The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-09
SHALL WE KILL 0URSELVESY
DRITE SLOW DEATH FROM
y" oUR BREdkFIST TABLES?

ut InvestIgntIon SIN Further Fur~ucd.
,,.,.,tir,, po,yder business VI the United |
fe,.,,. ia enormous. Many millions OF dollars
t,,,,ioi in IL. Mr.. lloaglnnd. President OF
~. r,y,,l Baking Powder Company Of this city. |
tays. ,-,..u.. 49,, ,,, ,,u ,,oO. |
.,.I,,p. Of pounds Of baking powder every |
.r Wcnrc 10y large odds the most extern
&c., manufacturers in the business. but outside |
~ our manuiactOry there are millions more
"a w., .rnl millions of cans a year to every
,.r, o, the civilized world. We shippoi large
s,,.,.rmcnt to Yokohama last week.
,ri,r- How many other baking powder
..',nirs AFRO there in this city and in tho
United states
Mr u,aslani laughed long and loudly
oval" he replied after n while. suppose
,h,re are several thousand in ALL Why. every
,,,., and village in the United States has its
oun mandatory Of bnking powder. sometimes
s.ycrnl ia the same town. In addition to the
b,tins powders ordered from us and the other
hl.u,,uuwler companies " this city. One OF
a., most prolific sources OF authorization is this
y.r,,, manufacture Of baking powder. for
many OF these baking powder companies are
,,..r,,rulous manufacturers Of alum baking
r,u!.r-. which are sold in buik-that is. not
co,r,l. ,,d without any trade mark on them.
II unsafe to buy baking powder in bulk. For
nv mart am in favor Of establishing chemical
.n,l,sts bureaus and boards OF health In every
sat. IN th, Union whose business 1t shall be to
o,,t,iur trst, and anayze. free OF cost TO tho
,.r,h,srr every article OF food that is made.
That's the only way TO put stop TO the evil.
A.tsnow. any grocer can soil baking pow
d.r ar any other article in bulk without any
nam, OF ial~l attached and call it under the
mann, Of any reputable brand. and thereby make
n.r.er profit than ON the standard goods. l
wN riy, you an instance Of this kind OF
d.,rpuon Not long ago we sent Mr. Lieg-
10, M, treasurer OF our company out
" .tt, learn whether any one was selling bak-
III powders in bulk under the name 81 Royal
l. ,tunso Mr.. Iivgler employed detoetivc.
al went into every grocery, street py street
HuI a.sri each Que whether ne sold loyal
r. End when he asked whether they would
~ riui th' same powder IN .hulN cach srHNN.r
a. pf.nrtN responded yes 10 that too. Mr..
..t bought IN bulk in this way what they
~ loo ham and others as Royal BASIN row.
der It's many us Snu pounds from 3i9 dinernnt
& l.r,. And 81 the 9uO gro'ers ia chicago 349
W. -.s'in- % baking powder as isoNhi. while
til .iI Lu.N, Just VS. well n We do ourselves,
a. newer sell thu koya BAKING Powder in
az lHrW rN opt m cans containing from one
I, ls' pounds each. and .cach can pcI,nE our
IN t.. tui trai" mark. Whnt l. True oi chicago
ist.I so oi every other place visited 10y our
On the plantations the two principal brands
IN s-,. arc the Charm and PaiaIs These
twn alum powders work like "a charm among
liz negroes. and the poor whites VINO are
fur erl ttuunomiZe To a degree that makes the
twu or three pennies less IN the price OF a
ppand 3 matter NJ financial Importance. Mhrn
OF gents warned some OF tie grocrrs IN Lou
is4ii nnd Mississippi of the nature OF the
alum ha,iu.. powders they did not hesitate 70
suy. " Lat du we carer The negroes do moi
know ANY better. and We must make our money.
IN shows IA" necessity tor chemical analysis
bureaus ana honest boards "i health. But since
they are not YET established II s thr duty 81 tne
press To- i.it purchasers in exercising nirll-
gent di-,rni ,hHton IN buying. and az the same
tur 10 urg'' tho rstahit~hmH mt Dos legislation ol
comp,irnt boards OF nealtn and bureaus ol
l.Iort,r-How long have baking powders
Mr.. DETERMINATIONS fifteen years We wcr,
I'll" pioneers in the business. brll'Ve. Thirty
1VG years ago. perhaps. II WAS discovered tina
pearl ash. or suarratus. and afterwards hicar
Donate OF soda could be- used % heaven biscuit
dough or batter of buckwhrat or other hour II
conJun Dti0n with sour milk. But a. this means
Oi masing biscuit or cakes WIS subject to MANY
irregular degree OF acidlty OF the mix used II
Wis suggested that II cream OF tartar or tar
Atic a'id could he combined IN powder if
precisely the proper quantities 10 form th'
requisite chemical combination containing
nci,i.r too much acid nor too much soda. /
you'd make an Invaluable cooking compound
Aftrr nlu h experimenting the present form o
cream NJ tartar and bicarbonnte ol soda pow
der was found 10 be Just the thing needed. Tn
Use OF such baking powders. though CON para
NNcly unSnown fifteen years ago, has become O
universal usg in American families. 1t form
tn principal or staple leaNrn 81 American
breads. lu-t - malt yeast does OF European
Erorer-Have you ever used alum IN you
baking powders in the place Of cream OF tartar
Mr. notganl-Ncyer. We have from IA,
mr. dis uNcry that alum was used opposed
ontue ground OF certain knowledge on our par
lrp~rter-flow was the discovery first mad
chat alum could be used Instead Of cream o
tAT,ar "a making baki ng powder
Mr. HoagiHnI-l do not know. hut We. IN
Royal Baking Powder Company. made the dis
coyrry that II was used for that purpose Hbou
two years ago. We made the discovery thrOuEl
Ell anal) sis Of certain cheap baking powders ol
ths market 10y our own chemist employed 1
tgat tie cream OF tartar and hlcarbonate OF sod
thA We use in our own manuinctury. When III
United States Government advertised. wv
supplies Tor the Indian Department. We mad
sh uh'r and estimate OF prices at which "
could furnish the Royal Baking Powder 10 Ia
%hrn our letter was read hv the Commits
soh'r' Of The Indian Department they en-
pioycd DR.. Henry 4. Mott. Jr. 10 annlyz all In
puwd 10 unorcd tho department. We did no
know br. Mott until after lie had anayzed III
!OtY-lwo powders spoken Of IN his report an
Ind printed the result OF his Investigations
ytt Oh re are some manufacturers who say tia
W. are DOING TINS thing to drive all other an
Smaller manufacturers out Of the market w
az" wiling 10 encourage and compete falrl
VITA any rr'gm Of tartar baking powder manu-
iafur"r. but W. acknowledge that We do wisl
10 drNr H.i alum baking powder manufacturer
Out oi the market and We think We are doing
b"rNl'r lp the country thereby winch entities u
- 'aI auaIr ~ patronage a III snare 10 ~
Wat w. usS. But. II We are manufacturers. "
iuN' 7'INr patriotic moliN IN TINS lnNtStlsutlul
mud agitation of the question outside Of on
lhah mai Interests. We think that The Sun d
y" ppD'r 10 throw light on the subject and tina
II " 10 1--WE credit whore n is due.
IHo Dp0lcy Brothers Of l45 Duane street
muhuihetureTs OF DoOlcy's standard baking o
Scart powders. frankly admitted 10 repOrte
o. I'D sun That they used small quantity o
alum "a conjunction with cream OF MItir an
b'urh lnGfe Of soda In making their bahlu.
boWGrr7, but they aver that the proportion u
huW lu their goods is not 80 great ~ has beel
Slated. Iney Say they used part alum and pHT
Gr'am OF tartar until October last, ana that. ns
puS .hrss experiment. they have sent 10 Brook
Iyh % baking powder in which there is no alum
II lOrt"r-How did 1t chance that the Brook
bn Board Of Health found no alum in IN
bHnpl' can that was anHlyzed by them an
elum ~ another can OF your make bought Oi IN
hdtue drAlrrf
Mr.. DJoley-I suppose that they cldentall
housit "a can that was made before October .u-l
ANA sent 10 brooklyn before that time. But
Wfay. explain 10 me. II you can. why the Brook
W. Board oi Health analysed two OF DOoley'
mhha and did not analyze two cans, sampl
M selling can, from any other company
h"pprter-Are you convinced that alum
h.l injurious in baking powders
MIR. DooloY-SO well convinced that hav
bocn using my own baking powders in my owl
family composed Of eight children and m
Niic and myself for the last four years, and
am not hlrad TO continue their use. My ply
sicinn Is willing TO give his testimony as TO tn
frAlth Of my family. i prefer not 10 say any