Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-04-20
FOOD TESTS IN NEW YORK.
Official Analysis of Baking
POwderS-Adulte
inCream Of Tartar.

IN. cream OF dTldr.
Under the direction of the New
York State Board of Health, eighty
four different kind of baking powders,
embracing all the brands that could
be found tor sale in the State, were
submitted to examination and analy-
sis bv Prot. C. F. Chandler men,
Der of the State Board and President
of the New York City Board of
Health. assisted by Prof E. &. Love
the we'll known United States Gov
eminent chemist.
The official report shows that a
large number of the powders examin-
ed were found to contain alum or
lime; many of them to such an extent
as to render them seriously objection
able for use in the preparation of hu-
man food.
Alum was found in twenty-nine
samples. This drug is employed in
baking powders to cheaper their cost.
The presence of lime is attributed to
the impure cream Of tartar of COM
merce used in their manufacture.
Such cream of tartar was also analy-
zed and found to contain lime and
other impurities; in some samples TO
the extent of SO per cent. of their en-
tire weight.
All the baking powders of the mar
ket, with the single exception of
Royal" (not including the alum and
phosphate powders, which have not
the virtue of even an impure cream of
tartar, are made from the adulterated
cream of tartar of commerce, and con-
sequently contain lime to correspon-
dug extent.
The only baking powder vet found
by chemical analysis to be entirely
free from lime and absolutely pure is
the Royal" This perfect purity re-
suits from the exclusive use of cream
of tartar specially refined and prepar.
ed by patent processes which totally
remove the tartrate of lime and other
impurities. The cost of this chemi-
cally pure cream of tartar is much
greater than any other, and on ac-
count of this greater cost is used in
no baking powder but the Royal" "
Prof. Love, who made the analy-
sis of baking powders for the New
York State Board of Health, as we'll
as for the Government, says of the
purity amp wholesomeness of the
Royal:
II find the Royal Baking Powder
composed of pure and wholesome in
gradients 1t is q cream of tartar
powder of high degree of merit, and
does not contain either alum or phos-
pilates or other injurious substance.
f. G.. LOVE, PH D."
1t is highly satisfactory to the
housekeepers of this vicinity, where
the Royal Baking Powder is in gen.
eral use, that the investigations by
the analysts in Massachusetts, New
York. and Ohio, the only States thet
have thus far taken action upon this
important subject, agree in CHASING
it as the purest and most efficient bak-
ing powder in the market.
OF the death of Zephsniah j +.
McAnallen, a son of Michael Nc
Anallen, of Marion Twp, a cores
pondent says: He was young man
Of sterling qualities, and much es-
teemed by all bis acquaintances. His
sad and untimely end coming as it
were like thunder clap from sum-
mer's sky -is startling and solemn
yaring to all. He had gone but q
short time ago to work in the lumber
woods of Forest county and on Tues
day, the Sd inst, while engaged in
rafting logs was caught between
some floating timber and before as
sistance could reach him was drown
ed. The corpse was brought home
Saturday and inferred in the cemetery
at Murrinsville. The sympathy of
the entire community is extended the
afflicted family in their sad bsreave-
ment.