Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-28
Food Tests I'm New York.
OFFICIAL ANALYSIS OF BAKING PowDERs-ApuLERA.
lions IN CREAM OF TARTAR.

OFFICIAL ANALYSIS OF BAKING PowDERs-ApuLERA-
TIOSS IN CREAM OF TARTAR
From the New York Tribune.
Under the direction OF the New York state Board
OF Health. eighty-four different kinds OF baking
powders, embracing all the brands that could he
found Tor sale In the state, We're submitted TO ex-
animation and analysis by Prof. &. F. Chandler a
member OF the state board and president OF the
New York City Board OF Health, assisted BY Prof
Government chemist.
The ofricial report shows that large number OF
the powders examined were found TO contain alum
or lime; many OF them tosuch an extent as 10 rem
der them seriously objectionable for use In the pr
paratiOn or human food.
Alum was found In Twenty-Five samples This
drug Is employed IN baking powders 10 cheanen
their cost The presence OF lime is attributed 10
the Impure cream Of tartar OF commerce used In
also analysed and found TO contain lime and other
impurities; In some samples 10 the extent or SO
per cent OF their entire weight
All the baking powders OF the market. with the
single exception OF "ROyal" mot includtnV the
alum and phosphate powders, which have not the
virtue OF even an impure cream OF tart an are
made from the adulrerated cream OF tartar OF CON-
1nerce, and consequently contain lime 10 a CORE
The only baking powder yet found by chemical
analysis 10 Dc entirely free from lime and absO-
lnIey pure Is the Royal" This perfect purity re-
suits from the exclusive use OF cream OF tartar
specially refined and prepared by patent progresses
which totally remove the tartrate OF lime and
pure cream OF tartar Is much greater thar any
other and on account OF this greater cost Is used
IL DO Ddklng powder but the "kOyaL"
Prot Love, who made the analysis of baking
powders for the New York State Board OF Health
as well as for the Government, says Of the purity
and INCONSISTENCIES OF the Royal:
Il ma the Royal Baking Powder composed Of
pure and wholesome Ingredients. IL Is a Cream OF
tartar powder OF a high degree OF merit. and does
not contain either alum or phoepnates or other in
furious suDst anCe. T. q, Ioyr pm IN "
II Is highly satisfactory TO the housekeepers OF
TINS vicinity, where the Royal Baking Powder is
In general Use that the Investigations by the ana
Nsls IN Massachusetts,, New York and Ohio the
this important subject agree 10 chasing N "a the
Purest and most eniClent baking powder In the
Market 80
OSE YEAR ~ TIE PES1TENrIARY.-In the Crfmi
nal Court saturday James W. WEIGH pleaded
guilty 10 assaultlng Officrr TX l. charIei m
on May II, when Officer John A. Pearson was eye
oullnS warrant upon him Tor an assault on MS
vile he assaulted him. WEIGH had nothing 10 ssy
tertiary. ~ liz
Montgomery, saturday, there were a nDwh.sr
OF arraignments and pleas OF guilty. EiIzaheth
from Joseph TorTe1s, pleaded guilty 20 Larceny
and was sentenced TO six months Ia fail. IoSsnb
guilty u petit larceny and was sentenced 10 six
months IN Jail. ~ >
Took HER BONDS TO our THE BusIxEss.-An
cid cOlOred woman known as Aunt" Mary John
son, who lives IN an alley between 9Th and TN ana
i. and NJ Streets was before the Police Court Saf
urday. charged with keeping an unlicensed mar
In consideration OF her age the court TOOK her
sonaI bonds 70 quit the business, the defendant
paying the costs
HOWARD UNIVERSITY Law ScHooL--The gradua-
lion exercises OF the law department OF Howard
Lhserslty VIII take place this evening at the
SVRSregatonal church. The graduates are Geo.
Nv XilIns. Ulysses c. Haskeii. j. Riley Dungee
Geo. W. Lewis, Jno. J. Goode and Fred X. Chase.
-Four thou and Frenchmen and Italians met a,
MaIseihes sunday and adopted resolutions pro-
Ss.lhg agala itays foreign policy, particularly
hef alliance With Germany.