Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-05-14
From Bubbles from the Br,mnen Of Nassau.
SOURCE OF SELTZER WATER.

SOURCE OF SELTZER WATER.
The moment we entered the great gate of the
oOclosure. which, surrounded by high stone
vail occupies about eight acres OF ground our
6~t impresson was, that we had discovered a
nsw world inhabited by brown stone bottles, for
n al directions they were to be seen-rapidly
moving from one part of the establishment to
Notwithstanding actually in armies on the
mnund-or piled i'm immense layers or strata
Such profilsion and such confusion of bot
lies il had never entered human imagination to
conceive.
Onapproaching large circular shed, covered
with Slated roof, but open on all sides, we found
he single brunnen, or well, from which this cele-
brated water is forwarded to almost every city
nthe world small crane with three arms, to
each of which there was suspended square iron
crate or basket, little smaller than the brun-
men. stands about ten feet OH; and while pea
SAINT girls with stone bottle (hoding three plnts)
dangling on every finger of each hand, are ra-
pdly filing one crate, containing seventy bot
les a man turns the third by winch, until it
Immediately hangs over the brunnen, into which
il then rapidly descends.
The air in these seventy bottles being imme
diately displaced by the water, great bubbling
of course takes place; but in about twenty Sc
conds, this having subsidized the crate is raised;
and while seventy more bottles descend from
another arm of the crane, fresh set OF girls
bear off these full bottles, one on each hnger OF
each hand, and range them In several long
rows, upon large table or dresser. NO soon
er are they there than two men with surprising
activity put cork into each, While two drum
mers, with long stick in each oil their hands,
hammerng them down, appear II they were
PLAYING upon musical glasses. Another set OF
Young women now instantly carry them of,
four or five in each hand, to men who with
sharp knives slice off the projecting part OF
the cork; and this being over, the poor Jaded
bottles are delivered over TO women, each
of whom actually covers three thousand a
day with white leather, which they firmly
bind with pack-thread, round the corks,-
then man seated beside, without any apology,
dips each of their noses into boiling hot rosln;
before they have recovered from this operation
the Duke of Nassaus seal is stamped upon them
and off they are hurried, sixteen and twenty at
time to magazines where they at length repose
inreadiness for expectation. When il is consd-
cred that three armed crane is drawing up bot
ties seventy at time, from three O'Clock in the
morning till seven at night (meal hours except
ed it is evident that without very excellent ar
rangement some of the squads either would be
sIutted with more work than they could perform,
or would stand idle with nothing to do. NO
one, therefore, dares either to hurry or stop: the
motto of the place might be that of old Goethe's
ing with the star upon it-onhe hdSt, oHhe rtSt
Ahghce, haste not, rest not!
Having followed set of bottles from the brun-
nen to the store, where We left them resting from
their labor we strolled to another part OF the es-
Enlistment, where were empty bottles calmly
Waiting for their turned to be filled. We here
counted twenty-five bins of bottles, each tour
yards broad, six yards deep, and eight feet high
number of young girls were carrying (eacn
lnrty -four of them at time) on their heads TO
alimmense trough, which was kept constantly
,ul by large fountain pipe OF beautiful clear
fresh water. The bottles were filled brim-fu
las We conceived for the purpose OF being wash
81, and We're then ranged in ranks, or rather
solid columns, of seven hundred each.
We had no sooner, as we thought, hidden
adeu to bottles-than we saw, like Brnam
Wood coming to Dunsinane, bottles approach.
ing us in every possible variety of attitude. II
appears that all the Inhabitants of Nieder Settlers
are in the habit of drinking in their houses this
refreshing water; but as the drummer is in requi
SStion by the Duke all day long long, it is only
before or after work that private supply car
beobtained: no sooner, therefore, does the even
ing bell ring. than every child in the village /:
unven out of its house TO take empty bottles tt
LIE drummer. The children really looked as /
'ney were made of bottles. Some wore pyra-
MD IN baskets on their heads; some were lader
with them, hanging over their shoulders before
ana behind-some carried them strapped rounC
.ne middle-al had their hands full, and the lit
We urchin that could scarcelywalk came huggins
10 ITS arms one single bottle.
The road to the brunnen is actually strewed
win fragments, and so are the bitches; ano
when the reader considers, besides all he has sc
pauenty heard, that bottles are not only ex
prhded and exported, but actually made at Mel