Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-12-08
ALUM AND AMMONIA

ALUM AND AMMONIA
In Our Bresd Shall We Drive slow
Poison From Our Breakfast Table!
Anuisance that troubled ENGLAND f,ftv
this country, that is, putting aIum Il, tie
bread we cat. This question a causing
. great deal Of discussion at the present
moment, as it is revealed that alum q
being used as substitute for cream oil
tartar in baking powders. A story Is
told that very large percentage 81 the
baking powders sold on The market con-
tain either alum or ammonia. and
many of them contain both these per-
nicious drugs. Much timely alarm Ia
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
harmful. 1t 10 the small quantities taken
at every meal that do the mischief.
Alum is cheap, costing but or 8 cents q
pound, while cream Of tartar coets 30
cents, and the high price Of cream Of tar
tar has led cheap baking powder to be
made OF alum. Ii the reader wants to
know something of the corrosive quail
ties OF alum, let him touch piece to his
tongue; then reflect how it acts on the
tender, delicate coats Of the stomach.
The Scientific dn,sricdn published in a
recent number list Of alum and am
mona baking powders, which is Of great
value at this time. Following is con-
densed list compiled from official re-
ports. Powders marked with star
seem to have general sale, az they are
mentioned in at least two Of the official
reports:
ATLANTIC q PACIFIC. *RoYAL.
CROWN. SILVER STAR.
*DAyIs' 0. x. *sSowDRIFT.
i GEM. STAR.
*KENToN. STANDARD.
There are, in addition to the foregoing
list from the Scientific Ameracan, num-
Der OF such powders sold in the Western
that were not found in the Eastern stores.
Following is list of the most prom
inent:
ANDREWS, pEARL...... Contains Ammonis
&C. 4. Andrews a. CO., Mslwaukee)
ACME. Contains Ammonia
(Thos Wood 4 Co., Philadelphia.)
BON BON............................ Contains Alum
i q. c. Grant Baking Powder Co., chicago)
CALUMET Contains Alum
| Calumet Baking Powder Co., chicago.)
CLIHAX ..,...... Contains Ammoni,
CLIMAX Baking Powder Co., Indianapolis)
FOREST CITY ... Contains Ammonia Alum
(Vouwfe Bros, Cleveland.)
HOTEL. Contains Ammonia Alum
q. C. Grant Baking Powder Co., Chieago)
Contains Ar1moni
(Hercules Baking Powder Co, San Francisco,
ONE SPOON, TAYLORs ....Ammonia Alum
(raylor Mig. Co., st. louis)
RISING sUN,..............-....,.Con Contains Ammonia
(Ph9nix Chemical Works, Chicago,
RoYAI..............-.... Contains Ammoni
Royal Baking Powder Co., New York;
The Nature Of Orchids-
The orchids. conquerors of the light
} may well claim pardon for their triumph
, over their humble companions of thu
! gardens, for their victory is fairly
| achieved. They astonish US when WI
, first examine them, then charm us. Ma
ture has been liberal with them, ant
/ they have everything. Their flower
are full of that curious charm that cap
tivates. Their colors are harmonious,
,, toned, and always bright and elegant
Their odor is sweet and penetrating, bu
! does not cloy. Notwithstanding thei
] thin texture, which gives them delicat
and frail air, they last longer than othe
. ornamental flowers Nothing, in fact
] seems to be wanting to them but NOR
] lively and abundant foliage, and tina
e can be supplied by mingling fern leave
! with them.
q 1t was long supposed that these wor
o derful plants were extremely delicat
I and capricious. This was a mistake
: To their other virtues they join the rar
!. one of simplicity.
Nearly all the orchids cultivated
greenhouses are natives of the int
!. tropical zone, and it was supposed frol
this fact that they required considerab
9 heat. But it has gradually been estal
l lished that high temperature real
d binders their best development. A col
(. siderable number of them in their natiV
It state grow on high mountains, und'
l. exposure to bracing atmosphere; ar
D they are now cultivated in moderate
n warmed and freely ventilated gree
"a houses. They are, therefore, relative
hardy plants, well adapted to the dec
7 ration of our rooms.-J. Dybowski
!, Popular Science Monthly.
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