The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-20
a Won, Mineral Water.

A New Mineral Water.
Mineral water is firmly established as an
:na;sncnsablr summer drink. The average
,nan. who formerly tried in vain to qucnch
his thirst with Soda-watcr, or some one OF
The many diabolical compounds labelled
..smal-bccr," and had a headache and an
uneasy stomach afterwards. now calls for
some kind OF mineral water. and stops his
thirst and aids his digestion at the same
time. On every dining-table and at every
bar the mineral water is necessity. 1t
gives life to the clarct-glaSS, and freshenS
up the sherry and champagne. The Hon.
Bardwcil Slotc'S order for G. and s.-gin
and seltZcr-iS the battle-crv OF the world
to-day. But it is most important to remem-
Der that even in mineral waters there Is a
preference to be had. II none OF them arc
absolutely in furious, some OF them are vastly
more beneficial than the others. y com
paratircly new spring has been discovered,
which seems TO belong to the desirable class
which has all OF the health-civinS proper
ties. with no impurities whatever, and what
is almost Of equal Importance. has pleasant
flavor also. 1t is called the ApolinariS
Natural Mineral Water" II comes from Il
natural spring near Ncuenahr, in Rhenish
Prussia. The yield OF this spring is some
thing enormous. being estimated 1t 400
quarts every four minutes. and at 100000
900 quarts a year. 1t is said by such experts
rs Professor Bischof. or Bonn; Professor
WankIyn, the famous water analyst, OF
England; Professor Ogden DoremuS, OF
this city, and others equally well known. to
contain all OF the most desirable qualities to
be found in the other natural and artificial
mineral waters combined. Professor Wank-
lyn. who visited the spring in August last,
says be had repeatedly examined the quality
OF the water. and found its organic purity
Of the highest order. The samples he drew
from the spring confirmed his previous cN-
animation, so that he certitics from personal
observation I" that this water is wholly inn
pregnated with lis own natural gas. and not
with manufactured carbonic-acid gas. such
is is used for the acrated waters OF COM
mcrce. The supply OF natural gas 1t the
Source is enormous: not only does it richly
permeate the spring, but it issues in guam
titles from the assures in the soil around.
Descending into Il recess by the side OF the
spring, where the natural gas collects, and
where ii issues from large assure, found
the gas running out in such volumes that
had to hold my breath" He concludes his
tiattcring report with this endorsement !:
Looking at all these facts, feel justified
ia stating that Apollinaris water is, so lar as
know, unique among eferveScent waters"
1t is especially urged in favor OF the
Apollinaris water that it contains a larger
amount OF carbonic acid than any other
water, either natural or artificial. 1t is esti-
mated that more than ninety-nine per cent. OF
the gases contained in it are carbonic acid,
which gives it that strong efiervescence
which causes it to remain fresh and brisk
long after the cork is withdrawn. This
makes it especially adapted for mixture
with wines, while its agreeable flavor and
its freedom from iron salts, so prevalent
in some other waters, renders it a whole
some summer beverage unmiXed with any
liquor. Professor Doremus, while con-
irming the report Of Professor Wanklyn,
says on this point: "The mild alkaIinity
OF the water gives q soft and pleasant
tone to this effervescent and refresh
ing beverage, mole agreeable to most
palates than the very marked and
saline flavor OF other springs. The verdict
OF the mouth is confirmed by the whole di-
gcStive tract. The too acid condition Of
the stomach, from which many suffer, is
happily corrected by this alkaline water. l
have tested different bottles OF the water
for lead, copper. and other poisonous metals.
and find lnentirelr Tree from them" lie
concludes bis report with this emphatic en-
dorscmcnt: 81 lind on careful examination
that the Apolinaris water Is entirely free
from all organic impurities. It's freedom
also from metallic poisons already referred
10 enables the chemist to coincide with emf
nent medical authorities in commenting it
AS an absolutely pure, wholesome, as well
as pleasant, mineral water-superor to all
others as daily beverage"
While the Apollinaris water is thus heart
ilv commended As pleasant and refreshing
beverage, eminent medical authorities unite
in recommending it az most effective fof
dyspepsia and Indigestion.
DR.. William 4. Hammond, OF this city,
the distinguished authority on nervous dis.
eases, saws: '.For several months past !
have made extensive use Of the Apollinarls
water in cases Of nervous irritabllltY at
tended with dyspepsia and lithic acid or OK,
allie acid dIathesis, and always will. good ef:
feet. 1t appears to me to be indicated
in all cases in which the Vichy waters
have been heretofore prescribed. AS
daily beverage, alone or with wine
it is, in my opinion, far superior
to Vichy, Settler, or any other mineral
water" DR.. Fordyce Baker is scarcely less
emphatic, saving: 81 have made use of The
ApoIlinaris water for six or eight years past,
and regard it as by far the most agreeable
OF all the mineral waters as beverage for
the table, whether drank alone or mixed
with claret, sherry. or champagne. 1t is
light, sparkling, and easy OF digestion, and
am convinced of its utility in certain
catarrhal conditions OF the mucous mem.
branes. especially OF the stomach and blad-
der, and in those persons prediSposed to
govt in its milder forms."-Neac I0rk Irt-
bune.