbago, Sciatica, /diseases?
due to tainted or impure blood, evidenced by chronic Sores, Scrofula, Eczema?
and other similar conditions of the skin," (carton, 75-cent and $1 sizes) " Rheu??
matism * * * Sciatica, Lumbago, Lame Back, Uric and Lactic Acid Condi??
tions Blood Disorders Eczema, Chronic Sores and similar affections arising?
from bad blood," were false and fraudulent in that the said statements were?
applied to the article knowingly and in reckless and wanton disregard of their?
truth or falsity so as to represent falsely and fraudulently to purchasers thereof?
and create in the minds of such purchasers the impression and belief that the?
article was composed of or contained ingredients or medicinal agents capable?
of producing the therapeutic effects claimed, when, in truth and in fact, it con??
tained no ingredients or combination of ingredients capable of producing such?
effects.
On June 18, 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.
HOWAED M. GORE, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.