Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-01-15
AMMONIA DOES NOT LEAVE vHE
BREAD.

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AMMONIA DOES NOT LEAVE vHE
BREAD.
This is Proven by Actual Tests in Bak-
ing-No Sophistry Required.
The fact that scientific and medical
men, and State Legislatures have NOT
hesitated to talk about the subject has
challenged the attention of the public to
the discussion about the effect of am
monia and alum in food products.
Aside from the claim OF rival com
panies which have to deal with this
question, there remain few truths on
which people can build their own con-
illusions. One of the claims made il
that ammonia when used in baking pow
der put into bread, disappears in the
baking of the bread. To be scientific
the claim is made that ammonia is VIOLA
tile salt. Medical men of repute, chem
lists OF unquestionable standing, and
practical business men who have given
the matter unbiased investigation, say
such is not the case. The opinions of
these gentlemen have been printed. The
question was of sufficient Importance tc
warrant some of the Legislatures of the
country to take it up and pass upon it.
Before action was taken on the matter
the committee in charge called chemists
before them and tests were made. IL
the State of Minnesota, for example.
there appeared before the Senate COM
miitee in charge of the investigation,
Charles w. Drew, Phi. B. NJ. D., analyt-
ical and consulting chemist of Mime
apolis; DR.. W. S. Ebermann, Chemist
of the State Dairy and Food Commits
sion OF the State OF Minnesota, and Prof
James A. Dodge, Professor OF Chemistry
at the University o. Minnesota. As the
question Was, SIS ammonia volatile
| salt ?" it was necessary to use in the test
such baking powders as are acknowl-
edged to contain ammonia. The list in
cluded Andrews Pearl Baking Powder,
Woods Acme Baking Powder, and Royal
Baking Powder. DIR. Drew found in each
cream of tartar powder containing am
monia. He also found in the Forest City
| Baking Powder an alum powder contain
| ing ammonia-alum, and in White Rose
| Baking Powder. an alum-phosphate con-
tanning ammonia-al He stated IL
the committee the following emphatic
opinion: 81 would not recommend the
use of such powders to my patients, nor
would / use them in my own family"
This opinion referred to the powders
which had been used in making the tests.
The opinion OF DIR. Ebermann, who had
made personal test in addition. WAC TO
the same effect. He went further, and
said that in the samples of brt ad made
| from the Royal and Rising Sun, am
monia could even be detected in the
samples of bread broken when hot, by
the smell, unmistakable evidence OF the
presence of ammonia. Prof. Dodge
made six tests, and found that the Ris-
ing Sun, the Royal, Woods Acme, and
Andrews Pearl baking powders con-
tanned ammonia, and that the Forest
City and the White Rose contained am
monia-alum, and found ammonia IL
each of the six samples of bread made
from the powders named. The tests
were sufficient to warrant the committee
composed of business and intelligent
men, to recommend the passage of bill
which would require the manufacturer
of such baking powders as contain alum
and ammonia to have the fact printed oil
the packages offered to the public, 50
that the consumers could not be de
ceived. A very significant hint that am
monia and alum are not, when takeI
into the stomach, conducive to health
The Legislature of New York followet
the lead on such an enactment, and tn
Illinois Legislature discussed the ques
ton before their adjournment in tn
spring of '9l. The question is now be
fore the Legislature OF Georgia. l.
Minnesota, when the question was frs
stated. the leading merchants OF the tw
cities. st. Paul and Minneapolis. VIII
deal in food products, addressed CON
munication to the Legislature asking
to pass the bill compelling manufactul
ers who make goods containing foo
adulterants to label cans containing tn
same.
The petitioners echoed the sentimer
) Of the public in the use OF the iollowin
words: CAS- general dealers in foo
: products. and being necessarily withor
e the skilled information to know OF tn
e composition of special articles like bal
e ing powders. and at all times being d.
: sirons of selling pure articles of food, "
, believe the information such as is sui
gested by the proposed bill, l. e., ths
/, The cans be plainly labeled as to II
nature of their contents. is most RICH
eous and just; the consumer can Their
e nv purchase intelligently.
This petition was signed by the 70
+ lowing representative houses, which a
8 as high in their comms rcial integrity
Is the representative houses OF any city
Ne the coun ry:
= | Yerxa Bros. X Co, LEVIN BIOS
| Andrew Schcch Gro Co. Michaud Bros,
!, | uan1v Dsmeroger A Il. McPhail,
:, !. C. Honigan Il Son, Jehn fihlay,
Il a. r Rappe & Co.. ]. schmitz,
Rirmincham 4 Nc Intosh & Clark,
''pros f. |. Holtenholf,
i CO r Hess Erickson & Ekbald.
- | simmer F. A. Sauer,
~ Enain q larson, VIM. Schornstein,
N arsan & Skor Vim. Sepuach,
:, Inns,,,ist q Johnson, H. Hansen,
D .Ss15sn,, RIOS Torrance Mc(soyeru,
D. S.,,,,,ar Rros Kaufman Joseph Armbruster,
\ Herman Thields.
u ~ ~, ASswsnx & Walker