The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-09-24
rHE DANGER BEFORE ~.

W. haze already alluded ~ lie import
aHce Of bousekeepers paying more attrn-
ton % tie IF baking powder used ia
leayening their bread. This 3. a mat
ter 10 which We anuo draw attention too
often, because II Is something which in
wolves the most serious consequences 70
the general body Of mankind Temper
auee apostles tells us-and there Is ample
foundation for tie statemcnt-tbat fhere
Is disease both moral and physical il the
intoxicating euP: ard in the same way
there Is disease SLOW perhaps, but certain,
ia tie ~leavcning agent ahich j. employed
ia onc-haif tie homes Oh this continent
sickness, perhaps death, i'll the bread We
eat a; every meai-sloW poison. placed
there, too, By loving hands. by mothers
whose every thought IS for tie health and
happiness Of their children, by wives
whose chief solace IS the life and comfort
Of their husbands. The victim Of .utoxi-
cation goes Is hi. fate with = full con-
scionsBcss Of what ne IS doing; bnt the
victim nf the ad1lierated and poisonous
baking powder falls and knows not
whence comes the blow that struck him.
Tie Certificates II chemists aith high
sounding titles have been fead in conf =.
dence: the te0thsome cake ias becA given
N generous abundance 10 the children: the
daiIY bread has been eaten in faneied Sc
curly. But al the time the poison las
been working it, slow effect, There come
spells Of headache. loss Of appetite. q fiat
tering Of the heart; tie child j. seized with
an apparently canseiess cough. The coat
ing Of the stomach IS destroyed. perhaps,
enc II the vital organs j. rendered almost
useless; the kidneys arr attacked aitl
Bright disease. Tie health Of the child
IS irreparabiy broken DOWN tae adult be-
comes q chronic Invalid. These are Tia.
doings Of tile modern cleap baking pow
ders that are composed Of lime. aluln,
acids and other vile things.
In view Of these facts surely ali hoase-
wives should exercise the care that Is, We
know, now exercised by some in their 81
l~ections Of a proper brand Of baking pow
der. She who does not do 80, whether the
neglect is the result Of ignorance or reck-
lackness, cannot free herself from the re-
sponoibility for the health, perhaps life
thereby endangered. No honsew lie need
be ignorant Of the quality and composition
Of the article which she Uses to heaven her
bread, biscuit and cake. The official Re-
ports Of the government chemists, who are
certainly unpreiudiced, have been pub
lished and show very clearly the quality
and strength Of all the baking powders IN
the market. The Royal Baking Powder,
which is accessible At every band, j. re-
ported absolutely free from lime, alum,
phosphate acid, Or any injurious ingredi-
ebts. 1t is further stated 10y the most en-
inent authorities on food hygiene that food
leavened with ii is more wholesome than
when raised BY any other method. It's use
L, therefore to be commended. 1t is Ia be
regretted that no other baking powder,
when there are 80 many IN the market,
some Of which will find their @ay into usc,
IS free from all ofticsc substances. They
all contain either lime or alum. Tile
housekcepcr y 10 regards the health of her
loved ones should not only order tho
Royal, bat make personal examination "a
he sure tia 10 other brand Is sent her
ia It's place.