Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-05-11
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An articls has recently bees Dslne
tAs rounds Of the press. In which IL
purity Of Calumet Baking Powder =
attacked. and In which test DsgfoFtn-
"a By the represen tatives OF the CAlu-
INST Baking Powder Company 10 brand.
ed ~ Fake" This article APPEAR
a. solid news matter. but 10. IN reality,
an advertisement paid for BY the bak.
Ing powder trust, This sneaking form
of competition ID Just what might -
expected from . corporation whose
principal stockholder was under i1dict.
ment In Missouri for the bribery -
nembers Of the legislature to keep -
giving it monopoly Of the business e
the state, and whose legislative agent
4 now . fugitive from Justice. for ths
Calumet Baking Powder has bean fss
90 many years the standard OF all thai
10 good In baking powder that its puEe
ity needs no defense. There 10 Just oos
60 the readers mind. This state. In
common with nearly every other state
In the Union. now has q very stringent
pure food law, which, In no uncertain
terms, prohibits the manufacture and
sale Of any food substances injurious
to health. Calumet Baking Powdee
complies with the pure food laws Of IN
states.
The trust complains 30 bitterly about
the test performed by the represents
tives OF the Calumet Baking Powder
Company because 1t demonstrates the
nature OF the residue left in food pre-
pared with the cream Of tartar pow
0ers. This test shows without the use
Of chemicals the enormous residue Of
Rochelle Salts. the principal ingredi.
ent Of a Seidlitx Powder, left In food
prepared with these Trust cream Of
tartar powders. This is due to the fact
that q chemical reaction takes place IN
the process Of baking. When the acid
and baking soda are united by moiS-
tura and heat the nature of the orig
inal materials is entirely changed 20
the food to be eaten are very different
from those which composed the baking
powder before baking. Food prepared
from these so-called high grade cream
Of tartar powders does not contain any
cream of tartar, but 1t does contain .
large percentage Of Rochelle 6alts.
which IL formed by the chemical COM
the soda Every Doctor and every
Druggist knows that cream Of tartar
and baking soda united chemically be-
come Rochelle Salts, as stated In the
United States Dispensatory. There 10
not the slightest evidence to dispute
this scientific fact, and yet IN the ol1no
advertisement referred to the Trust
has the nerve to attempt to make the
pubic believe that the residue IN thsiS
baking powder Is perfectly hsalthful.
DR.. A. Warner Shepard. formerly
Health Onicer Of Brooklyn, said: Il
have not the slightest doubt that the
mental and physical health OF thou
sands II permanently injured by the
excessive use Of Rochelle Salts In i'm
pure beer. bread and other forms OF
food and drink. It IL certainly factor
in the alarming increase Of Brisht's
disease Of the kidneys, and similar
complaints. It trritates the stomach.
bowels and kidneys, and may there
fore produce unfortunate results"
The object which they hope to attain
by this underhand method of competi-
ton IL to brighten the consumer into
paying the extortionate price demand
ed for their goods as to so cents per
pound when the best baking powder
In the world can be made to retail ut
Is cents per pound, the price asked for
Calumet, and leave fair manufao-
turer's profit.
The manufacturers Of Calumet Bak-
ing Powder have for years made .
standing offer Of 100000 for any sub
stance Injurious to health found in
food prepared from It, Food made
with Calumet Baking Powder Is entire
ly free from Rochelle Salts. Lima
ALUM or Ammonia