Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-09-17
A FIGHT FUR LIFE.
Shall We Drive Nluw Poison From Our
Breakfast Tablet

Shall We Drive Sl"w Poison From Our
Breakfast Table:
ALUM AND AN. ONlA IN OUR BREAD.
A nuisance that troubled the Eng.
iish fifty years ago is now rapidly
spreading in this country, that is put.
ting Alum in the bread We eat. This
question 10 causing . great deal OF
discussion ut the present moment, 40
it 10 revealed that alum is being used
~ . substitute for cream of tartar
!" baking powders. A story is told
that = very large percentage VI baking
powders sold on the market contain
either alum or ammonia, and many of
them contain both these pernicious
drugs. Much timely alarm is felt ut
the Wholesale use Of alum in bread,
biscuit aud pastry. To young chill
dre", growing girls, Parsons Of w-xxly
frame, alum bread eaten morning,
moo" and evening is thu most harmful.
It il the small quantities taken ut
every meal that do the mischief.
Alum is cheap, costing but two or
three cents pound while cream Of
tartar costs 300. aud the high price Of
cream OF tartar has led Oh. ap baking
powder to b. made Of alum. II tho
reader wants to know some thing OF
The corrosive qualities OF alum 1T him
touch . piece to his tongue then r..
feet how it act. on the tender delicate
coats Of his stomach.
Following is . list compiled by the
Scientific American, Of the alum and
ammonia baking powders that have
already been tested.
ATLANTIC PACIFIC. ROYAL.
COOKS FAvORIrG. sCIoro.
CR0MN. SILVER SPOON.
CRYSTAL. SILVER STAR.
DAISY. sNOwbkIFT.
DAVIS. OK SOVEREIGN.
DRY YEAST. STAR.
GEN. STATE
GLOBE. STANDARD
kENTON. BUNFLOwER.
PEARsON's. WASHING TON.
PERFECTION. WINDSOR
PEERLESS. zIPP.s GRAPE.
PURITY. CRYSTAL
There are, in addition to the fore
going list from the Scientific Amer
can, a NUMBER of such powders sold
IN the western that are not found in
the east~rn stores.
Following is the list to date:
lumet baking Powder Co, Chicago. A'un.
FOREST CRY ......... Contains Ammonia Alum
Vouwie Bros. Cleveland
CHICAGO VAST. Contains Ammonia Alum
Chapman smith Co.. Chicago.
aoTLI Contain. ; An,na, Alum Alum
). G. Grant Baking Powder Co. Chicago.
spr CUES. Warner ar,.wola. chicago.
ONE SPOON. TAyLoRs. ...... .Ammoni. Alum
Taylor Mig. Co.. st. Louis.
Y.rn.ll'. Mig Co. st. Louis. ''' ''''''.'
sHAw'- SNOW PUFF.......... Contains Alum.
Me,eh.n'. Mfg. Association. St. Louis.
Do..on + His. ST. Louis .' @>'-''''
sHEPARD'S... ........ Contains Ammonia Alum
VIM II. shepard. 81. Louis.
BANS. Contains Alum.
MONARCH. Contains Ammonia Alum
kcid, Murdoch Co.. Chicsgo.
Bengal code. I spice Nils. Chicago
SiANT........ .................... Contains Alum
MILK. ..:.:................ Contains Alum
VIZ Mclaughlin CO.. Chicago
ECHO .....:......,........... Contains Alum
Spencer Biuins Paddle Co.. Chicago.
kALBtE ELLIS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Contains Alum
K.lbfsli's Mfg. Co. Chicago.
RISING Sun. ............,.=G Contains Ammonia
fhosnix Chemical Works. Chicago.
WHITE ROSE. ......... Cont ms Ammonia Alum.
GLOBE Coffee spice Mills. Minneapolis.
rhos Wood ! Co.. Phil.delphis
ANDhEws' PEARL. Contains Ammonia.
c. L. Andrews Co.. Milwaukee.
HARRlEs' FAyORITE Contains Alum.
n. II. hsrries. Minneapolis
III! Contains Alum.
sherman Bros. Chicago.
PUTNAM.s BEST. .......... Contains Alum.
Wells. Putnam Co.. Chicago.
CHINA IT Use. ........... Contains Alum.
Noah Mcdowell, ST. Paul N,nn.
TWIN CITY ...................... Contains Alum. |
J. l. Ferguson. Minneapolis. MINI.
$500 LESi -. Contains Ammonia.
Hercules Baking Powder Co.. San Francis 20.
GILL MAJ. t........... Contains Animonia. |
Climax Baking Powder Co., Indianapolis.
Dr. Prices Cream Baking Powder
is reported by all su,hn,it,es rs free |
from Ammonia, Alum, Lime or any |
other adul,ersnt In fact, the purity
Of this ideal powder has never been