Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-09-09

The JOURNAL OF COMMERCE has IN onter-
tanning article on ''Soda Water Manufacture" =
at is somewhat repugnunt 10 ones oredulity
to have to believe that tho principal ingredients
of the best soda water made In this city are pit-
mol and tchifing. Yet such is the fact though
these chemicals undergo an entire change of
properties during the manufacturing processes
The latter are very simple, as the preparation it.
sell is very simple-eonsisting of water, charged
with carbonate of soda The gas is formed in
what Is termed generator; from this, II is pas
sed INTO a gasometer reservoir, from which the
fountains are charged by means of a forcing
pump To facilitate the last mentioned opera
ton, horse power is sometimes used, and occa-
s.onally steam power Delatour for instance,
uses the former-Rushton and Clark, tho hitter.
The difference in the quality of soda water, con.
slsts primarily, in the quantities of gas il CON
tans, though the water is still further affected by
the lining OF the metallic fountains, which are Ii.
able to be acted upon by acids, and by the ma
ture and proportions of the substances employed
IN generating the gas,-the latter. in some cases
being kept profoundly secret. The qantity of
gas contained IN a fountain depends the man
ner in which it is enlarged :" and lest we should
discriminate so particularly TO injurously nf
feet the interests of any concerned in this bust
ness, 1t will be sufficient to say, that fountain
may be charged" three or four times, each time
10 It's UTMOST capaclty,) but during the intervals
OF time thatkelapse,the water takes up" the gas,
or becomes more thoroughly impregnated with it,
and is thus prepared for additional charge
from the gasometer. To aid still further in the
impregnation, the fountains are revolyed, thus
violently agitating their contents. This is the
process pursued by some of the best manufac-
lures but the immense quantity. indeed the
great bulk OF the soda water sold in this city is
description that has been charged but once This
may be detected by the rapidly with which the
gas passes off, when exposed to the atmosphere.
The best soda water will be active for several
hours,-the gas rising much as is seen in cham
payne. Bottled soda is never highly charged,
as the bottle would not be able to hold their con
tents. Even if they were, on removing the cork,
the contents would be lost
The manner of preparing fountains, has elic-
tod much discussion. Block tin is the most APP
proved lining; in fact, no other should be used.
1t is extremely undesirable to use large coil of
lead pipe, surrounded by ice,) as is often drna.
in connecting the fountain in the celia a.th the
faucet on the floor above as in most cases the
water must, of necessity, be exposed Tor a con-
siderable length of time to the effects of the
lead
The consumption of soda water is increasing
immensely each year; and the manner in which il
is prepared is becoming a matter of greater con
cern to the public. As an iustratou Of the cN
tent 10 which this article is sod, j. may be men
toned that at Delatour's the CON umpton ha.
sometimes reached 1900 glasses per day"