The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-23
sELF-RAISING FLooH
Some Facts and Items Worth Knowing

Facts
w. .,t;oued few days since the sd.
van, into our city of a new enterprise, Grant
& Co. Glen Echo Mills, and stated some
facts connected with it. We have few
more to-day which we feel assured will
prove interesting to ell housskeepers. 1t is
not generally known what is meant BY self
raising -four. or what benefits are ito be de-
rived from its usa. The ingredients used
are bi-carbonste of soda or saleratus, srgols,
or cream Of tartar, and the best brands OF
spring wheat -four.
Every person who uses -four, Bi-Carbonate
OF Soda, Tor Ssleratusl, Cream Of Tartar,sor
Baking Powders, should feel the importance
of knowing what it Is that they use, and that
is perfectly healthy and pure. Adultera-
tons are carried on to such an alarming
extent that it has come to be almost impos-
sible to obtain pure article of anything in
shape of manufactured goods in the GLASS to
which we refer. All intelligent persons
have for some time felt the imperative need
of reform in this evil, or the introduction
of some other method whereby the danger
could be obvis.sd. In answer to this public
call. Grant Il Co., now come forward with
their new article of Self-Raisiug Flour, which
il placed upon the market, with the utmost
confidence that 1t is the very thing de-
sired. The constitution Of wheat is such
that, if the grain is properly milled 1t pro
duces -four with g certain amount Of rising
properties, but by the great mass of millers
it is so unskillfully ground that this property
which is 80 essential to nutriment 10 des'
troyed. To convert the grain into tionr,
separating the non nutritious and useless
parts, and preserving in purity and power
the essential properties-to retain unim-
paired the starch, and the gum, sugar, and
oil, that are also present in small quantities,
requires a care and skill that are rarely
combined in any person. In this, is proved
one of the great reraons for so much poor
-four, and the evil which this preparation
remedies thoroughly and completely.
The ingredients used in the Self Raising
Flour are chemically pure, and their com
bination is the discovery of an EnglIsf
chemist. The high price which Cream o
Tartar commanded, and the alarming extern
to which its sdulteration has been carried
with other considerations, induced him Il
commence what proved to be q long anC
lsborious scientific research, to discover {
| desirable substitute therefor. Happily TO
himself, and fortunately for the public t.
large, his efforts were crowned with abund
ant and complete success. The acid of thi
'Bresd Preparation" is a simple Acid
Phosphate, and contains nothing bat VIVA
is found in beet, corn, wheat, rice and fish
and is, therefore, highly nutritious, as we
as perfectly healthy. Cream of Tartar, q
everybody who has tried it knows, make
bread and cake, which when cold. become
dry and tssteless. This preparation pre-
duces bread and cake, which remain sweet
moist, and grateful to the palate, even whel
cold. Il lie also preparation that require
less shortening than any other used, an
has health-giving influence, supplyin
that for which there Is a constant deman
il the system.
The benefits arising from the use o
Self Rising Flour a1e legion Time, labor
and money saved, and good health, com,
prise some of the most prominent. In tn
matter of q saving of time and labor, W.
would say that a batch of bread or biscui
can be prepared for the table in ten minutes
This advantage will be of great value to al
housekeepers, as they can prepare a quicl
meal for unexpected guests. whom otherwis
they could not accommodate
Good health ia sure to follow the use O
pure articles in cooking, and this firm us
none but the purest ingredients. In tn
matter of saving money by purchasing thi
-four, it is claimed, that if q barrel of fou
be purchased and sufficient baking powde
to raise it, it would cost $l6.42, whereas
barrel of self raising flour, which is read
for use without requiring either salt, yeas
or baking powder, is only $ll.00, thus say
ing S5'42 to the consumer
Let our housskeepers give this subject
thorough examination, compare our figure
and facts with those they have gained b
years of experience, and NO more il asked
for we feel assured that the verdict woul
be favorable for the new -four, and ii woul
soon be found in every house in the city.
The firm manufacture their own bakin
powder, which Is called Grants Eolips
Baking Powder, and is a thoroughly goo
and pure article. Those who do not wish t
buy the prepared -four, can obtain tn
Eclipse" at the headquarters of the firm
We have neither space nor time to tres
this subject fully, but will refer the publ
to the advertisement in another column an
recommend a trial of the articles ther
mentioned.
AN OLD EsTABL1sHMENT.- Firm as th
everlasting hills, established upon the prir
ciples of ability and fair dealing, is th