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

omcers report that the ship owners
are following instructions and doing
their best to protect their seaman en-.
pioyes as well AZ passenger from
typhoid infection.
A complicated situation bearing
upon o proposed extension OF the pure
food law has grown
ee0 AIbumsn and out Of the contro.
6aking Powder. versy relating 10
the use OF egg al
bumen. or dried whites OF egg, In the
manufacture OF baking powder. Gov
eminent chemists have declared that
dried egg albumen does not add 70 nor
detract from the value OF baking pow.
DER; It's 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 10 generally admitted to be
harmless. but the use Of dried albu-
men caused more discussion than any
other subject. perhaps, at the recent
meeting Of the association OF state
food. dairy and drug commissioners NJ
Portland. Me-. and three bfllS relating
to the subject have already been intro
duced In the United States bouse of
Representatives. The senate u stfll TO
be heard from.
The amusing feature about the bills
which have been introduced as amend
ments to the federal pure food law .is
that two Of them aim az the prohibit
ton OF the use OF egg albumi1a In bak-
Ing powder and the third b directly
contrary and provides that the use or
dried albumen be made compulsory IN
the manufacture Of baking powder.
Representatives French. Of idaho, and
Heating. Of Colorado ara the authors
OF the bills providing that the use OF
egg albumen be considered an adulters
ant and prohibited, while Representa-.
tive Broussard, OF Louisiana ID the
father Of the bill which aims 10 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 to help statesmen and
demonstrators OF baking powder 20
convince q prospective customer that
their product had q superior quality
II appears that when water 10 added
to d baking powder containing the
dried whites OF eggs there II consider
able foam created. whereas without
the Ingredient baking powder. only
sizzles when water II added Other
manufacturers insist that the use OF
egg albumen In their product 10 de-
sirable because Il IL 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
gredfent compulsory, cannot both be
rassed by congress. The anti-albu.
menites have slight advantage IN
that their friends. Representatives
French and Heating. will be IN the
house for some years to further their
Interests, whereas Representative
Prossard, who wants the use or egg
albumen made compulsory. VIII have
to leave the house without q chance.
perhaps. to defend HIS pet measure.
for on March 4 next he WIFI be made
a United States senator, position
to which he was elected more than two
years ago.