New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-16

composition" Like the Saratoga and in fact all
mineral water, OF the locality, they dGer mainly
in Tie degree Of thelr concentration. Deriving
their Ingredients frum the rocks and soil through
which they flow, their constituents appear essen
TALLY in the order Of abundance Pliny
already observed about 1000 years Tales stunt
aquac Qr.alcS stunt terra" per quaS HUNT
White sodium chloride is the predominant ingredient
in all saratoga springs sodium carbonate holds tho
same place In all vichy springs. The variation In
the fifteen principal saratoga springs Is, however
three times larger than IN those Of Nrhy; stu every
SARATOGA spring" yields - saratoga wacr'
Tim lc,,reI pro.c, ,ois connu" 20 that the
dGc,oYcc IN the composition Of the different springs
at yichy IS 50 great that the local physicians prescribe
tho water, OF special springs for different diseases
mentioning for example CclcSiins ana Ha"lerl'e'
Graude Grille and liop'sh'
u IL almost Incredible thar the above statement
should appcar over the signature Of the first PROBES
sor =, Cb.mist,y OF Columbia college. the springs
nentored bclnr almost IDENTICAL In chemical com
Dcs,tlon and differing mccy In temperature and car
bonc acid.
Here are the Aemos according % Bouquets an
alysls:
Mineral ingredients n 100000 m,lllgammes o'
Celritlns 71amn Temp atl~ 69 eegrces r
IIaurriye 81 mgr Temperature 70 L. Gesneos
IIopfal us mgr. Temperature 30 uoEr % =
GIIle 200 mgr Temperature 40 IL degrees p
As sixty Ave rnill,crammcs are equal 10 one grain
the difference between HopItal and Grand" "nte y
one quarter Of a grain and between Hopital and &C.
Iesns only one-sxtecnth OF grain Between CeesInS
and Uautrrtye the difference amounts Il two-hlIdS OF
A grain: they being mentioned together as sel'cted
for IN, same diseases II j. evident that the selection
~ special springs Is DIE Ia ihe!r difference IN ter'
ncrat,re But temperature has nothing 10 DO WIN
artificial preparations, nor his calbon!c acla, "Ach Is
always IN excess.
AZ further proof that Vrhy water has no fixed
meaning the professors state they hiNr h"t 'o'"p
IN the PharmacOpo"ia OF course not; II Is nor
pharmaceutical preparation. Nor In scientific Jour
mia. they probably did not look back far enough.
wbv dn they not consult the very rich literature on
natural and artificial mineral watersl They would
have found that the analysis OF each spring Is mo
standard for IT, imitation, and that FOR Niciy IN gen
cral the average analysis VI all springs IS the accepted
standard They would have found that Baucr's an
arySls of the famous old Grsnde Grille has been used
by DR. struvc tho father OF artificial mineral waters
and ty the celebrated STRIVE establishments all over
EUROPE the standard OF artificial Vchy for the last
sixty years and that II /, fully entitled TO continue
A. the standard since rs total mineral ingredients
diner from those II he average Vichy only nine
mligranlmes or onc.Sevcnth II q grain. II has
been alwayS used by Or. IIaubury Smith and myself
aud has made Vichy 30 popular.
In view Of these facts, II really seems absurd TO
protest against the lection Of Bau"r's analysis
standard all the mor because the professors
frankly admit the Tygra Nchy 10 be a special prep
araton and imitation OF any Of tine sixteen springs
consequently. II cannot ag'co with the analysis OF
any Of them.
The "sbsurdity7 OF their protest becomes stu more
pointed by the fact that Professor Chandler held
the position OF chemist to = mineral water estsb
lishmeut In TIT, city, took charge Of the manufacture
Of the and made himself responsible for their
good quality" As however the quality Of mineral
springs and their composition OF effective ingredients,
accounting 20 DR.. Valcntiuer. is solely dccidci by
chemical snalysis' he certainly A. thar time
have accepted one, how could he Otherwise have
prepared cOrrrt Vchyi Perhaps hc did not hs
had littlo success.
The professors seeing the h"p'lrsSn"Ss 81 their
finally descend 10 snbtcrtuScs by stating that
tho WORT Hygris placed before vIchy IA Intended
an announcement, which never mafc. that It Is
not Vichy SIN they sell II such. 1ba; prefix ac-
curding to common und,rsf andine simply indicates
| the manufacturers name.
tn" professors, In the m,fahon IDEA that there IL
no official standard for why, Try to improve
| upon tho natural wafer. which they consider too
| alkaline, by defending a REDUCTION VI sodium car
| luua'e from ten 'hrre grains In glass Of Nchy,
under IN" plea thar thH taste Of tn public must
be- consulted While II may be to- alkaline for
sumo persons II Is certainty not enough for others
and does not justly them in repndiaiing
tho analysis OF water Of well known
Virtues. Those who ind yrhy too alkaline
need not drink Il; they can try settlers which only
contains grains ~ sodium carbonate. and Is In
many respects the nObeSt Of all table waters or pnrc
carlouir. which contains mono. they drink Gro
ton. But there Is excuse whatever for selling any
mineral water under fal.r prrtrnr"S. And II their
called ylcly Compound just suits the public ta,r. how
10 they prepare Settlers. which Is different fIOm
Vlchy! Is the difference mainly IN the labcl'
The position taken By tho professors In substituting
the taste OF the public, which practically means tho
individual taste OF The MANUFACTURER. for chemical
anay sis cannot be too severely condemned. II the
tongue Is to decide chemical questions why do they
educate many chemists. often In want OF employ
mrntl They ought to close the school Of Mines. con
II into a cooking school aud appoint chefs with
experienced tongues a. professors According their
ysew the drivers, butchers, liquor dealers barkccpe
beer and cider hOtflrrs, CT fl Onno genus VII" nave
degraded the business by manufacturing their own pn
yato brands Of Vlchy and settlers, are fully compe-
tent because kindly provided each OF hcm with
a tongue probably good a, the professors.
Prvtec ted by the well-knOwn property Of csrbonic
scid To hide obnoxious taste. th"y are enabled To sell
at 0 low price thoir weak solutions, which. a they
themselves admit essentially consist OF common salt
| and soda But are not such mixtures doar at any
p1ccl Must not their efects be quite different from
those OF correct watrrs The most substantial resem
bIance to vichy or settlers Is the labels on their ST.
phons and as tho public cannot drink tho labels. II
does not get what II call, for
II IS acnowled god that artificial waters sklfuDy and
carefully prepared closely " initiate the natural
waters In all their complex composition. have the same
herapcut!cal effects, being therefore Of great value
and It is To be hoped that the authorities and the In
teugrnt public will longer tolerate the present de-
basement OF an important branch OF industry which,
I'm tho interN OF public health should DO III the
hands OF skilled analytical chemists.
| Nsv-York, June 10, lssO CARL H. SCHULTZ
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I, Won want 20 hre servants ind situations, unh
hoard or rooms buy or sell real estate, let or hlIe
houses and work or workers OF one kind or anotn"r,
| Won should examine the many Columns OF lnterr7ns
In fulIrf