The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-01
Mallet, John william, professor. Univer-

MAllSl, JOIN H1lla1n, prOISSSOEr CluFSE-
sity of Virginia
The Marine Hospital Service reject In
their rules all alum baking powders or
any food containing alum. 1t is drug.
and no chemist has ever testified that
in any food that goes into the stomach
OF any animal the particles that form
alum are found. It is a poison, and it is
so testified to by every one OF these wit
nesses. some in one form and some in
another.
McMurtrie. William. professor, consult
ing and analytical chemist.
New, W. NJ, professor, Army and Med
ica1 Department, United States govern
ment.
Morton, Henry, president of Stevens In
stitute. Hoboken, n. ].
Munroe, Charles Edward, professor OF
chemistry, Columbian University. Wash
ington, D. C.
Mott, Henry A, professor, New York
City.
The United States Navy refuses, under
the direction of the surgeon general, 10
have alum used in any of the products
that go into the food of the men Of the
Navy.
Prescott, Albert B., professor. Univer-
sity of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Mich.
Prize, a. F., medical director United
States Naval Hospital. Washington, D. c..
Smart, Charles, lieutenant colonel, as
sistant surgeon general. United States
Army.
Sternberg, George NJ. surgeon general
United States Army, Washington. D. C..
Struggled, c. Pruyn, professor, Chicago
Baptist Hospital, Chicago.
Thurber, Francis B., president Ameri-
can Grocer Publishing Company, New
York City; not chemist.
Tucker. Willis G., professor Of chem
istry and chemist of State Board of
Health, State of New York.
Vaughan, Victor c., professor, Univer-
sity of Michigan. Ann Arbor, Mich
Van Reypen, w. K, Surgeon General
United States Navy, Washington. D. c.
Wayne E. s., professor, Cincinnati. Q.
Weber, H. A, professor. Ohio State Uni
versity, Columbus, Ohio
Wiley, Prof. II. W, Chief Chemist. De-
partment of Agriculture, United States,
Washington. D. C.
Wise, John c., medical inspector, United
States Navy.
Withers, Prof. W. A, chemist, North
Carolina agricultural station, Raleigh,
n. c.
Wyman, Walter, Surgeon General
United States Marine Hospital, Washing
ton, D. c..
Woodward, DR.. William c.. health Off
Ger, Washington, d. c.
Mr.. Pettigrew. Was there any testi-
cases of injury to health as a result Of
constant use of alum?
Mr. Mason. Yes; I can turn you to the
testimony.
Mr.. Pettigrew I do not care to have
the Senator turn to it. 1 simply want to
emphasize the point. I agree with the
Senator It has always been my own i'm
preston that alum baking powder is in
furious. but 1 wanted to bring it out and
make il emphatic, if the proof sustains
that position.
Mr.. Mason. I quite agree with the Sem
ator. 1t is claimed that there is not
country in Europe that does not prohibit
the use of alum Certainly three or four
of the leading countries of Europe 70
which I have had my attention called
prohibit the use of alum in baking pow
der.
Cream of Tartar Powders HeaIthful
Mr.. Pettigrew. Did the chemists who
came before the Committee, these pro-
fessors, generally testify-was it the re-
suit of their evidence-that the cream Of
tartar baking powder is healthy and does
not leave a residuum which is injurious
to health?
Mr.. Mason. Yes; say emphatically
yes; that the weight of the evidence is,
that whenever any Of these distinguished
men. who have national reputation. the
leading chemists of the colleges, were in
terrogated upon the point, they stated
that fact, every one of them, to my recol-