The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-08-05
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omcers report that the ship ownsrs
are Following instructions and doing
their best to protect their seaman EN-.
pioye1 as well a. passengers from
typhoid infection.
A complicated situation bearing
upon proposed extension 81 the pure
4 x food law mas grown
eoo Aibumsn and out OF the contro-
eaksnU Powder. versy relating TO
the use Of egg al.
buhen, or dried whites or egg. IN the
manufacture OF baking powder. Gov.
ernrIent chemists have declared that
dried egg albumen does not add to nor
detract from the value OF baking pow.
der: Its use seems to have been intro.
duced chiefly for trade purposes.
The average person will wonder
why 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 discussions than any
other subject. perhaps. at the recent
meeting OF the associations OF state
food. dairy and drug commissioners AZ
Portland. Me-. and three bills relating
to the subject have already been intro.
duced In the United States house OF
representatives. The senate II still to
be heard from.
The amusing feature about the bills
which have been introduced as amend.
ments to the federal pure food law n
that two Of them aim at the prohibit.
ton Of the use Of egg albumen In bak.
ing powder and the third n directly
80 go ~ 49, IA a. -
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 ID 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 to help statesmen and
demonstrators Of baking powder to
convince q prospective customer that
their product had q superior quality.
II appears that when water 10 added
to q baking powder containing the
dried whites OF eggs there II consider.
able foam created. whereas without
the ingredient q baking powder only
sixzles when water Is added. Other
manufacturers insist that the use OF
egg albumen In their product r. de-
lsirable because Il 10 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
he other making the use OF this In.
gredieut compulsory, cannot both he
raised by congress. The anti-albu-
menites have slight advantage IN
that their friends. REPRESENTATIVE
French and Heating. will he IN The
house for some years to further thai
interests. whereas Representative
Prossard. who wants the use Of egg
albumen made compulsory. wifi hrvn
to leave the house without Q chance.
perhaps. to defend his pet measure.
for on March 4 next ne VIII be made
a United States senator. position
to which he was elected more than two
years ago