Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-11-11
COFFEE.

a Tliis bean is native Of Arabia. +
grows especially in warm climates, and
has been cultivated in the West Indies,
= IL the soil is pfaaerls rre.ng-e L. s.es seed
terminates in less@,>>-sss = ss...'s'5ta Il
bears transplan,;ag we'll, aud fourishes
better thar fhpn allowed n remain in its
orginsf bed The plants are usually set
out in rows, and in three years they begin
to bear fruit, and continue 70 bear for
forty years. They have dnwnrs upon
them at all seasons; and usually soma
fruit; but they properly yield fruit but
twice year.
There is much difference in the quality
ofCoffee as respects the pIac, Of its growth
I The Mocha coffee takes precedence of al
other, the grains Of which are small and
oval. In our country, the lara is gen.
orally sought after; but very little of
tina. called by this name really comes
from Java It is often brought from the
West Indies or South America. Very
good coffee has been received from Libe-
ria.
I What is called the male coffee is small
Ter, rounlcr, of darker color, AMI Strong-
er than the female. Hence the m1le
bean makes the riches beverage, Very
little of the male species is bronght to
this country 1t is said to be chiefly sent
to France, and this has been assigned as
a reason why tie French make the best
C Office
Tha Mahometans were prohibited from
using coffee By their Koran coffee-houses
were closed among them for a long time.
1t is now, however, much used among
the Mlssulmen.
Coffee has been u7od in France about
one hundred and fifty years. and in Eng
land about as long.
1t has DELIGHTFUL aroma, and has been
much used to flavor liquors and ICES
Roasting improves both the taste and the
fragrance Of coffee.
In the great progress that chemistry
has made it has discovered that the aka
l'ia caffeine is precisely the same as, or
similar TO- theme found in tea Thus,
when we drink coffee, we at the same
time drink tea rather the same active
principal. The alkaloid thsi'ne is much
more abundant in tea than cnfeine in
coffee. Tea is more stimulating than
coffee, but it does not contain so much
nourishm ant. Gof}e, taken iu moiera-
ton, promotes health; it aids in digest
ing food In some constitutions it eau
ses sleeple,sness 1t helps to make a
COOL dinner set Iirht upon the stomach,
and renders even he dyspepttc sociable,
sometimes loquacieas. Strong c,tfee,
however, tax n in the m Irning upon an
empty stomach, often c4uses sinking
feeling, tremor, headache, dizziness and
where this is the case it should be discon-
tinuel, or more serious diseases may re-
suit from its use. B,t, let it be remem-
bered that it Is a salutary beverage when
taken in moderation, with hearty food.
We are aware that many persons who
have written upon hygiene have totally
discarded the use of both tea and coffee,
but we think they have male mistake
I There are some persons 50 constitutional
" made that they would have better
health ii they were to leave both tea and
coffee out of their beverages. Bat their
number is small, while most would be
better off to use them
Coffee Is often useful as a medicine -
Many patients will bear opium better
when administered with coffee. When
an overdose of opium has been taken,
after as much of the poison has been re-
moved as can be, strong coffee is a good
stimulant to overcome the effect of what
still remains in the system. Cafcine is
often useful in many nervous diseases.
1t is better to buy coffee before it is
qround, because you can then tell what
YOU buy. In this day, when everything
that is valuable. Is adulterated, coffee
comes in for its full share of miserable
articles, such as rye. chickory, turnips,
peas, barley, and many other things OF
little or no, value Bat il you purchase
coffee and roast and grind it yourself,
YOU know what you get, aud are sure not
to be cheated.