Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-10-17
FIGHT FOR LIFE.
Shall we Drive Slow Poison from Our
Breakfast Table?

Shall we Drive Slow Poison from Our
Breakfast Table?
ALUM AND AMMONIA IN OUR BREAD.
A nuisance that troubled England
fifty years ago is now rapidly spreading
in this country, that is putting Alum In
the bread we eat. This question is caus-
ing great deal of discussion at the pre-
sent moment, as it is revealed that alum
is being used as substitute for cream
Of tartar in baking powders. 4 story
is told that very large percentage OF
the baking powders sold on the morket
contain either ALAN or ammonia, and
many of them contain both these per-
nicious drugs. Much timely alarm is
felt at the wholesale use OF alum in
bread, biscuit land pastry. To young
children, growing girls, persons or weakly
frame, alum bread eaten morning, noon
and evening is the most harmful. 1t
ID the small quantities taken at every
| meal that do the mischief. Alum Is
| cheap, costing but two or three cents
| pound while cream of tartar costs 3Oc,
and the high price Of cream OF tartar
| led cheap baking powder to be made OF
| alum. LIZ the reader wants to know
something of the corrosive qualities OF
alum let him touch piece to his tongue
| then reflect how it acts on the tender
| delicate coats OF the stomach.
Following is list compiled by the
| Scientific American, of the alum and am
monia baking powders that have already
| been tested.
ATLANTIC. 4 PACIFIC. ROYAL.
| COOKS FAYoRITE. sCIoTo.
| CROWN. SILVER SPOON.
| CRYSTAL. SILVER STAR.
DAISY. SOVEREIGN.
DAVIS o. K. sNowDRIPT.
| DRY YEAST. STAR.
GEM. STATE.
| GLOBE. STANDARD.
| KENYON. SUNFLowER.
| PEARSON's. WASHINGTON.
| PERFECTION. WINDSOR.
PEERLESS. ZIPP's GRAPE.
| PURITY. CRYSTAL.
There are IN addition to the foregoing
| list from the Scientific American, num-
Der of such powders sold in the western
| that were not found in the eastern
stores.
Following is the list to date:
| Calumet. Contains Alum.
Calumet Baking Powder Co. Chicago.)
| Forest City, Contains Ammonia Alum.
(Vouwie Cros., Cleveland.)
Chicago Yeast, Contains Ammonia Alum
Chapman & Smith Co.. Chicago)
Bon Bon, Contains Alum.
Hotel. ....... Contains Ammonia Alum.
u. G. Grant Baking Powder Co.,
Chicago)
Unrivaled Contains Alum.
(Spragues, Warner & Grlswold, ChicagoD
One Spoon, Taylor's. Ammonia Alum.
(Taylor Mfg. Co., st. LOUISE
Yarnall's, Contains Alum.
(Yarnall Mfg. Co., st. Louis)
Shaw's Snow Puff. -. . Contains Alum.
E(Merchants' Mfg. Association, st.
Louis.)
Dodson & Hills, -. Contains Alum.
(Dodson & Hills, St. Louis.)
Shepard's. Contains Ammonia Alum.
WIN. FL. Sheppard, st. Louis,
Bain's.. Contains Alum.
(Meyer-Baln Mfg. Co., st. Louis.
Monarch, -. Contains Ammonia Alum
Reid, Murdoch & Co., Chicago)
Snow Ball, Contains Alum.
bengal Coffee & Spice Mills, Chicago)
Giant, Contains Alum.s
Milk, Contains Alum.
On. F. Mclaughlin & Co., Chicago.) :
Echo, Contains Alum.
Spencer Blulng Padle Co., Chicago)
KolbfolI,, D,,r,ty Confo;pS Aluro
Kalbfell Mfg. Co., Chicago)
Rising Sun, Contains Alum.
(Ph9nix Chemical Works, Chicago.)
White Rose. Contains Ammonia Alum.
Globe Coffee & Spice Mills, Mime
apolis.)
Woods Acme, .. Contains Amonia.
(Tho. Wood & Co., PHILADELPHIA
Andrews Pearl, .. Contains Ammonia.
&C. E. Andrews 4 Co., Milwaukee,
Harries' Favorite.. 80. Contains Alum.
Oh. FL. Harrles, Minneapolis.)
Fidelity. Contains Alum.
Solar. Contains Alum.
SHERMAN Bros, Chicago.)
Putnam's Best. Contains Alum.
wells Putnam & Co., Chicago)
China st" House. ..... Contains Alum.
Noah Mcdowell, st. Paul, Minn,)
Twin City. Contains Alum.
u. K. Ferguson, Minneapolis, Mimi
Hercules, Contains Ammonia.
Hercules Baking Powder Co., San
Francisco)
Climax. ...........C Contains Ammonia.
(Olimax Baking Powder Co., Indian
apolis.