New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-27
SODA WATER AND IFS SrRUPS.
THREE REPRESENTATIVE FOUNTAINS.
POPULAR FORMS or THE DEvERAGE-rHE CLASS
OF DRINKERS.

POPULAR FORMS or THE DENERAGE-IHE CLASS
OF DRINKERS.
When the mercury shoots mp in the bulb untl
II reached the nnctic'. with that rise comes
the demand for soda water and root beer The latter
Is not fashionable drink, and is consumed in much
greater quantities in Scvcnth-ayc than in Broadway
On t great tbnronqbr fare from the Battery TO Central
par there are few drug stores that do not keep soda
water and vet there probably not half dozen who
make il a specially While there are few things SO
agreeable end 81 refreshing ~ glass OF welimade
soda water. there are Few things moro
| mavki-h fiat and uspid than an illmadc glass
W the same beverage In some "fug STORES,
fran, eo,,o,r there "a not an adequate supply of lee,
or there ia ar insufficient charging of carhonic acid or
tho s,,urs are made from poor fruit and inferior
su4ars The drinkers of s,dn water know pretty well
bv c,pr,nr. where the good article IA 10 be obtained.
a,j The r,o.e,nanea IA chat on hot ainurr LAY such
ti,rc, arc ,,rv,lri There arp dug store, downtown
| n,, rt r,u, tho nli Church uf a. Paul where the
,it, ,,rtar II, sNdlp,iha dave IA between $500 anal
! 4aou.
fhafa ate thlea sfatt paints rf sala vntof rs irad
! VaVi IA tho vicinity vt thn iinh Avenue iluol, ~
nroadway near fouriernha l aud ia" town places
which arc within hailHg distance ct tho gihiir"n.
Each If these paints hns 10 we'll hnih'i differences,
| aud oua compartments without dlhrn'A lhal lh'
|
ulces wnuld frghon the patrons ct upper iirodwaY.
| There they accustomed tn the most delicious
| mingng OF confectionery ana sou" wafer lu1 'o'n
hu,tio. are all made 10 tickle the palate i'ut down
lawn the rcourements of many customers tell different
story and not a pleasant ono for the ph"-oplc mind
They call for nonalcohoc stimulans ct high ORDER
made Of poVcrfnl drugs tremendous cNciians u en-
allie a business man Ia feel an appetite t'r his lunch
and aids TO an cnicebcd digestion when lie has nnced
The ,rc,t novelty here is the tonic, new kind of
,b,rtrcuse made intensely bitter by the admXturc of
auininc phosphorus and strychnine II Is prcsumable
that the thick cha!tIense liquor mas been eh9Nch 10
hold the free phOs horr1, which II not separated NOR
nunIy wond hnln a mans throat. Tho frcquenters of
thc.p soda water fountains take this in small char
| trcuse glass aud then wash IT down with glass ct
Lin so,Ia or combine it with the soda in the ordinary
| way. The temperance people,, who are far more
numerous than has been supposed nave not occh over
lacked For them this year there are two novelties
CRANE milk and pure grape blood, unicrmentcd prep
agaiions of grape juice made in the vineyards oil
Sonoma. California; Il is question among WINE men
whether the remarkable properties of VINE exist IN the
unfcrmcutcd preparations But Temperance men
saw tha. grape blood and grape milk do pos
,css the restorative powers a>crbcd to VINE,
and drink great quantities of this soda. Another form
of soda i the Initiated compound phosphate, IN acid
prcparation which stimulates, and which, when com
bincd with litha. has distinct action upon the KID
news and upon pcrfon- inclined to be g"nty or rhcI-
matte Then there i pcpsoliuo for people OF weak
digestons. Many of these drinks tell wou story OF
hypochondrg. of men who overwork themselves mo
dySpcp;io conditions and then fancy that they nave all
sort, of nv # rriou- maladies.
Cny;, IN some form or other is the favortc brace
M and appetite gvor downtown IL sprdng INTO
favor last year and there Is now great trade IN H.
Many people buy it unmixcd and take 4 rs regular
tonic A. "A soda wafer drink il is mixed with tea,
ginger cocacaf tea. ginger ale imported from belfast
russell cider and zocdonc Some persons who are fond
of if combine with charrcuse. Another iavcre SODA
is made with Manhattan punch. which i preparation
of green tea and lemon he clNir o. coca u never
age which il largely drunk with soda Ihcre seem To
he doubts whether coca Is entirely harmless for all
stuons. but there is no doubt that 1t gives great
powcrS of endurance. In Canada the lacrosse clubs
have introduced it, use, and it has been found useful
i'm -uulciueung training for all men who have 60
undergo mincrmitied fatigue Tor long tune. Yves
ton the walker IN all his ieas of speed and en-
dur,uce and lis sale i increasing constantly Lime
mice i. di4credtcd and ont of favor Lemon juice is
now popular and pleasant and innocent beverage ~
settler aud lemon juice.
At the uptown point for soda water. coca and cal
nya are creeping into favor, Int mineral waters and
soda with fruit sNrups are generally called FOR pt the
fruit syrups the fayOrltc3 are strawberry, raspberry
and pineapple, especially when cream IA added. IL
wa formerly the habit CRATE lee into the glass
which 0ayc to the drinks the luxurious quarry oi East
crn shohcts cooled with snow, but this has been abnn
doncd Probably the reason for IFS dl-use was lhal
grating tho ice was exceedingly disagrccahlc task
for the attendant. and as there was No extra com
pen and the public did not insist ON II, the luxury
was quietly dropped There Is uptown great de-
n,,ud for chocolate and coffee in combination with soda
and cream 1t is not unusual thing To family
cuioying their soda water in the Madison Square place
The father and mother the unmarried sister, two MALT
grown ,iis and boy about eleven order their respect
Ne fancy beverages. The boy insists upon catawba
wine soda hcrau-, father has It, Int ~ persuaded to
| have uincapulc lie drinks his gasstu ~ fast ~ he
can while his mother aud si,tcra ngcr over their e0das
a. long possible. But to Sc" women really enjoying
soda drinks II ~ necessary to visit the place near Four
| feminist. which il cmphatically feminine resort
that If "a man gets there lac IL eyed curousy by hc at
tcndauta aud hardly datCs muio than to whisper his
| order. Nevertheless for the men who dcspso fruit
4, rups and who do not want powerful eimulauts dis
rui.cd ~ summer drnks there h no hotter place than
This. which i. one of the institutions of broadway
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