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TYPHOID FEVER IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
CRYSTAL ROCK WATER COMPANY. 
[Manager, 1212 H street N\Y.] 
This company sells water obtained from a well in Virginia, the 
property of W. B. Matthews, about 2 miles from the Chain Bridge. 
^Yell . — The well is on a hill close to a dwelling. There is a privy 
and barn about 150 feet away, the drainage from whnch is in a direc- 
tion away from the well. The well is said to be about 60 feet deep 
and is sealed with a galvanized iron cover over which is laid a wood 
floor. 
Bottling . — The bottles are cleaned in the well water and then filled 
through funnels. The water is strained tlnough a cloth tied over 
the spout. 
The bottles thus filled are hauled to the city and distributed from 
the storeroom at 1212 H street NW. 
Examination of a sample (No. 438) taken at the well after a few 
minutes of pumping gave no evidence of injurious pollution. 
ARLINGTON BOTTLING COMPANY. 
[Twenty-seventh and K streets NW.] 
This is a large bottling establishment which puts on the market 
a variety of carbonated waters, among which may be mentioned 
^‘Sparkling Bock Spring Lithia,’' ‘^Blue Label Wiesbadner Sprudel,” 
and “Arlington Spring Mineral Water.” 
LABEL. 
Sparkling 
Rock Spring Lithia 
Cool before using. 
Recommended by physicians for its 
purity and healthfulness. 
Rock Spring Lithia. 
Chas. Jacobsen, Sole Distributor. 
Washington, D. C. 
LABEL. 
Blue Label Wiesbadner Sprudel. 
Sprudel Wiesbadner Wasser. 
Keep cool and on its side. 
Kiihl und liegend aufzubewahren. 
Friedrichs Quelle, 
Natural Mineral Water. 
Caution 
The corks of the genuine bear the brand 
“Friedrichs Q.” 
