Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-09-06
ALUM BAKING POWDERS IN
CONGRESS.
Rcvort THAT EstdrWc~ of Their HARM
fulmrss Is Ovrrw hciMing.

| The committee on manu- iactures 81
the senate we're some time ago 'i!recteh
to investigate the fool adniteratioii>-
and accumulated volume Of testimony
upon the subject from the hest iHfcrn-
ed parties and highest stien,iii; author
titles in the country.
| One Of the greatest sources OF danger
20 our foods, the committee state III
their report, exists i'll alum baking
powders. The committee found the
testimony, they say. overwhelmingly
coDlemnatory uf the use 1T alum III
baE Ing powders. and recon- nenied that
such use be prohibited hy law
! Senator Mason, discussing in the SEM
ate the report A,ti1a committee ami the
several bills iiS@U>l(lt,ced To carry 'he
recommendations of the committee in-
to effect. said:
Nv hen we made this report we nlaae
it based on the evidence before III, and
the evidence is simply oyerwheimlhG-
do not care how hi. lobby there
may lie here for the alum baking pow
der, do not care how many memorials
they publish there is II" place i'll tne
human economy uf human food ior this
thing called alum. The overwhelming
evidence OF the leading physicians and
scientists OF this country IL that IL Is
absolutely unit to 90 into human i"n';.
and that III many cnSes-ll tile gentle
man will read the evidence, some at
the physicians say they can trace eases
in their own practice-thele are dis
eases OF the kidney due to the perpetual
use OF alum iii their daily bread.
"When You mix u mineral poison. is
they all say that alum is, it Is imp"+si.
bic to mix it always to such degree
that there will not he a residuum cit
OF alum. which produces alnmina. and
which contributes largely to the diseases
OF the people in this country.
81 want to give the senate AL idea
oi the class oi men we have ral'ed.
They are the leading scientists irom
every college OF the United States tnat
we could get h"ld Of"
senator Mason. from long list OF
scientists who had testified as tn lie
hurtfuIness oi alum baking powders.
and rs to the heatbiulneSs Oi crean oi
tartar puw.iers mentioned the follow
ing:-
Appleton. John Howard, professor
of chemistry, Brown University, Prov
idence, Il. |.
Arnold, j. W. s., professor, univer-
sity OF New York.
Atwater, ". o., professor and ditec-
tor, government experimental station.
Washington. y. &.
Barker. George f.. professor, Uni
versitv OF Irnnsvlvan,a.
Caldwell, Il. g., professor, Cornell
University. Ithaca. y. y.
Chandler, G. +. professor, Colum MIA
University. New York.
(hit,el,dem. Russell H., professor
Yale University. New Haven, Conn.
Cornwall, II. h.. professor. Uni>-r-
sity OF Princeton, New Jersey.
Champion, &. A.. professor, Division
OF chemistry Washington, y. &.
frear. William. professor, state Col
ege. Pennsylvania.
Jenkins Edward H., professor. de-
mrtment of agriculture, state uf Com
nerticut.
johnson, :. W.. professor. Yale COL
lege. New Haven. Conn.
Mallet, John William, professor
University Of Virginia.
New. W. NJ. professor. Army and
Medical Department., United States
government
Munr".. Charles Edward professor,
OF chemistry. Columbian University,
Washington. y. &.
Prescott. Alhert H.. professor. lfni.
vetsity Of Michigan. Ann Ar.nr. Mich.
Price, A. r.. me'.icAl director. Unit
e,i States Naval Hospital. Washington,
d. 4.
smart, Charles. Observation-Disclosures,
assistant surgeon general, United
states Amy.
S,crnherg. George NJ. Suryeo,.:en-
eral, United States army. Washington,
ID. g.
Thicker. Willis g., professor Of
chemistry and chemist oi stare board
Of health. state OF New York.
Vaughan. Victor g., professor. Uni
versitv ri Michigan. Ann Ari,nr, Mir,.
Van Reylen ". H.. snrgeonI sem
eral United states Navy. Washington.
ID. &.
Wiley. Prof. II. w.. Chief Chemist
delMI tm"nt ni agriculture, United
states. Washington, D. &.
Wymap, Walter. SUPERINTENDENT,
United States Marine Hospital, Wash
inYton, ID. &.
Mr.. pet,igrew-- Was there any testi-
mony which showed that there were
eases ri injury to health ny n result Ut
| constant USE Ui alum!
MIR. Mason-Yes; | can turn ynm to
the testimony.
Mr.. lettigrcw-I 10 not care to have
the senator tnrn tn it. simply want
tn emphasize the point. agree With
the senator. 1t has always heem my
own impression that alum baking lnw-
der is injurious, but | wanted to bring
it out and make il emphatic. if the
pr,"i snrtains that lmsiti"m.
MIR. NIHsoE--I quite agree with the
senator. II is claimed that there il
n"t a country in EuropH that does not
prohibit the Mss vi xlnM. Certainty
three ar four ri the leading countries "f-
t.uyulr to which | have had my xttpn.