The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-27
SODA FOR THE MILLION.
RISE O crE FOUNT IN WHIOH
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Cream Soda.
The boy who dreamed of finding gold
mines and caves OF buried treasure now
owns a soda water fountain, and as q gem
eral thing ne is just as well satisfied.
The evolution of the soda fountain, f, r
thermore, has increased wonderfully Of late.
and no man dare say what may be its
future. The first one Of which record Gun
be found was made in 1882 by a
Philadelphia man, whose memory
should be blessed 10y thirsty
maidens for all time This man rugged up
little machine with many stop-cocks and
faucets, and proceeded to deal out the effer-
vescent article at 10 ceuts per s lass. Other
people took up the scheme, and by the time
few years slipped by several drug stores
in each of the big cities offered lemon, va
nilla and chocolate soda water for sale. 1t
was a very crude business then, although Il
prosperous ore.
But, of course, the trade received its
great impetus from the patronage of the inns
meuse fountain at the Centennial eXhlbi~
ton. This cost 500 000 and was considered
q marvel Indeed 1t was in the matter of
expense; but much handSOmer fountains are
now sold for a fourth of that sum. Furthor-
more, one can procure almost any kind OF
non-alcoholic beverage of big fountain.
There are certainly three places in PhIla-
delphia where from 200 TO 1900 glasses
stand back of the counter-no, they don't
stand. They have no time for standing dur
ing these days. They pend forward.
Lemon phosphate" gasps the perspiring
customer
"Zimm rings glass, as the attendant
seizes it. Tho same second he whirls around,
catching bottle in his other hand aud
throwing tablespoonful Of phosphate into
the glass. The bottle Is dropped, and, like
a flash, the lemon syrup is turned in atop
the phosphate. Before the syrup fairly
settles in the glass carbonated water sput-
tiers therein. The glass is dropped in
holder, a spoon dexterously twirled mixes
it, and, with a check for cents, it is placed
in front of the guest. And before the latter
has time TO touch it the attendant is taking
another order.
ALL SORTS OF SOFT DRINKS.
Yes, you can get almost anything at
large soda water fountain. Fur example,
here are some from the list displayed: Choc-
olate, coffee, vanilla, cream, blackberry,
lemon, phosphate, malt-and-milk, lactart,
next morning." grape juice, "hit-'em-
again." strawberry, egg phosphate, "76, !"
orange, blood orange, orangeade-and
enough more to fill half column.
1t is queer, but those who manage foun-
tains say blondes usually call for straw
berry -and-cream brunettes are partial to
vaniie. Tall ~girls like chocolate, short
girls Fancy lemon phosphate. 1t is very ex-
Vibrating to see q girl drink glass of soda
water especially if there are two girls and
two glasses. Tney will go into a drug store
and carefully scan the list Of syrups. The
clerk patiently waits.
"Ummm :" says the tall girl. Guess
I'll try coffee and cream. What're you 60
ing to take. Madge"
"Thlnk I'll choose crushed violets for a
change"
30, | wouldn'tn
"WhyF'
always remind me Of box that VIII
sent. | was picking the violets out and q
great. green caterpillar crawled from q
bunch of them.n
"Ughl How horridw
Half dozen people are standing in front
of the counter, restlessIy looking at the
clerk.
what will you have," the clerk finally
asks.
What had better take, Madge?n
81 don't know; why not try orangel"
A big man with valise growls
Put up this prescription; I've got to
catch train"
clerk, edging toward him, holding two
glasses. Then he again says
What will you haven
Lemon" says Madge.
Chocolate" says her friend.
The clerk begins to fill the order.
"pve got just three minutes growls the
big man; and an elderly woman near by
calls sharply for postage stamp.
Hold on" Madgs suddenly exciaims :;
believe will try orangeade, after all.n
The clerk swears inwardly. sings a half
drawn syrup away, and the big man angrily
walks out, followed by two other custom
ers who intended to have purchased SIS
worth OF goods.
A LONG SUFFERING CLERK.
At last the girls get their soda water, and
then ask for more shaved ice. 1t is given
them. Madge sips her orangeade. "Pease
put in more syrup, it isn't sweet at all.
The long-suffering clerk does So and tries
10 wait on two other people, when Madge's
friend exclaims:
eve are the first to be waited on. and I
want more soda in thisn
When they go out at last, they say spite
fully:
lawfully impudent, that clerk?"
YES indeed; It's the last time go in that
store"
Ard the clerk gives thanks.
Such q scene is often witnessed in n DRUG
store, but the highest art of the soda water
business is found at the fashionable confec-
TONER'S. Here is large, cool store, with
an onyx counter upon which little fountains
splash. A great silver scoop is filled with
ice shaven thin as tissue paper; several
clerks are there, and hurry is out of the
question. Hither comes the fashionable
girl who runs into the city on a hou day TO
do some necessary shopping. Here she
drops in for few minutes, Just as a man
drops into barroom. She sits down in a
light, wicker chair, and selects her syrup.
while the clerk patiently awaits her pleas
ure. Mllady chooses coffee-ice-cream-soda
The clerk carefully pours tho syrup from
nice bottle into dainty glass. Then he
places therein generous spoonful of ice
cream. This is surrounded by sheets of
shaven ice, and upon all carbonate water is
turned until the glass is nearly filled. A
spoon with a long handle, a nice paper
napkin complete the affair, and it costs 20
cents.
BY the way. speaking Of ice cream soda.
the great majority Of people believe the
idea is of recant origin but this is a mis-
take. The first person who conceived the
idea Of putting a spoonful of ice cream into
glass Of soda water lives up in Lycoming
county, where he runs little drug store.
Twenty years ego ice was very scarce. aud
this man couldn't procure enough to keen
bis fountain c3oled. The only person in tie
village who had enough was a confectioner.
and while the latter would sell no ice to the
druggist, he sold him a great deal OF ice
cream. People liked the scheme. and the
idea Spread from one place to anOtha- until