Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-01-17

COFFEk-ITs NATURE CONSUMPTION AND USES -
Inc coffee plant s native OF Yemen in Arabia; the
time OF It's introduction into Europe is upknowg: il ia
mentioned in work published in 1873 by German
phfsician named L RauwoH The Turks have Cot.
lee Houses, in which they meet to sip their brown IL
qud, and chat together like Englishmen in their ale
houses. Coffee houses ure common in Germany and
were, atone tiale more common in England than at
the present moment The first coffee house opened in
London was by merchant Of Turkey, named Ed
wards, this was in 1852. Coffee was in public use
l before that time 10 France.
When coffee was fitst introduced into Britain il met
with the most furious opposition from old and Young
grave and gay, men and women fair In 1874 the wo,
men ~ EngiaSd pettoned Parliament against allowing
the OF coffee, which petition was stated Chat
men, by ts use became like the desert of Arab, and
that it its use was persisted H. the offspring of mighty
Anglo Saxon ancestors would dwindIe into a success
sion OF apes and pigmies; and a domestic MESSAGE
husband would stop on the way TO drink a
couple OF cups OF coffee. Here see the fair ser
were Jealous for the honor of good old English Ala
and the question is, they not right. Coffee how
ever had and still has it. advocates has been stated
by them, that wherever has been introduced drunken
ness has become less frequent, and the people more
SOBER. we nave no satisfies to prove disprove
TINS statement but it may justly be assumed to be
true.
In the reign OF Charles II. Coffee houses were shut
up IN London by proclamation, ia which il was stated
the retailing OF coffee, nourished sed ition sprea d
les seandaiZed great men, and M ght be Considered
common nuisance" This arbitrary act occasoned vi
Client .discomntenance, and permission was given TO
open the coffee houses again. but the landlords were
forbid to keep sedtous papers on their premises -
The coffee houses had become political club houses
| -Four different kinds OF coffee are used-Mocha.
which Is the BEST comes down the Persian Gulf from
Arabia; its berries of middling size clean and
plump and OF greenshight olive hue ii cells dearer
than any other The next best is Java. which is
grown in the Island oil thai name and is cultivated
by the Dutch The other two kinds are RraziIIisn
and West India coffee. which are very similar A
held OF coffee in full bloom sight worth going to
Jamaica TO see.
The quality and Effects OF coffee differ according to
the manner in which it is roasted 1t must be roasted
WIN gieat care, and not overdone. The Turks roast
II u an IRON spoen and roast Just before they go
ing to use 1t. This is the best pan as coffee loses ito
flavor ii exposed after being roasted The reason of
hls Is evident; the roasting brings the essential oil
10 me surface this volatile and is the nea onatc
quality OF the bean it therefore eyaporaes when
exposed TO the atmosphere. To coffee Alright it
should be done by invention patented few wear,
ago IN Engiand; consists in uslng copper drum sill
yerlzed Inside into which placed the beans aud the
dfum made to revolve above the fire, until the bean
are g gone. IL is best net to overcast them.
ne peculiar principle OF coffee is the csain, which
was discovered by Robiquet in 1921 it is very active
pfncple, and affects the urinary organs Water sat
urated with coffee first used by Gripd,l in the
ftusslan Hospital OF Dorba 10 the treatment of inter
Tnittent feversi: was so given as a powder raw
In eighty cases, not resisted its effects HompDa
THO practitioners also use it with success.
AS an article OF diet, and beverage, coffee has
become quite tavorte, if we may Judge from the
quantity consumed. No less than IA $50 1876 pounds
were imported into the United States 1885, the value
OF this was Sll,2l5oo9, No conniry in the world
tants as ours. Thus, last year. the average amount of
coffee consumed by each man, woman, and child
was over seven pounds The consumption of coffee has
greatly increased in England aud it does not snnear
that the tears OF the old English matrons about their
sons becoming monkeys by its use. are yet realized
Coffee is now very gen rally used by all Europeans
as well as the old Turks and in almost all American
families, Tor breakfast beverage. Its effects upos the
human system may be pc uiar, but general use has
not yet developed nytng extraordinary produced bv
It, except may b. the Thy appe arance and ruoprd
strength of French miners who use i, in ieroo |
qnant!tles this tact was brought before the Academy
OF Sciences IN Paris last year. In some armies and
nav'es, coffee has been wisely substituted for erop if
would be well it this the case in every single IN
stance. In cold weather coffee is an Agreeable and
sale ttmulant 1t was noticed that those French SOLD.
lers who had saved some coffee and sugar dnrino
the terrible retreat from Moscow stood the cod
much better than those who had none. Coffee affects
Tie nerves OF some peoplei in most singular manner
by making them remble and feverish. No person a.
affected should use it, AS general thing. for almost
every person we believe it is healthy and pleasant
beverage. In England all the coffee is adnerotaJ
with yellow dock root, ground up alone win rho
beans; the law al lows of this adueralion. and ye
Tor all this, the coffee there sells for about double he
plice 1t does in he United States ~
Every family should buy their own beans and roast
ana grind them, tor much of our ground coffee is also
aduiteraed with roasted corn and peas These adute
fatons are not the least unhealthy, but there is no
earthly use OF any body paving for corn instead ot
coffee, and il any body wishes 10 aduerste heir o.
coffee, why they can do it 10 suit themselves
Wheh We reflect upon the great quantity of coffee
o" consumed by us every year, how that the consmp
uoh mas increased from a little four million of
pounds IN 1870, to over one hundred and forty four
million OF pounds in 1850, we cannot shut Gur evas ~
the seeming necessity of growing coffee for our
Our Southsrn States can surely raise good cofaa.
they beat the world for and rice bo.h of which
were introduced from foreign countries aud coffee we
THINK, can be successfully cultivated as these bsva
oeen--fseaehtltc 14niericdn.