The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-08-04
Nzdfer Supply of All
Excursion Boats Watched


ofiicers report that the ship owners
are following instructions and doing
tnejr best 10 protect their seaman EN-.
ployea as well 40 passengers from
typhoid infection.
A complicated situation bearing
upon q proposed extension Of the pure
~ food law has grown
Eco Albumsn and out OF the contro.
saking Powder. versy relating 10
the use OF egg al.
bumen, or dried whites OF egg, In the
manufacture Of baking powder. Gov
ernTlent chemists have declared that
dried egg albumen does not add to nor
detract from the value of baking pow.
GER; Its use seems to have been intro
duced chiefly for trade purposes.
The average person will wonder
why Q pure food controversy should be
started over the use OF an ingredient
which Ia generally admitted to be-
harmless. but the tse OF dried Glbu.
men caused more discussion than any
other subject. perhaps, at the recent
meeting OF the association Of state
food. dairy and drug commissioners at
Portland. Me-. and three bills relating
to the subject have already been intro.
.duced In the United States house of
representatives. The senate IL still TO
be heard from.
The amusing feature about the bills
which have been introduced as amend.
ments to the federal pure food law ID
that two OF them aim at the prohibit.
ton Of the use OF egg albumen In bak-
ing powder and the third h directly
contrary and provides that the use OF
dried albumen be made compulsory IN
the manufacture Of baking powder.
Representatives French. Of Idaho. and
Heating. OF Colorado are the authors
OF the bills providing that the use OF
egg albumen be considered an adulter>
ant and prohibited, while Represents.
tive Broussard, OF louisiana In the
father OF the bill which aims to make
the use OF dried eggs compulsory.
Claims have been made by the man.
ufacturers OF some baking powders
that egg albumen was originally intro
duced In order 20 help statesmen and
demonstrators Of baking powder TO
convince Q prospective customer that
their product had superior quality.
1t appears that when water IL added
to baking powder containing the
dried whites Of eggs there IL consider
able foam created, whereas without
the ingredient baking powder only
sizzles when water IL added Other
manufacturers insist that the use Of
egg albumen In their product II de-
|sirable because II is then possible for
chemists to determine the amount OF
carbon dioxide gas In the powders and
to detect whether or not the powder
has deteriorated because OF age.
What will be the end Of the contro.
versy no one In the government serv-
Ice cares to predict. The only thing
which Is sure Is that the two sets OF
bills. one prohibiting the use OF dried
whites OF eggs IN baking powder and
The other making the use OF this In.
gredient compulsory, cannot both he
rassed by congress. The anti-albu-
menites have q slight advantage IN
that their friends. Representative
French and Heating, will be In tho
honse for some years to further the'-
interests. whereas Representative
Prossard. who wants the use of egg
albumen made compulsory. VIII h-v"
to leave the house without d chance.
perhaps. TO defend his pet measn-n.
for on March 4 next he VIII be D"ds
United States senator. q position
to which he was elected more than two
years ago