In submitting a new analysis (which appears elsewhere) Prof. Chandler
writes,--"A comparison of this with the analysis made by Dr. John H.
Steel in 1832, proves that Congress water still retains its original
strength, and all the virtues which established its well merited
reputation." Higher authority there is none.


Bottling the Water.

It should be remembered that the water of this spring is sold in
_bottles only_. What purports to be Congress water for sale on draught
in various places throughout the country is not genuine. The
artificial preparations thus imposed upon the public may have a
certain resemblance in taste and appearance, but are frequently worse
than worthless for medicinal purposes.




COLUMBIAN SPRING.


In Congress Park, under the Grecian Dome, near the Congress spring,
Congress and Empire Spring Co., proprietors.

[Illustration: COLUMBIAN SPRING.]


History and Peculiarities.