Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-08-07
A FIGHT FOR LIFE.
Shall We Drive Slow Poison From
Our Breakfast Table2

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 alum is being used
as q 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 a pound while
cream OF ftartar costs SOC, and the high
price OF cream OF tartar has led cheap
baking powder to be made Of alum.
If the reader wants to know some
thing of the corrosive qualities OF
alum let him touch a piece to his
tongue then reflect howit acts on the
tender delicate coats of the stomach
Following is list compiled by the
Scientific American, of the alum and
ammonia baking powders that have
already been tested.
ATLANTIC e. PACIFIC. .ROYAL.
COOKS FAVORITE. SCIOTO.
CROWN. SILVER SPOON.
CRYSTAL. SILVER STAR.
DAISY. sSNOWDRIFT''
.DAVIS' OR sOVEREIGN.
DRY YEAST. STAR.
GEM STATE.
GLOBE. STANDARD.
sKENTON. SUNFLOWER
PEARSON'S. WASHINGTON.
PERFECTION. WINDSOR.
PEERLESS. ZIPP'S GRAPE.
PURITY. CRYSTAL,
There are, in addition to the forea
going list from the Scientific American
a number OF such powders sold in tho
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
lyouwie Bros, Cleveland.)
CHICAGO YEAST. Contains Ammonis
RON S5Sp SS5SSpin Smith Co, saa,s;gss senissge Aim,
HOTEL. Contains Ammonia Ammonia Alum Alum.
q; G; Grant Baking Powder Co., Chicago:)
(spragues, Warner & Griswold, Chicago.j
ONE SPOON, ,TAYLOR'S. Ammonia Alum.
(Taylor Mfg. Co., St. Louis,
1ARNAh1,s Ys1naj, na, Co. Sc cGntajnS Haajs Alum.
SHAW'S SNOW PUFF. Contains Alum.
(Alerchants' Mlg; Association, st.Louis.y
DODSON & Hills, Contains Alum.
(Dodson & Hills, St. LOUSY
Contains Ammonia Alum,
lWm. II. Sheppard, st. Louis.)
nA,Sfs MssyszBaip Mfg Co., qsn,r;ai ST. hoqis5 3l0n'
ssoM ~fia saLM Murdoch 6 Co; cGhis;SsS cGhsnso 2,nm
Wengal Coffee & Spice Mills, chicaeo.5 ts'
GIANT, Contains Alum,
MILK, Contains Alum.
lW. F. Mclaughlin & Co., Chicago
ECHO, Contains Alum.
. Spencer Bluing Paddle Co., Chicago.)
KALBFELL'S PURITY, Contains Alum.
lKalbiell Mig Co., Chicago.)
RISING SUN, Contains Ammonia.
phoenix Chemical Works, Chcago.)
WHITE ROSE, Contains Ammonia Alum.
Globe Coffee q Spice Mills, Minneap polis.)
WOODS ACME, Contains Ammonia.
('rhos. Wood & Co., Philadelphia
ANDREWS PEARL, Contains Ammonia
&C. Il. Andrews & Co., Milwaukee.)
HARRIES' FAVORITE. Contains Alum.
On: II. Harries, Minneapolis.)
FIDELITY, Contains Alum.
SOLAR, Contains Alum.
(sherman Bros, Chicago,)
BEST, Contains Alum.
(Wells Putnam & Co., Chicago.)
CHINA "T' HOUSE, Contains Alum.
Noah Mcdowell, st. Paul, Minn.)
!, a. ;i X; Ferguson, Minneapolis, MIMI. n.y.
(Hercules Baking P'wd Co., San Franciscoj
GILMAN Contains Ammonia.
CLIMAX Baking Powder Co., Indianopolis)
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