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Coffee.
watchfulness
;
but,
if
used
in
moderation,
it is
pro-
ductive
of
soothing
and
happy
effects
on
the
mind
and
system
—
exhilarating,
without
intoxicating
and
exciting
the
brain
to
activity.
Weak
tea
is
very
relaxing,
and
therefore
a
little,
:
and
that
good,
is
far
better
than
the
hot-water-
bewitched
and
tea-begrudged
infusion
sometimes
drunk.
One
teaspoonful
for
each
person
and
“
one
for
the
pot
is
a
generally
approved
and
adopted
plan
for
one
brewing,
which,
if
drunk
at
the
correct
moment,
gives
you
all
the
flavour
of
the
tea
and
less
of the
bitter principle.
The
use
of
carbonate
of
soda
to
draw
the
tea
is
objectionable,
and
should
be
avoided
;
should
the water,
however, be
hard,
it
will
materially
assist
the
infusion.
The
boiling
point
of
water
is
212°.
Liquids
do
not
get
any
hotter
after
they
begin
to
boil,
however
long
the
>'
boiling
is
continued.
COFFEE.
Coffee,
which
makes
the
politician
wise.
And
see
all
things
with
his
half-shut
eyes.
Pope.
Coffee
.
—
This
well-known
beverage
is
an
infusion
of
the
burnt
berries
of
the
coffee-tree
(
Coffea
Ara-
bica),
an
evergreen
shrub,
which
is
indigenous
to