Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-28
ltor tho Alexandria Gazette.
EIse HsStory OF Coffee.

E'se History OF Goncc.
Gnl tho following history 10 a W.scrI
agricultural journal which, | suppose, will bt
interesting TO many readers OF tho Gazette, as i
has been to INC; 50 / c1ry extracts from it foy
publication. Z. GlLLINuHAM
'Cotlee! oh. Coffee! Faith it is surprising,
MID a!l tho poets, good, bad and worse,
NO one, poor little brown AraLi4n berry,
dath suog Thy lralscs. lis surprisiug--vcry T.
Coffee was fret discovered growing wild in
Southern AtyssDls. and was called after one
section OF Eastern Airica-ksifa. 10 that
country it grows wild and abundantiy.
ln l2Sj it is Soil that iiadio Omer, Der
'l7h, YES expelled lroln Mocha for somo real
or iancicd ro'Siccd, aUl, hiding 10 the forests,
"ia driven E'y ku0eer 10 parch aad cat the
berries Of the ctii1o ticc. FiGding thcm palnt-
able 81 w3!l - Eouri5ting, he us yt tried the cX.
pertinent rf sInciing the bruised berries IN
water and drinking the dccoctoD. When bis
enemies locked fer his remains in The woods
n;o which they had thrust him, they found
him we'll and strong, AID OF course voted this
90 uc rclrac!c sent tn prove his InrocelC, aud
n; cree proclaimed him int.
10 tho l5,hcoDurY G Mah0;ameiau p1icst Was
oycTttkcn 5y s!Ic7Ous iloCEE while returning
from Persia, and WIS given c1tfcc as m;diciuc.
ESpotenclng great bcnef. ircm its curative
qualities, aud ie"Ing 1t to be inspiring a. we'll
a. strengthening, lie commenced Il series of *
p,rimonts with The "black dtaush." : \
Az his ccw drink was prepared irun q roasted
bctry, itrCc wise men dcciGcd THAI roasted
kernel must be somc kind Of coal. < "
fhc Prophet having jofbiidcn tho us2 g! ooai.
they therefore prohibited the Us, Ct coT,c.
Hut the people ~ well as tho priests having
tasted vlr1 no. ready to i.rgon tho luxury
The Mu!u taxed ooil:e hGs7iiy; but 10 sro
hlhl:IoU, however s;tlngcnt could dobar them
ir0n' thia luxury, and II Vas used 10 secret. :
Inc appetite that had taken p0sscs6oD
Of AL CLASSES steadily Increased; the poor would
beg cc money to procure cup of coffee, and
at las, # . hu.bard refused to provide
coffee Tor his Wc 1t Wa- considered sufficient
caufc for !icr 10 leave him OR procure suca sep
ariti0n IS could be cbanci by the laws.
In !Glj cj!ao wis first brought irto Venice,
and used there moderately. Thirty years later
a gon'irman brought some Of the cJiioo beans
from ConS'anlnoplc tr Marseilca with all the
then knGwn rnntIlsaEcea for making il. From
thcncc IT rapidly tcurd liz way into most parts
OF Western iihropc
Ia Ia csto was established, and q few
years later FInrcntlnc established saloon,
orrn>i oEty 10 the mobility sLi people Of
wealth. from tEai time onward, "Ycmen's $
'f9&rsnt berry c!inrl rapidly in popularity;
ImuloEso snna were snrn. i',r Tho gratllic dion
Il 1T dagGtc,s zone hut tho wealthy could in,
gu &c 10 tic purc, unlduItc!sicd beverage It
IL stated that Louis Nv. expended $4,000
yearly to giatily his daughters cxravagaut use
ot 1t. Al that tlmo 1 or 5 gupcas pouGd was
paid ioT coiioc. cr from $50 to SO.
Ia lIli Louis XVI. Hal presented with a
rolleo tree by the magistrates cr Amsterdam.
lt was committed 10 tic care Of tho head gar
dcncr for propagation, aud by him taken
10 MOrtlriqpc, where he c)u'd give it tho most
cirefu cultivation, &c
The colieo treo in good soil and under skiiiiul
care growa from II to Is lcct high. Tho leaves
are AZ rich, deep, glossy green as tho orange
The blossoms arc exceedingly fragrant; grove
10 iu!l bloom perfumes the air for miles around.
The c>tIcc, acknowledged by all to bo The best +,
CDmCs from Arabia, from tho province of Yc-
men and the districts OF Adcn and Mocha. Tho
Mocha berries arc smaller and rcnDdcr than
most OF tho other varieties. Tho trees or c
chiefly cultivated on The mountainous slopes,
where they have dry aid stony soil. CoiTcc,
aftor bclDg cured. is ~ sensitive al mill, to
any iofoign substances Wo loose much Ct the
tue aroma q! cctlcc On tccOunt Of its bciDg
brought !rIm plantations in sacks rather than
10 kegs or boxes. a damp sir is injurious, and
10 tronsr 0r'C!ion much Of tho richness is l)st
by The needless exposure to dampncss. House
keepers should, rs f;r as possible, remedy this
evil By giving their ccfee dry. puro. air ns soou
~ they receive il.