Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-11-09
OFFICIAL FOOD TESTS.
Tho Unieed States ana Canadian
Governments Analyxe the Bak.
Ing Powders. s
From Caicago Tribu,,s.

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Great interest has been taken in the
Investigations made by the United
States and Canadian governments
and by the different boards of health
eoshow the purity or impurity OF
milk, baking powders, spices, and
other ARTICLES Of daily use in the Gull
nary department of our households.
Just nov the subject of baking
powder is claiming puolic attention.
We all desire pure and wholesome
bread and this cannot be. had with
the use OF impure or poisonous bak-
ing powder There eau be no longer
any qEesticn that all the cheaper
lower grades of baking powders con-
tain either alum, lime or phosphate
acid. o.. ...... ...
Tho official analyses by the United
States and Canadian governments
have therefore been studied with in
terest ADD have pretty clearly estab-
lished the facts upon this subject.
The United States government report
gives the names of eighteen we'll
known powders, some Of them adver-
tised as pure cream of tartar baking
powders. that contain alum.
The report shows that the Royal
baking powder was found the highest
In loavenihg strength, evolving l6O.6
cubic inches Of gas per single ounce
OF ecwder. There were eight other
brands OF cream of tartar powders
tested and thsir average strength was
Ills cubic inches Of gas per ounce of
powder. .'..' "'.'' '@ -.
Tao Canadian government investi-
Rations were Of still larger mum Der
OF powders. The Royal baking pow
der was here also shown the purest
and highest 10 strength, containing
l2a2 cubic inches of leavening gas
per ounce OF powder, Nine other
cream OF tartar powders were tested,
their average strength being reported
to be 80 cubic inches of gas per ounce.
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These figures are very instructive
to tie practical house-keeper. They
indicate that the Royal baking pow.
des goes moro than. 80; per cent. fur
ther in use than thu others, or is one
third more economical. Still mora
important than this, however, they
prove this popular article has been
brought to the highest degree OF
Purity-tef TO it's superlative purity
this superiority in strength is due
and consequently that by it's use We
may be insured the purast and most
wholesome food. 49,. u..s. -,..
The powders Of lower strength are
found to leave large amounts OF inert
mataerspin the food. This fact is
emphasized by the report of the Ohio
State Food Commissioner, who, while
finding the Royal practically pure,
found no other powder TO contain less
than 10 pei, cent. of inert or foreign
matters. ... T.. l
The public interest in this question
has likewise caused to be made in
vestigations by our local authorities
Prof WIS. Haines, Of Rush Medical
College, consulting chemist OF the
Chicago Board Of Health, has found
results similar 10 those reported by
the national and Canadian authorities.
DR.. Haines says:
RUSH MEXICAN COLLEGE,, Chicago, I'll,
have recsntly obtained samples of
the chief baking powders IN the mar
ket and have subjected them to care
ful chemical examination to determine
their purity, wholesomeness and
leavening power. As the result Of
my tests / find the Royal baking
powder superior to oil the others in
every respect. 1t is entirely free
from all 1adulteration and unwho!e-
sone impurity, and in baking it gives
of u greater volume OF leavening gas
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