The Coconino weekly sun., 1891-11-19

CRYSTAL. SILVER sTAR. DAISY. %sNOw DRIFT. DAVIS o. K. SOVEREIGN. DRY YEAST. STAR. GEM, STATE. GLOBE. STANDARD. TRENTON. '.. SUNFLoWER. PEARsON's. WASHINGTON. PERFECTION. WINDSOR. PEERLESS. ZGPP'S GRAPE PURITY. CRYSTAL.
 There are, in addition to to the fore going list from the Scientific American, d 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. Calumet Baking Powder Co.,, Chicago FOREST CITY, Contains Ammonia
 Alum.
 (Vouwie Bros, Cleveland.) CHICAGO YEAST, Contains Ammonia
 Alum.
 Chapman & Smith Co.,, Chicago.) BON BON, Contains Alum, HOTEL, Contains Ammonia Alum. c. c. Grant Baking Powder Co.,, Chi
 cago.)
 UNRIVALED, Contains Alum. (Spragues, Warner X Griswold, Chi
 cago.)
 ONE SPOON, TAYLOR'S, Ammonia
 Alum.
 CTayIor Mfg. Co.,, St. Louis.) YARNALL'S, Contains Alum.
 (Yarnall Mfg. Co.,, St. Louis.) SHAW'S SNOW PUFF, Contains Alum. Merchants Mfg. Association, St.
 Louis.)
 DODSON & HILLS, Contains Alum.
 (DodsOn X Hills, St. Louis.) SHEPARD'S, Contains Ammonia Alum.
 (Wm. II. Shephard, St. Louis.) BANS, Contains Alum.
 (Meyer-Bain Mfg. Co.,, St, Louis.) MONARCH, Contains Ammonia Alum.
 (Reid, Murdoch & Co.,, Chicago.) SNOW BALL, Contains Alum. Bengal Coffee X Spice Mills, Chicago. GIANT, Contains Alum. MILK. Contains Alum. (W. F. Mclaughlin X Co.,. Chicago. ) ECHO, Contains Alum. Spencer Bluing Paddle Co.,, Chicago. PURITY, Contains
 Alum.
 (Kalbfell Mfg. Co.,, Chicago.) RISING SUN, Contains Ammonia. (Phoenix Chemical Works, Chicago. WHITE ROSE, Contains Ammonia
 Alum.
 (Globe Coffee X Spice Mills, Min,
 neapolis.) WOODS ACME, Contains Ammonia (Thos. Wood x Co.,, Philadelphia.). PEARL, Contains Am
 monia.)
 C. E. Andrews X Co.,, Milwaukee.) FAYORITE, Contains
 .Aum,
 (H. II. Harries, sIinneapolis.) 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.) TWIN CITY, Contains Alum. c. K. Ferguson, Minneapolis, Minn.) ) HERCULES, Contains Ammonia. (Hercules Baking Powder Co.,, San
 Francisco.) CLIMAX, Contains Ammonia. (Climax Baking Powder Co.,, Indian
 apolis.)
 Ammonia and alum are the most common adulterants used In the manu- fracture of baking powders. The Gov ernment report shows that large per centage of the baking powders on the market contain. either one or the other. or both these pernicious drugs.
 What woman would use an ammonia or alum baking powder if she knew itF Such powders not only undermine the health, but ammonia glvcs to the com. plexion a sallow or blotch appearance. The presence of ammonia or alum in | baking powder, however, can easily be detected.
 To DEFECT AMMONIA. Mix one heaping teaspoonful of baking powder with one teaspoonful of water in tin cup, boil thoroughly for few mo. ments, stir to prevent burning, and il ammonia is present you can smell it in the rising steam. Or, place a can oi the suspected powder top down on a hot stove for minute or two, then take of the cover and smell.
 To DETECT ALuM'--Alum powder can be tested by putting couple ot teaspoonfuls of the powder in glass ot cold water. If no eifervescence, that is bubbling or simrnering, takes place condemn the powder and return it al once.
 Some alum powders, however, likt the Calumet" Bon Bon "Chi