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Volume 32 · 32 F.T.C. 883

Citation
32 F.T.C. 883
Docket
4408
Complaint
1940-12-07
Decision
1941-03-13
Document type
consent order
Case type
consumer protection
Industry
therapeutic lamp manufacturing
Outcome
cease and desist
Relief
cease_and_desist; affirmative_disclosure; compliance_reporting
Commission counsel
Merle P. Lyon
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IN THE MATI'ER OF HEALTH RAY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.

COMPLAINT, FINDINGS, AND OllDER IN llEGAllD TO THE ALLEGED VIOLATION OF SEC. 5 OF AN ACT OF CONGIII'SS APPROVED SEPT. 213, 1014 Docket HOB. Complaint, Dec. 7, 1910-Decision, Mar. 13, 19.11 Where a corporation eng-aged in manufacture ':lnd In interstate sale and distribution of its so-called "Twin-Arc Health Ray Sun Lump" for home ust:> by the lay individual as an artifical means of obtaining the ultraviolet rays of natural sunlight, and, as alleged, for the prevention, treatment, and alleviation of various ailments, diseases, and abnormal conditions; In advertisements which it disseminated and caused to be disseminated through the mails, newspapers, and periodicals, and advertising literatm·e, and by other means in commerce, and otherwise- (a) Represented, directly and by implication, that its said product was a sun lamp and that the wave lengths of the ultraviolet rays which it emitted were of the same wave lengths as natural midsummer sunlight but with an intensity 15 times grPatet·, and that such device was suitable and safe for home use by the layman for treating various bodily ailments and diseases without the direction, supervision, or ad dee of a qualified physician; facts being its said lamp, by reason of the nature of the ultraviolet rays emitted therefrom, which were not of the same wave lengths as natural sunlight and dill not ·have the intensity claimed therefor, as above set forth, was not a sun lamp, but was in the category of thera11eutic lamps which are not suitable for the same type of' uses us are suu, lamps, nor for home use for therapeutic purposes without supervision of a trained and skilled operator, because of danger of overexposure and severe burns; (b) Uepresented, as aforesaid, that said device would give benefits to the skin and general health of the user comparable and equivalent to, or gt·eatly exceeding, those given by natural midsummer sunlight, and that use thereof would help build strong bones Rll(l teeth, tone up the system, and act as a tonic, Increase the activity of many glands, build up bodily resistance and improve general health; facts being it would not give benefits to skin awl general health comparable to those given by natuml sunlight, since ultraviolet rays emitted therefrom were not, in truth, comparable to tile ultt·aviolet ral·s of natural sunlight, and it would not accomplish other results claimed;

(c) Itepre!"ented, as aforesaid, that it served as a cure, remedy, ot· competPut and adequate tt·eatment for athlete's foot and would klll the responsible germs or spores in the skin affected, and that it was such a cure, reme1ly, or treatment for acne, pimples, and surface skin eruptions, which it caused to disappear; facts being its therapeutic mine was limiteu to tbe po&sible uestructlon of bacteria wht>n pre~:<eut on the surface of the skin, aud it had no value in the treatment of athlete's foot or the othet• ailments or conditions above set fortlt, ami woulll not accomplish rP!<Ults claillled for it us nforPsnld; and 884 FEDERAL TRADE COMl.:USSION DECISIONS Complaint 32F. T. C.

(d) Failed to reveal facts material in the light of the representations con· tained in aforesaid advertisements, ll.nd that unsupervised use of its device for therapeutic purposes by persons not trained in operation thereof and not skilled in diagnosis, analysis, and methods of treatment of disease, might result in severe burns and other serious and irreparable injury to health;

\With effect of misleading and deceiving a substantial portion of the pm·eliasing public into erroneous and mistaken belief that such fal~:;e revresentations were true, and of that·eby Inducing its pm·chase of said device: Held, That such acts and practices, under the circumstances :,;et forth, were all to the prejudice and injury of the public, and constituted unfair and deceptive acts and practices in commerce.

Mr. Merle P. Lyon for the Commission.

!l{r. MaaJ E. Kaplan, of Suffern, N.Y., for respondent. Complaint Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act, and by virtue of the authority vested in it by ~~id act, the Federal Trade Commission, having reason to believe that Health Ray Manufacturing Co., Inc., a corporation, hereinafter referred to as respondent, has violated the provisions of said act, and it appearing to the Commission that a proceeding by it in respect th<'reof would be in the public interest, hereby issues its complaint, stating its charges in that respect as follows :

PAR.\GRAl'II 1. Uespondent, Health Ray Manufacturing Co., Inc., ao;; a corporation, organized, existing, and doing business under and by drtue of the laws of the State of New York, \With its principal office and place of business located on N otih Elm Street, in the city of Deep River, State of Connecticut. It is now, and for more than 2 years last past has been, engaged in the man~Ifacture and in the sale and distribution in co,mmerce between and among the various States of the United States and in the District of -Columbia o:f a device designated "Twin-Arc Health Ray Sun Lamp." Said device is sold, designed, and intended for home use by the lay individual as an artificial means of obtaining the ultra violet rays of natural sunlight and :for the alleged prevention, treatment, and alleviation of various ailments, diseases and abnormal conditions o:f th') htm1an body. PAR. 2. Said respondent, Leing t•ngaged in business us aforesaid, causeo; and has caused its said product, "Twin-Arc Health Ray Sun Lamp," when sold, to be transported from its factory at Deep River, Conn., to pmcha5ers located in States of the United States other than the State of origin of such shipments nnd also in the District of Columbia. There is now, and has been during all the times herein HEALTH RAY MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 885 883 Complaint mentioned, a course of trade in the afore-mentioned product sold by the respondent in commerce between and among the Yarious States of the United States and in the District of Colu,mbia. PAR. 3. In the course and conduct of its aforesaid business, the respondent has disseminated and is now disseminating, and has caused and is now causing the dissemination of, false advertisements concerning its said product, by the United States mails, and by various other m.cans in commerce, as commerce is defined in the Federal Trade Commission Act; and respondent has also disseminated and is now disseminating, and has caused and is now causing the dissemination of, false advertisements concerning its said product, by various means, for the purpose of inducing, and which are likely to induce, directly or indirectly, the purchase of its said product in cmn.merce, as commerce is defined in the Federal Trade Commission Act. Among, and typical of, the false, misleading, and deceptive statements and re-presentations contained in said false advertisements, disseminated and caused to be disseminated, as hereinabove set forth, by the United States mails, by advertisements in newspapers and periodicals, and by other advertising literature, are the following:

• • • 4 minutes with the New Twin-Arc Sun Lamp is equivalent to One Hour of Sunshine.

• • • the revolutionizing new Twin-Arc Health Ray Sun Lamp • • • Bring "Sunlight" into Your Home! Health Ray has perfected this new, inex- Pensive Twin-Arc sun lamp so that you can have the beneficial ultraviolet rays more quickly and conveniently! Think of it-with the Twin-Arc you get your ultraviolet rays 15 times faster than in clear summer sunshine! • • • Frequent exposure to the ultraviolet rays of the sun helps to build strong bones and teeth, tones up the system and increases the activity of many glands. Ultraviolet rays create Vitamin D and are invaluable in the prevention and treatment of rickets. Laboratory tests have t<shown that they qukkly destroy the germs of athlete's foot. • • • Bring "Sunlight" into Your Home! Health Ray bus perfected this new, inexpensive Twin-Arc sun lamp so that you can have the beneficial ultraviolet rays more qul!'kly and conveniently! "' • • Now, with the Twin-Arc Health Ray Sun Lamp, you can get • • "' the same tonic effect in four minutes ! "' • • Now-right in your home--you can have the benefits of the same Ultraviolet Rays that you gll from sumnwr sunlight "' • • • "' • Crops of surface arne pimples often disappellr while using the Sun Lamp, • • • It you have the bul'lling, itching dheomfort of Athlt>tps Foot, take atlvantage ot the ultraviolt>t rays, which qukkly kill the parasitc>s on contact. • • • With the Twin-Arc Sun Lamp in your home yon can build up your own bodily resistance, so that you will not only look bf'tter but will feel better, tool • • • the Twin-Arc Health Ray Sun Lamp • • • Is a valuable aid Co health, giving you the same benefit>'! that yon get from the ultraviolet rays of 886 FEDERAL TRADE COl\IMISSIO~ DECISIOKS Complaint 32F. T. C.

the sun • • • These vitally impot"tant rays • • • are a great lwlp in clearing the skin of temporary crops of surface pimples * • • PAR. 4. By the use of the above and similar representations not setout herein in its advertising matter as aforesaid, respondent has directly and by implic:~.tion represented to the ~general public that its saiu uevice, desi~ated as "Twin-Arc Health Ray Sun Lamp," is a sun lamp; that the wave lengths of the ultraviolet rays emitted therefrom are of the same wave lengths and intensity of natural midsummrr sunlight; that it is suitable and safe for home use by the lay individual for treating various boJ.ily ailments and diseases without the direction, supervision, or advice of a qualified physician; that it will give benefits to the skin and general health of the person ush1g it comparable and equivalent to or greatly exceeding that given by natural midsummer sunlight; that its use for home treatment will help build strong bones and teeth; that it will tone up the system and act as a tonic; that its use will increase the activity of many glands of the body; that it serves as a cure, remedy, or competent and adequate treatment for a.thlete's foot and that it will kill the germs or spores causing this condition as they exist in the skin where affected; that it is a cure, remedy, or competent and adequate treatment for acne, pimples, and surface skin eruptions, and causes them to disappear; and that it builds up bodily resistance and improves the general health. PAn. 5. Ultraviolet rays are measured in angstrom units. The ultraviolet rays emitted .from natural sunlight range in wave lengths from 2.800 to 3,150 angstrom units. A lamp which emits ultraviolet rays within this range is properly understood and designated by members of the medical profession generally as a sun lamp. Lamps which emit ultraviolet rays of less than 2,800 angstrom units are considered by the medical profession generally as therapeutic lamps rather than as sun lamps for the reason that the rays emitted therefrom possess bactericidal properties, and are not comparable to the rays emitted by natural sunlight. Such therapeutic lamps are not suitable for the same type of uses as are sun lamps and are not suitable for home use for therapeutic purposes without the supervision of a trained and skilled operator because of the danger of overexposure and severe burns. Respondent's lamp is in rhe category of therapeutic lamps by reason of its emission of ultraviolet rays of less than 2,800 angstrom units. Respondent's device will not give benefits to the skin and to the general health of the individual comparable to that given by natural sunlight for the reason th~A,t the ultraviolet rays t'mittPd therefrom are uot, in turn, comparable to the ultraviolet rays emitted by natural ),unlight. The u"e of this device for home tr<>atment wih not help build HEALTH RAY MANl:F ACTl:RIXG CO., INC. 887 strong bones and teeth, tone up the system, act as a tonic or stimulate the activity of the glands of the body. The therapeutic value of respondent's device is limited to the possible destruction of bacteria when present on the surface of the skin and it has no value in the treatment of athlete's foot a11d will not destroy the germs or spores causing such condition which usually exist in the layers of the skin beneath the surface. It is not a cure, remedy, or comrwtent and adequate treatment for acne, pimples, or other skin eruptions, and does not cause them to disappear. The use of said devicl' does not build up bodily resistance or improve the general health.

PAR. 6. In addition to the :false and misleading statements hereinabove r;et :forth, the respondent is also engaged in the dissemination of false advertisements, 11s aforesaid, in that said advertisements fail to reveal facts material in the light of the representations contained therein and fail to reveal that the unsupervised use of respondent's device for therapeutic purposes by persons not trained in the operation of such device and not skilled in the diagnosis, analysis and methods of treatment of disease may result in st>were burns and other serious and irrl'parable injury to health.

PAR. 7. The use by respondent of the foregoing falsl', deceptive, and misleading statements, representations, and advertisements, disseminated as aforesaid with respect to the therapeutic value of its !'aiel device, Twin-.\rc Health Ray Sun Lamp, has had, and now has, the tendency and capacity to, and does mislead and deceive a substantial portion of the purchasing public into the erroneous and mistahn heliPf that such false statements, representations, and advertisrments nre true and induces a substantial portion of the purchasing public, because of such erroneous and mistaken belief, to purchase said device.

PAR. 8. The aforesaid acts and practices of the rpspondent as herein alleged are all to the prejiHliee and injury of the public and constitute unfair and deceptive acts and practices in commerce within the intent and meaning of the Federal Trade Commission Act. REPORT, FnmiNGS AS TO THE Facts, AND Orner Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Federal Trade Commission on the 7th day of December 1940, issued and subsequently !:ierved its complaint in this proceeding upon Raid respondent Health Ray Manufacturing Co., Inc., a corporation, charging- it with the u~t' of unfair and deception~ acts and practices in commerce in violation of the provisions of said act. On Jann11ry 17, Findings 32F.T.C.

1941, respondent filed its answer in this proceeding. Thereafter a stipulation was entered into whereby it was stipulated and agreed that a statement of facts signed and executed by the respondent's counsel, M. E. Kaplan, and ,V, T. Kelley, chief counsel for the Federal Trade Commission, subject to the approval of the Commission, may be taken as the facts in this proceeding and in lieu of testimony in support of the charges stated in the complaint or in opposition thereto, and that the said Commission may proceed upon said statement of facts to make its report stating its findings as to the facts and its conclusion based thereon and enter its order disposing of the proceeding without the presentation of argument or the filing of briefs. In said stipuhttion respondent expressly waived the filing of a report upon the evidence by a trial examiner. Thereafter this proceeding regularly came on for final hearing before the Commission on said complaint, answer, and stipulation, said stipulation having been approved, accepted, and filed and the Commission having duly considered the same and being now fully advised in the premises finds that this proceeding is in the interest of the public aml" makes its findings as to the facts and its conclusion drawn therefrom.

FINDINGS AS TO THE FACTS PARAGR..\PH 1. Respondent, Health Hay Manufacturing Co., Inc., .is a corporation, organized, existing, and doing husine.'ss under and by virtue of the laws of the State of New York, with its principal office and place of business located on North Elm Street, in the city of Deep River, State of Connecticut. It is now, aJHl for more than 2 years last past has been engaged in the manufadure and in tlw sale and distribution in commerce lx>tween and among the variou~ States of the United States and in the District of Columbia of a 1levice designated "Twin-Arc Health Ray Sun Lamp." S:tid device is sold, designed, and intended for home use by the lay individual as an artificinl means of obtaining the ultraviolet rays of natuml sunlight awl fM the alleged prevention, treatm('nt, and alleviation of various ailments, diseases, and abnormal conditions of the human body. PAR. 2. Said respondent, being engaged in business as afm·esaid, causes and has caused its said product, "Twin-Arc Health Ray Sun Lamp," when sold, to be transported from its factory at Dc>ep Ri"er, Conn., to purchasers located in States of the United Stutes otht>r than the State of origin of such shipments and also in the District of Oolumbia. There is now, and has been during all the times herein mentioned, a course of trade in the aforementioned product sold by HEALTH RAY Manufacturing CO., INC. 889 883 Finuiugs the respondent in commerce between and among the various States of the United States and in the District of Columbia. PAR. 3. In the course and conduct of its aforesaid business, the respondent has disseminated and has caused the dissemination of, false advertisements concerning its said product, by the United States mails, and by various other means in commerce, as commerce is defined :in the Federal Trade Commission Act; anu respondent has also disseminated and has <·aused the dissemination of, false adverti:;ements concerning its said p_product, by various means, for the purpose of inducing, and which are likely to induce, directly or indirectly, the purchase of its said product in commerce, as commerce is defined in the Federal Trade Commission Act. Respondent states, however, that at the present time it is disseminating no advertisements whatever, and that magazine advertising was discontinued in l\Iarch 1940, and advertising by mail was discontinued in the summer of 1940. Among, and typical of, the false, misleading, and deceptive statements and representations contained in said false advertisements, disseminated and caused to be disseminated, as hereinabove set forth, by the United States mails, by advertisements in newspapers and periodicals, and by other advertising literature, are the following: • • • 4 minutes with the New Twin-Arc Sun Lnmp is PquintlPnt to One Hour of Sunshine.

• • • the revolutionizing new Twin-Arc Health Ray Sun Lump • • • Bring "Sunlight" into Your Home! IIPalth Ray bas pe!'fected this new, iu- !'Expensive Twin-Arc sun lamp so that you can have the beneficial ultraviolet rays more quickly and conveniently! Think of it-with the 'twin-Arc you gpt your ultraviolet rays 15 times faster than in clear summer sunshine! • • • Frequent exposure to the ultraviolet ra~·s of the sun helps to build strong hones and teeth, toh':'S up the system and increas~.>s the activity of many glands. Ultraviolet rays crNtte Vitamin D and are in>valuable in the prevention and treatment of rickets. Lnhot·atory tests have shown that they quiddy destroy the germs of athlete's foot • • • Bring "Sunlight" into your Home! Hroltb Ray has perfected this new, Inexpensive Twln-At·c sun lamp so that you can have the beneficial ultraviolet rays more quickly and conveniently! • • • Now, with the Twin-Arc Health Ray Sun Lamp, you can gPt • • • the same tonic e1fect in four minutes ! • • • Now-right in your home--you can have the benefits of the f;ame Ultraviolet Rays that you get from summer sunlight • • • • • • Crops of surface acne pimples often disappear while using the Sun Lamp • • • If you have the burning, itching discomfort of Athlete's Foot, take advantage ot the ultraviolet rays, which quickly kill the parasites on contact. • • • With the Twin-Arc Sun Lamp in your home you can build up your own bodlly re~;lstancE>, 110 that you will uot only look better but will fee' better, too! l<'indings 32 F. T. C. • • • the Twin-Arc Ht>alth Ray Sun Lamp * • • is a valnnl!le nid to health, giving yon the snme benefits that you gPt from the ultra¥iolet rnys of the RUH • • • These vitally important rays * • • are a great help iu dearing the skin of tempora1·y crops of surface pimples * • • PAR. 4. lly the m;e of the above and similar representations not set-out herein in its uch·erti:'>ing matter as aforesaid, respondent has <lirPctly and by implication r('present,ed to the general public that its said device, designated as "Twin-Arc Health Hay Sun Lamp," is a sunlamp; that the wave l('ngths of the ultraviolet rays emitted therefrom are of tlle same wave lt>ngths and have un intpnsity of 15 tinws grea(,er than that of natural midsummer sunlight; that it is suitable and safe for home use by the lay individu:H for treating various bodily ailments awl diseases without the direction, supervision, or advice of a qualified physician; that it will give benefits to the skin ami general health of the person using it comparable and ('quivalent to or greatly exceelling that given by 11natural michmmmer sunlight; that its use for home treatment will help build strong bones and t8('th; that it will tone up the system and act as a tonic; that its use will inct·ease the activity of many glands of the body; that it serves as a cure, remedy, or competent and adequ_ate treatment for Athlete's Foot and that it will kill the germs or spores causing this condition as they exist in the skin whet·e affected; that it is a cure, remedy, or competent and adequate treatment for acne, pimples, uncl surface skin eruptions, and causes them to disappear; and that it builds up bodily resistance and impro,·es the general health.

PAR. 5. Ultra violet rays are measured in angstrom units. The ultraviolet rays emitted from natural sunlight range in wav(' length" from 2,800 to 3,150 angstrom units. A lamp which emits ultraviolet rays within this range is properly understood a"nd llesif_,rnated hy m('mbers of the medical prof('ssion generally as a sun lamp. L~tmps which emit ultmviolet rays of less than 2,800 angstrom units an' considered by the nwdical profession generally as therapeutic lamps ratlwr than as sun lamps for the reason that the rays emitted tlwrefrom possess bactericidal properti('s and are not comparable to tbe rays emitted by natural sunlight. Such therapeutic lamps are not suitable for the same type of uses as are sun lamps nJHl an• not suitable for home use for therapeutic purposes without the sulwrvision of a trained and skilled opN·ator Leeause of the danger of overexposure and severe burns. R('spondent's lamp is in the eatPgm·y of therapeutic lamps by reason of its emission of t!ltr-a vio]('t rnys of less than 2,800 angstrom units.

HEALTH RAY MANUFACTURING CO., INC, 891 883 Conclusion Respondent's de,·ice will not give brnefits to the skin and to thegeneral health of the individual comparable to that given by natural sunlight for the reason that the ultraviolet rays emitted therefrom are not, in turn, comparable to the ultraviolet rays emittetl by natural sunlight. The use of this device for home treatment will not helpbuild strong bones and teeth, tone up the system, act as a tonic, or stimulate the activity of the glunds of the body. The therupPnticvalue of respondent\; device is limited to the possible destruction of bacteria when present on the surface of the skin und it lias no value in the treatme-nt of Athlete's Foot nml will not tlestroy the germs or spores causing such rondition which usually exi"t in the layers of the skin beneath the surface. It is not n cure, reme'\ly, or competent and adrquate treatmrnt for arnr, pimples, or other skin e.ruptions, and does not c:wse them to disappear. The use of said device doc~ not build up bodily resistance or impron the general lwalth. P_\R. 6. In addition to the false and misleading statements hereinabove set forth, the respondent is also eng;agf'll in the dissemination of false advertisements, as aforesaid, in that said advertisements fail I o rewal facts material in the light of the representations contained therein and fail to reveal that the unsupervised use of respondent's dc:>vice for therapeutic purposes by persons not trained in the operation of such device and not skilled in the diagnosis, analysis and mc:>thods of treatment of disease may result in sPYere hurns and other serious and irrepnrable injury to health.

PAn. 7. The use by respondent of the foregoing false, deceptive,. and misleading statements, representations, and advertisements, disseminated as aforesaid with respect to thej therapeutic value of its said device, Twin-Arc Health Ray Sun Lamp, has had and now has, the tendency and capacity to, nnd does mislead and deceive a substantial portion of the purchasing public into the erroneous and mistaken belief that such false statements, representations, and advertisements are true and induces a substantial portion of the purchasing public, because of such erroneous and mistaken belief, to purcha.'le said device.

C()NCLUSION The aforesaid nets and practices of the respondent as herein found are all to the prejudice and injury of the public nnd constitute unfair Hnd deceptive acts and pmctires in commerce within the intent and meaning of the FP!lernl Tratle Commission .Act. Order 32F.T.C.

ORDER TO CEASE A:ND DESIST This proceeding having been beard by the Federal Trade Commission upon the complaint of the Commission, the answer of the respondent, and a stipulation as to the facts entered into between the respondent herein and ,V, T. Kelley, chief counsel for the Commission, which provides, among other things, that without further m·idence or other inten·ening procedure, the Commission may issue and serve upon the respondent herein findings as to the facts and conclusion based thereon atHl an onlet· disposing of the proceedin~, and the Commission having malle its findings as to the facts and conclusion that said respondent has violated the provisions of the Federal Trade Commission .Act.

It is ordered, That the respondent, Health Ray Manufacturing Co., Inc., a corporation, its officers, representatives, agents, and employees, directly or through any corporate or other device, in connection with the offering for sale, sale or distribution of a device desi~mated "Twin-Arc Health Ray Sun L~tmp," or any pro(luct of substantially similar composition or possessing substantially similar properties, whether sold under the same name or under any other nanw, do forthwith cease and desist from directly or inrlirectly: 1. Disseminating or causing to be disi'Pminated any advertisenlPnt (a) by means of the United States mails, or (b) by any means in ·commerce, as "commerce" is defined in the Federal Trade Commission Act, which advertisement represents, directly or through inference, that. said device is a sun lamp; that the ultraviolet rays emitted from such device are comparable to the ultraviolet rays emitted by natural sunlight, or have the same wave lengths OJ' have an intensity equal to or greater than the ultraviolet rays of natural midsummer sunlight; that said device is suitable and safe for home use by the lay individual for the treatment of Yarious bodily ailments and diseases without the direction, supervision or nrlvice of a qualified physician; that said device will give benefits to the skin and general health of the person using it comparable or equivalent to or exceeding that given by natural midsummer sunlight; that the use of such device for home treatment will help build strong bones and teeth, tone up the system, act as a tonic or stimulate the activity of the glands of the body; that use of said device constitutes a cure or remedy for athlete's foot, or is a competent and adequate treatment therefor, or that it will kill the germs or spores causing said condition as t.ht>y exist in the skin where affeded; that the use of such device constitutes a cure, remedy, or eompetent aiel adequate treatment for HEALTH RAY MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 893 883 Order acne, pimples, and surface skin eruptions, or that its use will cause them to disappear; that its use will build up the bodily resistance or improve the general health of the user; or which advertisement fails to reveal that the unsupervised use of said device by persons not trained in the operation of said device and not skilled in the diagno~is, analysis and methods of treatment of disease may result in severe burns and other serious injury to health. 2. Disseminating or causing to be disseminated any advertisement by any means for the purpose of inducing or which is likely to induce, directly or indirectly, the purchase in commerce, as "commerce" is defined in the Federal Trade Commission Act, of said device, which advertisements contain any of the representations prohibited in paragraph 1 hereof, or which fail to reveal facts material in the light of the representations contained therein, or which fail to reveal that the unsupervised use of said device by persons not trained in the operation of said device and not skilled in the diagnosis, analysis and methods of treatment of disease may result in severe burns and other serious injury to health.

It is further ordered, That the respondent shall, within 60 clays after service upon it of this order, file with the Commission a report in writing, setting forth in detail the manner and form in which it has complied with this order.

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