The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-12-22
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iacturers, on account OF the use OF alum as
cheap substitute for cream Of tartar, by
many manufacturers Of baking powders.
The handsome profits yielded by using the
substitute have induced dealers as well as
manufacturers TO push them into the hands
Of consumers, sometimes under definite
brands, frequently by weighing ont in bulk
without any distinguished name.
Are suchpowders wholesome! The Royal
Baking Powder Co., who make a cream of
tartar baking powder, declared that they
are injurious TO the public health, while
Others who make alum powders claim that
they are not. The whole matter as 10 the
effects Of these alum powders, has finally
been brought into the courts, and the case
was tlied in the Superior Court Of y"
York city before Chiet.Justice Scdgwick,
reported SUBSTANTIALLY as follows in the N,
Y. Y, Sun;
CONCLUSIONS or \ LITTLE TROUBLE EE-
TWEEN A CHEMIgT AND An EDITOR.
The salt Of DR.. Henry A. Mott against
Jabez Burns, has brought to light the fact
that this country produces at least forty
two different kinds OF baking powders.
| Neither Burns nor Mott has been found
guilty Of making the baking powders, but
Burns, who is the editor Of q periodical
called the Spice Mil, has been severely
mulctcd for libel in his efforts 10 make
his paper spicy. DR., Mott it appears, is a
chemist, and at one time was employee by
the United States government to analyze
different specimens Of baking powder
which had been recommended for adoption
to the Indian Bureau. DR.. Mott reported
in favor Of the cream Of tartar baking pow.
ders for the Indians, and against the alum
baking powders. The chemist Analysed
forty.two kinds Of baking powders.
The jury were out about half al hour
Then they came in with verdict awarding
DR.. Mott $4,000, to which the court made
an additional allowance OF $50"
AS the public have large interest IN the
wholesomeness Of whatever it ia called upon
10 use as food the following extracts are
introduced from the testimony Of some o.
the prominent men as 10 the injurious ef
tccts of alum powders
DIR. MOTT;
Q. Were you employed by the U. s
government
A. was, sir; was employed as chemist
to analyze all the articles Of food, to eX
press an opinion as to the analysis Of thei
healthfulness and purity.
Q. Please tell the jury the baking pow
ders that you examined while in the en-
ploy Of the goyernmenti
A. 1t would be difficult TO remembe
them all; | could refer to my books; I ex
amined twenty.eight powders was give
sixteen at first.
BY THE COURT:
Give your best recollection.
@. Andone OF the powders included wa
"Dooley's Baking Powder2"
A. Yes, sir.
Q. And the "CharmG"
A. Yes, sir: the Charm" and "Patsp
SEQ"
@. Please state in which powders yor
found aluml
A. found alum in Dooley's, "Patap
sco," Charm" Queen" Vienna" "Ori
ent" Amazon" Lake Side" Twin Sis
ters,' "Superlative," King" whit
Lily, Monarch" zone Spoon" Regal,
"Imperial, Honest" Economical, lex
celsior, 'Chartres Grants, )" Giant"
O. Recurring to the question that ha
been asked you upon this suit-the resul
of these examinations which you hav
made--is it your opinion that alum IN thes
various compounds, in baking powder
such as you have examined, Is injurious9
A. 1t is my opinion, based upon actua
experiments on living animals.
CHARLES +. CHANDLER,
called on behalf of the plaintiff bein
duly sworn, testified as follows:
O. Dr. Chandler, you reside in the city @
New York;
A. ! do
@. Your business is tina. of a chemist2
A. It's.
@. You are and have been professor Q
chemistry in several colleges
A. / have.
!, @. Please state how long that EN-
ployment of yourself has been and wit
, what colleges you are now connected3
A. l am at present professor of chen,
istry in the academic department of Colun,
bia college; the school of Mines, Columbi
, college; the New York college Of phys
clans and Surgeons, and the New Yor
college Of Pharmacy.
@. Yon are president, also, Of the boar
g