1892 Drinks of the world

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Sellers, Rolsdorf, Gleshiibel, and Heppingen, whilst in France there are those of St. Galmier, Chateldon, and Pougues, besides some in Italy and many in America. These, especially the medical waters, are imported into England ; but mineral waters are largely manu- factured. By mineral waters I do not mean the aerated waters we drink under the names of Soda, and Seltzer, but the medicinal waters. The effervescing, or aerated waters, which are now so much used all over the civilized world, were first made on a large commercial scale by the firm of J. Schweppe, of Geneva (a name very well known in England, in connection with the manufacture), in 1789 ; and ten years afterwards, his partner, Mr. N. Paul (whose name yet survives in the firm Paul & Burrows, St. George's Road, S.E.), established an Aerated Water Factory in England. It is somewhat curious how the names last in this trade, for in 1799 a Mr. Thwaites established a factory in Dublin, and the firm still remains as A. & R. Thwaites & Co. Since its introduction, aerated water has much im- proved, especially the universal soda water, which is simply ordinary water charged with carbonic acid gas. Vastly improved machinery has been introduced, cleanliness and purity of materials are specially looked Landskro, Briickerlau, wonderfully improved. We have not, in England, taken so kindly to the syphon as they have abroad ; but the cork in the bottle has been nearly entirely done away with, and we are no longer compelled to pay for, after, and the bottles and vessels for holding it