Heavy and sour bread or biscuit have a vast influence through the
digestive organs upon the measure of health we enjoy. How important
to our present happiness and future usefulness the blessing of good
health and a sound constitution are, we can only realize when we have
lost them, and when it is too late to repair the damage. And yet,
notwithstanding these facts, thousands of persons in our own city daily
jeopardize not only their health, but their lives, and the healths and
lives of others, by using articles in the preparation of their food,
the purity and healthfulness of which they know nothing. Perhaps a
few cents may have been saved, or it may have been more convenient to
obtain the articles used, and the housekeeper takes the responsibility
and possibly will never know the mischief that has been wrought. _Pater
familias_ may have spells of headache, Johnny may lose his appetite,
Susie may look pale; if so, the true cause is rarely suspected. The
weather, the lack of out door air, or some other cause, is given, and
the unwholesome, poisonous system of adulterated food goes on. Next to
the flour, which should be made of good, sound wheat and not ground
too fine, the yeast or baking powder, which furnishes the rising
properties, is of the greatest importance, and of the two we prefer
baking powder, and _always use the Royal_, as we thereby retain the
original properties of the wheat, no fermentation taking place. The
action of the Royal Baking Powder upon the dough is simply to swell it
and form little cells through every part. These cells are filled with
carbonic acid gas, which passes off during the process of baking.
The Royal is made from pure grape acid, and it is the action of this
acid upon highly carbonized bicarbonate of soda that generates the
gas alluded to; and these ingredients are so pure and so perfectly
fitted, tested and adapted to each other, that the action is mild and
permanent, and is continued during the whole time of baking, and no
residue of poisonous ingredients remains to undermine the health, no
heavy biscuits, no sour bread, but if directions are followed every
article prepared with the Royal Baking Powder will be found sweet and
wholesome.