Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-04-06
DIR. Mott, aided by Prof. Schneider,

DIR. Mott, aided by Prof. Schedler,
then began some experiments with
the four samples OF gastric juice,
which he had received from Prof.
| Arnold, to discover the effect OF the
gastric juice in which alum had been
dissolved upon fibrine, white, very
easily digested substance having q
basis of cusgulated blood. The fibiine
was imperfectly digested, and the ex-
periments were very important, as
| showing that alum can check the
( digestion of so easily dfgested a fub.
stance as fibrine. They indicate,
| therefore, how dangerous IL is TO
| introduce these two salts into our
| stomache, If we do not wish to excite
| Indigestion and dyspepsia. Farther
| experiments ts showed that the digestive
power OF the gastric juice Is entirely
destroyed by alum, 80 far as its power
| of dissolving the more ipdigestible
! substances, like the boiled white Of an
| egg, is concerned.
DR.. Mott then determined to learn
whether alumins could be found in
| the various organs of the body, If q
| dog was fed with bydrate of alumina.
He found a considerable quantity OF
the stuff in the blood, liver, Kidneys
and heart. ...s ~ &.
| The Doctor goes on TO describe the
different symptoms exhibited by these
dogs as they passed through almost
every phase of animal sgony until
they were left in a complete state OF
| physical prostration. To those espec-
tally interested in the details of this
subject the article ia the Scientific
American supplement will give most
complete information, and we will
spare the sympathetie reader the ac-
count of the sufierings of these dumb
brutes.
DR.. Motifs conclusions, after making
these experiments, are of vital interest
to every one who either makes or eats
bread, and therefore concerns all.
These experimental said he, re-
Gently, while speaking before the
American Chemical Society, "clearly
demonstrate that the salts left IN the
biscuit when creana OF tartar baking
powder are used are perfectly harm
less, but when an aiam bakipg 20 " der
is used is very dangerous; for, In
every case where dogs were fed on
biscuits made with such powders the
| dogs were made very sick, causing
them to vomit profusely, lose all
energy and show weakness in their
limbs" .<g5tg
1t is a clear and triumphant corrob-
Grafton of the assertions of the Royal
Baking Powder Company, and entities
them to the gratitude and support OF
| the community they are endeavoring
to protect. As they claim, and DR..
Mott has shown, bread made lof alum
Is totally unfit for human or animal
food. Ills true, In the bread OF do
mestic consumption there may not be
as large proportion of baking pow.
ders rs was In the bread used by DIR.
Mott, and that accounts for the fact
that the symptoms in the reader are
not so well defined as they were in the
experiments in question. How many
| there are of our i'm mediate friends
suffering from this evil, scientific
Investigation alone will reveal; but
many lingering and suffering in
valid, with no defined idea of his
trouble, can easily trace 1t to its source
| by stopping the use OF alum powders,
substituting some brand like the Royal
Baking Powder, whose manufacturers
have a competent chemist in their
exclusive employ, who rigidly an
slyses every ingredient before its
Incorporation into their powder. The
old cry Of "honesty being the best
| policy may be worn threadbare, but
Its truth will hold forever; and, while
| adulterations and short weights
abound, i. Is a pleasure to see at least
one In the trade strenuously endeav-
oring to give full weights and pure
| goods