1.7100. Adulteratlon and Misbranding of Dr. Hollle's reducing crackers. 
U. S. v. 8 Dozen Packages of Dr. Hollle's Reducing Crackers. De- 
fault decree of condemnation and destruction. (F. & D. No. 23840. 
S. No. 2056.)
On July 1, 1929, the United States attorney for the District of Columbia, 
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the Supreme 
?Court of the district aforesaid, holding a District Court, a libel praying seizure 
and condemnation of 8 dozen packages of Dr. Hollie's reducing crackers, re- 
maining in the original unbroken packages at Washington, D. C, alleging that 
the article had been shipped by the Cubbison Cracker Co., from Los Angeles, 
?Calif., in two shipments, on or about June 7, 1929, and June 8, 1929, respec- 
tively, and transported from the State of California into the District of Colum- 
bia, and charging adulteration and misbranding in violation of the food and 
?drugs act as amended.
Analysis of a sample of the article by this department showed that it is a 
brown wheat cracker containing alfalfa, starch (58 per cent), fatty acids (6 
per cent), and a little senna.
It was alleged in the libel that the article was adulterated in violation of 
section 7 of the act, paragraphs 2 and 5 under food, in that senna had been 
substituted in part for the said article, and in that it contained an added 
?deleterious ingredient, senna, which might have rendered it injurious to health.
Misbranding of the article in violation of section 8 of the act, general par- 
agraph, and paragraph 3 as amended, under drugs, was alleged for the reason 
that the statement on the carton, "This cracker is a non-fat building food," 
was false and misleading, and for the further reason that the following state- 
ments appearing on the carton label and in the accompanying circular, regard- 
ing the curative and therapeutic effects of the article, were false and fraudu- 
lent, since the article contained no ingredient or combination of ingredients 
capable of producing the effects claimed: (Carton) "Some Foods will Build 
Fat. Others will Reduce It. This Cracker is a non-fat building food. Two 
Pounds a Week is Safe to Reduce. Reducing Crackers, Two Crackers with 
every Meal-In a Week See How Much Thinner you Feel. * * * Reducing 
with Food, Why Not! Food is what we are built of, and it will either build 
or reduce weight. People who are carrying excess weight are not necessarily 
sick. In fact, most of them are very healthy and happy. But if one has to 
run for a street car sometimes, or your dancing partner can't reach his arm 
around your precious anatomy, and right there and then you decide you want 
to reduce. Here Are A Few Rules. Bat less candy and things made with 
white sugar; drink more water and less coffee and tea; eat more greens and 
less meat and butter; take a good hot salt bath every night, as follows: Put 
half pound epsom salts and half pound plain salt in bath tub; fill the tub with
about five inches of hot water, then cover the tub with a blanket to keep in 
steam, then while in the tub (keep the head out and cool) turn on a small' 
stream of hot water until tub is filled, stay in and perspire for fifteen or 
twenty minutes. Drink lot of water before entering the tub." Take two or 
three of Dr. HoUie's Reducing Crackers with every meal; they are made of 
greens, like spinach, endive, etc., herbs, like dandelion, licorice, etc., oil for 
shortening. They are safe for anyone and not only reduce, but build up the 
general condition of health and beauty;" and (circular) " Dr. HoUie's Reducing 
Wafers Goodbye Fat! Dr. HoUie's Reducing Wafer wiU do it. Take two or 
three of Dr. HoUie's Reducing Wafers with every meal. They will not only 
reduce, but help build up the general condition of health and beauty."
On February 6, 1930, no claimant having appeared for the property, judg- 
ment of condemnation was entered, and it was ordered by the court that the 
product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
ARTHUR M. HYDE, Secretary of AgricuJture.