Show j A MATTER OF HEALTH HEAL I St St. St Lu Authorities Examining t tha flaking Baiting Powders I w St. St t. t Louis Globe At the request of Health Commissioner Commis Commit abner Brennan the city chemist has collected samples of the various carious baking baking baking bak bak- ing powders powder sold in St. St Louis and subjected subjected sub sub- them to analysis for the purpose of obtaining for tho the public benefit in information in in- formation as to their composition and character whether wholesome or other other- wise Owing to th the thc fact that alum baking baiting po powders ders are produced at a cost of less than four fou cents a a pound while in ap appearance appearance ap- ap ap they are arc hardly distinguishable distinguish distinguish- able from a a pure ceat of tartar powder pow pow- der tier costing from ro eight to ten times times- times as much to manufacture there have been many of them put upon the market marlet and great efforts made to substitute the them for the more anore wholesome canine cream of tartar compounds Of course COUlse such powders powders' afford aford wide wido margins of profits botho the manufacturers manu manu- and dealers dealer and it it is not unusual unusual un un- usual to find them for this reason leason recommended an and urged upon customers custom custom- ers Cl who would not true tre character use them under under any consid consid- cation S City Chemist Sullivans Sullivan's Sulvan's report shows one pure cream of tartar powder only the Roy Royal l one cream pf of tartar powder powder powder pow pow- der containing free tartaric acid one phosphate p powder containing sulphate of lime and amI that all al the other othel brands made made- from alum The al' al are samples ranged in strength from 1347 pc pc- cent ent of leavening carbonic a acid id gas found in the Iho Royal Toyal to to tO per cent found in inan inan an alum powder The he general generl usefulness ns' ns of a a baking baiting powder depends ep largely upon the quantity of leavening IC gas it gives off olF A iA powder containing thirteen per cent of gas will wi go more twice as far farhat far far- that hat is one pf such Mich powder will wi raise more than twice as much flouras flour flour- as I one that evolves jut but but six si per cent The economy titus thus shown hown however is not the greatest consideration The Thelow low strength powders po le leave ve i jv t large residuum in tile the l e foo food which being of ofal al alum in a its various arous forms renders the food positively unwholesome point and n nd in n describing the chara characters character tel of the tho baking baiting powder po found of highest strength the City Chemist says pays ars TA A high leavening leavening power is r requisite l Pure re ingredients in proper combination quicken and amI in increase increase in- in crease se the production production of carbonic acid gas In this his the tho Koyal noyal excels all al oth oth- th- th ers It is the tho hi highest in strength in i ic re 3 a t o of 01 agents l fOz lr r 1 pig pig tin a tion tY 9 The rh result eb l of 01 t these ese te tests ts will wil wilbe willbe be 1 read with interest and will win prove of great benefit to 10 housekeepers by enabling 11 them them hem to distinguish the pure from the tho numerous impure ipure and unwholesome POW Cl'S found in the market |