The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-11-24
Coffee as q Medicine

In recent times coffee has been considered
not as an article of food, but partly as a
spice and partly as a kind of medicine.
Such it lis, inasmuch as il causes like many
other spices, the stomach so secrete an in
creased quantity Of gastric juice. Digestion
only takes place when the sides of the
(, stomach ScCrctc a liquid having The quality
of digesting food. Owing to this, well-to-do
people take after dinner cup OF coffee, in
order to promote digestion. 1t is because
at night the power Of digesting is very
much enfeebled-hence the bad sleep after
digest, and because the stomach is
relaxed and inactive, that a cup
! OF coffee in the morning refreshes
and STIMULATES the coats Of the stomach, and
causes there renewed yigor and activity. 1t
is common observation, that more appe-
lite Is lei after coffee than before it. So
much for the importance OF coffee as spice.
Very Justly we ascribe 10 coffee also a med
ical influence: we consider 1t a medicine
for our mental activity, and for the activity
Of the nerves.
It is well.known that at night coffee dis
pels fatigue, and that by the use Of strong
coffee sleep may be banished for long
time and more, those who are busy men
tally often feel a fresh, invigor-
rating impulse after the enjoyment Of COT
fee When fatigued with work, they make
Il means TO recruit their strength. For a
similar reason coffee can animate converse.
tion. When we meet elderly ladies in so
eicty and notice them sitting quietly and
talking but 10 monosyllables we need not
be surprised-ihey have had no coffee yet.
But when, after little, conversation flows
with full force. like a rapid stream Of water,
we may from this safely recognize the
micitv influence 81 dice. IL has
looss ned not only the tongues, but more.
the looks, the haDds-nay the whole
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mind has rested during the night, We feel
~ the morning DESTROYS Of stimulating our
nervous system with a cup Of coffee, pre-
pairing. a. h were only our mind for the
DAVIS work. A modern naturalist, AZ gen
ial a. he Is learned, Moleschott, ascribes the
lately increased consumption 81 coffee 20 |
the greater degree II mental activity. which |
life in former tin e. did not require 20 |
such high extent ns our Tresfni age.
We have nov sufficiently explained the
need Of cnfIee drinking. and We must con
f.ss that al re have said here noes not In |
TIE least affect our convi ton that. actyri- |
ing % Liebig. coffee j. alri0st nufritiye.
Ard no one can help belie-ire tbs
Who nae seen h5= ca people suhsist
On but rery little food provided they can
bnTe plenty Of coffee The objection raisen
that L Shoe be better frr these fiers0ns n /
take the nitrogen CONTAINED In ceiiee IN The 4
FORM q meat i correcf. but on the Other
hard. ue must etop 20 ask vhetber
meat would b. GOOD ~ the stomach ~ az i
srHh times nsa cup - coffee - Tbs would
certainly not be the case early IN ire lnorn-
irr- and II in tie cofee ~ friOy a herer-
- uiIirh gives ~ rutrirnent. slrruCt 'IcI-s /
+ - sinlnalh ard 81 he same tine slime
Insr~ our mind. we hnre rood re1scus - /
reverence tIf iIsIirrr ri man ulllll r1ls-1
er.IE.e - an fszanIirl rne1ns o. slhsistenct.
AZ fis~rrrre1 is i.enefcial in1uenre lunE /
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