Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-13
A FIGHT FOR LIFE.
Shall We Drive Slow Poison From
Our Breakfast Table7
ALUM AND AMMONIA IN OUR BREAD.

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ALUM AND AMMONIA IN OUR BREAD.
A nuisance that troubled England
fifty years ago is now rapidly spread
ing in this country, that is putting
Alum in the bread we eat. This
question is causing a great deal OF
discussion at the present moment,
as it isrevealed that alumis being FUSED
as substitute for cream OF tartar in
baking powders. A story is told
that very large percentage of the
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 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 is the small quantities
taken at every meal that do the
mischief. Alum is cheap, costing but
two or three cents pound while
cream oftartar costs SOC, and the high
price OF cream Of tartar has led cheap
baking powder to be made OF alum.
Ii the reader wants to know some
thing of the corrosive qualities OF
alum let him touch piece to his
tongue then reflect howit acts on the
tender delicate coats OF the stomach.
Following is q list compiled by the
Scientific American, of the alum and
ammonia baking powders that have
already been tested.
#ATLANTIC e. PACIFIC. *ROYAL.
COOKS FAVORITE. SC1OTO.
CROWN. SILVER SPOON.
CRYSTAL. SILVERSTAR
DAISY. #SNOWDRIFT.
#DAVIS OK SOVEREIGN.
DRY YEAST. STAR.
GEM STATE.
GLOBE. STANDARD.
@KENTON. SUNFLOWER,
PEARSON'S. WASHINGTON.
PERFECTION. WINDSOR.
PEERLESS. ZIPP'S GRAPE.
PURITY. CRYSTAL.
There are, in addition to the fore
going list from the Scientific American
number of such powders sold in the
western that were not found in the
eastern stores.
Following is the list to date:
CALUMET, Contains Alum.
FOREST CITY, Contains Ammonia Alum.
(Vouwie Bros, Cleveland)
CHICAGO YEAST. Contains Ammonia
(Chapin g. Smith Co., Chicago.)
H B9T EN- Contains Am onsalhs A Alum:
q g Grant E Baking Powder Co. chieeago3
ONE Spoon, TAYLORS. Ammonia Aim.
Taylor Mfg. Co., St. Louis,
YARNALL'S, = Contains Alum
lYarnall Mfg. Co., St: Louis.)
SHAW'S SNOW PUFF. Contains Alum.
R6pSn% E MF Ass0eaGiG nnte S511Cq m
(Dodson & Hills, St. LOUISE
SHEPARD'S, Contains Ammonia Alum.
(Wm. H. SHEPPARD St. LOUSY
0Alt M e Mfg: Co., St. Ious.5 uN'
MONARCH, Contains Ammonia Alum.
Il. (Bengal Coffee 6 Spice Mills chicago s)''
Nv. F. Mclaughlin & Co., chicago)
Spencer Bluing Paddle Co., Chicago)
KALBFELL'S PURITY, Contains Alum.
(Kalbfell Mig. Co., Chicago.)
phoenix Chemical Works, Chicago.)
WHITE ROSE, Contains Ammonia Alum.
(Globe Coffee & Spice Mills, Minneapolis.)
WOODS ACME, Contains Ammo MIA
(Thos Wood & Co., Philadelphia
ANDREWS PEARL, Contains Ammonia
&c. e. Andrews e. Co., Milwaukee.)
HARRIES' FAVORITE, Contains Alum.
lH. II. Harries, Minneapolis)
FIDELITY, Contains Alum.
SOLAR, Contains Alum
SHERMAN Bros, Chicago,)
PUTNAM'S BEST, Contains Alum.
(Wclls Putnam e. Co., Chicago.)
CHINA "T' HOUSE, Contains Alum
(Noah Mcdowell, St. Paul, Minn.)
TWIN CITY, Contains Alum
u. X. Ferguson, Minneapolis, Minn.)
Hercules Baking P'w'd Co., San Francisco)
CLIMAX Contains Ammonia.
CLIMAX Baking Powder Co., Indianapolis
DR.. PRICES Cream Baking Powder is
reported by all authorities as free
from Ammonia, Alum, Lime or any
other adulterant. In fact, the purity
of this ideal powder has never been