South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-25

\ and methods Of the Calumet con-
Germ The history of the war shows
court after court and one food COM
missioner after another have always
/ decided the case in behalf Of the
/ egg-users.
Submits Letter.
Mr.. Stout submits d letter from II.
/ +. Barnard. Indiana food and drug
commissioner. written 10 an Evans
Vile man some months ago. and out
/ lines the Jews of his company as
I follows.
The test in question can be made
/ by any salesman. dealer, clerk, or
| housewife. Ii does not require any
/ special kind or sized glass. no matter
what sized spoons. our salesmeL al
ways carry a can of fresh goods
/ which is used as standard or base.
/ Those goods show almost ] per cent
| carbon dioxide. In order to judge
/ the amount of deterioration that has
/ taken place in the old goods that
are being tested. il is only necessary
4 TO have two glasses or utensils of the
/ same size, placing a quantity of the
I fresh goods in one, and "A similar
/ quantity of the old goods in the
/ other. adding an equal amount Of
water to each, i'm each case stirring
/ just enough to moisten the powder.
/ The comparative rise in the utensils
/ will indicate the comparative
strength and consequently show the
amount of deterioration that has oc-
4 in, oil m
nately all powders are subject TO de-
terioration. Some are short-lived;
others keep for years under favor
able treatment and in dry climates.
but through mistrea,ment and eX-
posure to moisture deteriorate with
in a very short time.
Denies they Deceive.
Where the water glass test is
used in connection with sales our
demonstrators are not allowed to
leave impressions that the compare
tive test made with baking powder
not containing egg albumen repre-
sents the comparative leavening
strength of the two powders; in
stead. they always explain 10 the
prospective purchaser that our pro
duct contains white OF egg, the ma
ture of which holds and entangles
gas, permitting the full strength to
be shown. 1t would be suicidal 10 our
/ success to deceive the housewife as
to the strength of our powder or to
insult her intelligence by suggesting
that other standard powders were
below the required strength.
1T is certainly our right to show
our product for just what it is and
TO make comparisons. The water
glass test is but one of the several
tests that We use in demonstrating
/ the quality of our product. While the
making powders standard Of today
are based exclusively upon the gas
strength Of the goods, the particu-
/ lar housewife has long since learned
I that there are other points 10 be
considered chief of which is the
speed action of the powder
I'VE know OF no method. outside
Of the water glass test, 10 demon
strate the action of our goods The
water glass test is not patented 1t
| can be used by any one. Our pro
I duct as is shown by the various state
reports on baking powder gives off
a large quantity of gas, and we are
proud of its chemical compositions
I others may not be so anxious TO
demonstrate the way their goods
work
The water glass test is OF prac-
| teal value not only to ourselves. but
TO the dealer and housewife as well.
and its use should be encouraged as
a means of protection against in
ferior brands Ii is high time that
! the consuming public has some pro-
lection of this most important item.
IL is not enough TO merely learn the
brand that is usually dependable.
since even the best types OF baking
powder are subject TO deterioration.
The water glass test, in our opinion.
l. the best and only method Of in
terpreting the baking powder gues-
ton to all concerned"
Cites Another Letter.
Below is the letter furnished by
AIR Stout. which was written TO an
Evansville grocer by Commissioner
Barnard:
( April ., 1875.
\ Hubert NJ Kunckler.
Washington Az.
Evansville Indiana