Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-10-04
DANGEROUS ROOD ADULTERA.
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IL consumers prefer 10 huy an a.luiter-
terated sFticle Of food becaase It can be
had at a Iower price, they undoubtedly
have a right 10 10 ~, provided the adulter-
ants arr not Of q character injurious 10
health. III such articles are not falsely
sold Is pure, and the customer is not de-
ceived as 10 their real character The trans
action Il not illegitimate.
lint the great danger in thu traffic in
aduiteTaie4i food arises from the deception
that j. praeti>cd by manufacturers usually
chasing such goods as pure. This is al
most invariably done when the adulier-
ant Is one that is injurious to health. For
instance, manufacturers Of alum and lime
baking powders not only fail to inform the
public Of the real character Of their goods,
but carefully conceal the fact that they arc
made from these poisonous articles. Most
of these manufacturers also claim that
their articles are pure and wholesome,
while some 60 still further and proclaim
! boldly that they are cream Of tartar goods,
or even the genuine Royal Baking Powder
itself No consumer will buy alum baking
powders knowingly, for il is well under
! dersto0d that they are detrimental 20 health.
! The sale of lime and alum baking powders
J az pure and wholesome articles j., there
fore, criminal, and il s satisfactory 20 no.
/ ticc that several persons engaged in such
| sale have already been brought :" justice
! in the courts.
! The official analysts have recently been
| active IN pursuit Of these dishonest articles.
I The baking powders of several States have
| bccn carefully and and critically examined.
The officials are surprised at the large
amount Of lime and alum goods found. II
is a suggestive fact that ho baking powder
except the Royal has been found without
either lime or alum, and many contain
both. Dr. Prices baking powder has been
! found % contain nearly II per cent OF
| lime; Clcycland's II per cent. Of impuri-
ties the phosphate powders over II per
| cent of lime.
| The chief service Of lime is 10 add weight.
| 1t is true that lime, when subjected 20 heat
| gives off a certain amount of carbonic acid
! gas, but quicklime is lcIl-a caustic of
most powerful nature. 4 small quantity
! Of dry lime upon the tongue, or in the eye
| produces painful effects how much more
| serious must these effects be on the delicate
membranes of the stomach, intcstines and
kindneys, more particularly Of infants and
children, and especially when the lime
is taken into the system day after day, and
with almost every meal. This is said by
physicians 10 nc one of the causes of indi-
gcstion. dyspepsia, and those painful disea-
scs Of the kidneys now 50 prevalent
Adultcraton with lime i quite as much
10 he dreaded rs with alum, which has
heretofore received the most emphatic con-
domination from food analysts, physicians
and chemists, for the reason that while
alum may be partially dissolved by the heat
Of baking it Is impossible 10 destroy Of
change the nature Of the lime so that the
entire amount in the baking powder passes,
with all its injurious properties, into the
stomach
The large profits from the manufacture
of lime and alum baking powders has
placed many of them IN the market. They
are to be found in the stock of almost every
retail dealer, and are urged upon customers
calling for baking powders upon all Occa-
siOns Because of their wCll-known detri-
mental character il is desirable that prompt
means be taken 10 suppress their manu-
iaCture.
Pure laking powders are one of the chief
aids 10 the cook in preparing perfect and
wholesome food. While those are TO be
obtained of wcll-establishcd reputation,
like the Royal, of whose purity there has
never been a question, il is proper To avoid
all others