The Republican journal., 1888-05-03
The Fight for Pure Food.

The aggressive war waged by the Royal Bak-
ing Powder Company upon the hosts of adul-
terated and impure taking powders sold
throughout the country is having il desirable
effect. The bitter attacks upon the Rova
Company by the manufacturers of the impure
goods (Which are made doubtless both from Il
spirit of revenge and in the hope of breaking
the effect of the damaging eXpoSureS), with
the official confirmation of the charges which
in turn have come from various State authori-
ties fully cOrroborating the statements original-
ly made by the Royal Company, have awakened
wholesome public sentiment in favor of re-
pressiNe laws, which means mischief to the
illegitimate traffic. The public has probably
beenas much amused by these Incorporate and
ridiculous attacks upon the Royal a> that com
pany has been. doubtless, proud to receive
them.
The Royal Baking Powder Company set cut
some time ago to expose the character and to
break up the sale of adulterated baking pow
ders. Having found from an examination of
many specimens that there was a large number
OF actually injurious powders in the market,
they brought tine matter before the public, and
denounced the makers by name in the press
and to the health authorities. The affair was
taken up by ply >icians, Boards of Health and
Legislatures throughout the country, chemists,
We're employed to test the various powders in
the market, and the Government itself directed
analyses 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 adulterated, but many of them were as
certainea to contain alum and other poisonous
ingredients to such an extent as to render them
positively unsafe for use in human food As Il
result many of these injurious mixtures were
driven out of the market and the sale of all
seriously interfered with. No occurrence of
recent date has been 50 far reaching as this in
its beneficial influence upon the public health,
and the boldness of the Royal Baking Powder
Company in the Inauguration of such war
fare, and their energy in carrying it forward
with such important results, were universally
commented upon and appreciated. In making
the charges they did not hesitate to enter into
competition with every other baking powder
in the country, and it is public satisfaction
that in the official tests by the Government and
State chemists, and by Boards of Health, the
Royal Baking Powder has been declared to be
the superior of all others in strength, purity and
from all inferior substances.
From recent official reports it is evident that
the alum and otherwise impure goods have
again come upon the market in dangerous
quantities, and their old enemy, the Royal, is
again upon the war path. In continuing its
warfare against these goods the Royal is meet
ing with the old time opposition and abuse.
The public, however, will appreciate, as here
tofore, both the object of the ''alum men" and
the action of the Royal Company, and award
full justice to the company that so fearlessy
stands up for its protection from such adven-
turers.