Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-03-27
cEsnaNrc On clcHoRY COFFEE.


GERMANrc OR ClcHcRY COFFEE.
German,c or Wes,piaiia Coffee, is na-
oufac,ured from The iUo; Ut The Cickoriu"L
ia.qbus. succory, Cycory. or wid succo>
ry This plant is not %4iive, bn! hos
been introduced into the United Sta,es,
probably with grass seeds, and has becCme
uatura.ised, beng frequently met with a.
long the margin oi cultivated helds. ana
by road Sue, among rubbish. 10 lEs
ne igbborhood OF Philadelphia J: is quite
common, and particularly abundant 90 The
Ridge, the Germantown, ana The Flank.
tord roads. tIHH. Gaz.
Every part of the wild succoIy foot,
ba, a fresh and bitter taste. Onsa Aslmg
!, milky saponaceousj juice exudes, whieh
is bitter and slightly stypiic. Tbs JUICE
seems TO conta.a the peculiar virtues Of
the plant. These are SAID ~ be stomach.
ic, stimulating, refreshing, sper'en:, de-
muicent, resolvent, dsobstruent, accord
ing as applied 10 different cases, or Com
DIned win different articles Of The Male
ria Medica.
The Egyptians consumed immease qu,r-
titles OF succory, and the Greeks also u,ed
il. In the north OF Europe Il j. much used
as a surrogate ior Coffee, and especially
10 Germany, where immense factories are
established lor the sole purpose OF us pre-
marathon. The root Is collected towards
the end OF autumn, cut intO slices, dried,
afterwards tonhed, aud pulverzed OF
ground. s.
DR.. VIM. p c. Barton, to whom we are
indebted Tor these taos says that, sue.
cory is compared with cJlie-, an inert, Or
at least an inactive plant; doIJties. Ges>
titu,e OF the subtle, Dealing, snd very sIi'
mulaliug effects. OF Ihr i,vUrEe Leverage
made from Coffee seeds Tue empyreu-
ma. on which ae fine q vor an4 exi!er.,iGg
powers, aud mucn ul tne peculiar effect of
Coffee drpenj. IS wanting IN HE Sutlory,
lit can, therefore, ntvt, be made In PCS
sess The de.ics,e and grateful ias'e OF Col
lee, while II will certainly he incapable CT
producing the same injurious effects -
from the trials have made OF II, believe,
as diete;ic article of family use 1t Is more
beaIlhfuIi han Rye Coffee, and la. ,olter
and more agreeable taste-ii Is less heat.
ing, more perspIraiive, less stimulating
than Coffee and, IN ugh tar interior, as
every Substitute must be 10 genuine coffee,
,aken in moderation. yet believe the
health of the community, The female par,
OF il especially. would be oeneh TED 5y
, using q moIety, or two thirds OF this ALI
Gle. mixed with one halt, or one third OF
genuine Coffee"
Under these impressions, and influenced
by the consideration that Rye Coffee is
huriful to most constitrtiOns-Dr. b. re.
conmends the Succory Coffee to the pub.
lie. end intends to propose 10 the Secrela,
nv of the Navy that il be introduced in
10 The diet oil sailors on ship board, and
soldiers in marine ports 10 the course Of
his practice, he has found numerous m
stances Of distressing cholic, and adluence
| I'm delioote constructions, and sedentary
! persons, traceable 10 no other source, than
| the free use OF Rye Coffee and witch
continued until he interdC;ed is use as
a daily beverage But he has seen olher
more distressing affections, attended, par
ticuiarly in females. with violent habIlual
spssms, produced, a, he believes by small
portions of spxrreS rye or ergof, which
had been mixed with The pure grain. In
such cases he succeeded 10 procuring re-
Iiet, only ny inlerdictng he beverage.
The succory may be drunk without any.
ADDITION, or with small proportion Of
coffee, agreeabIy 10 the taste of the per-
SONS using IT; j, is prepared IN the Usual
| manner of cofee.
Directions for asing tie Gsrmnnic, former
ly called Hesiphaiin Coffee.
To one portion OF cups take Of this
coffee / Lotb-,his would be according 10
our measure, only the 9th part OF an ounce.
& appears to me great deal too lillle; and
| # you wish " have It quite sin liar 10 taste
| TO real coffee, add 8 OF 4 beans. and pre-
pare il as usual. But even WITHOUT tbil
addition, it would be found an Agreeable
beverage. as in its preparation the greatest
Cleanliness is observed, ana its component
parts consist only OF such things as are CON-
duciye to health, by no means injurious;
and may be submitted 10 any medical ex.
animation.
From the n. York National AdUocate.
| COPPER.
We are requested by friend. to
publish the following letter, which may
j oIr,o ,o e,il fbe atIentjo on of our nier.