Telegram-herald., 1891-11-11
OFFICIAL FoaD TESTS
The United States ana Canadian
Covers m snts AnAiyss the
Bsklng Powders.
CeSpsrattss strrsgta sna Purify ~ The
OsnsEsnt bn~aas OaSsally
Deter assasd.
FRET aasssss Consulting CAsnsss 81 sAs
CaloAss tsssrd OF aeAishs Gssss
als Opssies.

lAr plb4<~ - always FteItAk>gtS 10
suggeslz>as about The lood Il eats
Great Interest has beel taken n the
tavrsI a tons made by tAe United
States and Canadian governaaeats and
by tbs dlsierS1t boards @! health 10
SHOW the purity or 1mparity OF mix.
haksg powders, specs, aud other
Articles OF daily use ia tAe culinary
department o, our HOUSEHOLDS.
just Dow the suhiecs u baking
powder - claiming public attention
We all desire pure and wholesome
bread ami tbs can not hs had with
TIE use of impure or poisonous baking
poweer. There can be no longer amp
question that all the cheaper. lower
grades Of baking powders ooata.g
either alum. lime. or phospkatic ac.l.
Isae Official aaalyses by the United
States AM Cana i:sn goyeInm snts b "a
therefore been studied with inttrest
end have PRETTY clearly established
the fscts upea this subject. The
United States government report gives
the MINES o. e.shteen wen known pow
ders, soa,ir Of them advertised rs pure
cream OF tartar baking pow ders. that
contain alum.
The report shows that the Royal
baking powder WAS feans the h,ghest
m ,s-avan'ng strength. evolving 1000
enbe a>r.,es o. r'as per single ounce
O. pow a~r. Tarre were eight other
branis CT creasn ~ tartar powders
tested -ssi thesr average strength was
III ? rssl,.c m hes O, ras per ounce Of
powder.
T.le Ca-l9 dian government snvesti-
cation, were % n s:fl larger number
OF powders. Tn Royal hakiny powder
was here also shown the prresf and
highest n strength. confsinirss 129.33
cube saehes OF lcavcaing gas per ounce
Of power. N.a> Other cream O. tartar
powders were tested. their average
strength beng reported 10 be 80 cube
inches OF gas per ounce.
These figures are very Instructive TO
the practical housekeepcr. They "a
G1ate that the Royal baking powder
goes more thln 33 per cent. further
:. nsc than tho Others. or IS one-third
more economical. Still more import
ant than tbs, however, they prove
this popular article has been brought
10 the highest degree OF pur.ty-for
10 ITS supersattve purity this superb
or.ty n strength il due-and con-
sequently that by its use we ma, be
Insured the purest and most whole
some food.
The powders y lower strength are
found 70 leave large amounts of inert
matt~rw IN the food. THIS fact IL en-
phasi1ed ny tie report OF the Ohio
State Food Comm is oner who, while
finding the Royal practically pure.
found no othc powder tn contain lcse
than 10 per cent. OF inert or foreign
matters.
The public interest In this question
has llkew re caused 10 ! e made inve~fi-
etions by our local authorities. Prot
W. s. Haines. OF Rush MEDICAL College.
consulting chemist OF the Chicago
Board Of Health. has found results
similar TO those reported nv the VA
floral and Canadian authorities. DE-
Haires says:
Rush Medical College. Chicago. III.
have rec-utly obta ned samples Of
the chief baking powders in the mar
ks'.. and havc subjected them 20 carr
full chemical exam nation 20 determine
their purity. whoiesomcneS. and
;c'avecS'nr power. As the result n my
tests i End tho Royal baking powder
superior TO oil the Others In evcrv
respect. II - entirely free from MI
nsuTtcrati~7 and unwholc~ome I'm
purity. AMI IN baking II gives or a
greater volume ~ leavc,rnC gas than
any Other powder. II n. therefore.
rot on7y tire pure~r. hut also the
stror-~st powder with whsch ] am
arouaffr.ed
WAITER s. HATNEs. NJ. D..
ccrsm,t'n- Chemist. Chicago BOARD of
Heath.
The sratiStA>s chow that there is
usrt' n tire nanufscture 81 the Royal
iiak'rfy powdo- more fhan half az al
fhc ~-~am ~ tartar convrmcd IN the
rnsted States fo~ all pu--o~~s. The
wrnre-fu' F-ale sous 'nd'rat~f for she
co,-,l Nrk'~- rowfr~-rrcsf~r Tran
.Srt ~ all othe~ baking powders com
Nl7~d-'~ perhaps ev~, \ hi~h-r evil
tc-r>c fran that already quoted ~ the
superiority ~ fhss arfi~se. ami ~ iss
srsi,sp~nsa blrnces IN modern co0o0y.
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Bssk-ksepers save Your Eyed.
Have yonr blank hooks made from
Bua tinted Linen ledger Paper--it 10
used east extensively and IL has come
10 ssay. Call write or telephone
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