Improvements in or relating to Effervescing or other Beverages Formed by Dissolving Chemical Mixtures in Water, and in such Chemical Mixtures.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Aug., 1886.
Complete Left, 29th Mar., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 29th Apr., 1887.
Improvements in or relating to Effervescing or other Beverages
Formed by Dissolving Chemical Mixtures in Water, and in such
Chemical Mixtures.
I, RICHARD CLARKSON SCOTT of Litherland Park near Liverpool in the County
of Lancaster Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
One object of this invention is to provide in solid form the ingredients for
producing an effervescing or other drink for refreshing or medicinal purposes, and
such as can be conveniently and easily carriod about by a person.
It is well known that when a carbonate or bicarbonate is dissolved in water with
an acid, carbonic acid gas is liberated causing effervescence in the liquid; with such
substances as will cause this effect, and not be injurious to the human system, I mix
a quantity of permanganate of potash or other concentrated solid colouring matter
capable of dissolving in water, and giving out a vivid tint therein, yet preferably
being entirely masked when dry by the white powder constituents, so that the entire
powder may all appear white. I prefer permanganate of Potash, as it is an excellent
disinfectant, and oxydising agent. The chemicals when dissolved in water form a
pleasant effervescing drink, containing preferably a solution of permanganate of
potash, a chemical substance or drug which in small quantities may, I believe, be
beneficially taken by many persons as a medicine or refresher.
In carrying out my invention for effervescing draughts, any dry chemicals now
used for this purpose can be employed, and the same when using it for non
effervescent or medicinal beverages with this precaution, that no chemicals
decomposed by or decomposing the colouring matter should be used.

page_text: The permanganate of potash with the other substances selected, are mixed together
in the proper quantities so that they will completely dissolve or nearly so when
placed in water. When prepared the mixture may be granulated or powdered, but
I prefer when for medicinal use and not for effervescing draughts to be taken at the
time to compress it tightly in moulds, so as to form a small block or tablet of any
required shape, and of size to be the proper quantity for any given quantity of water.
These tablets may be packed in tin boxes preferably airtight, and may be easily
carried by a person for use as desired.
520 1
A
1000

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Effervescing or other Beverages
Formed by Dissolving Chemical Mixtures in Water, and in such
Chemical Mixtures.
I, RICHARD CLARKSON SCOTT of Litherland Park near Liverpool, in the County
of Lancaster, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
This invention has for its object an effervescent beverage or drink to be sold in
the pulverulent, granular, or equivalent form that shall have the advantages of forming
a coloured drink and froth from a white powder or granular matter, (and thus
appearing to have a peculiar chemical re-action) and of being distinctly oxygenising.
The invention consists in taking the usual constituents of effervescent drinks, a
non-poisonous vegetable acid, such as tartaric or citric acid, and an alkaline
bicarbonate, these can either be mixed dry, or kept separate, the carbonate in one
paper or package, the acid in another and adding to them an oxygenating
compound, such as permanganate of potash, in the form of a fine powder, preferably
to the bi-carbonate, if the latter be separate from the acids. To the compound or
to either powder, when kept separate, is added ground loaf sugar, with the addition,
if desired, of a medicinal drug such as Epsom salts, and of any flavouring compound
or essence, such as oil of lemon.
I prefer to use the different ingredients in about the following proportions, though
they may be somewhat varied to suit different purposes or tastes if found desirable
to do so, namely,
Soda bicarbonate
Acid Tartaric
Cream Tartar
-
Sugar (crushed loaf)
Epsom salts
Permanganate of Potash
Flavouring to taste.
520 parts
520
"
100 33
380 "
140
33
1
"
The acids and bicarbonate are taken or mixed together in a dry form
in the usual respective quantities to effect partial neutralization when dissolved
in water. To the mixed powders, or to either separately-is added the specified
quantity of sugar, and to these when thoroughly incorporated is added the finely
powdered permanganate of potash. The mixture should be warmed or heated to
about 120 degrees Fahrenheit, before adding the permanganate of potash, in order
to obtain the thorough mixture and incorporation of the ingredients. Finely ground
Epsom salts, or other drug intended to be used is then added, also the oil of lemon,
or other flavouring.

page_text: Besides permanganate of potash or of soda other colouring matters can be used,
such as dimethylaniline, or other intense colouring matter that can be added in the
dry pulverulent form, although most of these are poisonous, yet the quantity required
to produce the requisite colouring effect is so small that no baneful results follow.
Should dimethylaniline be used as the colouring matter, chlorate of Potash may be
added thereto, the two being used as an equivalent of the permanganate. I, however,
much prefer the permanganate of potash, it being non-poisonous.
I prefer to prepare the compound in the form of powder or granules, though it may
be compressed into tablets or other form, and as one mixture, and not in separate
parts, though any one or more of the ingredients may be prepared separately, and
mixed or combined immediately before use.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
1st. As a new article of manufacture, an effervescent drink powder, or compound
formed of a pleasant non-poisonous vogetable acid, and an alkalino bicarbonate, such
as are usually used in effervescent drink powders, and a non-poisonous oxyginating
colouring compound, such as described.
2nd. As a new articlo of manufacture, an effervescent drink powder, or compound,
formed of the usual materials, but having mixed up with it, and cloaked by the white
powder a quantity of soluble dry colouring matter.
3rd. The improved process of making coloured effervescent drinks, which consists
in adding to the dry effervescing powders, a dry powdered soluble colouring matter
such as described, capable of being masked in the dry state by the white powder, and
dissolving the powders in water, whereby the colouring matter being finely divided
immediately colours the entire mass.