St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-28
DON'T MIX THE DRINKS.
The Custom Of Taking Mineral Waters
Outside" of Whisky Said to be
Pernicious,
Although the Practice is Growing-A
Nuisance and Expense to Saloon
keepers
Some Results Obtained by Chemists
From Analysis of the Mineral
Waters.
What Physicians Say of the Practice
-Counterfeited Articles
Largely Sold.
MIXED Drinks.

give ule WHISKY WIFI dpOllludIlS Oll
the outside" said gentleman before one
of the aristocratic bars of the city the other
day.
''And what's yours?" said the barkeeper
to the first speakers companion.
''I'll take rye, with ginger ale Oh the
outside" he replied.
whats yours?" to third.
Bourbon. with settler water outside"
he replied.
The barkeeper turned to the last of the
party and inquired: what will you
have?"
''Fll take little straight whisky, with
nothing but water Oh the outside" said he.
''These acids and mineral waters men are
drinking are enough to kill one. Whisky
is bad enough, but that sort of trash will
kill man quicker than whisky"
This dialogue set a reporter to thinking
and. waiting until after the visitors had
departed, he asked the compounder of
drinks if everybody took something on the
outside of whisky besides water.
YES" replied the men in the white gar
ments. land it is a nuisance too. We have
to give the stuff away. thus decreasing the
profits and it does nobody any good. It's
only a bother to handle and serve it. Men
should drink water with whisky. These
minerals build up marble monument in
mans stomach and give him stone in the
bladder"
How long has this style of drinking
been the craze?"
30, settler water is an old standby and
has been served long time. 1t is compar-
atively harmless. Apollnaris jumped into
popularity about five years ago, and is adj
vertised as the queen of waters. 1t comes
originally from some place in Germany, but
the stuff we get here is fraud. But as
long as people want them we shall have to
serve them. even if it does knock off the
profits. AS matter of fact Apollinaris,
Vichy, Sheboygan, Saratoga, Blue Lick
and nearly every other kind of mineral
water is manufactured in this country. Be
sides this some saloon-keepers refill the
bottles after having been emptied."
These remarks awakened an interest in
the composition of these waters. which are
sold in large quantities at all the bars in the
city, and the reporter hunted up chemical
analysis of some of them. Here it is from
the laboratory of thorough chemist and
professor of pharmacy of Cincinnati:
SETTER WATER.
The syphonS were labeled Genuine
Settler Water" Its specific gravity, 1.004.
One pint of water containing 51.26 cubic
inches of carbonic acid gas and solid matter
to the amount of $3.50 grains, the solid
matter consisting Of:
Sodium chloride. 1906 grains
Sodium carbonate. .lA.32 grains
Calcium carbonate. .............. 3.21 grains
Total. So. SO grains
APOLLINARIS WATER.
This water was in bottles labeled ''Apol
linaris Natural Mineral Water" and gave
the following result:
Specific gravity ........................1 0033
Carbonic acid gas to the pint. ..........
51.76 cubic inches
Solid constituents to the pint. y. So grains
Solid constituents to the pint-Apollinaris.
Sodium chloride. 10. 413 grains
Calcium carbonate. ............. 6.912 grains
Magnesium carbonate. .......... 1882 grains
Sodium sulphate. 3.549 grains
Sodium carbonate. .............. 5.256 grains
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SHEBOYGAN WATER.
This water, in bottles labeled "Sheboy-
gan Natural Mineral Water" gave the fol-
lowing result:
Specific gravity. .1.00H
Carbon1c acid gas TO the pint, 33.5 cubic
inches. Solid constituents to tine pint 37.464
grains, as follows:
Calcium bicarbonate.. 800. 1857 grains
Magnesium bicarbonate. ........ 1.161 grains
Magnesium chloride. ............ 3.643 grains
Calcium sulphate. ............... 5.192 grains
Calcium chloride. ...............0 .630 grains
Sodium chloride. ............... .23. 55T grains
Alumna. INSTRUMENTATION. 0.204 grains
Silica. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 0.120 grains
Organic matter, truce. .......... 49,. ......
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