, 1874-11-07
DIME R0BBERlES.
How Shall We Escape Impositions
Practiced upon Us!
Only Two or Three Ounces Too Shorl
in Each Pound Of Baking
Powder.

Tho complaints that aro conatantly made aro
numerous that bakitg-powder manufacturers
throughout tho city and country hayo adopted
tho practice Of putting up bakins-poHlora In
packages that fall short IN Weight from Quo to
tuo or moro OUNCES III each pound; md, what ia
moro, that considerable portion Of such goods
Ia adultoratad. Therofore 1t Ia believed to bo
duty to tho public 10 inquire into this matter
little, with the hopo OF working reform; aud,
Az m example, wo will examine neutrality-suspicious.
frat, and BeU which are moritorious and which
nro not. And, Ia order to givo tiie reador tho
bcat evidence In the caBo no viii give tho result
Of
An INTERVIEW
with Janaea Il. DIaney, Of tho firm Of J. Y. z.
Blanoy & Son. analytical chou,ists, which was rs
follows:
toportor-profoasor, layo you, in accordance
with our request, made an exntniuatiou OF tho
different brands Of bnkug-powder +?
s sae d aSaa syS SSs as pTshsSsS Ss 1
prico'e. Nichartls', and Thompson's.
N,-What IN tho result Of your Investigation?
Prof: Bon Weighing tho powders | found
TINT Ludlaua brand contained 14A OF.
Gillot's, ID 4 or; The Royal, 1871 o.: Priee'a
1s25 o. q: lD'Ap'''' - WI AAa 4"''AFa D.
M..-rhore soems to bo considerable dofclenoy
i'll sotno Of them ?
Irof. B.-Only MI ounce or two.
R.-1n tho aggregate it would amount to many
Thousand ponntls, would 1t not
Prof: D.-Yoa people cannot form N ade-
qnate it!ea OF the aggregate amount.
R.-What arc
THE ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES
Of standard batting powder?
Prof. D.-Tho essential properties Of stand
ard baking -powder are al alkaline bicarbouato,
az blcarbonRto OF soda, with Its equivalent pro-
portion Of al acid salt or Dream OF tartar.
R-Whnk In tim nrf{1n nf tfH 0f fnrf
on tho bicarbonnte OF aola9
Prof. b.-rho action Produces an oiforvesoonco
by the liberation Of tho carbonlc-acid gas, which
produces the eamo effect as yeast In bread or
biscuit,
R.-Wlas ia the basis OF formalu Of =
STANDARD bakng-powdor?
Prof. B.-Tho equivalent proportions Of BIZ
carbonate OF soda aud OF cream OF tartar,
K.-Aro these the only qualities generally
found to bo contained in bnking-powdorsf
Prof. D.-No, not py my means. Dinoront
manufacturers add various materiala IN tho
way Of
| ADULTERAT1oSH,
and, as they claim. NJ = prcserTativo.
! K.-profoRsor arc tic calls Of tho aifforont
| manufacturers tint you have found to bo DO
ifelent capable OF holding full pound on tho
Prof. D.-I hnvo tried them, aud find that zach
| will hold full pound.
E.-How is it. then. that thcse cans do not
| hold full p0undf
| powder Of material lighter than other the
| biearbonatc Of soda or tho cream Of tartar.
Ria this cheap addition doeterious to con-
su.nora Or not ?
Prof. BIN most instances thor are harsn-
| 1cRs. and arc mado for tho purpose OF adultera-
| ton.
n.-profeasor, ia this all tho information you
| havo to impart to-day concerning bakiuR-pow-
| ders?
Prof. B.-T behave it Ia.
| Aftor bidding tho Professor good day the re-
| porter called ut the agency of
| THE ROYAL nANINu-Po~DEn,
| which aeon to have tho fullest Weight OF any Of
| tho-baking powders examined. ani had q short
| interview with the manufacturers agent in this
| city, whose name Taa ascortainod to bc Otis i.
| Favor, and after apprsing him Of what waB DO
| Prof. Blaney on the subject OF baking powder,
aud tho leault OF the investigation was very
tho Royal"
DIr. Favor-Woll, what vas it2
leeportor-Tho ''Royal"' proved to be the
only full.weight powder, tho pound cans con-
Sir. f.-Woli, according to that 1t doea soom
/ favorable.
| RI am very sorry to learn TINT other manu-
| faoturcrs arc 90 much below tho stalldnrd in
weight.
Mr. F.-Thoy are perhaps little too ayari-
| claus!
| R-After having learned TINT tue Royal u Ii
tho only Que which conlos up to tho standard, /
! would desire to gaiu somo information concern-
ing tho mnnufactory and the amount Of busl'
| ness done.
Mr. F.-Our manufactory is situated In New
| York, and il said by those IN a condition to
know to be tho largest in tho world having
transacted y business Of sl,25o.0Go during the
| puBt year.
Mr.. Favor also atated TINT tho "Royal," fol
purity, hca!tllfulncgs. md strength, has secured
tho !srAt premium Vt every important exposition
and fair hold in tho world; among Witch may be
natl. Now Orleans. Now York, und Philadelphia,
rs also at Tho different Stato falrs whore this
powdor Inns been brought into competition witt
all othora manufactured in Europe and the
United States. The manufacturers Of tht
"Noyal" declare thuir intoution Ut producing
IN article that is Just what it plrports to bo,-