The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-21
ALUM BAKING POWDERS IN
CONGRESS.
Report That Evidence of Their
Harmfulness is Overwhelming.


accumulated a volume of testimony up
on the subject from the best informed
parties and highest scientific authori-
ties in the country.
One of the greatest sources of danger
to our foods, the committee state in
their report, exists in alum baking pow
ders. The committee found the testi-
mony, they say, overwhelmingly con-
demnatory of the use OF alum In bak-
ing powders, and recommended that
such use be prohibited by law.
Senator Mason, discussing in the SEN
att the report OF the committee and
the several bills introduced to carry
the recommendations OF the committee
into effect, said.
When we made this report we made
it based on the evidence before us, and
the evidence is simply overwhelming.
do not care how big a lobby there may
be here for the alum baking powder,
90 not care how many memorials they
publish, there is no place IN the human
economy OF human food for this thing
called alum. The overwhelming evil
dence OF the leading physicians and
scientists OF this country is that it is
absolutely unfit to go into human food,
and that in many cases-it the gentle
man Will read the evidence, some of
the physicians say they can trace cases
IN their own practlce-there are dis
eases of the kinney due to the perpetual
use OF alum in their daily bread.
when you mix a mineral poison, as
they all say that alum is, it is impos-
slble to mix it always to such degree
that there will not be residuum left
or alum, which produces alumina, and
which contributes largely to the dis
eases of the people in this country.
Il want to give the senate an idea OF
the class of men We have called. They
are the leading scientists from every
college of the United States that we
could get hold Of"
Senator Mason, from long list OF
scientists who had testified as to the
hurtfulness of alum baking powders
and as to the healthfulness of cream OF
tartar powders, mentioned the follow
ing:
Appleton, John Howard, professor Of
chemistry, Brown University, Provi
dence, R. L.
Arnold, ]. w. s., professor Univer
sity of New York.
Atwater, W. O., professor and direc
tor. government experimental station
Washington, D. c.
Barker, George F., professor, Univer
sity of Pennsylvania.
Caldwell G. c. professor, Cornell
= University, Ithica, N. Y.
Chandler c. F., professor, Columbi
| University, New York.
Chittenden, Russell H., professor
: Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
Cornwall, n. b., professor, Univel
sity of Princeton, New Jersey.
t Champion, c. A., professor, Divisio
: of chemistry, Washington, d. G.
5 Fairhurst, Alfred, professor, chemis
A University of Kentucky, Lexington, X!
S Frear, William, professor, State Co
\ lege, Pennsylvania.
r Jenkins, Edward H., professor, d.
t partment of agriculture, state of Coz
/ necticut.
e Johnson, s. w, professor, Yale Co
K lege, New Haven, Conn.
t Mallet, John William, professor, I'm
versity of Virginia.
t New, w. NJ, professor, Army an
t Medical Department, United States go
p eminent.
t. Morton, Henry, president of Stever
Il Institute. HOboken n. J.
h Munroe, Charles Edward, professC
n of chemistry, Columbian Universit
e Washington, D. c.
L Prescott. Albert B., professor, Tn
g versity of Michigan, Ann Harbor, Mic
n Price, A. F.. medical director, Unite
e States, Naval Hospital, Washingto
d. c.
d Smart, Charles, lieutenant colone
It assistant surgeon general, Unite
g States Army.
n Sternberg. George NJ, surgeon ge
< eral United States Army, Washingto
s DC.
e Tucker, Willis G., professor Of cher
II istry and chemist of State Board
g Health, state of New York.
g Vaughan, Victor c., professor, Tn
II versity of Michigan, Ann Harbor, Mic
Is Van Reypen, w. X, surgeon genera
q United States Navy, Washington, d.
le Wiley, Prof H. W. chief chemist, D
partment of Agriculture, United State
l. Washington, d. c.
o. Wyman, Walter. surgeon genera
n United States Marine Hospital, Was
D. ington, d. c.
,r Mr.. PETTIGREw Was there any tes
d mony which showed that there we