The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-12-22

A. ! think it is dangerous to the di-
gcstive organs, and liable to produce
serious disturbance of the liver Of the in
dividual making use Of such powders.
HENRY morton, President of "Stevens In
stitute,r called in behalf Of the plaintiff,
being duly sworn, testified as follows;
Q. You are President OF Stevens Inst,
tutel
A. am.
Q, And have for many years been
chemisti
A. have.
Q, Have you had occasion to examine
the substances which are used in the com
position Of baking powders!
A. have.
Q, Did you, some time ago, examine
sample Of Doolcy's Baking Powder
A. did,
Q. Is that II, sirl handing can.
A. Yes, sir; that is it.
@ Well, what kind OF alum did it con.
tainl
A. 1t contained potash alum
Q, Did you make any extract Of that
alum, to show the kind?
A. did; | extracted large quantity
of it as potash alum, and it is IN that bot
tie which have now here showing bot
tie that is potash alum which came out of
the alum Baking Powder that was in that
can.
Plaintiff Counsel offers said can Of Doc
ley's Baking Powder in evidence.
@. Now, sir, have you made any ex-
pertinent in the bread.made from Baking
Powder, to see whether there was any solu-
bic alumins in the bread itselfl
A. have; I took portion Of this pow
der and mixed it with -four in the directed
proportions, and baked a small loaf with it;
then soaked this losf-the interior part
of it in cold water, and made an extract,
in which I readily detected, by the usual
tests, alum that is alumna in a solubl.
condition.
O. Docs any Baking Powder in which
any alumina salts enter, contain alumins, IN
your opinion, which can be absorbed in the
process of digestion-are not such objecta-
bles
A Very decidedly Objectionable, in my
opinion.
Q. Why do you say-from what system
of reasoning do you make 1t out-thst be-
cause alum is injurious, alumina is injur
ous'
A. Because the injurious effects o
alumins, when il gets into TIE stomach snC
reacts on the organs, are the same; thi
hyirate of alumina meets in the stomach
the gastric juices, and reacts with them tn
same as alum would; it forms, in fact,
kind of alum in the stomach with thos
acids, and Whatever alum would do, |
would do.
DR.. SAMUEL W. JOHNSON,
professor of chemistry in the scientific
school, Yale college, being duly sworn
testified as follows:
! O. You have had much to do in the ex
animation of substances that enter int,
food. and the aduteration Of food'
A. More or less; yes, sir.
Q. After the use of alum with soda, il
| q baking powder in your opinion, Is Their
any injurious substance left!
A. In my opinion, there Is an injurious
substance left.
@. What, sir, two years ago was the pre-
vaiing opinion among scientific men as t
the effect Of the use of alum in bskin!
powdersi
A. As far as my acquaintance with sci
entitc men is concerned, my persona
opinion is derived from my investigation
and from reading; Should think tn
opinion was that alum, or any compound o
} alumina, would be decidedly injurious,
) Q. Do understand you to say that an
baking powder in which there are alumi
nous salts, or any resultant from alum whc
could be absorbed in digestion, is obiec
tionable and injurious!
, A. Extremely So
JOSEPH II. RAYMOND
called, sworn and testified as follows;
@. Would you be good enough to stat
your professionI
A. am physician, sir, and profe'
sor of physiology.
q. You also were, and have been 70
somc time, sanitary superintendent i
Brooklyn--is not that so,
A. have, sir.
Q. Now, sir, will ask youyour opinion
from this experience, whether the use G
alum with soda, in a baking powder is in
furious or not, in its physiological efIcett
/ A. consider il to be dangerous
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