The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-07-12
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Coffee, as an article Of The matcria mcdi.
ca, is peculiar stimuloTs, which clears the
head and eye OF moat; il puts a check on
perSpration. and other sccrctorv functions;
especially when such arc too copious from
debility, or have assumed coiqnalivc
character; il puts to silence the audacious
gabherage and "Cur.nering OF the ra,s''; /,
strings up the shoIc ayc,em to a key, some
what genIenanly: us.s,S. ,cns ; Is sGEsf.a,.,,
mp, ann gives asHfi 81 atii loci, ,j cnr, :,
tie l1,,!!!m I'm maloru; It rauscs Sy contract
ing the musssli: muscle:s q the eye lids, and other.
wise giving general tone to the entfTe sts-
ten-an exhibition OF portion Of the
Whites Of the eyes. To certain extent,
which adds beauty, ferccness, s,c-nness.
! (and wNh al',) class cal expression 10
the countcnancc. Unlike alcoholic iiouids
It does not make t!iprant and g!ib-,onruct
! buiinon OF The l,ar-room and village tavern:
but on The other hand, n grave and phylo.
! sophie justice or senator it brides the
! i"quaclous tongue, and makes its accents
! and minute formations OF words, clear
distinct, categorical, ar;siocra,ic and nusi.
| cal in uticrancc.
| tn short, 1t is Il drink for gentlemen, he.
rocs, and kings ;whercas alcoholic liquor
Is 4 drink for desperate ruiians, aud slaves
after having been put to torture for crimes,
n'nnies, fat and ragged b!azoons, and
| loa!ers.
Besides building up free schools every
| five miles apart, throughout our republic,
our wise and phyan,hrop.c men of state =
Soons and Lychurguscs-in all probuhIi.
| ", wo,,ld do well to provide huge kettles
al ell our court houses, villages, anl cross
| roads. and let there be sent in coffee, by
the ship loads, and stored in all the rail
road repositories, in order that the manners
habits, and morals of our people may ripcn
iato more christian refinement.
This would do infinitely more good than
the main-lIquOr- law could even effect, or
accomplish Tho army, in all civilized
countries, save that Of the Russians, draw
| Coffee inslcad of rum and there is not
wanting occular demonstration of It's i'm
provcmcnt !; and if the allies flog Russia,
well may they cxclaim, ooh coffee, thou
hast been the god that watched over us in
our battlc!'
Wesley, in his wide sweep touching
the wants, and cyigcncics Of the state, said
not one word Git is passing strangc) about
coltcc so, in this place, would most re-
specially interoga,e the candidates OF
0: Clarendon and Claremont, as follows
Willingly: viii you, or will you not. if
c!cct,n, cXsrt your influence in the lcyis-
la,urc in order 10 supply the country with
coffee, abundani.,y. yea, upcrabundantly ?
Gentlemen candidates! il you bvt do this
much, the old women alvnc would pray
You into heaven, somewhat ere your time,
they would
''-,bcs II hair yon for memory
And, dying, mention it within their wills,
BequeaIhlng it, us n rich legacy,
Unto their ISSUE
Coffee was first introduced as a bcversre
INTO this country about century age
There are some old and venerable men
aid women now living who tell us that
they remember whom it was drank for The
most part by rich tories and nabobs, and
that families in moderate circumstances,
could not afford to drink coffee, only on
+ sundays.
Lord Byron says that he met greater
number OF real honest gentlemen, and CHI
Various, amongst the Turks than amongst
any other people, in the whole course ot
his travels terough Europe and the east
And indeed the Turks know more about
making and drinking coffee, than any 9th.
er nation.
..lftwere done when It's done,
Then 'twerc well. it We're done quickly"
This is perhaps the bcs, recipe for
making coffee and when parched aud made
thus IN hurry, it is SO goud tha, it re.
quIres no sugar. do not think tha, the
turks got this recipe from DR.. William
Shakespeare, yet still, It's on this wise that
they make il, and without sugar, drink il;