The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-03-02
WE'LL FOUNDED ALARM,

Scientists un the Tin,ely Question of Food
AN,lteratiun.
The frightful and dangerous authorizations
pract:sed by baking powder manufacturers
IL exciting an increased and wide spread
alarm among consumers. Tho evil hus at
llinod greater Dimensions than the most
extreme alarmist could huyS imagined.
The san Francisco Daily Nulletin, COM
mented Oh tAls subject gives this following:
'ln city like Now York, Govelnmen!
Chemist makes an analytical exanliEa ion, and
d'scloses tho fact that tho worry large proper
ton of powders sold there are made OF alum.
Tle action Of alum GU the human stomach is
praciscly tho san Q ~ OH the mouth; it draws
and Fuckers it all up, producing all sorts Of I'LL
pleasant and dangerous disorders. In Cor.
many, England, and France, any one found
manufacturing or selling alum powders is sub
!e:s to heavy line and imprisonment, but in
t.'s state OF "a ifornia may be tonud hundreds
OF brands matio of this poisonous chemical
Pure baking powders should 10 made Of grape
cream tartar, which costs at wholesale from
thirty To forty tiyo cents per pound Many IT.
responsible and reckless manufacturers mako
THIS Important domestic article from alam,
WING" ia G' <,.s, en- mt tnreS cents per pound
York. wealthy and honorable corporation, the
!argtst consumers OF grape cream tartar in tho
world, III their efforts to introduce their goods
on thus market wore confronted by an army Of
allllnn powders, which were sapling and un-
dermi'. II; the health OF this community. If
the &v,rsSe ciiizans were told that his oft re-
peated attack Of dyspei s;a constipation, heart
burn, etc., arose from using an impure and
polsonous baking powder, he would probably
pass 1t by az an idle, sensational assertion; yet
sch is tho fact.
Did any one Of our lady roa 7crs, in hor
purchases of domestic supplies, over no i;o thas
y jxr luna. ~ tT,FS
ders put up under his own neme?
III sslo had AL analysis from competent
chemist If would tell her that in nsarly every
case SIZE WAS BEING OFFERED POISON in its most
dangerous and sui tlo form; not poison that
quickly kills-frr the dose is not large enough
but poison that Slowly and surely undermine
the health Of her little ones. The question:
arises, Why do grocers have their powders put
up under their ovn name, instead Of having
some well known, pure and reliable brand OF
powder? 1t is simply because their profit il
larger this way. Their powder ia made of
alum, at one-eishth the cost OF cream tartar
powder, and they are email led to sell it in COM
Iett,on with an honest article like the Royal
Baking Powder, and make en- enormous profit.
Nearly all the powders sold by the
grocerymcn OF this city, under their own
name, are made by prominent manufacturers
here. and are composed Of alum, and the only
safeguard housewife has is to buy an honest
cresm tartar powder, Nlado i.y some responsible
manufacturer.
GA series Of researches in San Francisco, on
the part of Professor Hanks, tho State Chemist,
shows that out of ten different private corner
grocery brands, selected at random, every ono
contained alum Or other impurities, and eight
were short weight, some Of them thirty-tive
per cent. The names Of these powders ere not
hero given; for it is scarcely believed that the
grocors were aware OF what they were buying
own 'n namss put but up tho under sam 5nss
and reports arc in the possession of Mr..
Hanks.
"We make the suggestion to every reader to
consider whether the pitifnl saving arising from
the purchase Of cheap baking powder COM
pensates for tho less Of health incurred. After
the repeated warnin IS Of science, any mother
who continues the use Of these poisonous conf
pounds does go with q fearful penalty hanging
over her head. Go ask your family doctor il
alum baking powders are dangerous, and be
guided by his advice"
In tie Eaet where this subject is exciting
greatiaterest, DR.. Halps Journal Of Health savp,
ia 4 recent issue:
"i'efore committing ourselves, however, We
made tests OF d sufficient number Of baking
powders to satisfy ourselves that the substitu-
ton Of alum for cream OF tarter in their COM
position has not boon over estimated, while q
careful examination Of the Royal Baking Pow
der confirms our belief tina. Dr. Mott, tho form
Si $'ofCALihOiU oACNlASts "Heil ITO 6luklSU OUT
and commended this powder for lts wholesome
ness, cid it wholly in the interest of the public.
We do not hesitate to say that the Royal Baking
Powder people deserve the gratitude OF tho
community whom they arc ondeavcr ing to
protccf''
De Edward G. Love, the present ANALYTICAL
Chemist for tho government, says the New
York Tlib1lpe, December II, 1880, has re-
Gently made some interesting exporimen,s az to
tlle comparative value Of baking powders DR..
Loves toss wero made to determine what
brands were the most economical to use. And
as thor capacity llos in their leagenng power,
avi!abie gas OF each powder
tits proper to state that all the powders OK
amined were from the open market, and that the
original labels were i'll every case broken by
Dr. Love hinsof.