The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-10-09

Production 0f Chemically Pure Cream OF
TnFfmrs.s Fetal ILLUMINATION or All Asao
Empmrtthes-ssNew Discoveries In Me.
sWR WnmN.
(New York Tribune J


CSew York Tribuns.)
Discoveries Of much importance on account Of ths
relation they bear toward more wholesome food
supply and consequently upon The public health
have been recently made In tho process ef refining
cream Of tartar. Cream Of tartar, as il we'll known,
ID bita-trats Of poassa purified from the crude Of
tartar argo which collsc In acrysalllns deposit
upon the bottom and sides Of wine tasks during the
fern atation Of The wine. Tha tartar In It's crude
stst1 contains lime and other impurities, which
process oi r0nnng known prior 70 that here describ
ed was able 10 snsrely remove II has been possible
IL IL true, to nsutraIize the lime 10 eatsnt by
the aid Of cteic AS and this ms.hod resorted 10
Ia order 10 procure Of tartar In small quantities
for pharmaceutical purposes butt was open 10 aeri-
Gus objsolion in vIew of the facs that tbs ehscsls
sfnployed for this purpose not always washed
out but remained In quantities that we're uncertain
and prsiudeIal 10 It's qusiisy The supposed Inn.
possibility Of removing the lime has. accordingly,
caused cream Of tartar 70 be eaAsed and sold pure
when II did not contain more than nvs per cent
this impurity. The major part, however, Of tina
used III coumsFce. fer culinary pur3osea oonta -
the tartAts Of lime 10 extent much greater than
i've per cent, not inireqasntiy being found, upon
analysis dsbassd 70 dease equaliing one-fourth or
more oi its entire weight.
In arerort upon tho subjssI Of food aduIseratIsn
made 10 the New York Stats Board sf Health By
Professors Chandler and Love- IL IL stated that ot II
samples Of cream Of tartar bought from dealers g.
pure 10 wers adulterated with various substance
from 70 % per cent while Of The remainder al con-
tainsd tAFtrate % lime, some ~ high ~ 1850 per
cent.
The serious character of this adultemlon Il more
readily appreciated when IL IL recoiiceted how largely
Of tartar eners into tho preparation Of the food
o. every family. In connection with soda, In baking
powder II II the chief agent employed for raising
aud making light and digeslbs ali biscuit. cake
Gsd ether paas-y, and IL besides, In many eommuni
tics. supsrsedng the oidashoned yeast for all isay
snng purpoaea that IL 10 employed 10 soms sxlsAt
IN almost every meal Of which We cal. The Amouut
Of cream Of tartar used In this country In year In
baking powder and otherwise In the preparation Of
feod. is estimated at ten mioa pounds. II this
we're % per sent purs-a high ssilmats--ws would
eensams million pounds u lime annually as
substitute Tor bread. 30 iargs deterioration bs-
comes apprscAble In the deprivation Of our food Of
portion its nutrtive ssmsnts nss only, but II, ~ IL
now Supposed this sxess4 Of lime iaksn into TIE sys
ssm has relation 70 The painful affections % the
kidneys prevalent IN this eounly iss bearing upon
the health u tbs entire community Il TOO important
| 70 be overlooked.
The new process by which cream Of tartar is pro
duesd 100 per esns pursthAt il. with shs Lime 10.
tally siiminsted.-by treating tho cruds material
under pressure instead of using any chemicals what
ioF the puposs The discovery originally of
German ehsHst, but has been Developed and perfect
ed By The Royal Baking Powder Company et this city.
through whose efforts few years since Ia bshAif u
the kgh standard ospunsy In food The public was rid
d she poisonous alum baking powders a. that time %
prsvalsut.
The Dissemination u this Company TO place upon
The market only absolutely pure gsods and the i'm.
possibility a doing .ha from the cream Of tartar Of
eonmsroe. madsIt apparent that some new method
muss be sDHghs By whseh cream of tartar could be
procured IN large quantities Grse from lime and
chemically pure. The of tartar rensrs et this
country ard gurops when approached upon The sub.
isct. declared such result impossible. and declined
- Incur tbs expenditure necessary 20 make The trial
Tha Royal hAking Powder Company. accordingly. re.
solved 70 solve tho problem for isseif aud having
secured the sid oi the best chemists a Europe and
America. pFooeesd With its investigations and dis.
eossFss until The result after several years ot labor
and the expenditure q over haif million dollars In
ths purchase II patsuis. pessilnK u processes and
the erection 81 buildings and machinery Fesched
L12 G0H11s1eAN rSad NS1&Nk. Ane
wsFks lnow owned By tha Hew Yegk Tartar co.l are
located ia Bsookyu, and exceed Ia sisO and capaay
any ether similar refinery in the world. They produes
chemically pure cream ot tartar, which IL sx.
elasissly used Cor pharmaceutical preparations and
In the manufacture q the esisbrzsed Royal Baking
Powder.
The energy and outlay thai have effected this. VIII
undoubtedly be tnly rewarded by the pahais ~As-A
wiii eAasY Dsissasss ~. stceaszfn sszus oi tbs In
ye@ligssasaa. People are ooming aA0 .saro fuIly
appreciate the value u pure and wholesome iaoa
y shs exclusive use of this chemically pure cream
tartar. tbs Rsyal Powder s produeed entirely fFe,
from ras. snd absolutely pure qualities possessed b
no other baking powders yss msde hakiag powds
entirely fres from limo or other ImpuFity must no
sniy contain moro ssrnngih or leayening power an.
produces better food and therefore be more eoonsca
ior use. bat what ID more Important pnasess quAllss
|. of superior whoiesomeness.
ChssnAssa and physicians have locked upon the en-
psrsments with much interest, and regard their su<
. cess . matter uf much imporfssnec.