The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-13

DR.. j. f. Morse Professor of Chemical
Surgery In Cooper Medical College, know
nothing about the composition OF the vari-
Gus baking powders in the market, but If
they contain ammonia they should be
avoided. 1t Is wholly unfit to be used as an
article of food"
PROFESSOR WILLIAM b. RISING.
Professor William b. Rising of the Uni
versity of California, State Analyst, was
interviewed as TO the different varieties of
baking uowder in connection with the ques-
ton uf the adGlturatiUn of food. First of
the really pure baking powders we have"
he said, sis Dr. Prices. The leavening
power OF the Royal is largely due t. the
ammonia which it contains. | believe that
the facts "a to the composition OF the differ
ent powders should be given, and then the
public should be allowed to select for them
selves Ii they don't want ammonia they
should not buy the powder that contains
1t. The published advertisement of the
certificate is not as | wrote it, The Royal
was the only powder exhibited and we
gave the certificate to which reference is
made more to help the institution along and
encourage exhibits. OF course the presence
OF ammonia in a baking powder is more or
less fraud. 1t Is not food aud should
not be sold as such"
DIR. wINsLow ANDERSON.
DR.. WinslOw Anderson, Teacher Of Chem
lstry in the University of Californa-"Th
sale Of afulterated baking powders should
be prohibited oY law, as it is in England,
Germany and France. The NEST common
adulterantS found in baking powders are
ammonia, alum and terra alba. | consider
ammonia the most deeterous substance
found in any baking powder"
DIR. EDNA Il. FIELD.
DR.. Edna X. Field, Visiting Physician to
the Children's oSpital-'knowing as do
the poisonous nature of ammonia and the
evil results which would follow its use
would be decidedly opposed to its introduce
ton into the stomach through food in which
1t becomes an ingredient"
DR. j. GRAY JEWELL
DR.. J. Gray Jewell, Resident Physician Mt
the Home of the Inebriates-"I will not
permit its use in my family nor by my
patients as food. The heat necessary for
baking will not drive it out entirely A
portion thus remaining would do injury,
trst to the stomach and then indirectly to
other important organs"
DR. HORACE MLANE.
Dr. Horace Misunderstanding that
ammonia is injurious and an irritant, /
would rot permit my patients TO use it. ana
would lnterdicE the use of anything which
might lie supposed to contain it. | do not
think 1t can be entirely neutralized and
thrown off in ordinary process of baking
A resduum would remain 10 the food in
which II Is used"
DIR. ]. Z. PELHAM.
DR.. j. E. Pelham THE use of ammonia
In food would impair, If ii did not prevent.
the Qualification OF the chyme, resulting in
deprayed condition of the nutritive ele-
ment of food and a corresponding depletion
of the entire system. Its use Is perm cious.
poisonous and destructive to health and
should be prevented"
DIR. p. A. KEARNEY.
Dr. P. a. kearney-"A as an in
gredient of food would have deleterious
eff nj "a rbn
cite the heart. Its use in food preparations
is hurtful and dangerous and should DO
prohibited by legal enactment We need
stringent and rigidly enforced laws to pre-
vent the use Of drugs IN food pref arations."
DR.. NJ. j. FoTTRELL.
DR.. NJ. J. Embellishments intro.
duced into food for human beings would be
and Is very hurtful."
DR. H. W. KERR.
DR.. II. w. Kerr should not think an
intelligent person, possessing even a rudi-
mentary knowledge Of chemistry, could be
found who would advocate or permit its
introduction into any article designed for
human consumption. To use it as a food is
barbarous."
DIR. W. F. M'NUTT.
DR.. w. F. McNutt, Professor OF Princi
pies and Practice OF Medicine in the Medical
Department OF the University of California
:. Ammonia is a powerful drug, and when
introduced Into the system through the
medium of the bread we eat cannot but prove
to be highly Injurious"
DIR. CHARLES A. CLINTON.
Dr. Charles A. Clinton" The long con-
tlnued use of ammonia is decidedly bad.
Ii knew my baking powder contained am
monia should certainly discard it,
DR. GEORGE II. jerks.
DR.. George III. jerks think It hardly
necessary for medical man to give an
opinion upon such a subject. There is no
doubt but the continuous use of ammonia.
even in small quantities, is injurious and
promotive Of stomach troubles. These
authorizations should be stopped"
DIR. WILLIAM NJ sEARBY.
DIR. William NJ. Searby, Professor of
Pharmacy In the California College Of
Pharmacy, San Francisco :" Ammonia is
one of the common adulterants of baking
powders. The cheaper grades of alum give
on ammonia, and when the odor of the
latter Is detected you may feel pretty conf
dent that the former is present"
DR. CHARLES e. FARNUM.
DR.. Charles L. Farnum-" The nse If
ammonia In the bread we eat cannot bnt ba
Injurious. 1t has the effect of neutra,izing