Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-30


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| Dir. Willard Parker said that il alum was sub
| siitQted for cream OF tartar in baking powder.
| IN bis opinion such powder would be Injurious
| TO Eealtn.
| Dr. Alonzo Clark considers that alum has its
| uses, but il should not be ignorantly taken into
the stomach in fosd. A substance which can
| derange the stomach, and in certain cases pro
| duCe vomiting, should not be tolerated in bak-
! ing powder.
Dr. lie Grand n Denslcw, OF No. 225 West
! Twenty-third street. gave the following as his
! opinion this SUBJECT" Bread containing
| the salts OF alum. which are freely soluble IN
| the gastric Juice, is undoubtedly pTejudicial 10
| health. the salts acting as irritants 60 the
Having obtained the foregoing medical opin-
/ ions, the reporter Investigated a number oi
| brands OF baking powder. The brooklyn board
| Of health and The New York board OF health
| have both ordered an official investigation OF
baking powder. and the sanitary Superintend-
| ent OF the Brooklyn board has made bis report.
| in which he says: "From a careful examination
l am satisfied that the weight OF evidence IS
against the use OF alum I'm baking powders, and
| that the risks incurred in It's Use are too great
| 10 be incurred for the sake Of cheapneSS alone
| The mucous membranes OF the stomach and the
| intestinal canal is delicate structure, and ma
terialS which would produce no effect on the
outside skin might trritate and iniiame these
| organs.
| The aDaly sis of the various baking powders,
! as officially reported by the Brooklyn board re-
| veaiS only two brands containing alum being
| sold in that citS-Doo.ey'S and PatapscO
AS 10 the cream OF tartar powders, the same
| report mentions tie Royal Baking Powder 3S
| free from alum. or any other substance inju-
| riOuS to life OF health.
| There are probably more than five hundred
| kinds OF baking powder manufactured In this
| country. and. while some of them are sold from
| the Atlantic 10 the Pacific, the majority have
| only local sale near their respective places 81
| manufacture. Through Dr. Henry a. MOtj. Tr
| the well-known chemist. one OF the most com
| petent. trustworthy, and careful experts of This
| country. the following analyses were OBJ aIne,i
| showing the presence OF alum in large alIan,f
| ties in many or the baking powders nsvtnr a
| wide sale Dr. Mott kindly furnished M, only
| the results Of his own analyses byf Also ,hpls
| or several chemists Of high professional stand
ing. including Professor Henry Morton Pnps-
dent Steven, Institute of Technology; Professor
X ". Schneider; Dr. stiliwelL OF Matt y sun
| well, anaiy tical chemists, this city ana Profes
| Sor Patrick. of Missouri
DR.. Motifs report is as follows:
Dear Sff.-In accordance with yOur rnGuaSt I
| herewith embOdy the results OF the ANALYSES a
baking powders. in an of which alum was found
as an ingredient:
tJ. {. Grant, Philadelphia mum
lnYlncible .----..-.. -. contains Alum.
n6{S Snyder Brothers a Co, cnctnnali5
lDooIey a Brother. New Yorkl -''''''
Smith, Halfway Co, Baltimore, Md -,'''i
(R0hler, Christian a Co. st. Louis I'LL
| Andrews Regal'' .-..--...-.... contains Alum
&C. f. Andrews Co, Milwaukee,
| queen -...-....-.-.. ......... contains Alum
bennett q sloan, New Haven. CT
| vienna .-..-..-. contains Alum.
Church Co., New York City.)
"ortent ....--..,.... contains Alum.
Grouse, walrath q Co, Syracuse \. y
| " Amazon contains Alum.
! tEfSkine ETSkine. Louisville, KY
| - Lakeside ---.----..-- contains Alum
C. o. Perrtne, Chicago, H.
Twin Sisters. -. contains Alum
| q mon chemical Works, hicago H.
| "SuperIatlye .-..,...-..:.... contains Alum.
"a. ". Zietlow q Co.. New York.
king" contains Alum.
:" vi mite Lily ............. contains Alum.
(Jewett & sherman Co.. Milwaukee. Wis
| Monarch ..s........ contains Alum.
lRicker. Crombie & Co. Milwaukee, WIS.,
! "one spoon ............ contains Alum.
/ (1aylor Manufacturing Co, st. LouiS.)
| Imperial ..-.. -.-,.....,. contains Alum.
lspragues, Warner & Griswold, Chicago)
| " honest ....--..-.. --...--.-.. contains Alum.
! tSchoch d NechSler, ST. Paul MIMI
- economical contains Alum.
Spencer Bros. q Co., Chicago. M
Il. E. TAYLOR, Chicago, M
Thomson a Taylor, Chicago
CW. F: Mclaughlin, chicago
" Richards Queen ....-......e contains Alum
{star Chemical Works, Chlcago]
Yours very truly.
/ HENRY A. Morn. Jr., Ph.D., EN-.
Having obtained the foregoing. the reporter
questioned some of the manufacturers of baking
One of the manufacturers visited was the
! Royal Bahfng-Fowder Company, No i'll Duane
u
Company. gave the following replies:
Reporter What is the cause OF the present
excitement about baking poWderS?"
Mr.. HOaglaId.-..l Ii is due TO the substitution
OF alum for cream OF tartar by some manufac-
! turers."
Reporter" Have you ever used anv alum In
the Roy al Baking Powder
Mr.. Hoagland.-s- No. SIR
Reporter-" Bul | tind that it is used by
! OILERS. VI hat is ii used for
Mr. Hoagland.-tI presume because il is
cheaper than cream of tartar, which it re-
Reporter You would. therefore. obtain a
Larger profit 10y using alum than by using cream
Of tar;ar?''
Mr.. Hoagland-" Yes for time such smpsti-
tuition would more than double our profits"
Reporter" Why, then, do YOU not use it,
Mr. 1ioagland.-'' For two reasons: first, the
authorities on this point are so positive and
conclusive that the continued use of alum in
tnlS way Is dangerous to health. that we could
not conscientiouSly use il: if Others choose to
take risks on the public health. we shall not fol-
| low them. preferring TO continue the use OF pure
| grape cream OF tartar. Which is demonstrated TO
be wholesome; second, our experience during
| twenty years has satisfied us that that which is
best for the public is best for US. We cannot
anofd TO peril the reputation or the Royal
! Other interviews were had, all to the same
general erect, namely, that alum is used by
many manufacturers 10 cheaper their powder
ana enable them to underSell their competitors.
Many OF them are probably ignorant OF the
eNll enects or alum on the system. while Others
are are lndinereht SO long as they make money.
from taking their powder
DI Mott. The Government Chemist in his re-
view OF TINS subject in the Scieatifc 4 Dey1can
makes special mention OF having analyzed the
ROYAL Baking Powder. and found IL composed
OF wholesome materials. he also advises the
| PUBIC 10 avoid purchasing baking powders as
Solo loose or In bulk. as he found by ANALYSES of
many samples that the worst authorizations are
| pfacticed in this form-the label and trade
mark OF well-known and responsible manu-
iactuler he ADDS. Is the best protection the pub
| lie can haVe.-fHarper's Bazar
| A CATHOLIC ORDER CONCERNING SECRET So
| ClETIEs.-A Terre Haute Cind.) dispatch to the
! CINCINNATI Enquirer says Bishop Chatard. of
| the diocese or Nlncennes, Ind, has lust made
| his nfSt ministerial visit TO Terre Haute He
| arrived saturday evening last and was accorded
! wal IN reception. being met by delegations OF
| Catholic clergy and large crowd OF people On
| sunday morning all the Catholic benevolent
orders made long street parade. in full regalia.
| and the bishop celebrated pontiffcal high mass
AT ST. JoSeph's church, assisted by seven priests.
| III the presence OF 1000 people. Bishop Chatard
mas recently issued an order condemnng ia
| strong terms ana forbidding any Catholic In MS
| diocese entering secret orders. IL is said this
| order has caused considerable excitement ia
| Iefre Haute Where there are over forty lodges
representing sixteen different orders, and CON