303 / 374
COFFEE.
Its
Growth
and
Birthplace
—
Where
most
Drank
—
Legends
as
to
its
Origin
—
Its
Gradual
Spread
—
Introduction
into
Europe
and
England—
Pasqua
Rosee's
Handbill
—
The
English
Coflfee
Houses
—
Their
Rules
—
A
Poem
about
Coffee
Houses.
NEXT
to
tea,
Coffee
is,
perhaps,
the
infusion
most
drank,
its
use
being
universal
in
Turkey,
Egypt,
Persia,
and
most
Mahometan
countries
;
and
on
the
continent
of
Europe,
with
the
exception
of
Russia^
it
is
a
greater
favourite
than
tea.
In
Norway
and
Sweden
it
is
especially
drank,
whilst
tea
is
compara-
tively
disused.
It
is
the
seed
of
an
evergreen
shrub
(Caff^ea
Arabica)
which
grows
from
six
to
twelve
feet
high,
with
a
stem
of
from
six
to
fifteen
inches
in
circumference.
When
the
blossom
falls
off,
there
remains,
in
its
room,
or
rather,
springs
from
each
blossom,
a
small
fruit,
green
303