Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-29
A FIGHT FOR LIFE.
Shall We Drive Slow Poison From
Our Breakfast Table7
ALUM ANp AMMoNlA IN our BREAD.

A nuisance that troubled England
fifty years ago is now rapidly spreading
in this country, that is putting alum in
the bread we eat. This question is caus-
ing a great deal of discussion at the
present moment, as it is revealed that
alum is being used as substitute for
cream OF tartar in baking powders. A
story is told thata very large percentage
OF the baking powder sold on the mar
ket contain either alum or ammonia,
and many of them contain both these
pernicious drugs. Much timely alarm
is felt at the wholesale use of alum in
bread, biscuit and pastry. To young
children, growing girls, persons Of
weakly frame, alum bread eaten morn
ing, noon and evening is the most harm
ful. 1t is the small quantities taken at
every meal that do the mischief. Alum
is cheap, costing but two or three cents
a pound while cream OF tartar costs Soc,
and the high price of cream of tartar
has led cheap baking powder to be made
of alum. If the reader wants to know
something of the corrosive qualities of
alum let him touch piece to his tongue
then reflect how it acts on the tender
delicate coats OF the stomach.
Following is list compiled by the
Scientific american, of the alum and am
monia baking powders that have al
ready been tested.
ATLANTIC & PACIFIC. ROYAL.
COOKS FAvoRITE. sCIoTo.
CROWN. SILVER SPOON.
CRYSTAL. SILVER STAR.
DAISY. sNowDRIFT.
DAVIS OK SOVEREIGN.
DRY YEAST. STAR.
GEM. STATE.
GLOBE. STANDARD.
KENToN. sUNFLowER.
PEARsoN's. WASHINGTON.
PERFECTION. WINDSOR.
PEERLESS. ZIPP's GRAPE
PURITY. CRYSTAL.
There are, in addition to the forego-
ing list from the Scientific american, a
number of such powders sold in the
western that were not found in the east
ern stores.
Following is the list to date:
Calumet Baking Powder Co., Chicago)
FOREST CRY ..... Contains Ammonia Alum.
(Vouwie Bros, Cleveland.)
CHICAGO YEAST. Contains Ammonia Alum.
Chapman & Smith Co., Chicago)
BON BON ...........o..:, Contains Alum
Grant Baking Po%der co SReaao aum
HS Sspraaues Warner Griawoid chicago.5 Gun
ONE SPOON, TAYLoR'S Ammonia Alum.
.DN, {{TISsylor Mfg Co., St. LOuis,] ,.
-, lYarnail Mfg; Co., St. Louis.)
sHAWs SNOW PUFF 80: Contains Alum
D tDodson 4 Hills, St. Louis SEH'1inS Aium
| SHEPARD'S. .... Contains Ammonia Alum
Wm. H. Sheppard, St. ouis.(
~ . Msyer-Bain Mfg. CO. ST. LOUSY Iouis-S AiuH
| MONARCH Contains ANN onia Alum
BensaI Coffee spice Mills, dtS cRicaso5 Nium
GIANT T...-.................... Contains Alum
~ wv. F. Mclaughlin & Co., cHicsgo) a. -iH
Spencer Blging Paddle Co., Chicago - IL
r,, SKalbfell Mfg. Co., Chicago)
lPh@nix Chemical works, chicaeo.5 is Ala5u0Hi"
WHITE ROSE ...... Contains Ammonia Alum
Globe Coffee Spice Mills, Minneapolis )
-, (Thos Wood & Co., Philadelphia :"
&C. E. Andrews & Co Milwaukee.)
HARRIES FAVORIrE. Contains Alum.
III. 81. Harries, Minneapolis)
FIDELITY Y......................Co Contains Alum
| SOLAR AR................... -. Contains Alum
SHERMAN Bros, Chicago)
| PUTNAM'S BEST. ............. Contains Alum
(Wells Putnam & Co., Chicago.)
| CHINA ''T" HOUSE. E........... Contains Alum
Noah Mcdowell, st. Paul, Minn)
TWIN CITY ...... ........- Contains Alum
u. K. Ferguson, Minneapolis, Mimi
| HERCULES .............. Contains Ammonia.
(Hercules Baking Powder G o., San Francisco J
| CLIMAX AX...................Co Contains Ammonia
(Climax Baking Powder Co., Indianapolis)