The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-09

| this drink comforteth the brain and
heart and helpeth digestion
Coffee is cultivated in tropical re
gions. and used as beverage all over
the world, except in the Arctic regions.
| where they prefer to drink Oil, and
where 1t is not thought the proper
thing at fashionable social gatherings
10 serve the oil on ice, as we do our
wine.
Coffee scientifically consists Of a vo-
LATHE oil. which gives the aroma, caf-
feline, which IS no doubt the stimulat-
ing or exhilarating element. and tan
min. an astrigent acid, which is the in
furious element.
1.-THE coffee drank II this country
comes from South and Central Ameri-
ca, Mexico and Java. % per cent being
imported from Brazil.
1.-THE aroma of coffee Is the element
which gives it character and value and
this is brought out by roasting. The
popular flavors, however, are naturally
a matter of taste. but the cntfees of
Java and Arabia are said TO have the
finest flavor. The flavor of almost all
coffees is much improved by the addi-
ton of pinch of chickory to The pot.
Good coffee depends on the roasting,
grinding, and the method of making it
into a beverage. The object or roast
ing it is to make the bean brittle. so
that they will grind into a powder
more easily, and most important Of ali,
develop the latent fiavoring element.
The roasting of coffee should not be
done for very long time before using.
for the reason that the flavor begins 10
quickly evaporate from the bean as
soon as the heat affects 1t, and con-
tinues slowly to pass Off after 1t is
cold. so if you would have high-favor-
ed coffee. roast is yourself as your
grandmothers used to do.
Coffee should be ground into as bne
a powder as possible, so that every
molecule Of the bean may be subjected
to the hot water when making the in
fusion; this is economy, and the old
rule of a Tablespoonful for each cup
and one for the pot may be changed
to read a 'dessertspoonful instead OF
tablespoonful
ibid you ever take look at the cof-
fee-potS in the patent office. or look
over a list of the patents which have
been issued for this very necessary add
junct to the household? No! Well,
do so; it will give you several amusing
hours studying out the compli- |
Gated and Ingenious designs which |
have sprung from the brains Of the cof- |
fee-pOt crank.
"How shall good coffee be made? |
Well, in the first place, good is hardly |
the term to use. for the flavor Of cof-
fee as beverage is purely a matter Of |
taste, and yet there is correct way to |
make coffee, and it is comprehended in |
the two words, quick infusion. In |
olden timeS-yet, and is these modern |
timeS-the aroma of coffee-making |
may be smelled all over the house. |
The coffee is brewing, the flavor is es-
Gaping as fast as 1t can, and when the
folks sit down 10 breakfast they find a
strong, butter infusion offered them,
which Is misnamed coffee. In very
truth the coffee has flown up the chin
ney, and left pot of black tannin
water, which must be fixed up with
milk and sugar before it can be swal-
lowed, and when it gets into the
it is likely to set up lanyard
and turn the mucous membrane into
leather.
"A perfect and healthful infusion Of
coffee should be made in this way:
Have the coffee in as fine powder as
possible. use a dessertspoonful for
each person, stir into it just enough
cold water to make a thick paste, and
let it stand thus for up to five minutes
before using, then pour on a cup Of
boiling water for each person, and two
more for the persons who are likely to
(but should NOT want two cups, then
put the pot over the fire and let the in
fusion come to boil. Settle with a
dash of cold water or egg-shells. This
Is q cup of coffee and not cup of tan
min. Coffee made in this way may be
drunk morning. noon and night, with
out injury to the health, but the guam
tity drunk should not be greater than
IN ordinary cupful. 1t is the ignor-
lnce of making and the excessive use
which gives the reformers and eXtre-
nists the right to condemn coffee
drinking. Coffee made by quick in :
fusion is mild stimulant to the intel !
ectual faculties. 1t helps stomach
digestion, aIlays hunger, and prevents
II a slight degree, tissue waste; alone, ,
{ has very slight nutritive value. but
~ the addition of sugar and milk it ,
proves valuable aid in the economy A.;
IF human life. {
1.-The drinking Of strong restaurant
IT hotel coffee, or the tannin Infusion
'eferred to, in excess is very injurious
o the nervous system. We are said
o be nervous and dyspeptc nation.
Has cOffee-drinking anything 10 do
With ii? Well. it is said that we drink
more coffee than Germany, Austria,
hungary, France and the United King 7
lom combined. There you have
,road statement, which is undoubtedly
rue. and from this fact you may draw
our answer 10 the question. {
But before leaving this subject, let '