The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-10-01
BAKING POWDERS.
Mat the Minnesota State Authorities
Know About Them.

MIC HOOuI hSIu'
II there is doubt in any1Ody's
,:u.} rs to th9 quality of the various
;,:Ajng powder Ut tie market, it will
~ settled hy the evidence given
rHon the 5"lject Ivy the State officials
VI Minnesota. Tie Dairy and Food
Commission and the State Chemist
are the h:ghest official authorities
,.pUn such sut jocts in this State, and
their evidence will be accepted as
'!eslnterested and unparalleled. 1t
Is their business to examine the qua.
lily Of the different food products,
and to suppress the sale of those
found impure and unwholesome, and
all will admit that they have per-
formed their duties without fear or
favor.
At a recent examination by a
Legislative Committee to determine
,he qualities of the various baking
powders sold in Minnesota, State
&hemist and analysist to the Food
ANA D;iry Commlssi DR.. Benja-
Inin F. Drew, gave the following
evidence:
Ques.-Dr. Drew, I see 10y the
report of tho Dairy and Food Com.
mission Of this State that in making
analysis of the various baking powd
erS of this country you report as a
result Of yOnr work that the Royal
Baking Powder contains and gives
Of in baking a greater peI cent, Of
carbonic acil gas ,ieagening gas) than
any other baking powder made; is
that true!
Ans.-Yes, sir, that is fact.
CUES. doctor, you also found
from experiment that the Royal
Baking Powder will keep longer and
retain its qualities better than any
other powder made, did you not!
Ans.-Yes, sir, think it does.
Ques.-NOw, the two most desira-
BILE qualities in baking powder ars
the amount of carbonic acid gas it
contains and gives off and the length
Of time it will keep, are they not2
AnS.-Ie>, sir.
Quts. -Tnnn the Royal Baking
Powder, possessing these qualities, is
the hes; pDw@rT li,.tie, is it not
Ans Well, that wOnid be the
natural conclusion.
QAc;.-- Well tA1t is the fact, IS it
not!
Ans Yes, I think it is. con.
slider il on" Of the best baking pOwd.
ers made.
The Black Eawk War.
The sturdy pioneers who occupied
Northern Illinois and Southern WIS.
cUnsin ful civilization sixty years
ago, often had the monctony OF
frontier life broken by conflicts with
the Indians. The last struggle Of
any Importance in this section occur
Isd in 1882, and is known to history
as the Black Hawk War. the moving
spirit Of the savage outbreak being
the noted Black Hawk. chief of the
E0'iIS anu tANS' NtIls 11ttII
afterwards senator from Wisconsin,
was the leader in the hot pursuit
which finally brought Black Hawk.
with his warriors, women, and
children, to bay near the mouth of
the Bad Axe river. on tho east bank
81 the Mississippi, in what is now
Vernon county, Wisconsin. The
sun of that second day of August
1882, set upon bloody field; and the
result WAS the death of nearly all the
braves. and the abrupt close Of the
campaign The chief himself
escaped, and died years after at his
home near Rock Island. Ill. The
locality Of the battle is now marked
ny The village Of Victory. so nance
from this engagement. sitnated on
and reached only lay the Chicago,
burlington & Southern Il. f.. the
Scenic hne,' which touches mOst
OF tn" historic spots in the uppeG
Mississippi Valley. For further ia
Formation rs 10 the attractions Of the
line, 'joi,r(,;. rates and maps. call 0p
sour local agent. or write to W. J. G..
3<"uvom, Gen. Passenger Agent c.. d.
4 y. -. T.. 81, ptuj Minu.