Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-08
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COFFEE DRINKING.

Seldom Obtained-How to Make It. New York Tribune.
 A great many things have been said about coffee, both for and against it, which are far from being true. As it frequently happens that those who are excessive coffee- drinkers are small eat CTS, it has been asserted that coffee, al- though containing little that is of food value, preserved the tissues from waste, and consequently made less food neces- sary. This, by as much light as the sci ence of the day has been able to throw on the matter is not true.
 CoHee IS a stimulant, affecting the nervous and vascular system, and is, so to speak, sort of an auxiliary to both food and medicine If it agrees with the stomach, it exhilarates the drinker pro- ducing a feeling akin to intoxication, in creasing the frequency of the pulse beats, and does not pass off in depression or collapse
 The best authorities have been consult ed for confirmation of the statement that an excessive indulgence in coffee had produced delirium tremens But there Is no record of anything of the kind. Too much coffee is bad, but not so bad as all that, say the wise ones. An appropriate query might here be put: Is there any thing in the line of good things, except perhaps charity, that too much of is not bad?
 Coffe, as also tea, cocoa, mate or Par agua tea, guarana and the African nut kola, also depend upon the alkaloid caf- feine they contain for their physiological and dietetic value. But the commercial value of coffee is determined by the caf- feine which develops in it by the process of roasting. And this very process of roasting is the why and wherefore that so few people in the civilized world have ever once tasted a really perfect cup of coffee. A faultless cup of coffee is an ex- cellence that is not produced without la bor and it is a question, in the end, if the game is worth the candle.
 There is subtle ghost in coffee that is most easily frightened away, but with out which the beverage is not perfect. Only your Arab. to whom neither time nor money are of much moment, will in- Variably take the pains requisite.
 The coffee should be Drowned and crushed for each meal You may put the green coffee in a common iron frying pan placed over the fire, and stir con- stantly while it is browning, which should be as fast as possible without scorching it. When the coffee is done, you will know it, for it will exude an oil which will give the berries a shiny look. Now set 1t aside for a few moments to cool partially Some machine should be in- vented to crush, instead of grind, coffee. Crushing will press out all this oil caf- ltlIle, WHICH IS so QellclOuS.
 But grinding will leave each little piece retaining some oft. Now have the water, in perfectly clean pot, al boil ing point. The pot should be capable of being closed nearly air tight. Keep the water shade below the boiling point for about twenty minutes. You may stir it two or three times if you like. Do not be too generous with the water, or too parsi- monious with the coffee. Two teaspoon fuls of moderately Underground coffee to falf pint of water is about right for good strong coffee. An egg stirred into the grounds Gall Yankee housekeepers to the contrary notwithstanding scares that subtitle ghost away; and piece of fish-skin is an abomination Eat your eggs and fish, and drink your cOffee but take them separately
 Coffee, like wine, improves with age. The name, "Old Government Java" is said to have come from the fact that the government of Java bought up the best coffee and put it in storehouses, where it was kept for fifty years before it was deemed fit for the use of the royal fami- lies. During these years of storage 1t was said to lose, in the first year, per cent.
 Tn the second year per cent, in the Rhird year ? per cent. But it gained in richness of flavor more than enough to make up for the loss in weight.
 All the histories of Arctic explorations prove the great value of coffee as help to resist the devastating effects of eX- treme cold. The Swedes, and most of the people who live in the northern coun- tries, are great coffee drinkers. In the city of Stockholm the society women have an afternoon 3-o'clock social affair, which, In a measure, corresponds to the American 5-o'clock tea. This 3-o'clock coffee is called by two Swenish words, which mean Coffee Scandal or Coffee Gossip" A lady who had attended one of these coffee gossips was asked, upon her return to her home, if she had enjoyed herself. Her reply was: "No, not bit Everybody that we knew was there, so we had nothing to talk about"
 The Arabs and Turks are also great coffee drinkers, and their country Is hot On these people another of the valuable attributes of coffee is brought to bear. It lightens the sensation of fatigue and sustains the strength under long and severe muscular exertion.
 One of the advantages of coffee is that 1t stimulates the brain to quick action. Many poet has earned laurel leaf un- der it's exhilarating effects One of it's disadvantages is that 1t is apt to drive away sleep. But otherwise it could not be an antidote for opium poisoning.
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