The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-05-08

Fr IA the Ne~ YORK Coaiectiona.
The soda water season is nearly oIenc''.
and the ''sizz" Of the fountain uill soon
be heard throughout the land.
In 1897 Henry Thompson, cf To,.en-
ham, England. took out the fret patent.
and in 1910 Simonds x Rundell. Of
Charleston. South Carolina, obtained let
tiers patent "for impregnating water with
Fixed air." Europe may have led IN the
discovery Of the principles of aerizstion.
but il was for America 10 lead in the in
vention Of improved machinery. and in
making soda water a pleasant, exhiliTat-
ing and innocuous beverage foe general
use. Until within a score Of years ago
the processes Of the original makers were
still in use in the old world. Such a
thing as drinking soda water, except
from bottle, was unknown. ltremained
for the United States 10 astonish and de-
light Europe with the soda water foun-
tain. and TO teach even such makers ~
Ellis. Of Ruthin, some new wrinkles IN
soda water manufacture. The soda water
interest in the United States has Of late
years grown into enormous proportions.
Some &l2, 0J0, 900 are now invested in the
manufacture Of areated drinks. fountains
and other apparatus.
As long ago as the London International
exhibition Of 1sc2 the American soda water
fountain was the wonder Of Elrope. and
the effervescing, icecold liquid, with de-
licious strip and cream, WAS yertable
revelation 10 the British palate. The
British taste runs largely 10 hot drinks.
and the reader can imagine the sensations
Of London civic magnate who was led 70
Al - St...I L.. kt.
bition, and there introduced 20 his hrst
experience Of Yankee soda water. The
day was terribly hot for London. the soda
was deliciously cold. creamy and foaming.
The alderman eyed the draught oonssrva-
lively. took one swaliaw. and set his giats
down.
NV dear" he said. addressing the
Young lady who dispensed the beverage.
AVE you such thing as n drop Of 'ot
xaterf'
What il soda. II IL simply water strong
" inpregna.ed with earbonie acid gzs.
fhe gas !. obtained by pouring sulpburIc
acid upon carbona,e OF lime ~ Il exist IN
marble dust and chips, In powerful
metal cylinder termed a generator.
Copper generators were formerly IN vogue
bat frequent explosions, leakage. and 10
eyitable corrpslcn. esen where .he interior
has been lined with TN. has led 10 the
substitution Of strel. The contact o. The
sulphurie acid with the eArbona.e 81 lime
producer. tremendous eaervesoencs. The
yitriol. having a stronger affinity for lime
than the esrhonic aesd gAs haS. IItsrrA'es
the latter, and sulphsse Of lime 70 fern.
e5. The gas Thus obtained - thsn passed
through the vashsr-yos can rash gas a,
perfectly a. yv3 can handkrrchlss-so
remove sny trace Of sslphsne aeid. ard
then i, il pumped under snorrsoo, rres
sure into the fountains. already ehuged
with water This ooAs;s,g.es. IN bgief.
N. whole yrooe.. Of eartoaz.Ins.
limitations Of yichy. kissenayn. Setter
and other mineral vs.srs arc sssds ~
dissolring IN the water IN The fountains
the requisite amount a the sai.s heit IA
solutson BY the gens1se wx.sT. Ginger
ale. bzch beer, root hesr and drsssE. cham
payne are made N III. SAM rzs. frnsst
TIA. the yrsz,ed uzter u passsd iasosgh
eio~ed vessels bol4ing The eerposs snf n
srzots IN solution. WHICH snpsr-s 81 iks~s
\ drinks tbesy eazraesSriEfic fsTrfs. TIE
na1kisssy required . in;sses;> snd s,ss,ly.
The gensrx:nrs ussi IN large ss'ai5iss-
-s~us, en~s abort $500 seeh. and ;bs
othcr zptfszsces are vsyy szprsslte- trr
lev druggists N cites ssAks fS~sf esn
soda water. NJ .bey can bur Il very cAssyiy
fron Wholesale '-ehAre,rs'