The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-12
THE USE OF COFFEE.
HOW THE BERRY DISPUTES THE
i SUPREMACY OF TEA AND BEER.

HOW THE BERRY DISPUTES THE
SUPREMACY OF TEA AND BEER.
Coffee In European Countries - The
Arabs Method of Preparation-Turkish
Cofree-what BriIlat savarin says-Ef-
fects Of Excessive Indulgence.
The use of coffee is general in all civil
ized countries, but its preparation and
consumption vary considerably. Among
the Arabs it is universal, whether in such
centers of civilization Is Cairo Alexan-
dria and Algiers, or in the desert. The
only exceptions are caused by the poverty
which prevents its purchase. In France
1t is the favorite beverage, though tea is
growing in power. The social and COM
mercial effects in that country Of its sud-
den humiliation can readily be imagined.
Tens of thousands of cafes and million
of people would find their occupation
gone, and several millions Of Frenchmen
would be seen wandering about after din
ner in an utterly homeless and distracted
manner. In England tea still disputes
the supremacy Of the Arab berry. In
Germany it divides the honors with beer,
and in Austria, Spain and Italy it Is
solace and inspiration of the people in
town and city. There is no European city
30 small, no village so contemplate, that
It has not its cafe modelled, though it is
often an exceedingly weak imitation, on
those of the Paris boulevards.'
In the United States its use varies in
different localities. A quarter of q CEN
k,,~ 4 h.
ment of the first meal of the day, tea
being generally served at the evening re-
past. In the eastern states this practice
continues. In the western and southern
states coffee is more esteemed, and in the
rural districts Is considered absolutely
necessary to the three meals day of the
farming classes. In large American cities
where there Is q late dinner, in the French
fashion, coffee Is either served at table or
In the drawing room Immediately after
ward.
In oil countries, even in France, good
coffee is the exception rather than the
rule. The visitor in Paris drinks ''real
French Coffee" technically 60 called, at
certain places only on the boulevard and
here and there in other parts of the city
at hotels and restaurants. In England
poor coffee is the rule, following in this
respect the general inferiority of tho
British cuisine In Germany coffee is
generally good at restaurants and railroad
Bullets, while ut the principal cafes of the
great cities of Austria-Vienna, Prague
and Buda- Pesth-it is excellent and often
served with cream. At the great cafes Of
italian and Spanish towns it Is rarely
more than fair.
In England and America coffee is usually
made by infusion; on the continent al
most always by filtering boiling water
once or twice through the powdered
berry. The Arabs at Cairo and elsewhere
preserve their old fashion; that is, they
simply pour boiling water on to the pow
dered coffee, and after a minute or two's
simmcring servo 1t with the grounds.
The pot, which is not covered, is of cop
per or brass, taperinS toward the top like
tin teapot and having a long handle.
The berry has been previously roasted
and braycd in O mortar. 1t Is never
ground. Brillat SavGrin, in his learned
work, 1.-The Physiology Of Taste" says
that coffee powdered in this manner is the
best, and he adds that, having a quantity
Of the roasted berry, he divided it into
two equal parts. one of which he brayed
In mortar and the other ground in
mill. The coffee was made by filtration,
and company Of connoisseurs to whom
no submitted it ell declared that best,
which they were afterward told had been
powdered in tho mortar.
The Arabs employ wooden pestles,
which, after long Use, arc sold at high
price. Five Or six minutes are all that
are necessary for the Arabs or Turks to
prepare their coffee after it is once roasted.
all that is necessary is the simple ma
chinerv GcGcribed-a brass pot, handful
Of charcoal in window seat or on the
ground, and the beverage is promptly
made and served. Travellers invariably
speak of Arab and Turkish coffee as ex-
ccllent, but among civilized nations the
presence Of the grounds is always consid-
cred objectionable, and some means of
Qualification arc invariably used, such as
The patent pots for infiltration or the
white Of eggs, where the process is by in
fusion.
Driuas Savarta, after having tried all
methods of making coffee, declared that
the most efficient for preserving the aroma
and avoiding the extraction of the poison
DIS principle was by filtration. But he
always speaks of coffee rs beverage, to
BIO used d.screetly by adults and forbid
len to children. In small quantities and
not too strong, it is healthy stimulus to
the nerves. Used in excess, it produces
disease and sometimes deformity. He
oncc saw in Leicester square in London o
Ilan who, by its immoderate use, had be-
como cripple. lie had lost all sensation
in his hmbs-had ceased to suffer, but
still continued to drink 1t to the extent of
I've or six cups day.
Every person should be governed in its
use by its effect on himself. As q gentle
inspiration it is valuable. It may some
times be safely drank as an aid to intel
lectual labor. Taken at the proper
moment, it will prevent a headache re-
sulting from nervous depression. Properly
used after dinner, it aids tho digestion and
counteracts the heavy effects of wine or
other stimulants. But II 1t is found that
1t prevents sleep when taken late in the
day, or that it Is an absolute necessity ut
certain hours to prevent a nervous reac-
lion or mental dizziness, its use should be
discontinued for several days, or until the
system is restored to its normal condition.
It must never be forgotten that sleep is
the grert stimulus of the body; is tired
natures sweet restorer, and that other
stimulants, though sometimes useful, are
like medicines, temporary remedies-that
Is to say, they are usually to be regarded
rs a choice between two evils. Coffee is
beverage of great power. A man might
drink two bottles of good red wine day,
and live long. Should he drink the same
quantity daily Of good coffee he would be-
come on imbecilc, q cripple, or die of in
tcstinal or lung disorders. San Francisco
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