Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-10-21
A MILLION A YEAR.
Lottery and Prize Schemes used
to sell Alum and ANN MIA
Baking Powders.

baking Powders.
A New York concern, manufacturers
o. an ammonia baking powder, beasts
that its yearly profits are over mil
lion dollars While, perhaps, none of
the makers of alum powders individ-
ually eau show So large earnings yet
their profits are enormous.
a business 50 profitable, will always
attract to itself those whose greed will
cause them to utterly disregard the
effect their traffic may haye upon the
health or life of Others
Alum baking powders are intro
duced largely 10y gifts, prizes and lot
terry schemes. A piece of glassware
or china, chid's wagon, sled, "a
pewter spoon or some other article of
attractive appearance, but OF small IN
trinslc value or cost is given with each
purchase or number is attached TO
the can which entities the customer to
a similarly numbered article or TO a
prize some kind. Il is in some such
way as this that the trade in alum and
ammonia baking powders, which has
now attained such giant proportions
and their consumption by the public
which has reached an extent which is
truly alarming.
The highest authorities of all couu-
tries condemn the use of alum IN
bread without reserve. In Americ,
the most distinguished physicians,
chemists and hygienists have declared
that the traffic in alum baking powders
should be suppressed by law. In Eng.
land and France where the subject of
pure food, and It's effect upon the syk-
TEN, has been more fully considered
anu made the subject of extended ex-
periments by the scientists, so serious
matter is the use of alum in bread or
other food considered to be, that most
stringent laws have been enacted to
prevent it. These laws are rigidly en-
forced, and the sale of alum baking
powders would not be permitted for
an hour. Any one who attempted to
make them for use in food, or at
tempted to use them for raising bread,
biscuit or cake would suffer severe
penalties.
The i'll effects upon the system of
food raised by alum baking powders
are the more dangerous because of
their insidlous character. 1t would he
loss dangerous to the community were
It fatal at once, for then such food
would be avoided; but their deleteri-
Gus action because imperceptible at
first is no less certain.
The pickering effect which alum
has when taken in the mouth is famil-
lar to everyone. Physicians say this
same effect is produced by it upon the
delicate coats of the stomach and in
testines
What housewife would take home to
her family can of alum or ammonia
baking powder if she knew FTP Such
powders not only undermine the sys-
tenn, but it is pointed out that ammonia
taken into the system in even intini-
tesmal doses day after day, imparts to
the complexion a sallow and blotched
appearance.
1t Is safe to discard all baking DOW
ders sold with a prize or gift.
What msnomer are the words
" Absolutely Pure" as applied to bak-
ing powders. Two of the largest sell
ing brands, one made from alum, the
other containing ammonia and both of
these dragged baking powders have
stamped upon their labels ana circulars
these words absolutely pure. as mat
ter of fact they are Absolutely Poor"
as shown by official examinations.