, 1881-05-06
POISONOUS BREAD.
An Alarming Array of Facts
Not to be Lightly 3 ad, But
Carefully Considered.
sSSsCLT 1OUn FAMILY DoCroa

s0NsCLT 1OCn FAMILY DOITOR.
From the San Francisco .Bulatin."I
The trigh;iul aud dangerous aduIteration
practi,sd by baking powder manufactures
is exciting an Increased ami widespread
alarm among consumers. The evil has
attained great. dimensions than the
mos extreme alaruist cou.d have nag in
ed.
In II city like New York. 4 government
chemist. a: the inStigatiOn OF the board OF
health. makes All analytical examination,
aud discioses the TACT that the very large
proportion of powders sold there are
made of alum. The action of alum on
the human stomach is precisely the same
As on the mouth; il draws and Fuckers it
aud dangerous disorders. In Germany,
England and France. anyone found mail
ufacturing or selling alum powders is sub
ject to a heavy fine aud
IMPRISONMENT.
But in the Stale OF California may be
found hundreds of brands made. OF this
poisonous chemical. Pure baking pow
der should br malir Of grape cream tartar,
which costs from thirty TO thiriy-tive cents
per pound. Many irresponsible and REX
less manufacturers make thi. Important
domestic article frnm alum, which costs
but ) cents per pound.
The Royal baking powder company. OF
New York, n wealthy aud honorable cor
poratiOn. the largest cpn>uurrs of grape
cream tartar in the world. in their efforts
TO INTRODUCE tleiI goods in the market.
were confronted by All army OF alum pow
iers, which were Sapping and undrrmin-
ing the hralrI of the comrnnniiy. IL The
average ..itizru were. told that his Oft re-
peatrd Attack ~ dysIrp-ia. cou-rirati"n.
heart bnriI. ,.ic. .roS.. from using impure.
Aud pOiSorOu- liking powder. he wou d
probably pisS il ~ AL idir sensational a>-
.ertion. yet IIiclI in "a fact.
Did any Onr nf our lady rraderS. ia her
purchases of domestic supplies ever no-
tice that h-r grocer illi al"ay- Il brand "i
powders puT u.Iit'T his
OWN SAME2
II aht. hal All analysis from cornp.-
tent chemist il won Il tel; her that ia near
Iy every caSe abe WAS beimg Offered IIni>on
in the most dangerous and subtle f"rm;
moi poison thar quickly killS-for th'' dps,.
il noI large. enough but poison that wi
slowly a.d surely undermine the health ni
h.r liItir ones.
The. question aries. Why ln grnc,r-
own name. inStrah nt having some we'll
known. pur,. aud rcliab brand nf pow
DIT. Il i simply br.rau-- thir profit j.
iarg.'r This way. Their powder il m"'l''
of alum at nne-righh The cost of cream
tartar powder. and they Arc Enabled {" ST. |
il in CUnpctiGinu with at honest articie
like Ih" Royal Baking Powder. AMI mahc
al. enormous profit. Mary al the pow
derS sod by the yrncrry men OF this town,
u'rlrr their own Lame. are made by prom
incnt manufacturers here. AMI are COM
posed Of alum. aud The on Safeguard u
housewife. lIl> l. Ia buy an honest cream
tartar pnwd..r. nrd,. by some r..>laii.ih!e
manufacturer. A series of Researches OH
the Irart nf
PROFESSOR HANKS.
Oar l"adims local aS<ayer, shnws that ont
Of
Different private corner grocery brands.
selected at random.
EYEKY ONE
Contained alum or other impurities. and
light were short weight. some Of them 35
per cent. The names OF these powders
are not here given, for it is scs,rcrly BIZ
lieved that the grOcers were aware of what
they were buying and having put up un-
der their own names. but the samples and
reports are in the hands OF Professor
Hanks.
We ask every reader 10 lay down this
paper and consider whether the pitifu
saving arising from the purchase ui a
cheap baking powder Compeusates tor tn e.
loss OF health incurred. After the repeat
ed warnings Of scieHct.. any mother who
continues 10 make usr Of these poisonous
compounds. DOES sO with f-arful penalty
hanging over her head.
co ASK YOUR DOCTOR
II alum baking powders are drugerous.
and be gni,lr-i by his advice.
DIR. Mott, the government chemist says:
FIFTEEN GRAINS HAVE KILLED An IsFANr.
NEW YORK. April II. 1879.
Ia view OF tlIr fact that alum is sn BOW
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has b-ri, kmowm To kIii an iniaut-and
considering that bread il rea ~ the staff
OF iifc--IInI onlv Ilr: ioui ut the lics THY,
bur almost exc u-iv-ly al THE >irk and of
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