The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-06-11
ro0N FRAUDS.
The shameful Use af Elnae and Aimfn II
Cheap baking Rewasrss

Many food frauds, such as chlcory coffee |
or watered milk, although they are a swim. |
die In Il commercial sense ARE often tolerated
because they do not particularly affect the
health of the consumer but when an artl-
cle like baking powder, that enters largely
into the food OF every family, and II relied
upon Tor the healthful preparation of almost
every meal, Is SO made ~ TO carry highly
injurious, II not rankly poisonous, elements
into the bread to the Imminent danges of the
entire communlty,lt IL the duty OF the press
TO denounce the practice IN the most en-
phatic terms.
Among recent important discoveries by
the food analysts Il that by Prof. Mott, the
| u. s. Government Chemist, of large
amounts OF lime aud alum In the cheap
baking powders. These are, one the most
dangerous, and the other the most useless,
adulterants yet found In the low.grade, IN.
ferlor baking powders. II II q startling fact
that OF over one hundred different brands of
baking powder 80 far analysed, comprising
all those sold In this vicinity not one of them,
with the single exception Of the Royal Bak.
Hing Powder, was found free from both lime
and alum. The chief service of lime II 10
add weight. II Is true that lime, when
subjected 10 heat, gives off a certain amount
Of carbonlc acid gas, but quick lime IL lefi
ga eaustle 30 powerful that 1t Il used BY
; tanners to eat the hair from hides Of All.
mais,and In dissecting rooms 10 more quick
ly rot the ficsh from the bones of dead sub
jeets. A small quantity OF dry lime upon
: the tongue, or In the eye, produces painful
effects how much more serious must thesl
effects be upon the delicate membranes o
/ the stomach, intestines and Kidneys, mor'
particularly of infants and ehIidreu, AM
especially when the lime II taken into tn
/ system day after day, and with almost ever
meal. This Il said by physicians 10 be on,
of the chief causes of indigestion, dyspepsis
i and those painful diseases OF the kidney
now 50 prevalent. Instances of the mos
serious affections OF the latter organs from
Z drinking lime waters found In some section
/. of the West are noted in every medica
journal.
Adulteration with lime Il quite as mnc
= 20 be dreaded as with alum, which has here
totorc received the most emphatic condemn
alton from every food analyat physician an
chemist, for the reason that, while alum
probably partially dissolved and passed 81
In gas hy the heat Of baking. II Il lmposslbl
10 destroy or change the nature ot the linn
In any degree, 20 that the entire amount
the baking powder pasaes, with all It's init
d rious properties, into the stomach. Whe
We state that the chemists have found twetv
per cent. or one.eighth Of the entire weigh
ofsome samples Of baking powder analyses
's 10 be lime. the wickedncss of the adultera
j. ton viii be fully apparent.
Pure baking powders are ono Of the CHI
- aids 10 the cook In preparing perfect az
wholesome food. While those are 10 be q
tanned Of well.established reputation, III
! the Royal. Of whose purity there has new
10 avoid all others.