Show analyzing the Bakin BAking Powders under t the h a direction of t the h a N new e W york state board of health eighty four different kinds of baking powders embracing embr acine all the branda brands that could be found for sale in the state were submitted to examination and analysis by prof 0 F chandler a member of the state board and free ident of the new york city board of health assisted by prof edward G love the well known united baates chemist the official report shows a large number of the powders examined were found to contain alum or lime many of them to such an extent as to render them seriously objectionable for use in the preparation ot of human food alum was wis found in twentynine twenty nine sam samples ples thie this drug is employed in baking powders to cheapen their cost the presence of lime is attributed to the impure cream of tartar of commerce used in their manufacture such cream of tartar wai was also a ed and found to contain lime and other impurities in some simple samples to the extent of 88 98 per cent ceat of 0 their entire weight all the baking powders of the mar ket with the kinslo exception of the royal not including the alum and phosphate powders which were long luce since discarded as unsafe or inefficient by prudent housekeepers are made from the tile impure cream of tartar of commerce and consequently contain lime to a corresponding extent the only baking powder yet et found by chemical ana lyola to be entirely ire free ajr from ro 1 lime ihil absolutely pure J f th the royal 0 this perfect purity results from the tile exclusive uee use of cream of tartar specially refined and prepared by patent pc processes esses which to tally remove the tile of lime and other otter the cost of this pure cram of tartar is 13 much greater than any other and on account of this greatcoat it is used in no baking powder but the thear royal TAI 11 prof love who i made the an analyses sea of baking powder powders for the new YI york rk st state to board of health as well vell as for the alie government of the purity and wholesomeness of 11 1 I have tested a package of hoyal royal baking powder which I 1 purchased eed in the open market and find it composed ased of pure and nd wholesome ingro ants biente it Is I 1 a cream of tartar powder of a high decree degree of merit and does not either alum or phoe or any injurious substance IF F G lovic pit o 0 D P |