Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-09-07
PIPES IND COFFRR.


But I have forgotten the two grand
articles upon which the people OF this
country subsist-pipes and coffee
We Americans have yet to learn the
Z proper way TO smoke tobacco. All. II
some Of my untraveled readers could
only for once taste the pleasures OF
the nargheelah Nargheelahs are,
indeed, displayed in the tobacco stores
Of New York, in an apparently COM
4 plete form; they have the glass, In
which the fresh water Is placed, the
long tube OF rubber through which
the smoke is drawn, the bowl in
/ which the tobacco ought to be burnt.
But ] shudder at the thought Of Ennok-
| ing Virginia or Connecticut in so
sacred a means OF enjoyment. Here.
/ the only tobacco smoked Is Shiraz-a
J peculiarly fragrant and light variety
OF the weed, grown in the south OF
Persia, Before being placed in the
bowl it is carefully washed and dried :
and 1t Is lighted, not with a match.
not with twist Of paper, not with 4
jet OF filthy gas, but with q glow
ing mOrsel OF charcoal. Drawing the
smoke by inhalation, into the lungs.
and eLpeliing it without effort by
the breath, there is no irritation of
I the mouth or the throat, so smooth
and cool and soothing is the glorious
YapOr. Nor is there afterwards auy
unpleasant dryness or bad taste IN
7 the mouth the breath is indeed per-
fumed, and one might advance. altar
the indulgence, fearlessly upon the
I lips Of the lOveliest hourf in the uni
verse. No one can say as much as
that for the choicest Of Havanas, the
most delicate Of cigarettes, the sweet
est Of pipes. And the effect, the
influence, the charm Of the narRhee-
lah = beyond the reach Of verbal
description. One does, indeed, and
IN very fact dream dreams and see
visions, with the magic tube lightly
held between the lips; fatigue, anXf-
ETY., care, take to themselves wings
and fiy away.
Coffee, tOO-the coffee one gets here
cannot be too highly praised. It is,
Of course, Of the best quality, real
Mocha, carried home generally by the
pilgrims from Mecca. The beans are
roasted just at the time the beyer-
age is to be made-that Is to sav, they
are quickly Drowned in a thin COP
E@% ta%-A NNNA . IAAaALOaA AAEea luEY
are then crushed to powder, and the
brown dust, still warm and fragrant.
is thrown into the cOffee-pOt-a small.
copper utensil, holding
about half a pint. The water Is, at
this critical moment, quite boiling,
and for perhaps half a minute subse-
quently is allowed to remain on the
fire, the operator giving It q shake
every few moments to prevent the
coffee sinking to the bottom. The
liquid thus manufactured is admins
tered in tiny cups, holding a couple
Of mOuthfuls. It is not drunk, how
ever only slipped slowly. It is, Of
course, very strong, and Is untem-
pered with sugar weakness which
every one who has ever tasted eof-
Zee pure and simple must heartily
despise. What glorious nectar this
Arab. coffee is It rOuses the spirits
more certainly than a draft Of wine
or smile Of Bourbon; one feels the
eObWebs brushed softly out Of the
chambers OF the brain, while the
whole vital functions seem restored
10 healthy activity.
Pipes and coffee they do, indeed,
mean something in Turkey; they are
almost the sole luxuries Of the eoun-
try.-1tTktsh Cor. ". Y. Herald.