The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-08

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ton, stops peristalsis and usually causes
| constipa ton. If taken into the stomach
for length OF time !, VIII be injurious. &c
use in food. l have opposed such use OF
| 1t for many years.
D. A. Yarnell. NJ D., Versailles, No.. of
T, date August IS, 1902. says: II consider alum,
| IL taken continuously into the system. very
| deleterous II is strongly astringent and will
cause atrophy. and finally almost complete
| obiiteration of the gastric tubules. with con-
sequent anema and constipation. :.
| Il consider II very unhealthful, ana II
should be excluded from all articles OF
| food"
date August IS. 1902, says: Alum IN baking
powder is injurious to health. and the man
| ufacture should be prohibited by law"
Doctor H Bartens. Lexington. Mo-, Of
| date August 60. 1902. says: Any and every
baking powder containing alum ought to be
! prohibited by law in this and every other
State. Food adulteration in this country Is
carried on in shameless way. Alum baking
powder is poisonous"
R. NJ. Bradbury. NJ. D., Maryville. NO.,
OF date August 80. 1902 says: The law ex-
Guiding alum from all articles of food should
stand and not be repealed. There is no doubt
that these alum compounds. when incor-
| porated with food. are injurious"
Elton S. Smith. NJ D.. Stockton. Mo-. of
date August g. 1902. says: THE use of alum
in baking powder or any food product is I'M
doubtedly injurious to health, and is 50 con-
lists. especially those who have investigated
the subject. In my opinion. Its use in any
article Of food should be prohibited"
George NJ. Moore. NJ b.. Linn Creek. Mo-.
OF date August %. 1905. says: Il am opposed
to the use of alum in baking powder for
several reasons. First. the local irritant eff
feet upon the mucous membrane of the
alimentary canal. stomach and intestines.
Ill health. Third. literature tells that it will
constrinse the minute blood vessels It
should not be used in food products"
, J. X Cantrell, NJ. D., Alton, Mo-, of date
August g. 1902. says:
No burnt alum baking powder should be
ent law from the fact that 1 know that
alum baking powders are unhealthy. Alum
arrests digestion. stops peristalsis and
tons. especially of the mucous surfaces Of
the stomach. 1t Is gastro-fntestinal irri-
tant and should never be used in prepara-
tons of food. think the present law Is a
good protection 1t should not be repealed"
W: E Bell. physician and surgeon of os-
ceola, Mo-. of date August 2S, 1902. says:
Il am pleased to see you taking an IN
terest in this matter of food adulteration.
= There need be no uncertainty as to alum
tact with the mucous membrane Of the
stomach 1t produces whitening and con-
striction, thus obstructing the action Of the
gastric glands, largely stops the flow Of the
digestive fluids that are necessary in the
digestion and assimilation OF food. This is
very potent cause of the indigestion and
dyspepsia so prevalent in this country. 1t
Is in its local action, not Its constitutional
effect, that alum does great injury.
1T is to the interest Of our people that
this law be not repealed
J. A B. Adcock, NJ. D.. Of warrensburs,
Mo-, member Of the State Board of Health.
,hor I
Il think the use OF alum in baking DOW
ders Is running useless risk. as q very
small amount Of alum taken into the sys-
tenn daily. would be hurtful to many persons
and the law prohibiting its use works no
hardship to any consumer, therefore let the
Law stand
c. g. Austin. A. NJ, NJ D., Of csrrollton,
Mo-. OF date August 80. 1902, says: You may
alum in anything which goes into the stom-
ach. It's true that in baking powder 1t
may be infinitesimal in quantity. yet the
continuous and constant use is very liable
to produce irreparable structural changes
and injury"
clan at State Hospital for Insane, Nevada,
Mo-. Of date August 30. 1902. says: Il am
fully convinced that the adulteraton of
baking powder with alum or ammonia is
very deleterious to the health and believe
that the law prohibiting the use Of alum in
any food product should not be repealed.
StanO ready TO lenQ my AID TO assist
in making the law even stronger than it is
"As to the toxic effect of alum. that has
been known to housewives for many years
back. and you win find that old grand
mothers have used 1t in a mixture OF sor-
ghum to produce vomiting in cases Of Group
in children. 1t Is very weakening. produces
vagus nerve readily explains its irritant
action on the mucous membrane Of the
stomach"
J.. ". Hendrix, NJ. p. New London, Mo-.
Of date August q, 1S02, says:
Il am forever against alum in every way
as food mixture, especially in the making
Of bread. 1t produces Inflammation Of the
ly, IL the use is persisted in. the result will
be death. Let the law stand"
Doctor ]. A. McComb, Lebanon, Mo-, OF
date October 3, 1902, says:
II hold that commercialsm Is transcend.
Ing Its legitimate province when II, IN any
1t is ours to suggest and that of CONNER
cial people to do the bidding of conscien-
physicians. If alum be Injurious TO the
human system then no consideration of
cheapness has any place in the problem:
THAT 1t Is Injurious has been held by
the chemist with his mortar. beaker and
test tube the phylogist with his micro
scope, by the physician with his years Of
experience in watching cause and effect
..The ten physicians Of Lebanon. No. are
a unit in saying that alum is not good for
use In baking powder, so you have ten opin-
ions instead OF one. '--
Doctor L. 7. Hall Of Potosi, Mo-. Of date
August g. 1902 says: II am of course,
aware of the deleterious effects of alum
upon the human system and the dangerous
consequences attendant upon its constant
and protracted use. even in small quant.-
ties, for illustration. in our daily food. 1t
is a wise law that protects the public by
prohibiting the manufacture of harmful
ingredients into food products.
TT is to be hoped that no backward step
will be taken along this line
G. G. Bragg. NJ. D.. Huntsville, Mo-, Of
date August 9. 1902, says: II heartily ap-
prove of the bill passed in 1888 prohibiting
the use of alum in baking powders.
The phosphate and cream of tartar bak-
ing powders are much more wholesome. and
even If not SO cheap, when 1t comes to TAX
ing things into our system the best Is not
too good
II en- opposed to the repeal Of the law
of 1885 and will do all 1 can to sustain
same"
Doctor John A. Crnm Of California. No,
Of date August q, 1902. says: Kindly per-
with the law as IT now stands for the
health Of the people.
&c; e; "; STEPHENS. N: D. :. Montsomery
Alum baking powders have a slow under
mining action on the health Of the user
ritiating the secretions. thereby starving
the blood and the nerves, leadinS to a long
powder more harmful, than strychnia
arsenic or other poisors. because they are
used only for specified time while bak-
Ing powders enter daily into use for years
M: B. Chandler. NJ D., West Plains. Mo-,