The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-17
A STRING EMIT FOOD LAW.
Prohibits the Use of Arsenic or Alum in all
Articles of Diet.

Articles of Diet.
The law enacted by the Missouri
legislature, a copy of which was recent.
ly published in our columns, and which
prohibits the manufacture or sale of
any article intended for food or to be
used in the preparation of food, which
contains alum, arsenic, ammonia, etc.,
places that state in the lead in the
matter of sanitary legislation.
Laws restricting the use of alum in
bread have been in force in England,
Germany and France for many years.
In this country, in Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and
several other states, direct legislation
in reference to the sale Of alum baking
powders has also been effected, In
several of these states their sale is pro.
hibited unless they are branded to
show that they contain alum, and in
the District of Columbia, under the
laws of Congress. the sale Of bread con.
tanning alumni has been made illegal.
Following are the names Of some of
the brands OF baking powder sold in
this vicinity which sac shown by re.
cent analysis to contain alum. House,
keepers and grocers should cut the list
out and keep it for reference:
Baking Powders Containing Alum.
CALUMET: ........... Contains Alum.
Mani by Calumet Baking Powder Co., Chicago.
X. T.. .:......... Con aims Alum.
5e ehaRaas YEAST contains Alum.
Mani. by Chapman & Smith Co.. Chicago
BON BON. contains Alum.
Mani. by Grant Chemical Co., Chicago.
CROWN 49,. ......... contains Alum.
Mani. by J. P. Dieter, Chicago.
Mani By Cameo Baking pov Usne oe Chicago Ata@
n Mani by Tone Bros, D sa Moines. Aiuln'
DE . Contains Alum.
MANI. by Dellcatesse Baking Powder Co..
New York.
GRANTS IMPROVED. Contains Alum.
( Mani. by j. O. Grant & Sons Mfg Co., st. Louis
Mani. by W. H. Hoyt Co.. oo Chicago. Aiu1n'
JACK FROST. $50. Contains Alum.
Mani. by Balm & Chapman Mfg Co. St. Louis.
MANHATTAN. Contains Alum.
Mani. by Hewson Chemical Co., kansas CITY.
Mok ASK ~. ......... Contains Alum.
Mani. by Mokaska Mfg Co., st. Joseph.
! ROCKET; ..... contains Alum.
mani by Sherman Bros. d Co.. Chicago.
oNflv ALED. ......... contains Alum.
Manl. by Sprague, Warner & Co., Chicago.
FokBE 70 cent. 1900. contains Alum.
Mani by Forbes Bros. & Co., St Louis.
In addition to these, many grocers
sell what they call their own private or
special brands. These powders are put
up for the grocers, and his name put
upon the labels by manufacturers of
alum powders The manufacturers. II.
is said, find their efforts to market their
goods In this way greatly aided by the
ambition OF the grocer to sell powder
with his own name upon the label.
especial as he can make an abnormal
profit upon it. Many grocers, doubt
less, 40 not know that the powders they
are thus pushing are alum powders. the
sais VI Which would be a misdemeanOr
under the law referred to.
IL is quite impossible to give thu
names of all the alum baking powders.
lney are constantly appearing in all
sorts OF DISCUSSES, under different names
ana at all kinds of prices, even as low
as hve and ten cents per pound. Thew
Can ca be avoided, however, by the house. Il
Keeper who will bear in mind that ali
baking powders sold at twenty five
Genus or less per pound are liable to (
contain alum, as pure cream of tartar
powders cannot be produced at any-
thing like this nrica