New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-21

composition. 1t Is the most pleasant In taste
and the gentlest in It's operation. facts when
show that more OF the mysterious quality Wnlch
makes these waters what they are mas gone 10
laboratory than in any other. In it the ele-
nents are so kindly mixed as 10 FORM CoH-
pound of ideal perfection.
Such a water as this-which II Is hardly
Sanciful TO call a secretion from the bosom or
Mother Earth-deserves special attention rom
its scientific interest as one OF the wonders OF
nature not less than for its remarkable action
upon the human frame.
Ofen CBuda) on the right bank of the Dan
ube, forming part Of Budapest the cap
ital Of Hungary. was in old days the seat or a
fourshing Roman colony. Aquincum, as IT was
then called, was celebrated for its hot sulphur
springs. which were much used as thermal baths
by the Romans. There is no reference TO the
existence Of cold mineral wells in the same re-
gion in antiquity; IL is not till period In the
Middle Ages that we for the first time come
across the mention OF pool near Buda whose
waters contained suphate Of soda. The exact
site Of this pool is uncertain, but there is rea-
son to believe that 1t was in the place where
Saxlehner's springs now from which the
Hunyadi Janos water is drawn. The latter
dates its formal and public existence from lSo5
when a peasant accidentally discovered on his
lard a spring. which was found to possess all
the properties of natural saline purgative or
the most efficient kind. The late AndreaS Sax
lehner purchased the spring. together with the
surrounding land, and named the water derived
therefrom "Hunyadi Janos" Water, after John
Hunyadi renowned Hungarian hero Of the
fifteenth century. Within a few years Of its
discovery the fame OF the new water had spread
beyond the land Of its birth all over Europe, and
It is in common use all over the world.
FAMOUS vICHY SPRINGS.
OF the imported mineral waters the Vichy is
one OF the most popular. OF the three springs
The Celestns is the most popular 1t is de-
scribed as having a mildly diuretic action Of
great power. and its action upon the liver and
stomach is excellent. By its continuous the
blood is rendered more alkaline. deposits Of uric
acid in the form of sodic urates no longer take
place since the acid becomes promptly changed
into urea which is rapidly eliminated. The bile
becomes diluted, and Aalculi are no longer
formed In the bladder. Those which may
be present are dsintegrated through the solu-
ton, in a strongly alkaline medium, OF the
mucus which holds the various parts together,
and the fragments are discharged through the
common bile duct into the intestinal tract
In chronic hepatic disorders there is secured
greater flow of bile, and the improvement In
gastric and intestinal digestion. due TO the
alkaline treatment, relieves the liver OF large
part Of the work previously given TO it. In
cases Of hepatic sluggishness, attended with
painful and slow digestion, the effects are often
nothing short OF marvellous.
In gastric and intestinal indigestion the use
of vichy secures more free action Of the
bowels digestion becomes more perfect. and the
products of this digestion reach the blood in a
better prepared condition This relieves the
liver and Kidneys. which no longer have to deal
with so many products Of imperfect metabolism
and therefore an Improvement in general heaIth
follows which is quite surprising in character
There are few places where Vichy water Is
unknown, but the importers say that in many
instances the article which is offered for sale Is
spurious and worthless. There are but very
few natural mineral waters he says, whose
regulations extend very far beyond the coun-
tries in which they are produced Pre-eminent
among these are the waters Of Vichy. The
name is one Of worldwide celebrity. and IL may
safely be said that wherever civilization has
penetrated these waters are In use. so great
Is their reputation that there is no maker OF
artificial waters who does not, In more or less
crude way. attempt 10 fost upon the public
an imitation of the natural Vichy. Every soda
water fountain keeps on tap something that is
This immense popularity is based upon the
fact that the natural Vichy mineral water en-
Joys the greatest celebrity ever attained by a
mineral water. and has maintained II since
times nearly immemorial. The town Of Vichy
Is yearly thronsed by the sick who come there
for treatment an average of more than 6O.OO
having recourse 10 its therapeutic virtues each
season
the Vichy people say
For the purpose Of improving nutrition and
securing a more efficient intestinal action II is
often enough to direct the patient to take a
tumblerful in the morning upon arising. We
have seen that in gastric disturbances II must
b. given with certain attention TO details con-
nected with the exact diagnosis. In acid dys-
persia IL should be given empty stomach
as long as possible before breakfast. in the
morning. Then IT should be employed during
10 take most OF the water toward the end OF
the meal. In atomic dyspepsia II will often be
found that a tumblerful before each meal will
prove an efficient appetizer. and will make d.
gestion more effective. In rheumatic, equity
and diabetic conditions the water should be
drunk during meals as a table water, and the
amount is to be increased II a more pronounced
effect is desired by the physician"
APENTA.
Apenta Hungarian aperient water. bot
tifc supervision OF Professor Won Fodor, OF the
Royal University. is unlike the water Of any
American spring.
Apenta. which has been introduced into
this country under the auspices Of the Apolli-
naris Company. Limited. London, is derived
pure and in perfectly natural condition from
the springs. 1t is a purgative water, but Of a
mild and non-irritating character, due to the
presence OF a large quantity Of sulphate OF mag
knesia, considerably exceeding the sulphate OF
IAoda. Professor Althaus. Of London. author, of