The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-01
AcupIt o. : oFFEEs

Nearly the whole world has become
sasenstomed to the fragrant and gusta-
tory delights Of coffee. This fragrant
beverage and grateful stimulant now
/ % important TO the comfort. pleasure
and strength Of rich and poor. was not
50 many centuries ago known only TO
a few yellow people OF the Orient.
You order at your grecers alnlxture
OF two thirds Java and one third
Mocha. Unless you have studied the
subject a little YOU may have in this
connection a vision OF the deserts and
GASES OF PARKWAY Arabia, with the
simmer Of the heat OF the Red Sea
'at the south. mingled with one Of the
beautiful and productive island OF
Java, down between the Indian Ocean
and the Java Sea. This Is pleasant
vision. and one which II Is not the
intention Of this writing entirely to
destroy. But the fact remains that
Arabia never saw one OF the berries,
and but few OF them 60 Into export,
from Java. The coffee plantations Of
South America more than likely pro.
duced all these berries, whose fra
GRANGE, either green or Drowned, Is SO
grateful 10 the nostrils. True. they
have come from a tree whose origin
fnr back In the centuries was In Ara
bia. But the whole pound OF your
Java and Mocha" CAME from South
America. probably from Brazil; not
from Central America or the West In
dian Islands or. the northern part OF
South America, for the mixture then
would not be nearly so expensive or
delicate. And these berries have been
selected, those OF certain size and
point for the Mocha and those Of an
other size for the Java.
TO Holland, more than to any other
country, is the world indebted for the
cultivation and general supply Of COT
fee. Holland came into possession OF
the island OF Java In 1910. After that
the frs, coffee trees were carried from
Arabia to Holland and France. After
close study OF the plant by scientific
men Of Amsterdam and Paris the pro-
gressive and energetic Dutch In 1880
.rr:.;,ssrr!antcd the a775t trees from Ara
hia to Java and established the growth
and industry OF the world. The French
in 17g3 brought the tree 10 Martinique.
whence the cultivation Of It spread
through the West indies and the Cen
trail and Southern Americas. The
Dutch and their nelghbors Of the then
many German states were the first TO
become great consumers Of this berry.
Now the whole world Of white people
uses it, and so do many millions OF
the peoples OF c0lors. BY far the great
eat consumer OF coffee among the var
ious countries Is the United States,
about n billion pounds In year. with
Germany second at 100000 pounds.
Estimates Of last years production
show ll.5Oo,O0O bags Of coffee for Bra
I'll, l,5J0.GOO for Central America.
while the East Indies, Including Java
gave the world $4,000 bags. There
are no figures for Arabia.
There Is plenty OF coffee, and at
prices to suit all conditions. so far as
concerns this blessed country OF ours,
The dcvotee can have 1t every morning
to clear away the cobwebs OF sleep.
While overIndulgence may bring bill
lousness to some and sleeplessness to
the nervous, mankind will continue to
bless Arabia for the birth and Brazil
for the full fruition Of the delectable
coffee berry.