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Subject: Minerals in Pluto water
Category: Miscellaneous
Asked by: airjesusdotcom-ga
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Posted: 25 Oct 2004 10:49 PDT
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Question ID: 419835
what are the minerals in Pluto water?  Pluto water was bottle water
sold years ago that had a laxative effect.  It was bottled straight
from the ground in Indiana but it had a laxative effect.  What caused
the laxative effect.
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Subject: Re: Minerals in Pluto water
Answered By: bobbie7-ga on 25 Oct 2004 11:54 PDT
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Pluto Water was bottled at the French Lick Springs.

Here is some background information regarding the Springs.

French Lick Springs 
?In 1897, Indianapolis Mayor Thomas Taggart bought the land (French
Lick Springs Hotel)  and rebuilt a luxurious hotel and spa. He bottled
?Pluto Water? (named for the Greek god of the underworld) and
distributed it nationally with the slogan, ?When nature won?t, Pluto
will.?

French Lick History
http://www.frenchlick-westbadencc.org/about/history.php

Messenger-Inquirer
http://messenger-inquirer.com/specialpublications/primeseptoct04/page1.pdf

History of French Lick
http://www.orangecountyin.com/frenchlick.html

 
?For a century and a half, the resort's famous Pluto Springs have
drawn visitors from all over the world. Back in the day, guests would
be greeted in the morning with a glass jar of Pluto Water outside
their doors. (The water was believed to be the perfect laxative and
soothing agent for the stomach.?
http://www.velocityweekly.com/2004/0331/life/travel.html


=====================================
What are the minerals in Pluto water?
=====================================

Here is a quantitative analysis of the water of French Lick Springs,
taken from "Pluto's Well.?

The gaseous contents in one imperial gallon are represented in cubic inches: 
      Carbonic acid,     -     -     -   7.337
      Sulphydric acid,    -     -     -  6.717
      Oxygen,     -     -     -     -    5.407
      Nitrogen,    -     -     -    -   18.504
                                     ___________
              Total,    -    -    -     38.045
                                     ===========

Total solid matter in one gallon, 381.85 grains. 

                         PARTS IN 1,000,000, OR      GRAINS IN ONE
                        POUNDS IN 100,000 GALLONS.      GALLON.
    Silicic acid,     -     -     -      9.42            .6594   
    Oxide of iron,      -      -         1.90            .1330
    Lime,       -        -       -     675.92          47.3144
    Soda,      -       -       -      1140.20          79.8140
    Potash,      -      -      -        41.72           2.9204
    Magnesia,      -      -      -     723.26          50.6282
    Alumina,      -     -      -        48.10           3.3670
    Chlorine,      -       -     -    1185.96          83.0172
    Carbonic acid,     -      -        690.55          48.3385
    Sulphuric acid,     -      -       845.55          59.1885
    Iodides and Bromides,     -         trace            trace
                                     __________      ____________
            Total,     -      -       5362.58         375.3806
                                     ==========      ============


The above constituents are probably combined as follows: 

                         PARTS IN 1,000,000, OR      GRAINS IN ONE
                        POUNDS IN 100,000 GALLONS.      GALLON.
    Silicic acid,     -     -     -      9.42            .6594
    Oxide of iron,      -     -    -     1.90            .1330
    Sulphate of lime,     -       -    223.03          15.6121
    Sulphate of soda,     -      -      58.16           4.0712
    Sulphate of potash,      -          17.31           1.2117
    Sulphate of magnesia,      -       954.41          66.8087
    Sulphate of alumina,       -        85.46           5.9822
    Carbonate of lime,        -        574.00          40.1800  
    Carbonate of soda,    -      -      68.52           4.7964
    Carbonate of potash,      -         47.48           3.3236
    Carbonate of magnesia,     -       753.00          52.7100
    Chloride of calcium,      -        470.04          32.9028
    Chloride of sodium,      -        2027.04         141.8928
    Chloride of magnesia,     -         72.81           5.0967
    Iodides and Bromides,      -        trace            trace
                                     __________      ___________
           Total,     -      -        5362.58         375.3806
                                     ==========      ===========


French Lick and West Baden Springs pages 112-117
http://www.indiana.edu/~libgeol/cox1870/1870french.html

1870 Table of Contents
http://www.indiana.edu/~libgeol/cox1870/1870toc.html



================================
What caused the laxative effect?
================================


Magnesia 

?Magnesia acts to pull a salt or saline solution into the intestines
from the blood. This excessive fluid then provides a flushing or
laxative action within the intestines.?
http://www.gicare.com/pated/milk_of_magnesia.htm


Search criteria:
?Pluto water? history 
?Pluto water? French Lick 
Mineral water Pluto French Lick
Pluto water analysis

I hope you find this information helpful!



Best regards,
Bobbie7
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Subject: Re: Minerals in Pluto water
From: bobbie7-ga on 06 Nov 2004 06:37 PST
 
Dear Airjesusdotcom,

Thank you for the five stars and generous tip!

Sincerely,
Bobbie7

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