New-York tribune., 1868-11-05
4 CUP or COFFEE.

emineutly agreeable, inspiring, ana VIM" ,s.tivo and
once a stimulant a cephalic, febrlnSo which is the
m antsoporic; it chases away 49, motiop without
o,,or,, % i,,,,r. II iuyOkes the imagln"'io" -, th
,-hih +,oro .,n t,e no happy Inspirations - 49, .
cont that enemy of pleasure, hl'o .' ithont which
owes lis birth. 70 facilitates "e - S,ooos IN ,avetv
,,o 90 ~ 40 emo happiness; 1t dsposes w s"9"'S'
'eio V"" W .' IT, - neither pleasure nor enjoyment;
y - ,,oso who already have IT, ana u even
"ENSs VIZ ~ sor some hours 'at least 10 those who
rsnuv have II not Thank Heaven for eoiee' lor sec
t,v many blessings concentrated in tie INFUSION o
al berrv, What other beverage in the world can We
soup,re to ia Coffee. at once pleasure ana meucinv
coa.e. which nourisLes at the same moment the mno,
hoIv and Imagination. Hail thee, insprer of men of
Lttcrs best digestive Of the gourmand-nectar OF all
Een"
When wondering what Frenchmen did before cofee"e
must remember that tea IN England, and cohee III fi"oo
oIv snrerscled lniisestablished and lonevenerlted
hrrhdriuks and ptlueS also in their way feiteslnE'
restoring aud aGnarcotic-just as tobacco 9S sipT, &
before smoked. or taken rs smut in Europe. o.a
The old Arabian legend Of coffee runs thus' sone wi
fufies before Norman Conquest certain Aitp si,,
herd. watching Ms sheep on one OF the S.eS % M
Mandc6) which slope down toward the yellow desert
bciEg wakeul fer fear oi the lions, observer lha mi.
of ms sheen that f on the shiny leaves and brown sput
berries OF a certain hush also remained all ngh Wake
kvely aud alet. The shepherd. watching egain d and
sga and always observing tho same effect stSeIGo I
sne Of the berrie. in water and found they haI ,ne
effect upon him Gradually the laws @I s ps|eths %
desert aud the drink cavy cavey became popular
ii
Ia time, mucn q had been hrst used TO drive
away wicked sleep h0m the eyes Of Chinese hermils
GyP' ,rer IrSIS "s' m the mosGnes whether coffee
S1Se Spio under the ban pronounced by Nahomet
against certain hQsolS, especially wine Inc OSro
Mullals fell a-vtaUglng about this point OF doc
thine; and on occasion, after all antlconee
sermon. the pr0coHeeites and the antlSohtenss
fell to blows, turhans were knocked of, teeth
VOere violently extracted, central TUFTS OF hair were
violently away. and many severe kicks and blows
active of the followers Of the true Prophet But eyenu
ally the ianaca haters of the infusion OF the Moeha
berry died out or were bought over 9y SACKS OF nu III
fb fruit, aud the Easlgave in with one voice. It's e
glance 10 the new beverage. ,,,
that coffee first generally used in Persia was not
repute IN Arabia ulii the reign OF Henry the siStn @
Thence passed to Egypt and SYRIA anu III 9lt to
stannople where pubc coffee houses were hrst oleme @
40 varied that he seemed to De " h9t one i n al
kinds epitone. mentions coffee in his sylvia SyNaruh
Turkish drink. black as sOOt aud OF strong scent
The Turks he says drihl IL in their cOfieehOuses Wheh
King James, rcig and no doubt Levant travellers had
then begun to talk aud write about coffee as PnSs"n
f6 young Cretan gentleman entered himself as st9dsSt
ish drink among his begowned colleagues
In e5O the year after Oliver became grew
more powerful Ihan any crowned king then In Europe
one Jacobs aJcw opened cOieeshop at the Angel hthe
parish OF Peter IN the East Oxford Two years aer
Pas1na Rosee . Dalmatian from Ragusa On The Adr
atie coachnaut to Mr.. Edwards a Turkey meiriantMho
Mad brought HIN uog Smyrna, opened c"ncc host une
ailey, corhhm Pssqua Isosee's handbill headed
"IHF VIRTUE COFFEE DRiNk,
claims for beverage drunk generally throughout
all the Grand seigneurs dominonsl all tue virtues OF
anack panacea 81 corrected cru0ties Vhs was Tue
s.l ar5ou OF tho day; hand.bl no doubt written
Cor Rusee 10y half,arved apoiheearJ ~ dtiea to
iner heat and helped Digestion quekened the si9iiS
aud heart ighsome; Us steam wa goou i"i
head aches aud dispersed dehuxOns and rhclms tnai
distilled non The lans- II ded up Sr%ps5, 1 gc c rem rem
w,f ne kings evil 10 IA great remedy against the
spleen aud IL poc boudrac ,nds 1t prevented drowsi-
audM
tive nor asfingef, and 10 nadc ths rhlh 'e"I anu
such the bold assertions Of Pasqua Eosee Inc asu
sr T6e yhters and tavernkeepers and the about
savp Who lied tier hery Canary and their strong
French wines very angry at the new Deyerngc;
Ard lhc launched thelf pendants ut hosee hoy ana
TIE brubstreet poet wrote some roughhammered
venes. which began:
eoseArsr sc Grit Chsre) e'sse rsaSs,
AZ 'ss & si = =, & r.: , .sa % .sie 51 sssss ss
Ts sFisssi tls qsirs 10 sa,vs E' poison , ,et ,,
Asi isiy,s tt- for Is t,ols Bts plJ,is
11@sseli 49, .ri s'e afIe asel ClilA howl
Wee; ,af a. 80 iay iai'r . ea: ir ,1a,, ,,ss &
~ ~ ~ y , ,s roa ssi iaii' u. so Sara
Thgsgh an .s ~ Az & ,ss si;'.,, % I,,,[s;
Ars stl 1Tousa ias sefshies Of rear s}ss
Al. .ou. siss, t,e Pr,aeh hare credit got.
Aod bee gsatiriBsu that drinks Il not
There can be 40 doubt that there at first good
deal OF quackery and talked about coffee aud
that what with te absurd blnctiOns 70 dilnk scui
ing hot and the ridiculous practice OF holding tbs hrad
IN the steam benefit weak the sairst aud cyno
their bitterness hld
ness Ia te Cornil cod, ehouse over whose door hung
representation Of tie brown visage Of Pasq'a Rosce.
penny at the baf. and twopeuce q cup-ncwspapers
ard lights includedwere the early conechouse charges
Sou,e old for cofee-hOuse wall, still
preserved They epon ue VI twelyepence for swearing
and forfeit Of disl OF coffee all round for beginning
quarrel or for oastlng friend in coffee. No wagers
were allowed 10 exceed five shillngs.
The cOnd eof e-house, according TO authority,
tbe Rainbow, by the Inner Temple gate kept by James
Fsrr barber. His neighbors grew Jealous and IN 1861
he was "pesented" "A nuisance, for having annoyed
his neghsors by the smell Of scorehed coffee and having
nls Chimney ana chamber fire. To the general
danger aud afgtment" In 1900 te returned cavaliers
the r1ya Of wne aud duty Of fOurpence
was levied on every gallon sold An act OF 1853 directed
ali coffee houses 90 DO licensed In 1915 there short
lived proclamation closing the coffee houses seminares
NE enemies Of the new Turkish drink accused II Of the
most horrible and anefu results The old men alncned
ksn JOhnsOns times, when men, aud tossed on
canary iampconcr Of 1868 writes bitterly:
nsse les than eoses's SELF men,
Ttsss saa. 4 oehhgg that can hardly make
NE satI eroil i'r laughing ho~ the jet does taks
iciihs,Hs poaioa-1os yet Sadrr.tood.
ia1Ssi. s's's o Il. Socs Sia Il s9.; Ss;.
What moral lessons the Chinese these struggles ~
boN customs are We're nectar introduced tOInOrrow 10
1c seus .es' the same old story would De repeated
tOh,e was not Introduced into France uItl IL vears
sttr rs nrst use Ia England. In lCC2 Thevenof the
d So rtsSier; Drought II TO Paris then needless OF It's
had iis eheines-the frepts OF beer wine and old Gus
toms Dthghllui Madame de s6yigu6, who died In IG9s
used 10 predict thai acine and coffee nnid 10th @ V,
be forgotten gat coffee await ls racnes trop profonds
Ell tout 10 monde salt e profondcur &c Racine ''''"''
In spite Of the yemeFabe Arabian eSst a,o,v ,ha i
Inventor Of coffee was the great Creature VINO Dr.,
thought OF roasting the berry its ms Snoces ~ t @
bOzatOD develops aroma and V t car M
10 make good coffee the must act (oweyer mn
consciously on three grand principles OF medicine Aud
chemistry. "
he must first learn that exact moment in roasting
when OdOrer0ns principle shall he AT H. clnax I1i
uyeer heat dIsspate 10 forever He must olaln fje
liquid - concentrated that IL contains uimpared all
his manufacture, that all the final pfiDoipes OF tle
berry the barsn and astringent properes, shall remain
undeyelOg,ed and uDnIixed with its liner esscnce
1Behe are great chemical principles which