1905 The Hoffman House Bartender's Guide by Charles S. Mahoney

HANDLING MINERAL WATERS

Handle your mineral waters carefully and you will meet with no accidents. A great many have been seriously injured through the careless handling of charged waters, and it was invariably through igno rance or carelessness. Bottles containing mineral waters should be kept cold and in proper condition, and then they are not as liable to explode as those kept in a warm tempera ture. But if any one is compelled to open a bottle that is warm, the corkscrew should be inserted care fully in the cork, and then a large-sized napkin or towel wrapped over the top and neck of the bottle, so that, if an explosion occurs while the attempt is being made to draw the cork, the cloth will catch the flying pieces of glass and thus prevent any seri ous injury or mishap.

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