The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-11-24

some ten years aso-and 5 most for
-unare failure II seems 10 have been.
Scraping together what funds he could
command he brought his wife and
children 10 Honduras; and when ar
rived had barely money enough 10 clear
the land which he bought on credit.
During the first six months the family
suffered considerably, not only from
homeSicknesS. for year or two it was
by no means smooth sailing. But he
persevered, bringing all his Anglo
Saxon grit, energy and intelligence 10
bear upon the task; and ! am happy
70 tell you that he has succeeded be-
yOnd his highest expectations Today
he is the owner OF beautiful home and
many bread acres, and is not only free
from debt, but has handsome surplus
- eli invested and z sure income Tor the
future growing up around him
Coffee berries do not grow on a
bush. as many people suppose, but on
tree. which IN its wild state shoots up
thirty or forty feet When cultivated
II is carefully pruned and kept at 6
height Of from six 10 ten feet for con-
yeuience in picking and 10 give the
main stalk greater strength. The
trees are beautiful in any stage Of
growth. their glossy dark green leaves
somewhat resembling those Of the mag
noIia, and the starry snow-white fow-
ers reminding one Of orange blossoms,
n all but fragrance The phenomenon
is constantly displayed OF ripe and
green fruit, buds though perpetually
towering and developing fruit, the real
harvest begins in April When fully
matured, the berries are dark red,
looking precisely like & common varie-
u Of sea bean They turn TO dull
brown after being picked, and when
dried are almost black The tree is
native. originally, OF the highlands of
Ethiopia. and in other countries only
uaturalized- Tradition tells US that
coffee. as g deeoction, was first used
BY Chalodi, cranky old chief Of Ara
biau 6ervisheS- who wished 10 keep
awake twenty-Jhree and oue-hah hours
out OF the UEenCy-four in order TO
watch the rest. and had somehow dis
covered its virtue as an atmospheric.
During the fifteenth century il rose
rapidly in favor throughout the Orient,
under the belief that II prolonged life
BY purifying the blood Toward the
middle OF the sixteenth century more
coffee houses were opened in Constan-
rinOpIe, but they became such dan
gerous political eeurers that the Grand
War suppressed them in the year 1856.
One OF the earliest results OF Column
bus discoveries was the development
OF this great tropical industry, although
- :,
opened until as late at 1858, at New
mans Court, London. by e Greek,
named PasQuet- II ZIG, Dr.. Isem-
berg personally conveyed z boatload OF
coffee plants 10 Hayti Soon after
ward Captain Deylins began il Guilt
Walton in Martinique. from which il
spread through Central and South
America The first cargo shipped TO
The United States came from Brazil
and was only 10000 pounds, sent as an
experiment; and ever since il has filed
our Eastern storehouses- The enor-
nous magnitude OF the industry can
hardly be computed by figures. Last
years statistics show that III ,s35 tons
OF coffee we're brought 10 rs from Bra
I'll. 3 ,335 tons from Venezuela 1881
ILLS II JILL -4EA4LDF LILLE - jill -
and so On down through the other
cofee-prodHeing countries On this side
OF the Atlantic, making z grand total
OF 81, $50 tons OF coffee brought into
the United States during the year 1895.
Throughout the eighteenth century the
West Indies were the great coffee store
house Of the world, but Brazil kept the
aseeadeucy as q producer, owing 10 the
limited area Of the islands and TO the
scarcity Of labor after the emancition Of
SLAYER Recent reciprocity arrange
ueuLS with The Central American Re
publics secures 10 Us an increased sup
ply OF the finest coffee in the world,
hundreds Of miles nearer 10 our mar
ksts than the cofee-feIds Of other
countries And on the best authority
it is stated that Honduras produces
the very finest coffee grown in Central
America. the conditions OF soil and
climate being exactly right for It, e.
peciaily Al Al elevation OF from 1000
70 400 feet above the sea The coffee
hzbituaily served here, even in the
poorest huts, z clear, rich, amber liquid.
which eIhilerates and refreshes, is as
vide contrast to the average hotel
diaection Of the United States az can
vel be fmsgined:-the latter being
100 thin 10 walk On and TOO thick TO
swim IL"
BotsHieaIly speaking. there are sew
erai species Of coffee trees, but only one
u value, (eoEoea zrzbiezl, the seeds !
Of The rest being bitter; and Of the Z
product OF the species Arabica, there 4
are a. many grades as Of tobacco, OF .
sugar The character Of the bean Is
easily affected By the soil, the presence
OF weeds amount OF cultivation be-
slowed upon Ia, Sun, air and moisture
received. time Of picking and the care
and attention given in asserting and
IL for market The terms
Mocha" Java" Rio" etc are most
II used 70 designate grades and quail
ties. without any geographic OF bots-
meal significance