The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-09
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Some OF c manufacturers (of baking powdcrs In order
Sn 'Se ssd ss ~. s ,s S alum
tor i that be evcn Carbonate OF soin Il
n.ed IN ihcse alum p9wders asin the others aud
In many countries alum has long hccn used BY hakers
In bread making u t. claimed that She br al Is whiter
aud mat an inferior quality of flour b, liz use be
rcm l. OH on ms pubic as o. ihe nrstqgaliiy The
are beyond doubt injurious when taken ia large quani
c. agree in This ihefe is no room Tor di,cSssion
hu, alum IN baking powders aud In bread is
exists a. alum whc IN the biscuit or cake made from
chemical relations with other .ubstsnces and no onrer
exists a. alum The chemical changes are complex aud
several new compounds are iormcd Whose action uuon
the human economy isa the present time unknown.
nhosghale. q te hour, forming phos hate OF eluuina
Mulvh y ehuIch harmless Mhcn tahch mo Tue sitmach
nutritious ingredients and that tins alone should hc
rcason ol cOndcmniue IT. - others hod that the new
SUM 2dn ' %Sc Sry we1, s os@ SFoS s
lis pmsonous element and uu. making
sb,,ss s s TO of the s sss rSwdsr alum ma f
hriw..n thcse men az comtctcni aud .kliu ~ one
acsrciul examination nm sau-ncd that the weight OF
evidence 4 against the use Of alum IN hakng powders
incurred tor the sake Of ccApncss ALONE The mucous
este structure and materials which would produce no
Smi w9,n osSIni ~ contact Mn ieS 1s'ar Mn
every ini idual to be- suspicious Ia the extreme OF every
aaaay sud cites OF %6ic6 Sre no, noro"inS under.
sood hest ts loug-cununued use. though producing
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In addition to this weight Of authority against
the use of alum. comes the following from Dr.
Edward Squibb. the eminent chemist OF SO
Doughty street. Brooklyn whose opinion il
considered the highest Kind Of authority. Ho
says:
rsssId the use Of alum in bread "sgnyhole some e
question is tested IN the courts, doubt not the alum
baking powder sompanics VIII he able to nd as many
| BEING against them. In kasHnd France aud ,grnany
law US so ,hns II .hos N here mas O''" "
! do not ~ MAT ,hc alum ,e nnls ii.wsy into the
carbone acid gas rhislorms suphaics o ~ds and pc.
" c6emicais a.. lar As possible in ali article. OF food
believe that iauc lcrcentage OF a.. sickness Of Tie
icaiy prepared ol It l.. surrrl,ins TO that these
BE- - dulrd by quacks and ciarlatan Notwithstanding
the tact that there Is ph scan TO every l"n pcrnn, III
and aa"6ccsa%e ic,Si - '''''D
Chicago and Boston have entered warmly into
| the discussion of the adultcration of food since
The SUN began eeagitnton. Atthethirteenth
| annual meeting " the American Socipl Scenc,
Association. Prof Wayland Of Yale Universlt,
| being IN the chair. the subject OF public health
was taken up and Mr.. George i: Angel read {
deeply interesting paper on public health as
sociMous. Tho main points of that papel
were the dangers to public health by the care
lrs- and INSCRIPTIONS sale OF quack mcdicincs
in America. The essay ist avrrred that h" hat
been told by one of the most eminent chemists
OF Massach uSetts that the adulteraiion 81 ioo'
was SO widely prnctiscd that there were vert
few articles that were not adulterated in SOM
| form that Cayenne pepper Is ndulterntcd Will
| ftu ltdu mustard Win thrumhte OF lcau. fuilI
powder with red lead, and vinegar with sui
phuric acid. arsenic. ami corrosive suhimAte
Butter is also adutcrated and frequently mad
entirely from old fat. Large quantities of dis
! cuscd meat ARE Also sold MIR. Angcll went ul
To- argue that under our form OF gOvcrnmcu
the ouly remedy is in the formation Of publ
h-ultl associations in our cities. composed Il
influential persons. and supported 10y publ
contributions
The outgrowth OF the reading OF Mr.. Angcll'
paper WAS petition to the General Court q
Massachusetts for the incorporation OF publ
health association.
In Connecticut Il is proposed to enlarge III
powers of the Agricultural Chemical Analyst
Bureau. so that in addition to the icriiliz'r
when are now analysed for the farmer Tree ,
cost, he may also have Analysed his articles &
food.