Smyrna times., 1886-10-20
The Danger Before Us,

We have already alluded to the i'm.
portance of housekeepers paying more
attention to the kind Of baking powder
used in leayening their bread. This is
matter to which we cannot draw at
tention too often, because it is some
thing which involves the most serious
consequences to the general body Of
mankind. Temperance apostles tell US
and there is ample foundation for
the statemGnt-that there is disease
both moral and physical in the intOXi-
eating cup; and in the same way there
is disease slow, perhaps, but cer,;,in, in
the leavening agent which is employed
in One-half the homes on this conti-
nent; sickness, perhaps death, in the
bread we eat at every meal-sIOW poi
son, placed there, too, by loving hands,
by mothers whose every thought is for
the health and happiness Of their chill
dren, by wives whose chief sOlaCe is
the life and comfort of their husbands.
The victim of intoxicatiOn goes to his
fate with the full consciousness of what
he is doing bat the victim Of the adul-
terated and poisonous baking powder
falls and knows not whence comes the
blow that struck him. The certificates
of chemists with high-sounding titles
have been read in confidence; the
toothsome cake has been given in gen
erous abundance to the children the
! daily bread has been eaten in fancied
security. But all the time the poison
| has been working its slow effect
/ There come spells Uf headache, loss Of
! appetite, g futteIing Of the heart the
/ child is seized with an apparently
1 causeless cough. The coating of the
stomach is destoyed, perhaps; one of
the vital organs is rendered almost use
less; the kidneys are attacked with
Bgight's disease. The health Of the
child is irreparably broken down; the
adult becomes chronic invalid.
These are the dOings of the modern
cheap baking powders that are COM
posed of lime, alum, acids and other
vile things.
In view of these facts surely all
housewives should exercise the care
that is, we know, now exercised by
some in their selection of proper
brand of baking powder. She who
does not do so, whether the neglect is
the result Of ignorance or recklessness,
cannot free herself from the response
bility for the health, perhaps life there
by endangered No housewife need be
ignorant of the quality and composition
of the article which she uses to leaven
her bread, biscuit and cake. The Off
cial reports Of the government chem
lists, who are certainly unprejudiced,
have been published 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 hand, is reported
absolutely free from lime, alum, phos-
phatic acid, or any injurious ingre-
dients. 1t is further stated by the
most eminent authorities on food hygi-
enc that food leavened with it is more
wholesome than when raised by any
other method. Its use is therefore to
be commended. 1t is to be regretted
that no other baking powder, when
there are so many in the market, some
of which will find their way into use
is free from all of these substances.
They all contain either lime or alum
The housekeeper who regards the
health of her loved ones should not
only order the Royal, but make per
sonal examination to be sure that no
other brand is sent her in its place.