The Newtown bee., 1888-06-22
The Fight for Pure Food.

The aggressive war wa ged by the Roy al baking powder company upon the hosts of adulterated and impure baking powders sold throughout the country IS having desirable effect. The bitter at tacks upon the Royal company by man. ufacturers of the impure goods (which are made doubtless both from spirit of revenge and in the hope of breaking the effect of the damaging eSposures). with the official confirmation of the charges which in turn have come from various State authorities fully corroborating the statements originally made by the Royal company, have awakened wholesome public sentiment in favor of oppressive laws, which means mischief to the ille- citimate traffic. The public has probab- ly been as much amused by these intem- perate and ridiculous attacks upon the Royal as that company has been, doubt less, proud to receive them.
 The Royal baking powder company set out some time ago to expose the eharae- ter and to break up the sale of adulterat- ed baking powders. Having found from an examination of many specimens that there was a large number of actually in- furious powders in the market. they brought the matter before hepublic and denounced the makers by name in the press and to the health authorities The affair was taken up by physicians, boards
 of health and Legislatures throughout
 the country, chemists were employed to
 test the various powders in the market
 and the government itself directed anaiy-
 ses to be made before it would purchase the supplies needed for army, navy and
 Indian uses.
 The result justified the charges made
 by the Royal company. Not only were the majority of baking powders in the
 market found to be largely adulturated, but many of them were ascertained to contain alum and other poisonous in
 gradients to such an extent as to render them positively unsafe for use in human
 food. As result many of these injur- lious mixtures were driven out of the
 market and the sale of all seriously in- lterfered with. No occurrence of recent date has been so far reaching as this in ' its beneficial influence upon the public health and the boldness of the Royal baking powder company in the inaugu- ration of such warfare and their energy f in carrying it forward with such import. P ant results were universally commented P upon and appreciated. In making the e charges they did not hesitate to enter in. I to competition with every other baking powder in the country and it is publis
 satisfaction that in the official tests by the government and State chemists ana by boards of health, the Royal balxin,
 powder has been declared to be the SUI d perior of all others in strength, purit, d and wholesomeness and absolutely pur IT and free from all inferior substances. le From recent official reports it Is evl i'd dent that the alum and otherwise impur ss goods have again come upon the marke
 in dangerous quantities and their ol
 enemy, the Royal, is again upon the wa le path. In continuing Its warfare againI
 these goods the Royal is meeting wit
 the old time opposition and abuse. Tn k public, however, win appreciate, as her Y, tOfore, both the object of the ualul @ lmenr and tho action Of the Royal con
 pany and award full justice to the cor
 pany that % foarlessIy sfanda ID for ! ss- protection fFom sQcR edventaTers-