Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-09-16

COFFEE-CURIOCS HISTORY OF ITS USE.-Coffee
is Of Aatic origin and brought the OLcideut 10y the
TURKS. They called it cdLcsh. I,men, 4 province Of
Arabia il generally considered plsye where the coffee
prung up Certain it j. that Arabian herd-men OF the
desert Of ADshesfs, app oacing evening the shore
Of the ETphrat, the tTst discover the enlyeu
ing power Of coffee Worn out they were, after tire
journe through the desert they reclining be
meath coffee tree, and Tor pdstine commenced chewing
the coieebean-. They soon observed their wearine-s
passed away and Left them fine spirited during the night
Next evening they repeated their pastme and il had the
effect. They convinced that their hidden
aud refreshing power IN the coffee beans.
l. then introduced a kind Of medicine for relax
alton, FOR which purpose it roasted ground and boiled
10 hot wafer in the prepare coffee Con.
-squeu the prohibition Of wine drinking by Mahomet
the Of coffee BECAME in extensive demand all
Arau, Turkey and Persia Irom these countries coffee
introduced ~ the VenetIns in the year 1881 into
Italy, 70 toe used Only euiyenng medicine. At first
they tried IL with the leaves Of the coffee tree which
however aGaudoc cd and they resOrted " the coffee beans
and prepared them IN the manner the ATabans
After while IL became avOrte beverage for dainty per
sons; and ts importation from foreign country rendered
IN the eyes OF the astocfacy Of that period desirable
Prom Venice. coffee introduced into England France
and Holland The nrs public coffee house opened in
London in the year 1852 few years afterwards second
appeared ia Pins and third in Amsterdam. Not how.
ever until the year lGg2 coffee known in Germany il
imported from Holland already roasted. The ifst
public core-hOu established 10 Leipzig, 10 the year
1870, which, dnubt, il the Oldest coffee housc n the
world, it's even az the present day place OF public
Amusement Two circumstances contributed principally
make coffee general beverage 10 Germany; firstly, that
coffee exempted 10y the government by the laid
o.. beer gnd vine; and, secondly the powers Of cOT
produce an agreeable excitement Without ntoIcation-
These qualities made Il TIC most agreeable beverage to the
ladies' and business The Jews in Germany, known
10 be the active merchants became exceedingly fond
Of this enlivenng beverage and alsO the Oe It il
we'll known story that the French poet Rousseau,
,isis to EGltrr remarked 10 the latter that coffee
poison yolaire .cpled "iue, Lgt poison Which AZ
fects the health very slowly have been drinking il for
sixty years."
The creates, opponents 10 coffee dpking the home
pathc doctors, Wo consider coffee o. most nilTou. To
the health Indeed IL s " people, particularly
strong coffee; also TO dyspepuc. may prove not digest
Bile but In the latter iis Indigestion arises from tho
imp.sc milk which T. mixed with H.
The french a.d Germans drink black coffee than
white and take afterwards gas Of pure cool water
aud that custom i which IL would be useful 20 a1.p. m
ibis country iu t manner cpsc b. not even injurious
~ piethoc people II they drink only small quantity o
IT, Il serves under this condition 20 aid Digestion and
euyen the pirs To young people, 10 - 10 ~ -hu
beers soup which is used for them IN Gcrmnny.-
And young ladies uho wish 10 become He.hy the 70
calls. AJon must refrain from drinking coffee aud bad
better initiate the Gerusn ~ the Of beers0up There
b. often added IN coffee roasted rOos that Of succoty
carrot Ter instance, which dminshes IT, flavor Roast
Cd beans Of cocoa the other hand are most healthy
and partac, II mixed with coffee The Turks add dit
ie,en, spices and the French pour 10 t 90 do also Go,
iiuns and ucrmaus -n1 iey nee sometimes the yols
egg instead Of cream, which h. COmnvndlUig wncr,
there no good milk be found Particular y eycfj
where taken slcSUf ~ hiscot,V, ard grut
the coffee before is wanted for immediate use, otherwise
10 ,o,es by eshalaon The volatile oil which mpart sucl
ON excellent havor 20 il
The smoke Of roasted Coce " one Of the most poser
Gl dsffsciarts. Coffee b. also en- antdotc po5ons o.
opium, cherry laurel, and intOScAuOn. IL - al-o q pre-
vcntliyc Of cO.uvcucss The consumption OF coffee b
from year 70 year Increasing. ~ EutOpe alone, for in
stance the importation 10 period OF years, that
fun 1877 1875 increased from one hundred and sxt
miiioos 20 fFo hundred ard twenty Eve millions 0
pounds
The coffee tree reaches toe height ofeigbteen t-so
y feet has "h its branches pJrimJh iOno, evergreen
leaves and considered one Of the most beautiful Of tree
IN The third yearN yields three pounds Of beans II
highest estimation concerning the quality stands hoob
coasc Ton Afsbis. neat 20 IL s. Domingo, Javs. 81
Jsg de Cpba, aud tbsn Rio, Of Brazil apd Cube. How