Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-14
LITTLE LOCALS.
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DR.. T. L. McDosh, who was at one
time president of Roanoke college,
died in Frederick county, Md. re-
Gently. He was buried ut Win
chester, Va, where, for ten years, he
was pastor.
Gents stiff and felt hats just
received at E. Goetz's, 81 Salem
avenue. nov14-t
Mr.. John A. Pack, ticket agent at
the Union depot, and Mr. j. 4. Mos.
ley, his assistant, are both confined
to their rooms by an attack OF 1.-The
grip" and Mr.. John T. Booz, relief
agent for the Lynchburg division, is
both night and day.
Boys and children hats ut E.
Goetz's, q Salem-avenue. novl4-t
DR.. H. E. Jones returned yesterday
evening from visit to relatives at
Appomattox courthouse.
-Children's and M&nt's shoes veEN
cheap at E. Gostz's, 81 Salem-avsne.
novl4.t
The shipment of coal Of the Poca-
hontas coal company for the week end
ing January II, was 36,717 tons, and
for the month ending January II,
$3.50 tons.
Hats, caps and umrellas at E.
Goetz's, q Salem-avenue. povl4-t
The shipments Of Pocahontas coal
from the Lambert's Point pier, Nor
folk. for 1889, amounted to 1,013,214
tons.
Beware OF Frauds.-Be sure you
get the genuine DR.. Thomas Electric
Oil. 1t cures colds, Group, asthma,
deafness and rheumatism.
Mr.. Edwin Fitzgerald, traffic man
ager of the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia railroad, spent Sunday
with Mr.. A. Pope, general freight
agent of the Norfolk and Western
railroad company.
The Pocahontas coal company have
rented the third floor OF the CONNER
cial Bank building, and will take pos
session tomorrow.
Should Not Their Sale be Prohibited:
It is time the authorities of this state
took action against the sale Of the alum
baking powders, similar to that had in
other states, and by the National and
Canadian governments. The sale Of
alum-mads bread has been made
misdemsanor in the District of Column
bia. The Canadian government has
just issued an official report, giving
the names Of the different alum baking
powders sold there, in which it states:
"Alum is entirely Objectionable as a
substitute for cream Of tartar in baking
powders, and ought not TO be allowed
in any well-appointed bakery. Not
only is the resulting sulphate of
soda powerful purgative and certain
to interfere with normal digestive pro-
cessss when habitually taken into the
system, but the alumnia. set free by
the reaction of the powder is capable
of rendering insoluble and unav ailable
the phosphoric acid and phosphates
naturally present in food.
''Alum phosphate powders are more
Objectionable than the foregoing
Professor j. W. Mallett. Of the Uni
vsrsity of Virginia, has recently made
an exhaustive Investigation to deter.
mine whether food raised with alum
baking powder is injurious to health or
not. We find his conclusions Published
in the Chemical News, Of London, as
follows
sin doses not very greatly exceed
ing such quantities as may be derived
from bread as commonly used 'alumi-
mum hydroSide and phosphate produce.
or produced In experiments upon nv
self, an inhibitory effect upon gastric
digestion.
This effect is probably conse-
uuence of tie fact that part OF tho
aluminium unites with the acid of the
gastric Juice and is taken up into solu-
ton, while at the same tins the re-
msinder of the aluminium hydroxide or
phosphate throws down in insoluble
form the organic substance constituting
the peptic ferment.
"From the gen eral nature OF the re-
suits obtained, the conclusion may
fairly be deducted that, not only alum
itself, but the residue which it's use 10
baking powder leaves il bread, cannot
be viewed as harmless, but must be
ranked as Objectionable, and should be
avoided when the object aimed at is
the production ofwholssome bread"
These alum baking powders are be-
ing extensively introduced. because of
the large profit in them to beth manu-
facturers and dealers. Consumers will
do we'll to look sharp at the name upon
the label before buying. aud take moth
ing but the old and reliable brands well
known as pure and made from the
hcalthful cream of tartar.
SPECIAL LOCAL NOTICES.
Ice cream at Catogni's. jan14tf
Go to Catogni's for all kinds of