Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-12-02

49, has recently been going the
IN artis tha papcrs in which a number,
unds o. rowders are falsely stated 60 De
|baklns - health. n article appears
fuf1osss reading matter; but Is. We are re-
sDiiu Irsr,ned in reality a paid adver
|hIy ion,uhlished by the Price Baking
ennent Who not content with X
Iwder ~ virtue of their Own product,
IlHg. thrathod of injuring competitors.
BE tnls, which the authors wish To at
be res. nreiudice the people against all
y roaylers save their own, 10 l"au
kiEg pybalieye that their lives are In
I'm 70 v,hev use any other powder, to
nseT ~, "a pay e~xtortionate prices Tor
ke Mel a,5er and to divert attention
kings pfacf that in food prepared from
BIZ lIhexing powder there Is concealed
er paantles of Rochelle salts.
PSI 1ring powder is q mixture OF SUD
ss yyhicn depends TOT us preau Ia.s-
thirltss mace in the process OF bak-
bicn tbis reaction the nature OF the
~ INGREDIENTS Is entirely changed so
(ginai in - that q baking powder IS a
~ y tartar powder gives the uninitla-
Em Incarnation as TO the substances
] y ,he food. What consumer rear
u, m know is what he eats.
[Eahts caiied cream Of tartar baking
rs consists OF b~i-carbonate OF soda,
|Wpei tartar and starch. The chemical
PAM u,birh takes place in the BAKING
tepnaan the soda and the cream OF tar
me starch acting only as a hiier OF
y The soda and the cream OF tar
Ere-act upon each other III suS1 va
srea carbonic acid gas and TO form
~ ami Rochelle salts, which drug re-
lsl in the bread N all 1T Is
~ pr;ca's baking powder. according to
P,,,s,s contains about % per cent or bi-
Eh,nate of soda. which viii require GO
cent of cream or tartar neutTaiiEa-
ia the two will make over 93 per
4. a. RoclaIle salts such as is found in
aug stores. One heaping teaspoonful
4, Wing powder weighs about 2OO grains
ariII make Ia ounces OF bread or
p,,a good sized biscuits. In these
To- biscuits then we have n enor-
IN quantity of 1S6 grains OF
s,s with an average meal. at wnich
II biscuits are eaten, one would take
h The system 46La grains of Rochelle
bacbelle salts Is the active ingredien.
Fce;dlitz powders and is a most excel
| medicine in its place, but is II q
fs,cine and not an article OF FOOD y
daily consumption of from % 10 10
[,ns viii seriously derange the stomach.
sass and kidneys. When we consider
4 residue left IN the food, DR.. Price
k,ng powder Is simply a Seidlitz pow
4 United with starch. iSelow Is given
toalnlon OF a eastern medical authority
/ his constant dosing with Rochelle
H A warner Shepard, formerly health
fpr in Brooklyn. said: II have not the
kbtes. doubt hat the mental n ply
n health of thousands is permantly
ksred by the excessive use of Rochelle
n in impure beer. bread and other
Ems OF food and drink. Ii is certainly
Factor i'm the alarming increase of
Erbfs disease OF the kidneys and SINH
Complaints. 1t initiates the stomach.
ksls anil kidneys aid may therefore
kluce the must unfortunate results.
An interview the manufacturers OF
Enmet baking powders. one OF the
kders. mentioned in the article referred
4 stated that food prepared with their
klnct was entirely free from Rochelle
rs, alum, ammonia, lime or any in
kous substance.
se Price Baking Powder Co. has adj
<ised that all baking powder sold at
Il than A. or 30 cents per pound are
6terated. Notwithstanding this they
their Cream baking powder in New
II and other eastern states, where
II cannot obtain the extornionate
Ees demanded in the West, at a price
Ech will allow il 10 be profitably re-
3d at 80 cents per pound.