The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-11-13
OFFICIAL FOOD TESTS.
The United states aud Ga asadian
Governments Annlyze the
nnking Powders.
Comparative Streneth and Purity Of
the Different Brands Officially
Determined.
PFef. Waisea. Consulting fhes.ist Of the
Chicago Heard az Health, Gives
Mis Optnfens
Fr.m chlo.s. Tribua. .

| Frem ChteARs Tribune.
The public IN always responsive 10 aug.
gestions about the food Ii eats, Great
interest has been taken In the inyestiga.
tions made by the United States and
Canadian governments and by tho differ.
ent boards Of health 10 show the purity
or inpurity OF milk, baking powders,
spices, and other articles OF daily use In
the culinary department Of our house
| holds.
just now the subject Of baking powder
L. claiming public attention. We all do.
sire pure aud wholesome bread and this
cannot be had with the uee Of impure or
poisonous baking powder. There san be
no longer any question that all tho
cheaper, lower grades Of baking powders
contain either alum, lime, or phssphatic
acid.
The official analyses by The United
States and Canadian governments have
therefore been studied with interest aud
have pretty clearly established the facts
upon this subject. The United States
government report gives the names of
eighteen weli-known powders, eome Of
them advertised as pure cream Of tartar
baking powders, that contain alnm.
The report shows that the Royal Bak-
Ing Powder was found the highest in
leavening strength, evolving 100 cubic
inches oi gas per single ounce Of powder.
There were eight other brands Of cream
oil tartar powders tested and their aver.
age strength was llib cubic inches of
gas per ounce 81 powder,
The Canadiaa government investiga-
tions were ol still larger number oi
powders. The Royal baking powder was
here also shown the purest and highest
IN strength, containing 100 SO rubir
inches OF leavening gas per ounce Of
powder. Nine other cream OF tartar
powders were tested, their average
strength being reported To be 50 cubic
inches OF gas per ounce.
These figures are very instructive 10
the practical hounckeeper. They indicate
that the Royal baking powder goes more
than 81 per cent further in use than the
others, or is one-third more economical.
stu more important than this, however,
they prove this popular article has been
brought TO the highest degree Of purity
for 20 It's supcrlatiye purity this snperi.
ority In strength IL due and consequ.ut-
ly that by its use We may be insured the
purest and most wholesome food
The powders Of lower strength are
iound 10 leave large amounts of inert
matters In the food. This fact IL empha-
sized by the report oi the Ohio State
Food Commissioner. who. while finding
the Royal practically pure, found no other
powder 10 contain less than 10 per cent
of inert or foreign matters.
The public interest In thisqnession has
likewise caused To be made Investigations
by our local authorities. Prof w s
iiaines, Of Rush Medical College, con.
arf ha tat Ill IL. n
Health has found results similar to those
reported by the national aud Canadian
authorities. DIR Haines says:
Rusu MEDICAL CoLLEoE, ,CmcAoo, III.
! have recently obtained samples OF
the chief baking powders Ia the market,
and have subjected them 20 careful chem
tcai examination to determine their pur-
ity, wbolesomeneaa, and leayening power,
As the result Of my tests I hnd the Royal
baking powder superior 10 all the others
in every respect. IL is entirely free from
all adulteration and unwholesome i'm.
purity and in baking II gives off greater
volume OF leavening gas than any other
powder. II is, therefore, not only the
pnrest, bat also the strongest powder
with which am acquainted.
WALTER s HANEs, NJ. d,
Con. Chemist, Chicago Board Of Health.
The statistics show that there Ia used
In the manufacture Of the Royal baking
powder more than half OF all the cream
OF tartar consumed in the United States
Tor all purposes. The wonderful sale
thus indicated for tho Royal baking pow
der--greater than that Of all other baking
powders combined-is perhaps even
higher evidence than that ALREADY quoted
OF the superiority OF this article, and Of its
indispensableness to modern cookery.