The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-30
SAFE MINERAL WATERS.
Many Analyses Prove American
Waters Superior to Foreign.

Roger +. Scannell of Boston is practical
manufacturing chemist of high standing He
was the manufacturing chemist in the large
and well-known drug house of DIR. Samuel II.
Woods on fremont street, Boston. for eleven
years. DR.. Woods had the contract for the
medicinal supplies furnished TO the New En-.
gland division OF the army and navy during
the late war. After the death Of the late DR..
Woods. Mr.. Scannell. about % years ago,
started in business for himself, and has since
been engaged in the manufacture of fine min
eral waters, extracts, perfumes, etc. He has,
since then, supplied the leading hospitals.
druggists. families, clubs. hotels, etc. OF Bos-
ton. and all other cities of Massachusetts
with his fine mineral waters, and has received
for his goods the highest recommendations,
copies of few Of which appear in another
part Of this paper.
In 1877 he became involved in litigation with
the Apoilinaris Company, Limited, Of London,
whose manufactory is at Neuenahr. in the
valley of the Abr. Germany. This controversy
created a great sensation all over the country
at the time. Mr.. Scannell proved beyond
doubt that the Apollinaris Water is a manu-
factured article. ana not a natural product.
He was sent twice in 1881 to Germany by the
United States government as an expert to
examine the various European springs whose
waters were exported to this country. He
has shown conclusively by the analyses and
tests made by the leading professors Of the
universities of this country that the Mallow
Spa and other mineral waters that he manu-
factures are superior in quality, and more
beneficial to the human system than The
Apollinaris or other imported waters.
These analyses were made by sush eminent
men as Professors Woods and Hills OF Har-
ward College; the late Professor Nichols Of the
Massachusetts, Institute Of Technology Pro-
fessor Samuel Cabot OF Boston Whose father
and grandfather were among the highest pro-
fessional men Of the country. Professors
Torrey and Eaton OF the State Assay Office Of
New York, and other eminent professors too
numerous TO mention. The trial at Boston
created quite a stir in legal circles at the
time, when the late Hon. Roscoe Conkling OF
New York with his law partner, Roland Cox
OF New York with his law partner. and War
ron a. Brandeis of Boston were engaged as
coubsel by the 'Apoiiinars Company. and the
late General Benjamin +. Butler, George o.
Shattuck, Hon. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
(now judge of the Supreme Court and Will
lam A. Munro appeared for Mr.. Scannell.
The case. TASTED several. days. but no final de
.cision was rendered. and 10 is now in the
United States Circuit Cour. awaiting trial.
Mr.. scannell has in his establishment ut
Boston and in Providence the most improved
machinery that is used IN the business-all Of
his own invention, and protected by paterts.
He has sold some OF the patent rights Of the
said machinery to the'American Soda Foun.
tain Company of New Jersey
The pubic can safely rely on the mineral
waters manufactured by Mr.. scanuell with
this improved machinery.
He owns ono Of the purest springs i'm the
vicinity Of Boston - the Hillside Mineral
spring-and also uses at his Providence plant.
the purcst and finest water drawn from the
vein which flows through Prospect Hill and
supplies the ancient Roger Williams Spring.
MIR. scannell has always had the patronage
OF the leading physicians OF Boston and vicin-
ity, as his waters have been in constant use
at the Massachusetts General Hospital. and
he expects liberal patronage from the load
ing physicians Of Providence.
His mineral waters can be found in the
principal drug stores OF Providence.