Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-19

The Evils InAictnl ~ Inferior Flour.
American Journal Of EnnlthsSor May.
Inc series OF articles upon food adultera-
tion which have appeared In these columns,
ana which are nbelng sepublished by the
newspapers throughout the land, have
served to impress uDon The people the great
necessity of care IN the selection of arti.
cies which go upon their tables, for upon
the quality Of suchsdepends the health of
the entire family.
Ihat the subject u fur is one OF prime
Importance will scarcely be denied, for
there Is no meal bat what this staple en-
,ers ihto It's menu IN one or more forms,
hence the selection of this food product
cannot fail to interest every reader of this
!vuIhai, VINO regards his own health and
tnat or his family as the most important
consideration.
AS the word deliberations is generally
understood, that is as the mixing of in
lerlor material with the genuine article,
nouf cannot be said to be adulterateG in
me ordinary sense Of the term. However,
ene quaIlty, grade and wholesomeness of
hour varies as widely as do the charac-
terislcs OF any other article of the food
supply. Ihere Is a wide difference in the
oreao-making qualities of the various
siaues Oh nour and the amount of nutrition
contained in each,
The residents of any city NAV with :.
niue care always secure the highest grade
OF nour, and no other should be allowed en-
france into the household. The brand of
tensively in Washington, and wholesaIed
we believe. by VIM. NJ. Gait & Co.. offers to
the careful housekeepers of that city the
niehest class product in this line, and rs it
Is easlly obtainable there Is no excuse for
risklng the health of its members by in
PRODUCING into the dietary of the family
any OF the mediocre ffours upon the mar
ket ANY really first-class retailer will OBJ
tam TINS hour for his customers who in
sist upon having the best.
Having purchased samples of every flour
SOLO IN washington, without indicating our
purpose. end after submitting the same to
.nofough analytical examinations, we un-
nesltat1ngly select Ceres flour as the best
beyond question, and recommend it to orr
readers as such
Inere are many reasons for the pre-emi-
lene superiority of this brand of flour
winch we herewith enumeratec First if is
rich in gluten, which renders IT more val
aple as far as. nutrition is concerned
mere Is not in its constituents that excess
OF starch, SO commonly found in other
. " aiius OF nour, and which tax the diges-
uoh beyond its powers.
second, Ceres flour is always uniform
upon.
Third, because it makes the whitest and
nghtest or bread and biscuits, and has no
trace of sourness. which renders it es-
pecialiy gratifying to those with Unmarried
digestive functions
me samples of fours which were made
the subject of scientific investigation were
obtained in open market in washington
ana We're not obtained from any dealer in
terested in certain brand. The samples
were also submitted to our chemical test
hltcnen, with a result which leaves only
one decision, and that is oyerwbelminpiy
IN favor of Ceres flour. We have no
more interest in this brand than in any
other flour sold, but in the interests of
readers who naturally seek these columns
we make this unbiased report From the
standpoint of health alone we say to the
people OF Washington, insist upon having
ceres hour, and do not be satisfied with
any substitute A-tS-oSEWELL, NJ. D.