Soda Fountain Research Paper

The whole meaning behind the Drugstore Soda Fountain baffles me. I cannot seem to wrap my mind around the fact we once were served fountain drinks with drugs such as cocaine and caffeine. I don’t feel like Pharmacist should have been authorized to infuse drinks with drugs just because customers had some physical malady. Personally I believe that The “Harrison Act” which implemented the ban of cocaine in over-the-counter products saved a lot of our ancestors as well as the generations to follow by finding other methods to cure headaches and other body aches. I do however think it’s neat that we still call our fountain drinks “soft drinks. I read that Druggist once had to make each and every drink from scratch which is why so many drugs were used I can’t say I would have been so …show more content…
One fountain was so mesmerizing it was known as the Cadillac of all Fountains which is located in St. Peter, Minnesota. I consider the creation of soda fountains art because of the different shapes ad styles they come in. If I had to guess, I would say whoever created these beautiful fountains was thinking of themselves. Maybe an easy way to consume these drug infused drinks along with any flavor you wanted they were tired of mixing everything from scratch and needed an easy way out. Either way I know they dint expect the fountain to be the best invention during majority of the 20th century and ending in the 1970’s after a successful journey. The creators of the soda fountain opened so many doors for our generation not only do we have a fast way to get something to drink but we also now have to measure every drug instead of free handing. We don’t just use one form of medicine to cure everything we now have done the proper research and use certain medicines for certain issues. In conclusion I believe the soda fountain has amazing history and was once the greatest invention in