The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-17
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The San Francisco Press Agitating tho Sub.
Jeot of Impure Baking Powders, The
Evil In y Radical Form.
The frightful and dangerous adulteration
pract'ced by baking powder manufacturers
IL exciting an encr ased and widespread
alarm among consumers. The evil has nj.
tanned greater dimensions than the most
extreme alarmist could have imagined.
In a city like New York, government
chemist makes an analytical examination.
and discloses the 'act 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; II draws and FUCKERS II all up,
producing all sorts OF unpleasant and dan.
gerons disorders. In Germany,
England aud France, any ore found
manufacturing or selling alum pow.
ders is subject to heavy fine and impris
onment, but in this state OF California NAV
be found hundreds Of brands made of this
poisonous chemical. Pure baking powders
should be made of grape cream tartar
which costs from thirty to forty-ive cents
per pound. Many irresponsible and reck.
less manufacturers MAKE this important
domestic article from alum, which costs but
three cents per pound. The Royal Baking
Powder Company, Of New York, q wealthy
and honorable corporation 1.-The largest con.
sumers OF grape cream tartar in the world in
their Efforts to Introduce their goods on this
market wereconfronied by an army OF alum
powders, which were sapping and under.
mining the health Of this community. II
the average citlzen were told that his oft
repeated attack OF dyspepsia, constipation.
heartburn, etc, arose from using an impuro
and poisonous baking 30 \ der, he wonld
PROBABLY pass II by as an idle, Sensational
assertion; yet such is the fact.
Did any OF our lady readers, in her pur.
chases OF domestic supplies, ever notice that
her grocer had nearly always brand OF
powders put up under mis- own nameY
7 III she had an analysis from competent
chemist, IL would tell her that in nearly
every case she was being offered poison
In Its most dangerous and subtle form. moi
poison that quickly kills--for the dose Il
not large .enough--but poison that will
slowly and surely undermine the health OF
her little ones. The question arises, why
do erocers have their powders put up under
their own name, instead of having some
wei known, pure and reliable brand oil
powder. II is simply because their profit
Is larger this way. Their powder Is made
Of alum, at one-eigth the coA of a cream
tarter powder, and they are enabled TO sell
Y In composition with an honest article like
the Royal Baking powder, and make an
enormous profit. Nearly all the powders
SOLD by the grocerymen Of this city, under
their own name, are made by prominent
manufacturers here, and are composed al
alum, and the only safeguard a housewife
has TO buy an honest cream tarter powder,
made by some responsible manufacturer.
series OF researches In San Francisco,
on the part OF Professor Hanks, the state
chemist. shows that out of ten different
private cornergrocery brands selected al
random, every one contained alum or other
Impurities, and eight were short weight,
some OF them thirty-fiye per cent. The
names OF these powders are not here given.
for II is scarcely believed that the grocers
were aware of what they were buying and
having put up under their own names, but
the samples and reports are in the posses.
sion Of MIR. Hanks.
we make the suggestion to every reader
OF this paper to consider whether the piti.
iui saving arising from the purchase of a
cheap baking powder compensates for the
loss Of health incurred. Aiter the repeated
warnings OF science, any mother who con.
tinues the use Of these poisonous com.
pounds, does 10 with a fearful penalty
hanging over her head. Go ask your fam.
lily doctor II alum baking powders are dan.
gerous, and be guided by his advice.
In the east, where this subject is exciting
great interest, DR.. Halls Journal Of Health
says, In u recent Issue.
Before committing ourselves, however,
we made tests of sufficient number Of
baking powders to satisfy ourselves tina,
the substitution OF alum for cream OF tarteI
IN their composition has not been over esti
mated. while careful examination of tbf
Royal Baking Powder confirms our belle
that Or. Mott. the government chemist
when he singled out and commended thi.
powder for Its wholesomeness, did II wholly
IN the interest Of the public. We do moi
hesitate to say that the Royal Baking Pow
der people deserve the gratitude ofthe com
munity whom they are endeavoring TO pro
tect. - San Francisco Daily Call.