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more than a year, it is said, there were as many 

 Coffee-houses in London as in Constantinople. 

 However this may be, the public seem to have 

 approved of Rosee's speciality. An old advertise- 

 ment on the subject says the Coffee drink " much 

 quickens the spirits and makes the heart lightsome. 

 It suppresseth fumes exceedingly, and therefore is 

 good against the headache, and will very much 

 stop any defluxion of rheums that distil from the 

 head upon the stomac, and so prevent consump- 

 tions and the cough of the lungs. It is excellent 

 to prevent and cure the gout, dropsy, and scurvy. 

 It is known to be better than any other drink 

 for people in years. It is most excellent remedy 

 against the spleen, hypochondriac winds, and the 

 like. It will prevent drowsiness, and make one 

 fit for business if one have occasion to watch ; 

 and therefore you are not to drink it after supper 

 unless you intend to be wakeful. It is observed in 

 Turkey, where it is very generally drunk, that they 

 are not troubled with many maladies, or scurvy, 

 and their skins are exceeding clear and white." 

 If at the present time we are hardly able fully to 

 endorse every word of the enthusiastic Greek in 

 praise of his favourite beverage, we can yet feel 

 there can be no doubt he would be gratified could 

 he see the proportions the " trade " has assumed, 

 or know the millions of pounds of British capital 

 invested in the preparation of the article of which 

 he was practically the earliest English champion. 



