The Greeley tribune., 1909-01-20
is Coffee Drinking Injurious to the
Public?


e but we really wonder II many nave
ever stopped long enough to accord
: :, II the consideration that 1t truly
merits.
We are no alarmists. make no
.pretentions and do not care to appear
in the role OF making an effort to
Id,ssuade the American coffee drink
ling public from their favorite bev-
erage. In spite Of this. however.
when the plain. matter OF fact query
rs asked in the above 10 submitted
TO us. our instant response Ia YES.
We have, OF course. a score of rea-
sons for making such ready response.
The foremost OF these is that we arc
satisfied that the larger majority OF
people do not purchase the best
grade of coffee. We are convinced
beyond every scintilia OF doubt that
there is more OF the inferior or cheap
grades of coffee consumed annually
throughout the United States than
any other quality. and 1t is based up
on the use OF this coffee that our an
swer is made in three small letters
YES"
| To those who have always made It
n point to obtain and use only the
best-the very best coffee that 10
properly roasted. we could very cas-
lily reply to the question In an alto
gether different manner. We believe.
and we base this belief upon per-
sonal actual experience that those
who consume only the highest quail
Iity of coffee have little to fear. or
course. sufficient quantity thereof
could be drunk to cause serious trou-
BILE, the same as would be the case
with anything else. A persoI. In TAX
ing medicine can take 30 much &C.
cording to directions and secure i'm
mense benefit. He could take Il
larger dose OF the same remedy. out
of the same bottle and disastrous re-
suits would follow. High-grade cot-
fee. drunk in moderation. will in
jure no one. The author himself
drinks on an average per day about
five or six cups and 1t has never In
jured him in the least. notwith-
standing contrary contention in IA
vor of Postum" and other so-called
coffee substitutes" II ever there
was community in which "rot-gut"
coffee (pardon the vulgar express
sion has been unloaded. then
Greeley is that locality, for here II
is found in abundance. II can be
had here all the way from dime
per pound Yp. There are some peo-
pie who appear to think that it is
economy to purchase the cheap price
coffee, when the fact OF the matter
II. 1t 10 the dearest" thing they
could possibly obtain. For illuntra-
ton. it may be said that it viii actu.
ally require from three to FIVE times
as much cheap grade coffee to make
a cup of coffee that can be drunk
than it does of the better quality.
Hence it can be readily seen that t
would In the long run prove decidedly
more economical to use the better
grade and the better grade only.
There are several grades OF coffee.
all OF the inferior quality being sold
in this city in one-pound cans. roast |
ed, at 20 cents the can. When the
miro ~ thts cau ~ud 70. ,oAo, a. a.
ured. 1t must be admitted that little
IL left to pay for the contents. From
this 1t would certainly appear to us
that the customer gets the worst end |
OF the deal. Indeed. he receives
bright tin can and a pretty label for |
his money. with cheap coffee dumped |
in In the bargain, 10 there you are.
We have given too little amount Of |
time to this question and we are sat
tsfled that II the pure food inspectors
would include coffee under the same |
heading ~ is done other commodi.
ties. much now sold here would be
put under the ban and Immediately.
True. there are q number of high
grade co6ees sold here. It IL easy |
enough to obtain and the only thing |
necessary 10 to pay the price. It runs
all the way from twenty to fifty cents
the pound. and the best Ii put up in
cans. thereby retaining its flavor. For
instance. take the brand of coffee
known as st. Charles" named in
honor, we assume, of the celebrated
st. Charles hotel, located in New Or
leans. La. This coffee Is roasted
and marketed by the American Cof-
fee company OF New Orleans, Limit
ed. New Orleans, La. and has gained
= wonderful foothold here.
st. Charles coffee is put up in ono