The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-30
A MONUMENT OF GOLD.
THAT rs WHAT SAM WiRD SAID THE
INTENioR or MINERAL WATERS
DESERTED.
why People Drink Cnrbonic Acid Waters
and All Physician. Recommend Them 20
the rublic.


Longer nm Expensive Luxury-what the
Decor. Say.
"A bottle OF champagne and sphon OF car
bonic, waiter"
How frequently one hears this order nova
days, especially when the midsummer sun
creates the longing for cooling and exhllnrat-
That Celebrated ericure and gourmet Sam
Ward was opcc asked to whnt he Inscribed his
perennial youth health. and nigh sprits.. His
reply was 70 drinking two bottles of cham-
paEne every day, and an easy cons fence"
When mineral waters were first introduced
to the pubic In hottled shane this great bon
rrdd was one. OF tho first to recognize and
ing the later years OF his long life they were
always prominent at those Lucullan feasts
te r Of a naH he n ssd"m his thrst wh
other than carhonic acid waters. lie once said
to the as we stood before u soda water foun-
s s@ )" was Still in session In June dear
fellow. the man VIII" gave us carbonic acid wa
This mans dictum was pf suDremd in mat
tcrs Of the table some twenty or twenty-five
years ago, ard his published en!hus asilc en-;
dorsement OF aeratrd waters unIouDe eddy had
great weight with the pu pile at that time.
The evolution Of the mineral water fountain
only a somewhat obscure feature of the more
prominent tty drug stores. nov IT. Is often the
Confectionery. While exclusively soda and
mineral water shops are To be found In large
numbers throughout the whNlo country and
the peri,ntetic fountain on wheels finds It's
way to the most obscure villages and hamlets.
1t may be truly said that the s2z OF the
OF the mineral water bottle are most familiar
sounds in oar national atmosphere. and tho
echoes come ack rom Tar committees
1t was many years after the invention ana
Introduction OF mineral waters before tho med-
zeal profession came To rcaize aud appreciat
them at their true value; tut now the I'm.
mense quantities used in no pitals and sold
L,y drug stores and saloons is something Won
onstratcd by its trade statistics, has been q
remarkable one. especially in tho last three
Millions of dollars Of capita are now invested
in immense plants in AL sections Of this
country and Enropo for the m9nufaeture and
aerated beverages. aud among the most prom
inent, enjoying an enviablo reputation for the
high quality Of their products, les A. Ludin.
eighth street and Eleventh av. The sup
ply is not seldom unequal to the demand;
aeIated drinks Of other kinds are to be
found now in every cafe. bartoom and res
their sale Ths cons um pton Of soft drinks"'
as they are facetiously termed. has Increased
Year. % rnyscians Without exeepton now t pre-
scribe, mineral wators. where before they
nats Of and Ss nSsD dr s dows
PF aEs aanis snfaK s1n
every imrrovement and use nl contrivance
to guard against deletcrous chemical
% an he to na in sSrTns st t ns
surround them, Bottled mineral waters are
staple articles in the homes OF the massos:
The certainty that impure water is The most
prolific source OF disease and death: that in
foul water pines. or vitiated sources Of water
m nel' Of typhoid and malaria fevers. OF
endless stomachic disorders and of Asatio
in bs has usn th1 the ps%pe
sna @ne ss Satsr 5so for hs the pn1
acc seeountei for, s too by tho large decrease
in the cost o, the best makes OF mineral
brought them well within ahe reach Of the
Of psep G
RES. The menu Of the most Modest table
d'hote provides them. AS they are as easily
and quickly served and carry as much proper:
can DO sold in the cheapest barroom, Pro.
prietors Of saloons soon discovered the ad-
pleasurable effect. are now within the reach
IS Is haa he as
see it doubled and redoublcd as the people ex-
perienee the benencent results OF, drinking
pure carbonic acid waters instead Of water
from impure lakes and streams. They are
largely supplan' ing beer and liauor. too. in
In order to collect the data Tor this article
calls wee on nn
they all universally, endorsed the use Of min:
eral waters, they likewise said that 1t was OF
the utmost Importance to buy only the hest as
the inferior makes were injurious; But no
fault of this kind has over been found With the
always guarantee their purity and general ex-
cellence.
e the Sns.s oi v Jns d. w SeM Ys
largest hospitals for many years. said to me:
This subjectis most important one to the
public Nothing is so dangerous to the human
system as impure water, and ut times
such the present a" kn%Tn meth9ds:
e essept see most to a as puer
mineral waters necessarily arc absolutely free
from any kind Of dele erout organic Ia matter:
manniarture OF carbonlc acid waters. when
e on S t anI tHcrepg safnrafed
with cArbonic. acid gas. which. being the
S Ssnt tie II @aor aas nn
germs at any time. Therefore, the drinker Of
these waters is always much less liable to
the system through the stomach. There Is
really . good reason either why the !. majority
disease s. A. Ludin 4 Co sell five gallons Of
sc so only
quirngn deposit q 70 cents for tho >. return turn
Of the dem9hn any bnS wirn9 nss TO fon,
as u to the danger that turks in troton water.
let him take tw? thin glasses; 81! one will, with
his faucet. and then after placing both glasses
on sheet Of white paper. examine them care
fully looking downward. He will see enough
arGunents Of various kinds floating and NOV nov.
ing around in his Croton to satisfy him that
sterllized water is cheap enough bev.
eTage at 5 cents per gallon glance at
drop or SO OF 1t through u microscope
will reveal a whole menagere Of reasons In
In the opinion OF epicures wines and liquors
should tie diluted with carDonic acid water.
water contains no mineral qualities. and.
therefore. cannot in any way dateriorate the
bouquet OF the most delicate old vintages. As
matter Of fact, in many instances where this
custom OF mingling carbOnic water with wines
is followed, it can 10 Justly claimed that the
taste and flavor OF the wine is improved-em,,
phasized ms 1t were AS beverage at all
times. particularly during tho hot TN, months Of
the summer. when an incnsshnt thirst tempts
one to indulge in beer and other malt liquors,
mineral waters will always be found tho best
Of substitutes. Beer possesses TINT very dis
agreeable quality q leaving thick. sweet
gummy kind OF coating on the tongue and Ia
the throat which is exceedingly unenioyable.
to say the least For this reason. II no other.
the product OF tho mineral water factory 10
preferable.