Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-11-28
They canno, wait ill the smoke of the in.

They cannot wait till the smoke OF the IN.
fernal regions surrounds them, but encompass
themselves with smoke Of their own accord, and
drink poison which God msde black that il
might bear the devils own color
Coffee, however, like spirits. tobacco, opium
and other nervous evcitants--in world where
men are governed by appetite rather than by
reason-was destined 10 have run, aud a
prodigious run too. For one hundred and fifty
years it's use has been extending; and it is now
found in nearly ell parts Of the civilized globe.
The exact amount used in the whole world
indeed in any part of it--cannot be exactly
ascertained. The quantity imported into Eng.
land, for the year 1882, was within fraction of
$4,000 600 lbs, but it is supposed that aboot
half OF it was re-exporteJ. In 1910, the quanti-
ty consumed in the countries of Europe annual.
ly was estimated as follows France including
Spain, Italy, &c, about 20, ,OOO, 900 lbs; Neither.
lands and Holland. sl,OOO,OOO; Germany, and
the countries ronnt the Baltic, Ga, ,O0O,000.
The consumption OF coffee in the United
States has been rapidly increasing for many
years. In 1921, the importation was only
81 l,273, $50 lbs. whereas in 1886, fifteen wears
aftcrward, the amount was 93, 100, SOY, and the
actual consumption nearly as great During
the seven years ending in 1888. the consump-
tion increased one hundred per cent, while
the population itself advanced only thirty three
per cent.
COfce Narcotic or Poison
That coffee is essentially and properly me.
dicine-a rarco,ic-will hardly be questioned
by any medical man Of the present day; nor
indeed by amy individual who has paid but the
smallest attention TO its effects on the human
system 1t may be well, however, to cite a
few of the more respectable testimonials.
Hooper, in his Medical Dictionary, says-'It
possesses nervine and asringert qualities 'It
is said to be good an,idote against an over.
dose OF opium. and to relieve obstinate spasmo-
die astmas "A substance. by the way, which
isl nervine, and has the power of relieving
spns'n, is of course narcotic, or difusible sti.
mulant.
DR.. faris says-'It is suspected Of producing
pasies-and no: without foundation.
one might be disposed to ask-Do we want a
stronger reason for believing coffee to bc mar.
coic, than the fact lis producing palsy!
DR.. Which represents coffee as possessing
anti spasmodic virtues, and speaks. in particu.
lar, os it's powerful effect on the nervous sys.
tenn. He says il is "a valuable medicine
The opinion of DIR. Beaumont has been given
in speaking of tea. In remarking on the ne
cessity which exists OF increasing the dose o.
both tea md coffee in order To have their e
fects permanent, lie says of the addiiiona guam
tily-'Yet this is only an addition to The
strength fthe narcotic he is in the constant In
bit of using
have also noticed, briefly, the opinion O
Mr.. Graham, who assures us that both tea ant
coffee are among the most powerful poisons o
the vegetable kingdom
Prof. Hitchcock, in his Dyspepsia Fore
stalled repeatedly speaks Of coffee, as marco
tie. The bewltching influence he says O
f both tea and coffee, lies in their narcotic pro
pertiss-the same principle that gives opau
and tobacco their attractions They exh:lara
+. the system, producing pl.asurable glow, an
a lessening nervous irritabiily. They do this il
G a less degree than ardent spirit and wine; sti
the erciting principal is essentially the same
o DR.. Trolter. in speaking OF the cause OF nr'
O yous malad!es, says that the only means of cur
). lie in q total abstinence from every species {
a fermenled liquor, and from every thing thu
/. bears an analogy to them, such as tea, cofle,
d opium, and all other narcotics
e DR.. Gungllson says of cofiec--'ll is man
. testify tonic, and somewhu, stimulating; ard
many of his occasional remarks, clearly admit
o it's narcotic tendency.
i. The same admission is made in the Journ'
4 Of Health. in Faust's Catcchism of Health, an
e in the Cstechism Of health by DIR. Bell,
e Philadelptia. All this is good authority. ri
latter work says expressly that coffee not stron
}. coffee, merely, but coffee in oil ci,cumstanc,
has 'pernicious effect upon The stomac
D. bowels, and nervous system generally
s. The testimony Of DIR. Combe, in his work {
Die, aud Regimen, is very much in point. L
et says-'It acts ss strong stimulant, and certai
ia ~ increase our comfort for the time. Like q
i. other s,imulsnts, however, its use is attend'
o. with the disadvantage OF erhGustiag the sen'
y. Jiiiy the par, on which il acts and indsci'
T. soeahness. This Inconvenience is not felt
Ct the sane extent, indeed, alter coffee, as an
st spirits, but still il exists.
r. Prof Sweetser ssys--'It has appeared to