New-York tribune., 1896-10-27
COFFEE DRINKING.
REASONS WHY PERFECT CUP OF COFFEE Is
SELDOM oBTAINED-sOME POINTS AS TO
IT'S PREPARATION.

SELDOM OYTAIEED-SONE POINTS AS 10
IT'S PREPARATION.
great many things have been said about conee
both for and against II. which are far from Deihs
true As 1t frequently happens that those VINO az"
excessive coffee drinkers are small caters IL mas
been asserted that coffee. although containing III
tie that is OF food value. preserved the tissues from
waste and consequently made less food necessary
This. by much light as the science oil the DAY
has been able 20 throw on the matter IL not true.
Coffee is a stnulant. affecting the nervous ana
vascular system. and IL, so to speak, sort oi an
auxiliary TO both food and medicine. II II agrees
with the stomach it oXhilarates the drinker' pro-
ducing a feeling near akin to ntoxicaton, increds-
ing the frequency OF the pulse beats, ana does not
pass off in depression or collapse.
The best authorities have been consulted Tor con-
Grmation OF the statement that excessive indul-
g.nce I'm coffee mad produced deirium trcmens. But
there IL no record of anything OF the kihd' 100
much coffee IL bad but not so bad as All that say
the wise An appropriate query inIsht mere De
put: Ia there anything In the line OF sood thss eA-
cent p-rhaps charity that too much of Is no, bad?
Coffee az also tea. cocoa. mate or farabua ted'
guarana ana the African nut Koa. also depend
upon the .lkalold caffeine they contain FOR their
physiological ard detet.c value But tne commercial
value OF coffee IL determined by the OIL 'auei'e
which develops In Il by the process OF roasuhg'
And this very process OF roasting Is the why ana
wherefore that 30 few people in the civilized world
have eyer once tasted 4 really perfect cup o' coHee
faultcs- cup Il coffee L. an excellence that II
not produced without labor ana II Is "A question
/ Ia the end Il the game IL worth the cahu'e. .
There is n subtle ghost In cofee that u most
easily frightened away. but without whch the % oen-
erage II not perfect. only your Arab, 10 whom
neither time nor money are OF inucn moment VIII
, Invariably take the pans requisite. ..,., g.,
The coree should be Drowned and crushed iof
each meal You may put the green coffee In Il com
iron % passa "1eT when shf r should be- ar
fast possible without scorchins IT, Wnen ne
coffee IL done. you Will know 1t. FOR II VIII exude
| an oil which will give the berries a shiny look. Now
re, IL aside for :, few moments to cool partially:
Some machine should be- invented 10 crush. instead
OF grind coffee Crushing VIII press out all this
oil rafreine which il so delicious But grinding
will leave each little piece retaining some Oh l.
boiling point The pot should be- capable Of being
closed nearly air tight Keep I'll" water shade
You may stir II three times II you Iik" Do
mon,ou. with th, colf-, Two t-aspoonfuls OF mod
.ru;ey finely ground coffee to half pint of water
about right :Or good strong coffee An egg stlft'i
into th. grounds tall Iankee hou.ck""pers TO the
contrary Notwithstanding scarrs that subtle ghost
away. hnd piece ot fsh skin Is an atoinlnhton
Eat your rsgs and ash, and drink your coffee but
coffee iik. wine Improves with age. The name.
odd Government Java. Is shid TO ha'" com, from
the that the government of Java bought up the
best coffee and put II In sor"houses. where II was
Kept for hfy years be;orr was deemed ", Tor me
us,. of royal families. During these Years Of stor
said to lose IN th" hrst year per cent In
the second year per cent. IN the third year. per
cent. But II gained IA richness OF flavor more than
enough 10 ma k- up for the loss In weight
All the histories OF Arctic explorations prov" the
great value OF coffee a help to resist the G"
Vastaiing effects OF cXtreme cold The Swedcs. and
most OF the pcople who live in the northern coun-
tries are great coffee drinkers. In the city OF Stock
holm TIA. society ladies have afternoon o'clock
soc al affair. which; In a measure. corresponds TO
thu. american > O'Clock tea. This o'clock coffee
IL called hy Swedish words. which mean coffee
.scandll' or coffee Gossip" lady who had at
tended one o these coffee Gossips asked. upon
her return TO her hon" II she had enjoyed herself
Her reply was: NO not u bt Everybody that We
knew was there. 30 q had nothing talk about
The Arabs and Turks are also great coffee drink
ers. and their country s hot. on thcs" people an
of her the valuable attributes coffee brought
to bear. It ghtcns the scnaation OF fatigue and
sustains the strength under long and severe mus
oular .Xcrton
One OF the advantages OF coffee IL that II stmu-
atos the brain to quick action MANY n poet has
earned "A laurei leaf under It's exhilarating effects
One Of its disadvantages is that II Is apt drive
away sleep. But otherwise II could not be an anti
dotc for opium poisoning