Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-08
A STRINGENT FOOD LAW.
Prohibits the use of Arsenic or Alum
in all Articles of Diet.

The law enacted by the Missouri leg,
islature which prohibits the manufac.
ture or sale of any article intended for
food or to be used in the preparation OF
food, which contains alum, arsenic, am
monia, 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 sew.
eral other states, direct legislation in
reference to the sale of alum baking
powders has also been effected. In sew.
eral of these states their sale is prohib
tied unless they are branded to show
that they contain alum, and in the Dis.
trict of Columbia, under the laws OF Con
gress, the sale OF bread containing alum
has been made illegal.
Following are the names Of some OF
the brands of baking powder sold in this
vicinity which are shown by recent an
alysis to contain alum. Housekeepers
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
~ Mani by .Jaaaes Mig. Co., Chicago
CHAPMANs ! ..... Contains Alum
CHICAGO YEAST
Mani. by Chapman & Smith Co., Chicago.
Bon Bon Contains Alum
Mani, by Grant Chemical Co., Chicago.
Crown ............ Contains Alum.
Mani. by J. p. Dieter Co., Chicago:
CAMEO ............ Contains Alum
Mani by Cameo Baking Powder, Co, Chicago.
ECONOMY Contains Alum.
Mani. by Tone Bros, Des aI0ines:
DELICATEEsE. Contains Alum.
Mani by Dellcateese Baking Powder Co., N. Y.
GRANTS IMPROVED. Contains Alum.
Mani. by J. G. Grant & Sons Mig Co., st. Louis.
HATCHET. Contains Alum.
Mani. by W. NJ. Hoyt & Co., Chicago.
JACK FROST. Contains Alum.
Mani, by Balm & Chapman Mfg. Co., st. Louis.
MANHATTAN Contains Alum.
Mani. by Hewson Chemical Co, Kansas City.
MOHASKA Contains Alum.
Mani. by Mohaska Mig. Co, st. Joseph.
Rocket. ............C Contains Alum.
Mani. by Sherman Bros. & Co., Chicago.
UNRIvALED. .......... Contains Alum.
Mani. by sprague, Warner & Co, Chicago.
FORBES % cent. ... Contains Alum.
Mani by Forbes Bro. & 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 grocer. and his name put up
on the labels by manufacturers Of alum
powders. The manufacturers, it IS said,
find their efforts to market their goods
in this way greatly aided by the ambi-
ton OF the grocer to sell powder with
his own name upon the label, especially
as he can make an abnormal profit upon
it. Many grocers, doubtless, do not
know that the powders that they are
thus pushing are alum powders the sale
of which would be misdemeanor under
the law referred to.
1t is quite impossible to give the
names OF all of the alum baking powders
They are constantly appearing in all
sorts of DISCUSSES, under different names
and at all kinds Of prices, even as low as
five and ten cents pound. They can
be avoided, by the housekeeper who will
bear in mind that all baking powders
sold at twenty five cents or less pei
pound are liable to contain alum, as pure
cream of tartar powders cannot be pro
duced at anything like this price.