The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-04-25
SUMMER DRINKS.
How Popular Temperance Beverages
GFe Made.
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whisky and beer and takes to those lighter
beverages, such a. lemonades, mineral
waters, punches and buttermilk, prefer
ring not to risk his life 50 long rs old Sol
continues to hold undisputed sway. II
may now be Of interest to know some
thing Of the character and composition Of
the Temperance beverages, and In this
brief sketch . notice will be made Of o
few Of them. The basis Of all popular
edeFvescent drinks is caTbonated soda, or
water strongly impregnated with earbonic
acid gas. II Is well known that this Is .
poisonous gas. Il 10 the heaviest Of all
gases, and Il 10 to be found In sewers,
wells and shafts. II begets the hFe-damp
in the cOal mine, and enough Of II may
be eliminated BY heat from o small piece
Of charcoal to furnish. the means Of suicide
to any weary Of life. The small quantity
Of this gas which enters into soda water,
settler or champagne. instead Of being
injurious IL considered beneficial. Seid.
litz powders, efeFvescent salts, sparkling
wines and bottled ales owe their foaming
qualities TO its presence. Domestic still
wines are sometimes carbOnated by aEtif-
ciHl means and sold for sparkling cham.
pagnes.
BoDA-wATRR.
The beverage popularity known as soda
water Is so-called because il was formerly
made from bicaTbonate Of soda, or baking
soda; and In the east biearbonate Of soda
Is still largely employed. the manufactur-
ers claiming that no cheaper ingredient
can BE- furnished that can 30 we'll serve
their purpose. II Is said the basis Of all
fermented beverages now manufactured
Is mostly made from sulphuric acid and
ground limestone, and not marble dust, !"
as IL generally supposed. II Is ground to
the conSistency Of -four In q powerful
steam mill and passed through a sieve;
the finer Il is ground the greater the guam
tity Of gas that will be produced. By the
time it Is well screened 1t Is almost pure
carbonate Of lime, and il then poured into
an air-tight metallic vessel, denominated
. generator, and saturated with sulphuric
acid. By the union Of the gas and lime
the sulphate gypsum Is formed and the
carbonic acid Is eliminated. Afterward
the sulphate Of gypsum is blown out Of
the generator, the gas Is passed through
the pipes to another vessel, when II is
passed through the water, for the purpose
Of freeing Il Of the presence Of oil Of vitriol
or any other nOxious gas. From the gas
OmeteT the gas is passed into portable
fountains containing filtered water; for It
Is known that at . low temperature will
absorb its own volume Of carbonic acid
gas, and the colder the water the more
gas Il will absorb. This ls the reason
why portable fountains are always kept
In cool cellars.
BOTTLED WATERS.
II is stated upon good authority that Of
the bottled beverages, none Of them are
what they profess 10 be. There Ii no sar-
saParilla in "saTsapaTilla, no ginger in
ginger ale." nothing Of . mineral char
Hcter In mineral water" and settler has
nothing appertaining to the real setter or
settlers waters in It's compoSition-except
water. Ottawa beer Is usually made with
sugar, snGkeroot end arumatics, which
will acetify soon after the beer d manu-
iaetuTed. II should be made fresh every
day, but It is said 1t is not. The carbonic
acid Eas win disguise the bad taste Of
stale Ottawa beer until Il has been swal.
lowed, but soon internal disturbance takes
place. Nearly all mineral water is ascer-
sted water, favored with syrups. Much
Of the ginger ale is aScerated water favored
with Cayenne pepper. It Is held that
Cayenne pepper in small quantities Is
rather beneficial than otherwise, and It
makes really healthy beverage rs com.
pared with others.
GOOD onsaKR ALE
should be made with lemons, ginger,
sugar and tartaric acid. selt1er water is
simply cafbonAted watsF favored with
salts. 10 the palate Il d not very pleas
ant. II has quite an influence upon the
bowels, and d often used BY those who
have lmbibed 700 freely Of intozicants for
the purpose Of neutFnliEing the effects Of
the liquors. None Of the drinks referred
10 are injurious Il their gasses have been
made In wholesome fountains. Nearly all
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