The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-22
~ PURE WAFER WHOLKsOMEp
Comments on tho Assertion of . German
Physician That II IL Poisonous

-, From the Philadelphia Pubhc Ledger.
-, Inc recent announcement Of a German phyti-
'lah, 1T hoppe, that distilled wGtcr--llht is
chemically pure water--is poisonous has aroused
much comment, chiefly adverse The NdnOnuI
whelmcd with letters on the sui iec, n1Cst o NG r,
IN rciutation of DR.. Hoppe y views. Inr Of th,se
rom Ut; Homer Wakefield Of bloomington, IL
II gives in fun as Containing in a,orG,I,.d .cin
a. ulc arguments advanced in the other articles
This remarkable article d,duces that di.
tiiled water Is dangerous proorIhs mic ro'scn.
because % he a. sente OF org anic 'tn't nil n'i,n
from the clouds, is aeraed distill,d wa: il -
,he most healthful known. Thysicia,
know ii is lhc best solvent Of inorganic ara 70
lions IN the body, and eng lneers know il is The e.,
boiler compound following The Use Of hald water
and the consequent formation Of hard incrustr-
lions While ii is true that stsgnant raln-wattr.
contained In foul Clserns, fui of ali kinds Of con
IAN tts ri ,s Im ar 10, nth' ls or COZ ~ !.
than pure distilled water tightly ,orked in 81, an
bottles, protected from contamination Of even IN
pure air Pure water well COrked, never griS
stale. .,----..
suffice j. 10 say that lin" and other niircrsIs ID
quantities in drinking water, often prove injurious
to the iniifrr by the formation in the system -
insoiul lie CON pounds in Ihr gal tladder liCncys.
niaddfI &c, Nature dcmsGdS for tone f9rn INK
malerinl Is much better satisfied from foods theu
The assertion that pure water taken INTO tic
stomach Huscs complaints Of weak stCna,n.'
bcrllug, Sc is the purrst rot; II is evident 'iai
II helching, WIS excited by drink Of water =
was caused either by motor nerve s. nv 'El.. n.
from It's tCmrcra 'uTr or mn alkSl'nc CHaId) V5',r
was taken int" on acid containing s'ou ach, ..n
resulted IN riI"r,"sC"uCc. NCuntEin sfItyrn-.
when not dnnkahlc ore not pi'rr as C0nteI DIT.
but gcnCrSllN heavily lgGru with ne Grd ,tltr
powerful rlEhHCS II M 81 rot he inferred from
the above that am opposed To all alkaline waters
not at II; but pure not impure, water - the thing
To- drink, except " en- IN ccr"n Ctscs certain
GlkHlies are demanded by tie system Il en- u cy
may hc added go rurc water. oT oih"Tv'.c ruTr
water containing them may lie used FNfTcros
purity is NrluT' nri fault 81 water IrN0'0
o' an author who cuni"ld" that contaminated
water Is conducive To hcHlth'
Comments ON III huUlcs TArrr arc not al
adverse, however Us witness the following rom
tie AWrrCdp kNrheT GGrdCH the writer Wl .rh
contends that while distilled water nay he very
well when taken incidentally II Is rot n good
6"N'Tar" except for those who are "NrIcauLr.
lie SAYS
"rlSrllcd water taken on mn emf " stomach
would tend To- leach Oui the cells with which :
came IN contact aud We know Ihat ifc I.ic OF tie
cen drrIdS Hpun the maintenance e. tis contents
at n certain STANDARD This IS wr!Ets'nNl sNr!
'ac' md not nS one advertisement lmUlrs q VISION
at q mad mlCGpStp. ISL The icSuT unS II phNa..
cans that III" prolonged r-roi DISTILLED wafer ~
n tendency ~ decrease The body weight shows
lrSs"ulur Uf nl'ir.tiy" rover IN tic So O.. ~.
persons cat enough salt ON their food 10 hr's
~ III" average" ana mHny PERSONS III m.dd
lie. aud after. eat too much Of all E,rCS If I, .
mud DR.. ~ tur little fluid, 50 that for tho IN ,oui
Of dlSt.llcd water may tc most Ter hrul, Ceuylun
AWAY an excess winch WuUld I've harmful %
an individual over 'oT'y Is living on potatoes raI,.
before c"nki e white tr,d, rItSl',c ll',.
cream fruit and sugar, then distilled water Won.
Trh IN meat ~ cereals N milk, md abui dr..
~ that i - N"ry probable that DISTILLED watt
would rrwoN" more oi the excess then would h,
hard wafer taken as a beverage.