Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-09-16
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MISCELLANEOUS.


MISCELLANEOUS.
From the New York National DcmocraL
COFFEE-CURIOUS HISTORY OF IT'S USE-Cot-
fee is of Asac origin and brought to The Occden by The
Turks. They called IL cahpeh Yemen province in Ara
ba Is generally considered place where the coffee sprung
up Certain is that Arabian herdsmen of the desert OF
Al DsEesra approaching one evening the shores OF the Eu
pirates were Inc first discover the eniyenng power OF
coffee Worn they were after tlresome Journey
through the desert they reclining beneah coffee
lree and for pase commenced chewing the coffee
They observed that their WEAKNESS passed away and
left fine spirited during the night Next evening they
repeated their pastime and had the same effect They
convinced that there hidden and refreshing pow
in the coifee-beans.
II was then kind of medicine for relaxation
for which purpose il oased, ground and boiled in hot
water in the manner we prepare coffee Consequent
the prohibition of wine drinking by Mahune the use OF
coffee became in extensive demand all over Arabiu,
Turkey and Persia From these countries coffee was intro
ducsd by the Vcncans In the year 1891 into Italy 10 BE-
nsed only enlivenng medicine. Al first they tried 1t
18th the leaves of the coffee tree which was however, aban-
oOed and they reseed to the coffee beans and prepared
hem n the manner The Arabians After u while
fvorite beverage for dainty persons and its i'm
from foreign country rendered IL in the eyes Of
tue arstocracy Of that period, desirable
FROM Venice. coffee introduced into England, France
and Holland. The FIRST public coeehouse was opened in
London in the year 1862 cw afterwards second
appeared in Paris and third in Amsterdam. Not, howev
- v, the year 1892 coffee known n Germany, il was
inpofled from Holland already rOasled. The first public
coe-house established in Leipzig in the year $780,
which, doubt the oldest coeehouse in The world
is the present day place of public anuscnen
Two circumstances contributed principally 10 make coffee
general beverage in Germany; firstly that coffee
empted by the from the taxes laid on beer and
wine; and secondly inc of coffee to produce an
agreeable excitement without ntoycation These qualities
made the cable beverage ladies and business
Iasn. The Jews in Germany, known TO be the active
merchants became exceedingly fond OF this cnvenng bey
ersge and also The poets Ills well known story that the
French poet Rousseau, visit TO Voalre, remark
ed to the latter that coffee poison. V1tae replied
True but poison which Affects the health very slowly
have been drinking il for sixty years"
The greatest opponents 10 coffee drinking are the homo
pa,hc Doctors cuiee injurious the
health Indeed IL 10 people, particularly strong
coffee; also dyspeptics may prove dgestibe but in
the latter its Indigestion arises from the impure milk
which Ia mixed with II.
The French and Germans drink black coffee than
white, and take afterwards glass Of pure cool water
and that is which it would be useful 10 adopt in
This country in this coffee is injurious
pethoric people, il they drink only small quantity of
it, II under this condition aid digestion, and emil
the spirits To young people, il is not wholesome
hesrsoup, which is used for them in Germany And young
ladies' who wish become hcshy the vocalist Aihon
must refrain from drinking Coffee had better initiate The
German in the of beersoup Thore is often added TO
coffee roasted roots thai OF succoy or Carrot Tor In
stance which dminshes flavor. Roasted beans of cocoa
the other hand healthy and palaabe II mixed
with coffee The Turks add different spices and the French
pour In do also the Italians and GermaRs and they
use somenea The yok OF an egg instead OF which
commendable where there is good milk ID be found
Particular aken ercept in this country
and grind the coffee before 1t is wanted for i'm
mediate otherwise IL loses by exhaaton the volatile oil
which imparts such an excellent favor TO it..
The smoke of roasted coffee is Of the powerful
Coffee is also an an,do,e 10 posons OPIUM
cherry laurel and toricatiOn 1t is uIso preventative Of
e0stiveless The consumption OF cohee is from year 10
year increasing In Europe alone for instance the impo
laon 10 period OF yours that is from 1917 to 1928 in
creased from hundred and sixty millions 10 two hun
dred and twenty. five millions Of pounds
The coffee uee reaches height Of eighteen 10 twenty
feet has with its branches pyramidal form, evergreen
leaves and 10 considered Of the most beautiful OF trees
In the third year yields three pounds OF beans. In high
estimation concerning the quality stands Mocha coffee
from Arabis next ST. Domingo Java, ST. Jago de Gu.
ba snd then Rio Of Brazil and Cuba. However, kind
found more patabe IN one country lhan another and
different nations give preference To different kind OF coffee
CRAWFORD
Crawford belongs That c.,ss OF scalpors whomior
want OF better may call intellectual In
live power and poeleal feeling, should place him the
head Of ell his professional brethren al Rome HE un orr
gnal thinker in his possessing that quality OF invention
without which Judgment is cold and taste is feeble tie feels
and conprehends The antique but 10 not Imprisoned within
its range We uiay apply him what happily said
Of Co~iey that he The gafb but not the clothes OF
the sncents. He is capable, alike, of expressing modern
ideas 10 MARBLE and of reproducing the fine ms OF Grecan
Let not be inferred from what have said that Crawford
10 all deficient in mechanical skill No one capable Of
giving minute and careful finish 10 his works II he
will; but IL Is that he does NOT always do himself JUS
rice this respect He has something OF the inpaence OF
genus before image Of beauty has been turned To iorn
another posscsson n his mind aud the impulse
will moi permit him to lnger over the task in hnnd with that
Flooding assduy which costs no effort !" men Z" less pro-
ductive Imagination. Thus Crawords fine genius is
fairly appreciated by those nice critics who judge ni
works in sculpture BY their fidelity Of who 60 int"
of a net or the folds OF veil.
With my knowledge Of Crawford. never entered his
studio and looked round upon his various pfoducons-in
marble, plaster claywhoul feeling ,ha excellent
,hey were. there power in him beyond any thing
which he had yet acconplshed-that nohing had mus
far called forth all hidden of his genius. He
never seemed in his appropriate element when occupied
with what be called drawing sculpture those
merely graceful forms which in discord with OTTO
mans and worktables-but he required wider field and
wDt mon ~
pied Tor inc Stale 81 Virginia. 10 him as noble held
Of opportunity as was enjoyed by any sculptor and
that his scct 81 will be equal the grandeur Of his theme
that he ill justify to the world ali The admiration Of hs
frends-is with those who know him hope but convic
tion.
The STATuARY AT CAPITOL has been opened TO In
specton far removal OF The framing in which il
5rough from Ieghorn will admit The enclosure re
mains Until ved and the whole group thrown
open as to be taken in single glance Of the eye
fair and final Judgment cannot be pronounced Tac prnc-
pal figure Is that Of erect TALL and WELL shGpen but
very bawnY white man, his head snfmpuateo by head
dress very similar if not actually intended 10 represent
e rounded stuffed cap much used by the Scotch peas
aauy With The right hand he srasps The fieh! ws! If
se,.-nude Indian holding onaha~E me indian being in
falling posture allwar, :e white mans person. and with
h back towards him from which the intended eat Is very
obvious that the Indian completely in the white mans
puwo On the right, and Behind the foremost figures
is white mother sitting with terrified infant in her lap
both preserved from the bloody purpose Of the savage On
The left o the central figures the h.e mans dog inient
ge7 al The struggle 10 point of finish The face OF The
&c oohaoe thouSh we DO not Gccfn the features
OF he most noble commanding order The scupturlng
OF nc female aud child appears be beautifully caecued
and highly finished The marble itself is very pure and
white and fur the imperfect opportunity permitted
TO Judge we believe the anatomy of the figures closely
and faithfully portrayed and liic-lke be done in
the group will be removed in The course Of The week.
National Inteuigencer.
Miss Eaton OF Hendrysburg o. who, with her brother
arrested charge Of mail robbery, WAS honorab
discharged after their examination Sleubenvlle The
brother is said to be still in custody.
TIE PRESIDENTS SOMA marble monument i'm
obesk FORM has recently been erected the ancient burial
place 10 Concord ,h remains Of the son OF President
Pierce killed in January last, bearing this Inscriptions
BEN amin Pierce April l3 1911 died January 6Ib
1853 go thy way, thy son liveIh."