Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1888-04-05
> ,yeERoUs FooD ADULTERATION.
The Fraudulent Use Of Alum ana Lime
ia cheap Baking Powders.

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If consumers prefer 10 buy an adultera1eu
article Of food because it can be had at a
lower price they undoubtedly have the rign1
to do so. provided the adulterauts are not Oh
character injurious to health. II sucn
articles are not falsely sold as pure and the
customer is not deceived as to Their real
character. The transaction is not il'eg'u-
mate
But the great danger in the traffic in adul-
terated food arises from the deception thar
is practiced by manufacturers usually clas-
sing such goods as pure. This is almost IN
yeriably done when the adnlteranl IS one
that is Injurious to health. For instance
manufacturers Of alum and lime baking
powder, not only fail to inform the public
or line real character of their goods, but
carefully conceal the fact that they are made
from these poisonous article. Mostof these
manufacturers also claim that their articles
are pure and wholesome while some 20 still
further and proclaim boldly that they are
cream Of tartar goods, or even the genuine
Rosa, Baking Powder itself No consumer
wil. huy alum baking powders knowingly,
f,r # "a well understood that they are detri-
men,a. 40 health. The sale of lime and
alum baking powders a- pure aud whole
som. articles IS. therefore. criminal, and Il
j. satisfactory To- notice that several persons
engaged iu such sale have already been
brough, 20 Justice IN the courts.
Tie official aualysts have recently been
active iu the pursui, Of these dishonest ar
uc'es. The baking powders OF several
states have been carefully and critically
examined. The officials are surprised At
tine large amount Of lime aud alum goods
found Itisa sugges i've fact that no bak-
inc powder except the Royal has been found
without ,i.her lime or alum, and many con
tain aa.b Dr. Prices baking powder has
been found TO contain nearly - percent OF
lime: Clevchud's II per cent. OF imPur-
I ties; ,be phosphate powders over y per
csuu o., ime
Taeca,sf service of lime is 90 add weight
/ Ills true ..at lime. when subjected TO heat,
gives off @ certain amour, of carbonic acid
GAS. bat quickHmc /, leit-a caustic OF
most powerful nature. a small. quantity %.
j dry .m. arou The tongue, or ia the eye,
produces painful, effects how much more
serious must these effects be on lie delicate
membrane, of the stomach, iute,tiues and
kidneys more particularly of infants and
4 cbi.dres. and especially when the lime Is
taken into the system day sitter day, and
with almost every meal This is said by
physicians Co De one of the caUses Of iudi
sysioo. dyspepsia, and those painful diseases
ol che kidneys now SO prevalent
Alultcra.ion with lime /, quite as much
to- De dreaded as vi,h alum, which has here
io!ore received The most emphatic condem-
nation from food analysts, physicians and
chemists, tor tue reason that, while alum
may be 81. r.jslly dissolved by the heat OF
/ baking. 20 is impossible 60 destroy or change
( the nature of the lime So that the entire
amour, ir The baking powder passes, with
| AN its injurious properties into the stomach
The large profits from the manufacture OF
/ lime and alum baking powders has placed
many of them ia the market, They are to
7 be found iu The stock of almost every retail
/ dealer. ard are urgedupon customers calling
for baking powders upon all occasions Be
cause of .leirve,lknowu detrimental char
ac.er DO IS desirable that prompt means be
taken 60 suppress theirmauu@cture.
/ Pure baking powders are one Of the chief
| aids 30 ,ae cook ia preparing perfect and
wholesome food. While those are to be OBJ
tanned of wcllcs,ablished reputation like
| ,Le Royal, of whose purity there has never
been q question, it is proper TO avoid all
others.
From ,le Washington correspondence of
the Wheeling Register, March 29th. We take
the following
Ex-senator Camden is iu the city. lie
/ has been over 90 New York with Ms Cam
den. who is remaining there on visit, and
/ the ex- Senator returned 90 Washington for
few DAYS recreation among his former
colleagues iu the Senate, and TO get the in
side of the political situation. The Sena-
tor has been visited by nearly an of the
West Nirgiuiaus in Washington. To them
ue has Ga ked freely on State politics. Some
OF those with whom he has talked say that
the Senator is not candidate for Governor,
bI. is aware that there is an undercurrent
among DIE friends i'm favor of making him
the Democratic candidate for Governor.
He tells IFS friends thar be is not a caudi-
date and does no, care for the honor, but
those with whom hc bias conycr>ed believe
CHAT 10 the STATE convention would n0mi-
nate blm in spontaneous way aud by ac
c.amatiou he gouid accept.
When this question vas put 70 the ex-
Senator he admitted that In that case it
would Doe somewhat embarrassing TO know
what Co do. but 40 the samc time Mr. Cam
den said THAI he dil not anticipate q con.
nEency lie expressed the opinion that
che State was reliably Democrats, no mat
Ter who was nominated
I, would be big thing 0r West Virgin
ia. whose "boom" is now on the lips of the
people an over this great Nation, if x-Sen-
ttor Camden should be placed in the guber