Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-04-24
Coffee AdulteratfOnS.

| Before the American Institute Far
mer's Club which assembled in New
York, DR.. Trimble, Chairman of the
Committee upon Frauds and Adultera-
tions, presented the first of series of
reports, which, says the Tribune, was
listened to with very marked attention,
and accepted for publication entire in
! transactions.
In the first part of the report his
tory of coffee is given, and how it has
been used in Asia from time immemo-
rial. 1t was introduced into London in
1862, and has since extended over Eu-
rope, until it is estimated that that por-
tion of the globe consumes $4,000 tons
of coffee annually. In 1852 the con-
sumption of England was calculated at
35,000,000 pounds; and the present
product of the world is estimated at
GOO. 100000 pounds year. The best
quality of coffee comes from the highest
and dryest regions, and oil coffee i'm
proves by age.
Puie decoction of wasted coffee ber-
ries is always esteemed exhilerating and
comforting to those who use it, and it
is thought they require less food.
The doctor thinks there is no econo-
my in substitutes for coffee-that it is
better to use the pure article, and less
of it, if it is necessary to economist, for
there is nothing that contains the same
principle that gives coffee its value.
Whoever uses coffee would, if they
were aware Of all the fruits of adulto-
ration, the Committee thinks, roast and
grind their own coffee 1t loses Is per
cent. in roasting, and costs half cent
a pound for grinding; yet it is COM
monty sold at lower price per pound
than the lowest priced green coffee.
This should be sufficient proof of its a.
dultcration. The articles most used are
peas and beans, and generally such Us
are unstable for food. Often, too, de-
leterious drugs are used to give taste or
color. Succory, or chiccory, a root that
grows something like parsnip, is ex-
tensively grown in Germany, and dried
and packed in casks. and is imported
into New York in vast quantities to a
dulterate coffee. 1t is also imported
from other countries, and it is charged
that in one case a cargo of hides and
chiccory camo together from South A
mcrica, and the hides spoiled and soaked
tho ch;ccory SO that it was half putrid
mass yet it was taken by a coffee roast
er and dried, and roasted and all ground
up with coffee, and all who buy ground
coffee are liable to partako of portion
of this delectable substance.
Chiccory is extensively grown and
used in England, Belgium and France,
and after little use the taste becomes
educated to it so as to like it or we'll az
coffee. It's contin uous uso is asserted
by medical men to be injurious, produc-
ing sort of stupor.
Even chiccory is adulterated, and We
netian red added to givo color, and Vo-
retian red is adulteratcd with brick dust.
Every housekeepcr should resolve
firmly never to buy ground coffee. Use
the best and never use it weak-that
produces indigestion. Make it strong
aud drink it as stimulant, not for q
warm drink, and avoid all the substi-
tutes, which are nothing better than
swll ..lf
One gentleman truthfully said, as to
adutcrations of coffee, they are the nat
ural fruit Of indolence. Since people
have grown too lazy to prepare their
own coffee, rogues are tempted to pre-
pare it for them, and to mix in all sorts
of stuff that fools will buy.
Housekcepers-Beware of tho fraud.